The Washington times., 1920-03-30
HAPPENINGS In SOCIETY
Holy Week Marked by Lull in Social Activities-News
of the Diplomats

~. My an occasional dinner OF
1 luncheon party will break the
~ quiet which has descended upon
Washington society this holy week
until, with the arrival OF the fsie
GI,r. Sanio and Mandolin clubs, a
little furry OF entertaining Is inaugu-
rated in honor OF their members.
Following the concert which the
clubs will give at the WIZARD
on Saturday evening, Mrs. william
Littauer and Miss Louise Littauer VIII
give a dance and on Sunday after
noon Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sumner
Hamlin will have an informal reeep-
ton in honor OF the visitors. On fri
day the Charge d'Affaires OF emma
and Mrs. Yung Kwai Will hold an In
formal reception and dance at whleh
the members of the musical clups VIII
share honors with the members OF
the Yale ball team. Both Mr.. fung
Kwai and his son, Yung Kwai. Jr., are
graduates of Yale az the latter has
many friends among both organiza-
tions. Miss Elizabeth Kung kwai has
as her house guest for the Easter holi-
DAYS Miss Beatrice Koehn. her former
roommate at Wellesley College.
Charles r. Crane. American minis
ter 10 China. is in Washington for
few DAYS, and is the guest OF the
Secretary OF Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston. Secretary and MRS.
Houston make their summer home at
Woods Hole, Mass, in charming
cottage which they lease from Mr..
Crane, and which is but few RODS
from the beautiful Crane estate TO be
occupied by President and Mrs. Will
son as a summer White House.
Bakers Goes West,
Secretary OF War Baker left Wash
ington yesterday for an official TRIP
to Illinois. Mrs. Baker Is entertain
ing a small house party for her
daughter. Miss Betty Baker, which In
cludes Miss Alice Kean Stockweli ana
Miss Katharine Stockwell, daughters
of Mr. and Mrs. John Stockweil, OF
Cleveland, and Miss Marguerite
Schauweker, also OF Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Read or Des
Moines. Iowa. VINO passed the END OF
the week with the Secretary OF Agri-
culture and Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith
will leave today for New York to
spend a week there before returning
home. NJ. and Mrs. Merediths
daughter Mrs. Frederick Bohen. who
has also been with them since last
Friday, will return to New YORK to-
day. -,
NM. Meredith, who has been III
several days, is better, but not yet
able to entertain and has postponed
the dinner she had planned for this
evesing.
The Polish Minister and Princess
Lubomirska have returned from
visit in New York. Prince Lubom-
irski entertained at luncheon yes
terday at the Willard.
Mrs. George Barnett. wife OF the
major general commandant OF the
Marine Barracks, went today 10
Wakefield Manor, her country homo
in Virginia, for a few days. Mrs. Bar
nett will be at home on Monday after
noon and will be assisted in receiving
by her daughters, the Misses Leila
and Anne Gordon.
Mrs. Irving Hall Chase, OF Water
bury, Conn, will come to Washington
on April to make a short visit to
General and Mrs. Barnett, and that
evening they will entertain at dinner
in her honor.
The Counselor of the Italian EN-
bassy and Mime. Brambilla are enter
tanning at a series of small luncheons
for their guest, Miss Mary Hoyt
Wiborg, of New York. who arrived
Yesterday from Aiken, 5. c. Today
their guests were Miss Dorothy Kane,
Col. Edward Bowditch, jr., and Henry
May, and yesterday the party In
cluded Miss Louise Delano. Sir Arthur
Willert, and Prince Ruspoli. of the
embassy staff. They will also have
a small company at luncheon tomor-
row.
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Homer Sny-
der will entertain a large and distin-