Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-04-22

Diplomat Visits Cuba.
| The minister of Switzerland. Mr..
Marc Peter. left Washington yester-
day, accompanied by Mr.. Emile Fon-
tanel, attache of the legation, for
Havana. Cuba. on a business mission.
| and will be absent for about two
weeks. During his absence DR.. Con-
rad Jenny, secretary. will be charge
| d'affaires.
| MIR. Fontanel will go to California
on his vacation before returning to
| Washington.
! Nine. Cremer will hold her last "at
home" tomorrow afternoon at the le-
| cation residence, before sailing with
| the minister and members of their
| family for the Netherlands, on May
| 8. They will entertain their last din
ner parties at the legation on Friday
and Saturday evenings of this week.
Nine. Grouitch, wife of the Serbian
| minister, has arrived in New York
| after trip of several weeks extend
| ing through the southern and central
states. and will shortly return to
Washington to join the minister
While in Cleveland Ohio. Nine. Grou-
itch was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Drury. Her trip has been in
the interest of Serbian relief.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Harry Har-
wood Rousseau will entertain din
ner company at their home on X
street, Georgetown, tonight.
Mrs. Beale R. Howard returned to
Washington last evening after trip
to New York and a visit to her SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs
Francis Manning, at Newton Center,
Mass.
Tie last Of the series Of ten dances
given by the Junior League for the
place at RauScher's tomorrow night
and because it is the last will be
larger and gayer than the previous
ones.
Franklin Ellis and Miss Alexandrine
Fitch will receive.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Davies enter
| tanned a small company at luncheon
yesterday at the Cafe St Marks. DR..
and Mrs. Cary Grayson were in the
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis and the
mother Of the latter. Mrs. F. M. Chase
Florida. Mrs Ellis and her mother
were in the south for five weeks and
Mr.. Ellis joined them at st. Augustine
about ten days ago. that he might
accompany tnem norm.
| Diplomats Entertained.
The ambassador of Belgium and
whose honor Maj. Gen. George Barnett.
commandant Of the Marine Corps. and
Mrs. Barnett entertained at dinner
last evening. The other guests were
Representative and Mrs. Henry d. Flood,
Gen. and Mrs. William Crozier. Gen.
land Mra (shoP1Al r.. Mc(saWlAV- Mr.
and Mrs. Horace Westcott, Maj. and
Mrs. Gist Blair, Maj. Evelyn Wrench
of the British army, Col. James Gil
more, Mrs. Louise Cromwell Brooks.
Dorothy Savage OF Baltimore: also
Mrs Clifford Carpenter OF Richmond.
a cousin of Mrs. Barnett, who is Wis
liting Gen. and Mrs. Barnett for q few
days.
Senator ana Mrs. Medill Mccormick
entertained dinner company last
night in honor Of tho Governor Of
Illinois and Mrs, Lowden, who are
leaving today for their nome In the
washington, Other guests at the
dinner last evening were Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs, Augustus p.
Gardner. Senator and Mrs. James e,
Watson, Senator Howard sutherland.
Mrs, Marshall Field, Representative
and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and
Col, Robert NJ. Thompson.
Mrs, Henry Getty Chiffon e.pects to
leave Washington tomorrow Tor New
York to sail Saturday on the Maura-
tania to Join her husband In RIO De
Janeiro, where he is attached to the
British embassy,
Mrs. Roland T. Lyman OF Boston.
formerly Miss Elizabeth Van Cert-
landt Parker, whose marriage took
place in Washington. Is az the Shore-
ham for a few days,
Mr., and Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis entertained several hundred
guests at a reception last evening, IT
was their last hospitality before leav-
ing Corcoran House, their historic
home on H street, which has been a
factor in Washington's social actlvi-
ties for several generations, and which
was recently sold. They will leave
shortly for Oatlands, their place near
. Leesburg, Va, and during the summer
Corcoran House will be torn down to
make way for the new United States
Chamber Of Commerce building,
4 musical will be given at the
Shoreham at Sis o'clock tonight for
the benefit Of the Episcopal Eye, Ear
and Throat Hospital, under the aus
plces Of tho Chapel af the Nativity
Hospital Guild. >AYo WllDoN, Mrs. Al