Evening star., 1920-02-04

SENORITA MARIA ALFARO.
Sister Of Sonora de Gondra. wife of
the minister Of Paraguay, who an
nOunces her engagement to SenOr
Augustfn CarrizOsa of BOgota.
New Willard instead Of opening their
home, 2200 Massachusetts avenue.
Senatorial at Homes.
Mrs. Key Pittman will be at home
informally after 4:30 tomorrow after
noon at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. Lawrence C. Phipps. wife of
Senator Phipps of Colorado, will not
receive tomorrow, nor again until
later in the season.
Mrs. Edward ]. Gay, wife of Senator
Gay, will be at home tomorrow aft
ernoon after o'clock, at her resi-
dence, 3S43 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips. the mother
in-law of Senator Walter E. Edge of
New Jersey, who acts as his official
hostess, will not be at home tomor-
row afternoon, but will receive on the
following Thursday, and will have
with her her sister, Mrs. Georgia Lee
Parker of Memphis, Tenn, who is her
guest for a time.
Mrs. Phillips is also at home on
Sunday afternoons, at 1900 18th street
Mrs. Harry S. New, wife of Senator
New of Indiana. will discontinue her
Thursday afternoons at home at 1868
Wyoming avenue until March.
Mrs. Nathaniel B. Dial and Miss
Dial will not be at home tomorrow
because of illness in the family.
Mrs. Arthur Capper, wife of Sen
ator Capper of Kansas, will observe
her Thursday afternoon at home to-
morrow.
Mrs. AISLE J. Gronna. wife of Sen
ator Gronna of North Dakota, will
not observe her Thursday afternoon
at home tomorrow on account of ill
ness.
Mrs Owen, wife of Senator Owen
of Oklahoma will be at home tomor-
row afternoon from 4 to 6.
Mrs. Miles Poindexter. wife of Sen
ator Poindexter of the state of Wash
ington, will not observe her Thursday
afternoon at home tomorrow.
Mrs. Emmet C. Gudger will not be
at home tomorrow afternoon, but will
receive Thursday. February 10.
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore. wife of
Senator Gore, win be at home tomor-
row afternoon from to 6. at her
residence, 1863 Mintwood place. She
will be assisted by Mrs. James A
Reed: Mrs; Miles Poindexter, Mrs.
woodward, Mrs. George Mesta, Mrs.
B. B. Jones and Mrs. Hugh johnson
of Oklahoma.
Chilean Diplomats Guests.
The United States ambassador to
Mexico and Mrs. Henry Prather
Fletcher entertained at dinner last
evening in honor of the Chilean am
bassador and Nine. Mathieu, and had
among their other guests Senator and
Mrs. Frelinghuysen, Mr.. and Mrs. Ir-
win Laughlin, Mrs. George Howard,
Mrs. Pitt Fessenden Carl, Maj Gen. C.
c. Williams and Mr.. Chandler Ander-
son. Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher are leav-
ing shortly for their home in Penn
sylvania.
Representative Henry ]. Steele of
Easton. Pa, and Representative De-
walt of Allentown, Pa, entertained at
Navy Club for Judge and Mrs. William
NJ. McKeen of Easton, Pa. who are
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clement
Evans Dunbar. They took their COM
pany afterward to the Belasco The
ater.
Dr. and Mrs. Henry J. Crosson were
hosts at a beautifully arranged dance
at Rauscher's last evening. given in
compliment to their daughter. Miss
Margaret Blaine Crosson, who made
her debut earlier in the winter.
The bathrooms were adorned with
palms and cedar trees, smilax festoon-
ing the walls and mirrors. An orches-
ira played for the dancing and a buf-
fet supper was served at midnight
DR.. and Mrs Crosson, with their
daughter, received their guests at the
entrance of the ballroom, Mrs. Cros-
son wearing a handsome gown of
French blue satin, trimmed with
iridescent. sequins. Miss Crosson was
charming in gown of pink satin.
made with hoops. over which French
blue tulle was draped, with panel
richly mbroidered in silver show
ing in the front. She carried a bou-
quet of pink roses.
Those assisting in the hospitality
included Mrs. Robert G. Blaine, Mrs.
Crosson's mother. who wore black
velvet; Mrs T. F. Mallon, Mrs c. F.
Byrne, Mrs C. L. Lipscomb of Plain
field, N j.; Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Clarke
and Dr. r. G. Blaine.
The guests. numbering two hum
dred, included the debutanteS. and
were entirely from the younger set.
Miss Virginia McKenney, the debu-
tante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eric D. McKenney, was the hostess at
a dinner party last evening given in