Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-06-22

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mount. Montreal Canada. her former
home Sir Auckland Geddes left
Washington last evening. accom-
panied by his secretary, Mr. II. V.
Remnant of the embassy staff, for Bos-
ton. and from there will go to New
Haven. Conn. returning here about
Thursday:
The ambassador of Italy with
Baroness Romano Avezzana and Miss
at Walter Reed Hospital yesterday
afternoon. when an entertainment
was arranged for the soldiers there
The ambassador made n short ad-
dress
The mbassador and Baroness Ro-
name Aveggana viii leave Washing
ton about Sunday for Newport, where
they VIII rpend two months.
The house guests of senator and
Mrs. Warren q. Harding. Mr.. and Mrs.
+, f.. Sceby of San Antonio ana MI
X. L. Reader of Brownsville, Ten. left
for New York this morning. after
spending the week end with them.
With but few exceptions the society
folk of Washington paid their re-
spects to the retiring commandant Of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. George
Barnett at the ''at home" which she
gave at the barracks yesterday after
noon. The evidence of an early de-
parture from the commandments quar-
tiers was everywhere and the Etaid
and fashionable guests were RECALLED
with ice cream cones in addition to
other delicacies of the tea table. be-
cause Mrs. Barnetts silver Is already
packed and ready to be sent to her
estate in Virginia.
The Marine Band played on the
lawn and chairs and tables were
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comfort and convenience of guests.
Mrs. Barnett wore for the afternoon
an attractive gown of cream -colored
lace with a girdle in rainbow coiors
and large leghorn hat with cream
colored plumes.
Assisting her. besides Mrs. Frank
L. Beatty and Mrs. Freeman Rasin of
Baltimore. was Mrs. c. Phillips Hill.
Mrs. Barnetts sister.
Bridge-Tea Mt Soldiers Home.
Mrs. Parker w. West wife of Maj
West. lieutenant governor OF the Sol
diers' Home. will entertain at
bridge, followed by tea, at their
quarters tomorrow afternoon in hon
or Mrs. George Read, wife OF Maj.
Gen. Read and daughter OF Gen. s.
B. NJ. Young, former governor Of the
home.
Mrs. West will arrange for eight
sets of bridge, the tables to be placed
on the gallery surrounding her quar-
tiers, and at o'clock there will be
number of additional guests for tea
Mrs r. Dewitt Talmage, who is
spending the rest of June in Wash
ington, viii sail July for d tive
months trip abroad, accompanied by
her Son-ln-law and daughter, Capt
and Mrs. Pitt Scott.
Mrs. James Carroll Fraser will sail
for Europe about July /. She recent !
~ returned from the Chicago con-
vention.
Col. Raymond Lee entertained at
dinner last evening at the Cafe ST.
Marks. There were covers for ten.
Mrs. John Gordon Botelle of Column
bus. Ohio, chairman of the Women's
Republican Club of that state. is the
guest OF her brother, Bishop John
William Hamilton. chancellor of the
American University. at his apart
ment at Stoneleigh Court.
Mr. and Mrs. Sterling Price TAYLOR
have issued invitations for the mar
riage of their daughter Melinda
Frances, to the Rev. John Joseph
Queally, pastor of the Church of the
in that edifice, at
y CloCh lueSudy evening, June ~.
The ceremony will be performed
in the chapel of the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION and a reception will
follow in the TRANSPORTATION hail.
Mrs. Florence jackson Stoddard an
nounceS that the meeting of the new
literary organiza ton, which
she is forming will not meet this week
on account of the absence of Nine.
Grouitch, who is assisting in the forma-
ton.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel A. Kimberly
have out cards for a reception in
their home. PIP 0 street, for tomor-
row evening in celebration OF their
silvet wedding anniversary. Their
marriage took place in Washington
at the home of Mrs. Kimberly's uncle
and aunt, Webster Happy and the
late Mrs Happy. Mrs Kimberly was
formerly Miss Cara Draper daughter
of Mrs. James H. Draper of st. Louis
and Florida. Mrs. Draper now makes
ly. Mrs. Kimberly has just returned
from Chicago, where she spent con-
vention week and several days fol-
lowing with her uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. Duff Haynie.
Mrs. w. NJ. Geddes has returned
from a weeks visit with Mrs. George
H. Peters at her home near Blue
mont, Va.
Miss Lota Robinson, who was in
Washington for the late winter and
spring with her aunt, Mrs. Charles
Poe. will spend the season at Bar
Harbor.
Col. B. F. Bingham has as his guests
during brief stay in Washington
his niece, Mrs. Grace Osgood of Chi
cago, ILL.,, and his cousin, Miss Lydia
Millman of Cumberland, Md.
Lieut. Bert F. Clark. L. S. N. and
Mrs. Clark have visiting them at their
home in New London, Conn. Miss
Helena Griffin of Washington.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Clark entertained
the officers of the submarine base and
their wives at bridge party last
Wednesday evening to meet Miss Crit
fin, who will remain with them until
after the Yale-Harvard race.
Mrs. Eugene G.. Herndon, regent OF
the Mary Washington Chapter, Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, Will
entertain at luncheon tomorrow at
Memorial Continental Hall. for Mrs.
Have Your
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