The Washington herald., 1920-10-20

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be the guest of the Ambassador of
Geddes.
The American Ambassador to
Great Britain, John w. Davis, and
Mrs. Davis will arrive in Washing
ton today to be the guests of Mr..
and Mr.. Robert Lansing.
Mrs. Lansing's nephew and niece,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Welsh Dulles,
who are now in Hot Springs, Va,
on their honeymoon, will come to
Washington at the end of their
wedding trip to stay with Mrs. John
w. Foster and Mr.. and Mrs. Lansing
until Mr.. Dulles receives his orders.
He is in the American diplomatic
service and expects shortly to be
detailed to new post. Mrs. Dulles
was formerly Miss Martha Glover
Todd.
ID. c. ACTRESS GUEST
OF HONOR TODAY
Miss Anne Mason. appearing at
the New National this week in The
Acquittal." will be the guest or
honor today at a luncheon given by
the Misses Patten at their home on
Massachusetts avenue.
While here Miss Mason. who is
a Washington girl, is staying with
her mother, Mrs. Z. NJ. b. Reed, and
her aunts, the Misses Mason and
Miss Barkcsdale, at their home in
Georgetown.
Miss Mason is the eat-grand-
daughter Of John y. Mason. who
hlled the posts of Secretary of the
Navy and Attorney General in the
q "a al l.
Of service being divided between the
two Offices. He was also Minister
OF France for eight years, and il
was for this reason that the young
actress chose the name Anne Mason
for the stage.
Miss Patten and her sisters have
asked a number of guests to lunch
con with Miss Mason.
An important social event yester-
day was for the ladies who accom-
panied the members OF the Ameri-
can Bankers Association to Wash
ington for their annual convention
at tea given through the courtesy
Of the board OF governors of the
Chevy Chase Club at the clubhouse
from to 6 o'clock. The club,
which is one of the most beautiful
in America, was eIabOrately dec
GRATED with dshlias of many hues,
intermingled with autumn foliage.
palms and ferns, and an orchestra
played throughout the afternoon.
The tea was given under the gem
eral Craftsmanship of John B. Coch-
ran and c. H. Pope, vice chairman.
and Mrs. John b. Larner was chair
man OF the tea, and she also head
ed the receiving line, which was
composed of Miss Mabel Boardman.
Commissioner of the District of Co
lumbia; Mrs. Richard s. Hawes. wife
of the president of the association:
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. John b.
Cochran. Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Mrs.
Harry V. Haynes. Mrs. Joshua Ev-
ans, jr., and Mrs. Albert F. Galley.
Those assisting were the other
members of the ladies' committee:
Mrs. Frank G. Addison, jr. Mrs.
Rolfe +. Boiling. Mrs B. A. Bowles,
Mrs. Charles w. Darr, Mrs. p A.
Drury, Mrs. Robert n. Harper, Mrs
julius l. Peyser. Mrs. Maurice d.
Rosenberg. Mrs. -CunO H. Rudolph,
Mrs. George w. White. Mrs. NJ T..
Allies. Mrs. J. H. Baden, Mrs. Thorn
as Bradley, Mrs. V. b. Deyber. Mrs
W. J. Flather. Mrs. +. V. Fleming,
Mrs. Z. f. Herrell, Mrs. w. D.
Hoover, Mrs. Christopher F.. Jacob
sen. Mrs. Thomas Larner. Mrs. c. b.
Lyddane. Mrs H H Mckee. Mrs
Z. J. McQuade, Miss s. Louise Mitch
ell, Mrs. Howard Moran, Mrs \. NJ
NeviUs. Mrs. G II. Pope. Mrs. J.
Sanders, Mrs. b. F. Saul, Mrs l.. A.
Slaughter, Mrs w. w. Spaid. Mrs.
George l.. Starkey. Mrs +. ]. SteIl-
wagen, Mrs W. Mex. Stowcll, Mrs
r. S Stuntz Mrs. Z. f Thompson.
Mrs. G. o. Nass. Mrs. w. J. Waller.
Mrs. George Watson. Mrs. Z. p. Will
son and Miss NJ. J. Winfree
Mrs. Corcoran Thorn. Mrs. Cuno
Rudolph and Mrs Maurice d Ro-
senberg were among the members
of the ladies committee which ar
ranged trips to Mount Vernon, which
were a feature of yesterdays sight
seeing for the visitors Other
events arranged in their honor are
the ball to be given this evening at
the Willard and a gigantic theater
party tomorrow evening. The ladies
of the convention will attend the
performances at the various thea
ters. and the wives of the official
family will he entertained in boxes.
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