The New York herald., 1920-01-02
OFFICIALS RESUME
NEW YEAR GAYETY
IN WASHINGTON
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing
Have Breakfast for Diplomatists
Many Receptions.
Herald Bureau,
No. 1902 N street, N. W.
Wash1nytOn, ID. c., Thursday.


The Secretary of State and Mrs. Robert
Lansing entertained the Ambassadors
Ministers and Charges d'Affaires. the
chiefs of missions on duty in Washington
with the women of, their families, at
breakfast today. The guests, numbering
about eighty. were received by Mr.. and
Mrs. Lansing and the Under Secretary oil
State and Mrs. Frank l.. Polk. They were
seated at small tables, gay with Christ
mas greens and poinsettia blossoms the
Third Assistant Secretary OF State and
Mrs. Breckinridge Long and Mr.. Wilbur
]. Carr, Director of the Consular Service
and Mrs. Carr also assisted the host and
hostess.
This revival Of the picturesque dipio-
matte breakfast which lapsed during the
war was easily the most important event
of the day, but several women kept open
house during the afternoon.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Josephius Daniels had the largest recep'
ton of the day. They were assisted by
Major General George Barnett, comman'
dant Of the Marine Corps, and Mrs. Bar
net: the chiefs of bureaus Of the Navy
Department and their wives and grour
of debutantes. Mrs. Daniels mother and
sisters, Mrs. A w. Bagley and the Misses
Bagley, and Commander Merritt Stem
house and his bride, who was Miss Mary
party. Commander Percy w. Foote, Com
mander Claude 3. Mayo and Commander
Gormley. of the navy, made the presenta,
tons An orchestra from the Marine banc
played. There was informal dancing in
the great room at the top of the house
which serves as ball room, the band OF
the Mayflower playing there
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Newton
D. Baker. with the Assistant Secretary oi
War and Mrs. Benedict Crowell had. re-
ception at their home especially for the
army officers stationed in and around
Washington and their wives. Mrs. James
W. Wadsworth, Jr.; Mrs. Tasker IA. Bliss,
Mrs. q. w. Burr, Mrs. Frank L. Hines ano
Mrs. Bakers guest Miss Elizabeth treas,
assisted the hostess.
The Secretary Of Commerce and MRS.
Joshua Alexander also had reception.
their daughters, Mrs. n. II. Jenner and
Miss Rowena Alexander, receiving their
friends with them. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
s. HamIin also kept open house. as is
their custom on New Years Day. MISS
Anna Hamln, Mrs. james Carrol brazer,
Miss Marion Oliver and Miss Gertrude
Myer were with them.
At the Congressional Clubs informal
New Year reception the president, mrs.
Charles e. Ward. was assisted by the
members of the Executive Board. The
Washington Club and the Womens City
Club also kept open house today.
OF Rrigadier General AnC
Mrs. r. @. Donaldson had a reception
which was also house warming for their
new home In Kalorama road. Miss Maysue
Donaldson and Captain John .. Donald
son received with them.
Another event of the day was break
IA st given at the Grasslands Country Clubs
by Major and Mrs. Gist Blair The l6t
guests were asked to meet Mrs. Blairs
son and daughter-in-law Captain and Mrs
Franklin Ellis. After the breakfast there
was an informal dance attended by many
young men and women. as we'll as diplo-
natists from Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing's
breakfast.
The bali for the benefit OF Columbia Hos.
pitai tonight in the New Willard Hote
was a fitting climax to the days festivi'
ties Mrs Franklin X. Lane, wife of tn,
Secretary of the Interior. was the chair
man of the Ball Committee and headed
their receiving line. She was assisted b,
Mrs. ]. Daniels, Mrs. Henry e. Learned
chairman of the Women's Board OF the
hospital; Mrs. Frank S. Bright vice chair
man, and Mrs. q. l.. Tanner. secretary.
Mr. and Mrs. Lane were entertained n
dinner before the ball by Miss Amarylli.
lGillett. Other dinners were given by Mr.
and Mrs. Reeve Lewis. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
lam e. Fendall. Mrs. Delos Blodgett. thu
Misses Let's. daughters of Mr.. and Mrs
John c. Let's, whose party was for thei
guest. Miss Dorothy Moody: Colonel anC
Mrs. William G. Graham. for their debu
tante niece, Miss Phyllis Pulliam, ant
Commander and Mrs. Frank B. Freyer
Mrs. Freyer was vice chairman OF th'
Ball Committee.