Evening star., 1920-05-25

and Mrs. cambridge Colby.
Mrs James r. Mann entertained
guests informally at luncheon at the
Shoreham today preceding the pres
| entation of The Craft of the Tor
toise" at the Beasco.
Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks, wife OF
Representative Hicks will be al
home this afternoon for the last time
this season at their residence, 2003 Q
street.
/ Mrs. c. c. Calhoun was hostess at a
luncheon today, entertaining a small
company to meet Mrs. 3. Frank Me-
bane of North Carolina. The party
later attended the performance given
by the Drama League Players at the
Belasco for the benefit of the ma
tional victory memorial. Mrs. Me
bane was entertained at tea follow
ing the performance in compliment tG
Miss Margaret Simonds Mrs. Cal
houn will leave Washington this
evening for Princeton. y. j., where
she will attend the commencement
Seasons. which she founded for hel
daughter. Miss Simonds. and which
is in its fourth year
Mr.. and Mrs r. NJ Kaufman have
closed their house and are making q
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
! Kaufman.
/ Mrs. Lee Lamar Robinson and Miss
| Robinson are entertaining at tea
dance at the Cafe ST. Marks this aft
ernoon IN compliment 10 Miss Mary
| Elizabeth Cone, whose engagement to
Ensign Harold Rivington Parker L.
is. n. of Boston was recently an
tnounced. Miss Cone is a student at
the Cathedral School and will grad
uate this year. and her marriage to
| Ensign Parker will probably take
place in June in Annapolis, Md En-
sign Parker is stationed aboard the
| S. S. Florida.
Mrs. Charles Carroll Walcutt has
gone to Delaware to be the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Salisbury and
! will be Joined there later in the week
| by Col. Walcutt, who will remain over
the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell
with their son. Mr.. Ten Eyck Wendell.
jr.. have arrived at the Hotel La Fa-
yette and will dismantle their house
1889 Connecticut avenue, which they
have sold. They will make their
future home in New York to be near
their son. Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell will
motor to their country house, Lake
Lawn. CaZenovia. N. Y. which they
will open this summer. They are just
from the Homestead Hot Springs.
where they spent some time.
Mrs. Harry Williams Of Norfolk, Va,
arrived in Washington this morning to
spend several days as the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hobart Brooks at their
apartment at SIG Fifteenth street.
The marriage of Miss Lulu Mi
YnonOe McCa he dang ht . of Judpa and
Mrs Arthur J. McCabe of Topeka.
Kan. formerly of this city, and Mr..
Walter c. Zirpel, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Rudolph Zirpel. $500 18th street. will
at the residence of DR.. and Mrs. Percy
Hickling on Rhode Island avenue,
where the bride-elect has made her
home for the past three years. Only
a small party of relatives and inti-
mate friends will be present at the
ceremony.
Mrs. Colby's Reception.
Several hundred members of dip
lomatic. official and resident society
filled the home of the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Colby yesterday aft
ernoon, when Mrs. Colby and Miss
Colby received in compliment to the
younger diplomats of the corps. Mrs.
|Colby was charminGly assisted by her
two younger daughters and their
house guests. Miss Nina Ryan and
Miss Dorothy James Of New York.
and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr and Mrs. Cary
Travers Grayson. who. with the young
ladies Of the house, alternated In pre-
siding at the tea table.
The tea table was lighted with can
dies under shades of deep cream silk
and crystal. and surrounding the low
dish of ferns were four crystal vases
| filled with pink roses and ragged rob-
ins. The drawing room suite was
harmingly decorated with vases o!
flowers, Mrs. Colby and her daughters
always. arranging their own floral
decorations. The dean of the diplo-
matte corps apd Nine. Jusserand. the
am ba ssador of Peru and Nine. de
Pezet and a number OF the ranking
diplomats mingled with the younger
members of the corps, while Supreme
Court Justices and their wives. guests
from the senatorial set and many
from resident society were included
in the company. An orchestra from
the Marine Band played throughout
the hours of the reception.
| Baroness Romano Avezzana, wife OF
| the Italian ambassador; Miss Romano
Avezzana, Princess Boncompagni, Mrs.
! Thomas Nelson Page, Signora Bram-
billa and Mrs. II. L. Rust. who is chair
man and in charge of the tickets. are
among those who are interesting them
| selves in the card party to be given
Thursday, May 81, in the ballroom at
24o0 18th street for the benefit of desti-
tute Italian babies.
Plans for the garden fete and card
party Friday for the benefit of the Near
East Relief we're completed at meet
| ing at Twin Oaks yesterday. Many
| rev features of entertainment were re-
ported by Mrs. William +. Chamberlin.
among them the children's flower bed
party. in charge of Mrs. Carl A. Droop,
Mrs. J. S. Hambley and Mrs. Minor r.
Sullivan. The near east fortune teller
will be impersonated by Mrs. S. B. Mil
ton. assisted by Miss Marie Davidson
and Miss Grace Rogers. as palmists.
with a group Of ten attendants in the
arbor of mystery. Mrs. Louis A. Alb
bott is chairman for the mystic pond.
assisted by Mrs. George A. Kicker, Mrs.
! j. Mcdonald Stewart. Mrs. D. u. Cald-
well, Mrs. A. S. Fried. Mrs. Kathrina
Harvey. Mrs r. r. Littell. Mrs James
l.. Owens. Mrs. F. r. Dale and Mrs.
James Sheridan
| The lemonade we'll is planned by Mrs.
William H. King and Mrs. NJ. {. Burrell
and the refreshments will be in charge
of the w. c. T. u. of the District. Mrs.
Emma S. Shelton. president. Miss Mar
euerite Tillman represents contribu-