Evening star., 1920-01-05

and Mrs. William X. Petty. assistant
treasurer Not all of these ladies will
be in the receiving line this evening with
Mrs. Lea. as some are prevented be-
cause of illness and mourning from being
present.
Mr. William Eric Fowler is chairman
of the ball committee, and will make
the presentations; Mr. William Bowie
Clarke is chairman of the mems COM
mittee; Mr. Charles J. Bell, treasurer
of the ball. and Mr.. Effigham Townsend,
chairman of the floor committee.
The names of Surg. Gen. Blue, Mr..
J. f. Lefevre of the Panama legation
staff and Maj. Gen. George o. Squire
have been added to the list of distin-
guished men serving on the floor COM
mittee.
The first Of the concert diplo-
matiques" at the Belasco Theater last
night brought together an audience
never outrivaled by a first night of
grand opera in Washington, the boxes
persons of official and resident society
and hundreds of music lovers who
through prohibitive prices are gem
orally denied such pleasures in Wash
ington.
In boxes were the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Baker. the Princess Ghika,
Mrs. John 3. Henderson, Mrs. Fred
for her daughter. Miss Marcia
Chaplin, including Miss Nancy Lane;
the minister of Cuba and Nine. de
CeSpedes, who entertained diplomats;
Representative and Mrs. Charles B.
Ward, Mrs. Francis p. Gravin and
Mrs Thomas F. Logan; while In seats
were the Spanish ambassador and
Sonora de Riano. Mrs Robert Lans-
ing, Nine. Matthew. Nine. Panaretoff.
Nine. Sulzer, Nine. Grouitch. Mrs.
Carter Glass. Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
the Attorney General and Mrs. A.
Mitchell Palmer, the Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Houston, Mrs.
ing almost the entire social roster of
Washington, diplomatic, official and
resident.
Mrs Glass, wife of the Secretary of
the Treasury. returned to Washington
Yesterday from their home in Lynch
burg, Va, where they spent Christmas.
Miss Glass joined the Secretary here
several days ago.
Mrs A. Mitchell Palmer will be at
home Wednesday afternoon at her home
on r street, from to 6 o'clock. She
will have with her that day her sister
and her niece, Mrs. J. Kemp Bartlett
and Miss Mary Garrett Bartlett of Bal
timore. Mrs. King, wife of the solicitor
general, and Mrs. Ames, wife of the
chief assistant attorney general, will
preside at the table.
Mrs. Arthur Capper. wife of SEN
ator Capper of Kansas. will be at
home next Thursday afternoon at her
residence. 100 10th street northwest.
from New York. where he went to
meet the Swedish warship, the Filgia,
on it's arrival there and to attend the
banquet given in honor of the off,
GERS. The ship will make a southern
cruise which will include the Carib-
bean sea and will later return to
American waters and put in at New
port News. when the officers will
come to Washington, where they will
be widely entertained.
Representative and Mrs. Champ
Clark and their son, Bennett Clark,
returned yesterday from New Orleans.
where they spent the holidays with
Mr.. and Mrs. James Thompson, SON
in-law and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Clark.
Dr. Eleanor /. Burns. registrar of
the American College for Girls in Con-
stantinople. which remained open all
during the war sheltering girls, is
the guest of Nine. Panaretoff. DR..
Burns will address the members of
the Washington Club on Tuesday.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman entertained
at luncheon today at the Purple Iris
Tea House in compliment to her
young houseguest. Miss Miriam Hoy
Of Albany. n. Y. The guests included
Miss Nancy Lane, Miss Frances Hamp-
son. Miss Anna Hamlin, Miss Olyve
Graef, Miss Peggy Martin. Miss
James, Miss Helen Blodgett, Miss
Beatrice Pollock. Miss Betty Grove,
Miss Agnes Scott. Miss Marcia Chaplin,
Miss Barrine Drake, Miss Mona Blod
gett. Nine. Claude Langlais and
party of older guests who were seated
at another table.
Mrs. Kaufman will entertain at
large dinner party Wednesday even
ing at the Chevy Chase Club for Miss
Hoy.
Mr. William Eric Fowler will enter
tain at dinner this evening, when his
guests will include practically all of
the debutantes of the season. Later
the party will go to the ball to be
given at the Willard for the Episco-
pal Home for Children.
Miss Anne Gordon, the debutante
daughter of Mrs. George Barnett. will
entertain at luncheon tomorrow.
Mrs Barnett and her daughters will
be at home this afternoon at the
Marine Barracks.
Miss Leila Gordon has returned
from New York, where she visited
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade c. Ellis left Sat
urday for New York. Tuesday night
they will attend the Ohio Society din
ner at the WaldorfAstoria. where
Mr.. Ellis has reserved table for
twelve guests. Gen. Wood and Sena-
tor Harding are to be the principal
speakers of the evening.
The ambassador of Peru and Sonora
de Pezet will be the guests of honor
at a dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric d. McKenney will give this even
ing. Later Mr.. and Mrs. Mckenney
will entertain a party in their box at
the ball at the Willard.
Mrs. Mckinney, wife of Maj John
Stuart Mckinney. L. S. A, and their
two daughters, Kathleen and Virginia.
are visiting relatives in Washington.
Mrs. Charles Cowles Tucker and
Miss Tucker will be at home informal
" the third and fourth Saturdays in
January.
Mrs r. D. karns. wife of Capt.
karns, L. S. N, and her mother. Mrs.
J. X. Seymour, will be at home in
formally Tuesdays in January.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin A. Machen of
Toledo, Ohio, have arrived in Wash
ington for a visit.
Dr. and Mrs. H. B. Hollifield have as
their guests at Hammond Court the
latter's sister and nieces Mrs. Charles
Freeman. Miss Betty Peabody Free
man and Miss Martha Freeman of
Chicago. Miss Betty Peabody Free
man has been extensively entertained
during her visit here.