The Washington herald., 1920-11-12
TODAY's WASHINGTON SOCIETY CHAT
Mrs. Baker Armistice Day Entertained
Houstons Guests Of Mrs. Cromwell Brooks
By EvELYNc. HUNT.

Mrs. Newton ID. Baker. wife OF the
Secretary Of War, sang last evening
at the Armistice Day celebration
held at the Community Service Build
ing under auspices of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars. Commissioner
Mabel Boardman was among the
speakers.
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. David +. houston were guests
last night at a dinner given by Mrs.
Cromwell Brooks. The dinner was
followed by a dance.
Mrs. Brooks has as her guests
over the week end Mrs. Allen G..
weilan of New York.
The British Ambassador. Sir
Auckland Geddes, left yesterday for
a brief visit in New York. where
he will be the guest Of honor to-
night at the Canadian Clubs ban
quet In the Biitmore Hotel.
The fiftieth anniversary of the
founding of the French republic
was brilliantly celebrated last night
at a ball and dinner given at the
French Embassy by the Prince de
Bearn, charge d'affairss of the en-
bassy, who acted as host in the abb
sence of the ambassador
The dinner guests. numbering
about fifty. included prominent
members OF Official and diplomatic
circles, as well as generous
sprinkling of well known members
of the resident set. The guests
were seated at small tables with
a hostess for each table.
Following the dinner, Prince de
Bsarn. assisted by other members of
the embassy stan and their wives,
received about 800 or 400 guests.
Brig. Gen. Georges r. Nivelle was
guest of honor yesterday afternoon
at a tea given by Nine. Collardet,
wife of Brig. Gen. Collardet, mill
tary attaehe OF the French Embassy.
The tea, to which about $50 guests
were invited. was given in celebra-
tion of Armistice Day and the fif-
tieth anniversary of the founding of
the French republic.
Nine. Collardet was assisted by
Mrs. Jervey. wife of Gen. Henry
Jervey, and a group of French girls.
Gen. Niyelle went to Baltimore
yesterday morning to assist in the
laying of the cornerstone of the
Protestant Episcopal Cathedral. In
the afternoon he was the guest of
the War Department at the Edge
water Arsenal. returning in time to
attend the tea of Gen. Collardet. He
will leave Washington at midnight
tonight for Chicago.
Armistice Day was celebrated by
the American Women's Legion last
night at a brilliant ball given at
the Marine Barracks. The funds
proceeding from the AFFAIR will go
to carry on the Americanization n
work of the society.
The guests were received by Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth. wife of the
Senator from New York. assisted
by several of the patronesses. who
included Mrs. Baker, wife of the
Secretary of war; Mrs. John A.
Lejeuns. Mrs. James W. McAndrew,
Mrs. Layton. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock,
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend. Mrs. Wal
ter Bruce Lowe. Mrs. James Mande-
willie Carlisle and Mrs. p. H. Dun
lap.
Miss Zilla McDougald. one of the
ueDulantes OF tne season, was the
guest of honor yesterday at lunch
con given by Miss Helen McLana-
han.
One of the latest additions to the
debutante group this season is Mar
garet JTrsadwell, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Lawson Treadwell. who is
spending the winter with her
brother, Arthur Treadwell. at Ward
man Park Hotel.
Owing to her mothers continued
Ill health Miss Treadwell will not be
introduced formally to Washington
society. but will take however, a
prominent part In the parties for
the debutantes.
Mrs. Theodore Wrenn. and her
small daughter, who have been vis-
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Levering Smith
in the Green Spring Valley, have re-
turned home.
Peter Augustus Jay. American
minister to Salvador. and Mrs. Jay,
who have been guests of the coun-
selOr of the Italian Emhassy and