The Washington herald., 1920-12-04
By EVELYN c.,HuNr.


Norfolk. from where they will sail
today for Panama.
The Secretary of War. Newton
d. Baker. and the Secretary of the
Navy. Josephus Daniels. were
guests at luncheon yesterday of
DR.. L. s. Rowe. director general of
the Pan American Union. The
luncheon was given in the annex of
the Pan American Building In
honor of the former president OF
Panama, Ernesto> Lefevre.
In addition to the guest of honor
and the Secretary OF War and the
Secretary of the Navy, the guests
included Norman IL. Davis, Under
secretary of State; Joseph Lefevre,
Charge d'Anaires OF Panama;
Sumner welles, chief of the Latin
American Division of the State De-
partment. and Col. Eric Fowler.
The Ambassador of Great Britain,
Sir Auckland Geddes, accompanied
by Admiral Cary T. Grayson, will
go to Williamsburg. Va. today to
make an address and be initiated
into the Phi Beta Kappa Society of
William and Mary College.
The occasion is the anniversary
of the alpha. or mother chapter, OF
the society. founded 144 years ago.
The initiation of Ambassador
Geddes will bring the number of
prominent Britons initiated by the
mother chapter to fourteen.
Admiral Grayson is accompany
ing the distinguished visitor as the
chairman of the William and Mary
Endowment Fund.
The ambassador will remain in
turning with Admiral Grayson
early next week.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Nine. de Riano entertained at dinner
Informally last evening.
BRITISH EMBASSY
LADIES ENTERTAIN.
Among the diplomatic hostesses
at home yesterday afternoon was
sador of Great Britain. who received
informally with Mrs Robert Lester
Craigie. wife of the secretary OF
the embassy.
The Baroness Shidehara, wife OF
the Japanese Ambassador. observed
her first day at home this season.
assisted by Nine. Furuya, wife of
the counselor of the embassy, and
Mime. Saburi, wife of the secretary
of the embassy
Nine. Grouitch, wife of the Min
lister of the Serbs. Croats and Slo-
venes. received with Mime. Mishowt,
wife of the naval attache of the
embassy, and Miss Natalie Magruder.
Word has been received here that
the resignation of ]. T. Cremer, Min
lister of the Netherlands, has been
accepted. The Minister rendered his
resignation early in November to
Queen Wilhelmina on account of Ill
health.
Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith. wife of
the Secretary of Agriculture. accom-
panied by her daughter, Mrs. Fred
erick Bohen, returned from a weeks
visit in New York last evening.
Secretary Meredith will return TO
Washington today from Chicago,
where ne went to attend a meeting
of the commissioners of agriculture.
MISS ADELINE OXNARD JOINS
RANKS OF BUDS.
One of the prettiest and most at
tractive of the debutantes made her
first formal bow to society yester-
day afternoon. when Miss Adeline
OHnard was introducedI to society
by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
T.. Oxnard. at a tea at their resi-
dence in X street.
The house was charmingly dec
GRATED for the bud" with great
clusters of American Beauty roses,
blended with the dozens of bouquets
sent Miss oxnard by her friends.
Mrs. Oxnard and her daughter
received in the large drawing room.
the former wearing a smart after
noon gown of black chiffon taf-
feta draped with velvet while the
debutante wore white silver cloth, |
draped with silver lace and tulle, |
with a French beaded motif ap-
pearing on the front of the bodice.
Her bouquet was a lovely cluster |
of Sweetheart roses.
In the dining room Mrs. Henry |
Krogstad. Mrs. Charles B. Howry, !
Mrs. Alexander Sharp. Mrs. George !
Barnett. Mrs. William Haywood,
Mrs. H. Rozier Dulany. Mrs. Charles |
S. Hamlin. Mrs. Cary T. GraJson and |
Mrs. Benjamin HELEN in turn pre- |
sided at the tea table. and the other
assistants included Miss Eugenie |
Pichon, the members Of the house !
party of young school friends of the +
former classmates at st.
School, which include Miss
Elizabeth Scott, of Richmond; Miss
Ann Dibbiee. of California; Miss
Anne Dulany. of Virginia; Miss RAN
lett. Of Boston, and Miss Marion
Hunter, of Providence. The other
included Miss Carolyn
Story, Miss Anne Hight, Miss Flea
nor Davenport Wheeler, Miss Mary
Louise Johnson, Miss Ann wickes
Craven. Miss May Taylor and Miss
Edith Bacon. all debutantes of the
season.
Following the tea Mr.. and Mrs. !,
Oxnard entertained the debutantes
and house guests at a dinner. fol-
lowed by theater party at the Ma
tional in compliment to their daush-
ter, and tonight they will be hosts
for about a hundred members of the
debutante set at a dance at their
X street residence, given for Miss
Oxnard and her house guests.
Tuesday. December 2s, Mr.. and
Mrs. Oxnard will be hosts at a hall |,
at Rsuscher's for Miss Adeline OK
nayd. which will be one of the most
IMPORTANT events of the holiday sea-
son.
Mrs. Horace @. Macfarland enter-
tained about twenty guests at din
ner last evening in compliment to