The Washington times., 1920-02-23
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Benefit for National Victory Memorial Building to Be
Gala Event-We ddings and Engagements


night. with the Secretary OF the Treas
ury and Mrs Houston and the Secre-
tary OF the Interior and Mrs. Lane
among the guests.
Marshall. Cos.ias Back.
| Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
viii return tomorrow after passing
the Weekend In New York. Vice
President Marshall made an address
at the dinner given there Saturday
| evening by the Sulgrave Institute as
the beginning OF the tencentenary
celebration OF the landing OF the Pill
grim Fathers. The Hon. Ronald
Lindsay, charge daffaires OF the
British embassy, and DR.. W. IL. de
Beauford. counselor OF the Neither
lands legation stan, also attended the
dinner and made addresses, going to
New York for the occasion.
The Spanish Ambassador and Nine
de Riano were hosts last evening at
one of the most brilliant receptions OF
the year. entertaining In honor OF the
distinguished Spanish author, Vim
| cente Blasco Ibanez. who Is spending
| few days In Washington and will
be the guest of honor this afternoon
at the midwinter convocation of
| George Washington University.
| The guests numbered several hun
bred, and included the chiefs OF diplo-
matte missions, with the ladies OF
their families, and leaders In official
and resident society.
Tonight Senior Ibanez Will be one
OF the honor guests at the George
Washington University Alumni dinner
at Rauscher's.
David Franklin Houston. Secretary
of the Treasury, passed the weekend
In New York.
Josephus Daniels. Secretary OF the
Navy. returned to town today. after
a brief visit to Raleigh, n. c.
Mrs. Meredith, wife OF the Secretary
of Agriculture. will have her first
Cabinet reception on Thursday. March
4, following her return from Des
Mones. Ohio. She will also be at hape
the following Wednesday. She Will
be assisted by her daughter. Mrs.
Frederick o. Bohen. Of New York.
The Minister Of Cuba and Nine. de
Cespedes will go to Cuba shortly for
visit Of several weeks.
The Minister of Euador and Mme-
Elizalde entertained n party of New
York friends at luncheon yesterday.
Alberto de Ipanema Moreira, coun-
selor of the Brazilian embassy, has
gone to New York to meet the new
Brazilian ambassador, DR.. Augusta
Cochrane de Alencar. who Is due to
land today.
Vice Admiral Sir Trevelyan Natter,
of the British navy. commander-in-
chief of the North America and West
Indies station, will arrive in Wash
ington on Wednesday for a brief
visit. He will be accompanied by
Comdr l.. II. B. Bevan and Flag
Lieut.. l.. c. ST. j. CurzonHowe. The
admiral and his aides will stay at
Wardman Park Hotel.
The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels will give dinner on
Wednesday night in honor OF Admiral
Natter and on Thursday night he will
be entertained at dinner at the Brit
ssh lembassy. with the charge daft
, aires. the Hon. Ronald Lindsay, as
lst. The party will leave Thursday
light for Bermuda.
Nine. Tsamades, wife of the coun-
elor of the Greek legation, will give
musical this afternoon. The pto-
ram will be by Mrs. Elizabeth Cam
anole, soprano: Mr.. Dtussiloss, vio-
mist, and Mr.. George II. Wilson.
ianist. Mrs. Condor viii assist Nine.
samados at the tea table after the
rogram.
Miss IngersolI. who was the guest
( the acting Secretary of State and
Irs. Frank Lyon Polk, has returned
in,
Mrs. Robert Lansing will not re-
Give this afternoon nor again until
.Ctrr Lent. Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing
will leave Saturday to spend about
| month at Seabreeze, Fla.
katsuji Debuchi, counselor of the
Japanese embassy, who has been ap-
pointed charge d'affaires of the Jap
anese embassy at Berlin, will leave
washington on Wednesday for New
York and will sail few days later
FOR his new post
Able Dimnet, the distinguished
French clergyman. will speak tomor-
row at the Washington Club on 1.-TWO
Currents in Modern French Thought
-Anatole France and Barres."
Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin and Miss
Anna Hamlin, who will be at home
this afternoon for the last time this
season, will be assisted by Mrs. James
H. Moyle, wife of the Assistant Sec
etary of the Treasury, and Miss Tracy
Lyon, of New York.
Miss Lyon is making brief visit
to Miss Hamlin.
Mrs. Herman Gasch entertained a
little company of guests yesterday
afternoon to hear Prof. Algernon
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