The Washington times., 1920-05-29
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
French Ambassador and Nine. JusSerand Entertain
Merediths Dinner Hosts-News of the Diplomats

Groutich; Mrs. George T. Msrye. Mrs.
truman II. Newberry, Mrs. Charles Il.
Ames Mrs. IA. G. Burrell, Nine Alex
andsr Nikoisieff and Mrs. William
hind presided at toe tea tables.
Msrsheritta Tiilman ana q
committee OF Junior League members
a we picturesque nower and candy
Mrs Theodore w. Noyes had the
"save-a-life table" at which All .ort.
OF usefui and beautiful articles were
on sale. and was assisted by a group
Ans.s the s~ssts.
Among those who attended the fste
either to play bridge or 10 patronise
the various other attractions were
Nine. Jusserand. Mime. Ekenxren.
Nine. Grouitch. Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mrs. stephen B. Elkins. Miss Anne
Hegeman. Miss AmarylIis Giliett. Mrs.
Julian James. Mrs. Thomas i. Walsh.
Mrs. William Alexander. OF New
York; Mrs. Charles j. Bell, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter. Mrs. Crom.
well Brooks. Mrs. John Hewson. Mrs
Randall Hagner. Miss HELEN Mason.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. Mrs. Randall
Hagner, Mrs. c. L. McCawley. Mrs.
Myron Parker. tr., Mrs. Howard l.
Hodgkins. Mrs. Henry Wilder Keyes,
Mrs. John NJ. Shafroth, Mrs. Major
Mrs. Clarence Day. Mrs. Walter
Hutchins. Mrs. Francis S. Nash, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Il. II. Gheen. Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Grosyenor. Mrs. Hen
ry w. Fitch. Miss Fitch, Mrs. James
Rankin Young. Miss Nan Young. Mrs.
Fred bennett. and the Misses Calvo
Archbishop Koehn, OF Armenia. a
distinguished prelate, who is travel
Ing In this country in the interest tf
the Near East relief fund, was among
those who visited the fete yesterday.
Mrs. Cabot Stevens is chairman of
the committee for relief in the Near
East in Washington. She has a box
for the concert and ball at Wardmnn
Park Hotel on Monday evening, which
is part of the double benefit for the
relief fund. and will have as guests
the Secretary OF State and Mrs. Colby,
the Polish Minister and Princess
Lubimirska, and General and Lady
Agepetian, who are coming from New
York for the occasion. Other box
holders are the British Ambassador
and Lady Geddes. Mrs, Victor Kauff-
mann. Mrs. +. Il. Moran, Mrs. Charles
J. Bell. Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Mra.
Edward Hamlin Everett, and Mrs.
Harry Wardman.
Simpson, daughter of Il. T. Simpson,
to Thomas L. Prendergast. of PAS
wag, r. l., took place this morning
in Dahlgren chapel, of the Gaorge-
town University. from where the
bridegroom graduated. The bride
was attended by her sister and the
bridegrooms sister. Miss Helen Simp-
son. and Miss Eileen Prendergast.
Little Miss Edith Simpson, niece OF
the bride, was the flower girl
William Prendergast, Of Rhode Island,
was best man for his brother, and the
ushers were John Prendergast. an
other brother; John Beatty and Will
liam Martens, both of New York, and
Edward Callahan, of Maine. The
ceremony was followed by a nuptial
high mass. and afterward there was
a breakfast in the home OF the brides
parents. After their wedding trip the
bride and bridegroom will be at home
in Baltimore at the Homewood.
Mrs. James Albert Potter. OF Capitol
Hill, entertained at tea Xeyterday aft
crnoon from 4:S0 to 9 o'clock In honor
of Miss Isobel Baker, Of Boston. for
merly- of the faculty of Smith College.
Mrs. Edwin p. Dye presided at the
tea table, which was decorated in yell
low and lavender flowers. Mrs. Pot
ter received the guests in a becoming
gown of pussywillow taffeta of yell
low and violet to match the color
scheme, and trimmed in silver lace.
The officers and members of the
board of Mary Washington Chapter,
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton. the oldest chapter in the Dis
trict, were entertained Wednesday
evening by Mrs. Eugene G. Herndon,
regent, at her residence, the Woodley.
Announce Daughters Marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Colwell an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Miss LaVerne Colwell, to Walter