The Washington times., 1920-05-11

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| Il tain AT dinner tonight. their
| guests being asked TO meet the Brit
| ish Ambassador and Lady Geddes
| and Including the Secretary OF State
and Mrs. Colby. Mrs. Polk will en-
| tertain a small company Informally
| at luncheon tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs Polk expect TO leave
| Washington for their home In New
York about the nrst week In June
when Mr.. Polk's resignation from
the State Department will take ef-
| feet Their departure will cause
| widespread regret. for they have
made many friends during their resi-
dence here.
] The French embassy was the scene
| of an interesting ceremony yesterday
Afternoon when. by order or his gov
| ernment, Ambassador Jusserand be-
slowed the decoration OF the Medal or
French Gratitude, frst class. upon MIS-.
Matthew 7. Scott IL was awarded
| for the aid she and her associates OF
| the Daughters of the American Revo-
luton gave In the support OF t.ooo
orphans OF the late war.
| This work. begun more than four
years ago, was the direct result OF
conference between Mrs. Scott then
| president general of the ID. A. r.. and
Ambassador Jusserand. who had the
pleasure of making the award and
| expressing the thanks of his govern
ment. In addition to Mrs. scotts two
daughters. Mrs. Charles 8. Bromweil
and Mrs. Carl Vrooman. Madame Jus
serand and several members OF the
embassy staff, the little company wit
Messing the ceremony included Mrs.
Theodore v. Boynton and Mrs. How
ara Hodgkins. OF the National So
| ciety, d. A. r.: the Peruvian Ambas-
sador and Mime. Pexet. Mrs. A 8.
Burleson, also a member OF the 30
oiety, and Mrs. Julian Jamas.
The Argentine ambassador. DR..
LeBreton, returned to the embassy to-
day after q brief visit In New York.
Nine. LeBreton IL at the Greenbrier
Hotel. White Sulphur springs. w.
Va, for q fortnight. accompanied oy
her niece, Miss Manue.a Lloveras, and
Miss Clementina Bartolucci- -Dundas.
Don Alfonzo Pezet, ambassador OF
Peru, is in New York to remain until
the latter part OF this week.
Return From Philadelphia.
The italian Ambassador and Bar
oness Romano and their daughter,
Miss Yolanda Romano, will return to-
day from Philadelphia where they
have spent q few days.
The British Ambassador and Lady
lGeddes were the guests Of honor at
dinner last evening OF Mr.. and MRS.
Frank b. Noyes. whose other guests
llucIuded Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Law
renee Pomeroy, whose marriage took
place recently in Philadelphia Mr..
and Mrs. Pomeroy are spending rev
days at wardman Park Inn, with the
llatter's son-in law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul deHoff Reed, also a
bride and bridegroom OF last month.
Mrs. Pomeroy is Mr.. Noyes' sister.
Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks. wife OF
| Congressman Hicks OF New YORK, VIII
be at home Informally this afternoon
at her residence 20O3 o street and
will receive on the following Tues
days in May. Today Mrs. Hicks Will
be assisted by Mrs. Henry Fairbanks
| and Miss Ruth Perkins.
Congressman and Mrs. Hicks will
| attend the Republican National Con-
| convention in Chicago in June and
afterwards will take a trip through
| the Yellowstone Park, accompanied
| by Miss Georgia Hicks. Later in the
summer they will spend month or
six weeks at Mrs. Hicks home on
Long Island Mr.. Hicks and his bride,
who was Miss Marie Christine Stevens.
have but recently returned from their
| wedding trip.
Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman have
Invitations out for dinner next Mon
| day evening in compliment to the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Balm
| bridge Colby.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long will be
hostess at a luncheon on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Thompson
have bought a house on Sheriden
Circle. They will not take possession
! at any time very soon as they expect
to spend the summer months abroad.
They will leave the latter part of
June or the first OF July and will be
accompanied by Donald Thompson,
younger brother of Mr.. Thompson.
DR.. and Mrs. Giles Cook are receiv-
| ing concentrations on the birth Of
son on Sunday, May 3. Mrs. Cook
is the daughter of Rev. DR.. c. Ernest
Smith, and with her husband is max
ing a visit to her father.
The Junior League companies Of
the Salvation Army beauty regi-
ment" are arranging a number of
novel attractions for the drive which
began yesterday and will last
through May 90. chorus of con-
yalescents from Walter Reed to-
gether with a group of the Junior
League Girls will sing Salvation
Army hymns in Lafayette Square at
noon tomorrow and Saturday.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Francis T. A.
Junkin will take possession of the
city house of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j.
Bell. on Connecticut avenue. next
Saturday, after spending the spring
season at Twin Oaks, the suburban
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Bell. Col. and
Mrs. Junkin will go, late in June, to
Lake Geneva, Wis, where they have
a summer home.
Mrs. Joseph Frelinghuysen, wife
OF senator Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey, will return this morning