Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-30
Society

VAKING the place of the long
established New Year day
diplomatic breakfast, with the
Secretary Of State and his wife
as hosts, will be the late afternoon re-
ception on New Year day with the
acting Secretary of State and Mrs.
Norman H. Davis as hosts. They
| will receive the ambassadors and min
listers and their wives and the entire
| diplomatic corps. at their home. 1927
| o'clock, and will probably be assisted
| by some of the officials of the State
| Department and their wives.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker will keep open house on New
| suburban home on Woodley road.
| They will be at home after 4 o'clock,
| and Canon and Mrs. J. Townsend Rus
| sell. who are planning to leave for a
trip to South America. will assist If
| they are still In town.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will be at home from 8 to Z
at their residence, 1s41 Wyoming ave-
nue.. New Year day. The Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. Houston,
Meredith and the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson will not receive,
and the Secretary of Commerce and
Mrs. Alexander and the Secretary OF
LABOR and Miss Wilson. being in
mourn. lg, will, of course, not keep
open house.
The ambassador of Peru and Nine
de Pezet will be hosts at the Pan
American Union building tomorrow
man. DR.. Victor Andres Belaunde of
the University Of San Marcos, Lima
Peru. who is visiting in Washington.
The invitations are for 8 O'Clock,
when DR.. Belaunde will give q lee
turs and and I: general reception Mill win fol- o.
Pexet receiving with their guest and
DR.. Rowe. director Of the Pan-Ameri-
DR.. Beiaunde viii leave Washing
ton this week.
Lady Geddes. wife of the British
ambassador, returned this morning
from New York. where she went to
see her eldest son. Ross $Geddes, sail
Ross Geddes win enter Rugby. and
Capt. Henry, who has been honorary
attache Of the embassy here, is re-
turning to England expecting to
leave the diplomatic seayice.
The minister Of the SERBS, Croats
and Slovenes and Nine. Grouitch will
be hosts at q dinner party this even
Ing. when they will have a dis
tinguished company to meet their
Of the prime minister Of the Kingdom
OF the Serbs, Croats and Slovenes.
Nine. Grouitch will observe the first
and third Fridays Of January as days
at home.
Mr.. Wade H. Ellis will observe his
traditional holiday reception tomor-
row afternoon. New Year eve, from 4
to o'clock. at his home, 1440 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
Cabinet Hosts for Diplomats.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burlesofl will entertain At dinner this
evening In honor OF the British am
bassador and Lady Geddes. Covers
will be laid for sixteen.
The assistant secretary Of war and
Mrs. William Reid villa ans will be
hosts at z large dinner party this
evening. The Secretary Of War and
Mrs. Baker, with = number Of other
distinguished guests. will be seated at
one table, and . party Of young
people. friends Of their daughter. Miss
Mildred Williams, will be seated ct
another.
The ambassador Of France and Nine.
Jusserand win be the honor guests at
a dinner at which Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley viii be the hosts January "a.
Mr. and Mrs. Bradley viii entertain
again at dinner JanuSry rs.
Mrs: Bradley will be at home on
New Year day. when. she will be as.
sisted in receiving by Nine. Rlano.
Mrs. Mahlon. P1tney. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. Mrs. Horace Westcott, Miss
Harding, Mra Frederic Anterior and
Miss Mildred Bromwell.
The charge d'affaires Of the Italian,
embassy ana SiknorA BfnmtiIla were
hosts 1t q lundheon today aivsn in
honor Of the 1attsr., hrs her ana sia-
4f. ahu Ms t'sosee Won