Evening star., 1920-02-24

I her social engagements on account OF
her illness.
! Mrs. Baker, wife of the Secretary
| of War, will be at home informally
tomorrow afternoon. as is her week
| ly custom.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Houston>were the honor guests
! at a dinner given last evening by
Mrs. Marshall Field. The Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Lane were
among the guests, who numbered
forty.
Mrs. Meredith wife of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. will be at home
F.! Thursday, March 4, and the follow
| Massachusetts avenue. when she Will
j be assisted in receiving by her daugh-
! ter. Mrs Frederick .. Bohen of New
York.
Miss Nancy Lane and hef fiance.
| Mr. Philip c. kauffmann. were the
| luncheon guests yesterday of Mr.. 1sa-
dor Dockweiler of California. at the
| Shoreham.
Guest at Spanish Embassy.
The Spanish ambassador and Sonora
de Riano entertained at luncheon to-
day at the embassy in honor OF the
noted Spanish author. Senor Vicente
Blasco Ibanez. who is being brilliantly
entertained during his visit here.
Those present included the mem
bers of the embassy staff and few
other guests.
This evening Senior IbaneZ will dine
with Mr. and Mrs. john Hays Ham
mond. who will have a party OF twen-
ty-f four to meet him.
Mrs Charles B. Ward is entertain
ing at a large tea this afternoon at
the Congressional Club from to 6.
The ballroom is elaborately decorated
with roses and profusion of spring
flowers. in which red will predomi-
nate. and smilax festoons the walls.
Those assisting at the tea table in
clude Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Mrs.
William NJ. Calder, Mrs. MediH NC
Cormick. Mrs. Thomas b. Dunn, Mrs.
denberg. Mrs. William Corcoran Hill
and Miss Alice Page. all Of whom
will take turns in presiding.
Others assisting in receiving will
include the wives Of the members OF
the New York delegation in Congress.
belle Clifford of Newark. N. J., who is
the house guest of the hostess.
Representative and Mrs. Thomas B.
Dunn of New York will entertain a
distinguished party at dinner this
evening in the presidential suite at
the Willard.
Representative William B. Mckinley
and Miss Julia Maths will entertain
an interesting company at dinner this
evening.
Mrs Alfred McGrath OF Passaic.
n J.. is the guest of Mrs. Rudolph
Kaufman at "Airlie'' and will be
at home with Mrs. Kaufman tomor-
row afternoon.
Mrs. T. W. Stubblefield was the
hostess at a beautiful colonial lunch
con today at her residence on 18th
street Her guests, numbering twelve,
adorned with a tricorn hat filled with
spring flowers and the place card had
colonial ladies in bouHant gowns and
! white wigs painted on them.
Mrs Stubblefield will be hostess at
a luncheon again on Tuesday. March
>. when Mrs. Forbes, who is the house
guest of Mrs G. A. Nugent, will be
the honor guest.
At a luncheon given at Rauscher-s
! today. with Mrs. John L. Morehead as
| hostess, Mrs. B. Frank Mebane of
! Spray, N. c. Mrs. Morehcad's cousin.
will tell OF the work now being car
| ried On in France by the American
committee for devastated France and
! of the committees plans for the next
| two years work.
On March II Mrs. Mebane will re-
/ turn to Washington. accompanied by
! baroness Charles Huard OF Paris and
| Villiers, France. and both will speak
in the home of Mrs. Dimoek. on Du-
pont circle, on the activities Of the
committee. They will show four reels
of pictures. just released. and which
were taken in the department OF the
Aisne by the American committee.
tain at dinner this evening in COM
pliment to the United States diplo-
matte agent to Cairo, Mr.. Hampson
| Gary, and Mrs. Gary.
! Mrs John Crayke Simpson has re-
turned to Washington from Philadel-
| phia, where she visited for some days
| Mrs. George w. Boyd.
A box has been reserved for the
| Use of Mrs. Wilson at the concert and
dance which Sasha Notichenko. the
Russian composer and distinguished
artist will give Saturday evening,
! February 28. in the ballroom at the
New willard at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Jo-
seph F.. Thropp has taken a box and
| ty Of guests. Mrs. Marshall Field.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson. Mrs. Syl-
| vanus Stokes. jr, and Mrs. Randolph
Mason have been added to the list OF
patronesses.
| Miss Amy Steiner of Baltimore will
| be the guest over the week end of
| Miss Charlotte Harding. daughter of
Rt. Rev. alfred Harding. Bishop of
| Washington. Miss Steiner will he the
guest Of the Bryn Mawr Club Of wash.
| inRton at its dinner Saturday evening.
| A Show Of Fashion Mt Belnsco.
| An audience of unusual brilliancy
| filled the Shubert Belasco Theater
last night for the initial presentation
Of George Washington" n, play
! founded on history. and given as a
benefit for the National Victory
Memorial building fund, under the di-