The Washington herald., 1920-10-31


pairing to set her house in order for
the winter season.
HAVE PLEASANT
RESIDENCE.
Fortunately the Grouitches are
not faced with the problem of
house hunting for they have their
pleasant residence in Wyoming ave-
rue on a long lease; the house is
owned and was formerly occupied
by Mr.. and Mrs. jeremiah Collins, OF
this city, formerly of Helena, Mont.
Tuesday evening-the Grouitchcs
gave their dinner Monday-Dr. and
Nine. Grouitch dined with Mrs.
ing for Mr.. and Mrs. Blunt. who are
staying with her. Mrs. Blunt is a
daughter of Count and Countess
Pecci and a niece of Pope Leo XIII.
The Blunts have been staying for
some time with Elbridge T. Gerry
and Miss Mary Gerry at Seaverge.
their place at Newport, and will
stay some time in New York before
returning to Paris where they re-
side. Mrs. James entertained sew
eral times during the week in COM
pliment to her guests.
Mr.. Cromwell Brooks was among
the dinner hosts of last week when
she entertained in honor of Mrs.
Julian James and her guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Blunt, taking the party
later to a dance which George Oak
ley Totten gave at his charming
studio house in Sixteenth street
Mrs. Brooks mother, Mrs. E. T.
Stotesbury, of Philadelphia, spent
the first of the week with Mrs.
Brooks and now Mrs. Brooks has
gone up to New York for a visit.
Mr.. Alexander Britton and his
daughter. the Princess Hohenlohe,
who is visiting him in his home in
Chevy Chase, entertained a COM
pany at dinner there one evening,
having among their guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins, Mr.
and Mrs. Sumner Welles. Lieut..
Comdr. E. n. NJ. King, of the British
Embassy staff, and Mrs. King; Mrs.
Mckenna Blaine, Miss Gladys Hink-
ley, Mr.. De Beaufort. charge daft
faires of the Netherlands Legation,
and Prince Eugen Lubomirski. of
the Polish Legation staff, nephew
of the Minister.
Karel Halla, charge d'affaires of
the legation OF Czecho- -Slovak ia,
and Mime. Hslla entertained at din
ner last evening for the members
of the legation stafr in celebration
of the second anniversary of the
birth of the Czecho-Slovak Repub-
lie. The dinner was followed by a
reception at the legation for the
members of the CzechO-Slovak col
ony in Washington.
Mr.. Halla made an address OF
welcome in which he reviewed the
program that has been carried out
by Czecho- o-Slovakia during her two
years of independence. and he fore
told a brilliant future for that coun-
try. DR.. Ales Hrdlicka, of the
Smithsonian Institution, a promi-
nent American scientist of Czecho-
Slovakian origin, made an address
in behalf of the Czecho-SIovakians
in America, and Mime. Toula, of
Baltimore, sang Czecho-Slovakian
and American songs and there were
also Czecho-SIovakian dances. Nine.
Halla acted as hostess.
Then there were parties of all
sizes for the many brides of the
week Qast week 1 believe held the
record for weddings for this month,
which has broken all records I'm
sure for weddings).
There was even debutante
party last week. the second of
the season. Last weeks party
was a luncheon given on Thursday
by Mrs. John Lewis Smith at the
Cafe St. Marks for her daughter,
Miss Mary Amber Smith, when her
guests were Miss Betty Werner,
Miss Margot Fiske, Miss Peggy Tay-
lor. Miss Ruth ThurstOn. Miss Anne
Craven. Miss May Taylor, Miss
Josephine Bridget, Miss Mary Louise
Johnson. Miss Daviette Ficklin and
Miss Edith Bacon, all buds of the
season except Miss Ficklen. who
made her debut two seasons ago.
MISS Craven gave the first debutante
party when she entertained at tea
about a fortnight ago in compliment
to Miss Johnson. debutante daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Evarts
Johnson.