Evening star., 1920-05-26
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afternoon for the presenta- !
tion Of THE Craft of the Tortoise.
played for the benefit of the National
Victory Memorial by the Drama
League Players. She had Iamiiy
party with her. The ambassador OF
France and Nine. Jusserand and many
other diplomats. with members OF the
cabinet and their wives and men and
women from official and 1esident so
ciety, filled the thester
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Colby will entertain large dinner
company tonight of diplomats, cabi j.
net members and society folk, the
event being their first formal dinner
since coming into the executive
family.
The undersecretary Of state and
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk will be hosts
at dinner this evening, entertaining
in honor of the bassador of Rus
sia and Nine. Bakhmeten
EveAts Of Interest 10 society.
The ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Riano entertained thirty
guests al the dinner which they gave
at the embassy last night in honor Of
the Secretary Of state and Mrs.
Colby.
The minister of Norway. Mr.. H. II.
Bryn. who arrived in New York yes
terday aboard the steamship Ber-
gensfJord from Norway, where he
spent several months. came directly
to Washington and joined Nine. Bryn
at the legation.
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs Meredith will leave Washington
June Il for California. where they
will attend the democratic national
convention. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
owen Bohen of New York. the son-in
| law and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Meredith. will spend the week end
Will go to Des Moines, Iowa, where
they will spend the summer at the
Meredith residence.
Mrs. Truman H. Newberry, wife OF
Senator Newberry. will be at home
informally Thursday afternoon. from
to o'clock, for the last time this
season.
Mrs John Crayke Simpson enter
talned at luncheon today at the Will
lard in compliment to Mrs. Charles
W. Rogg of Des Moines The table
was adorned with sweetpeas. and the
guests were Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith
wife of the Secretary of Agriculture:
Mrs. James r. Mann, Mrs James
Champagne. ILL.,: Miss Julia Maths
Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes, Mrs Ross
Thompson, Mrs. A. b. Butler and Mrs
James NJ. Green.
The Washington Society of the
Archaeological Institute of America
has sent out cards for a garden party
at "Airlie," on the Military road, as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Kaufman, Saturday afternoon. at
tistic Development of he City of
Washington" with remarks by Mr..
Henry White, Mr.. H s. T. Macfar-
land. Mr.. Charles Moore and others,
VIII furnish the program Mrs. kauff
mann, as hostess. is receiving the ac-
ceptances and regrets for the society
Mrs. Ross R. Maths OF Champagne.
III, has arrived in Washington and is
the guest Of Representative William b.
mckinley and Miss Julia Maths.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen E. Todhunter
have issued invitations for the mar
riage ceremony of their daughter.
Hollingsworth. Wednesday evening.
June 9. at o'clock. in st. Andrews
Episcopal Church. New Hampshire
avenue and v street
The hundreds of American beauty
roses which will be used to decorate
the ballroom at the New Willard Fri
day night. when the departmental
Maytirne ball in honor of the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Palmer will be
gwen by the ofiicials and employees
OF the department. will the next
morning be sent to the soldiers wards
IN st. Elizabeth's. The Attorney Gem
erai and Mrs. Palmer will occupy the
large box usually set aside for the
President or the Vice President on
Among those who will receive the
guesfszare Assistant Attorney Cen
eral sNebeker. Miss Nebeker, Mr.. and
Mrs Crank Burke, Miss Burke, Mr..
and Mrs Madison Hill and Mr. and
Mrs C.IE. Stewart. American beau
ties and yellow streamers and shades
viii form the decorations Sixteen
young farmerettes. dressed in canary
colored silks. will carry baskets of
flowers and distribute the flowers to
the distinguished guests in the boxes.
Miss Ruth Nebeker leading She will
present huge bouquet of American
beauties to Mrs. Palmer AT a given
signals during a waltz a shower of
red and yellow bubbles will burst
over the dancers, in the form of
small balloons. A buffet supper will
be served and an orchestra will play
Mi& Celeste Crosby. who . tho
suestsf Miss Marcia Chaplin. will go
to Warrenton at the end of the week
to join her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar
T. Crosby. who are staying at the
Warrer Green Hotel prior to opening
their country place near Warrenton~
Mr.. T. J. O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien,
who have been spending the winter
in their Washington home at 1912 r
street northwest. left today for their
summer home in Grand Rapids Mich
Mr.. OBrien has had a distinguished
service in the diplomatic corps. serv-
ing trst as minister TO Denmark un-
der appointment of former President
Roosevelt. and later was promoted to
he ambassador to Japan and later to
Italy.
the card party 10 be given tomorrow
evening AT $50 O'Clock in the ballroom
at o400 18th street for the benefit of
destitute Italian babies will be under
the patronage of Baroness Romano
AvezEana. wife OF the ambassador of