Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-10-29

ROMANO AvEZZANA,
wife of the ambassador OF
Italy, entertained at small
informal dinner last evening 81
the embassy, when her guests IN
cluded the undersecretary OF sta'e
and Mrs. Norman H. Davis. Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charles Cecil Blunt OF Paris ana
Mrs. Julian James.
The British minister to China, Sir
Beilby Aston. who is en- route from
England to his post, will arrive IN
the United States in a few days aboard
| the S. s. AQuitania. and Will come ~
Washington following his arrlvai.
Other notables who are coming over
on the Aquitaina include the British
minister to Panama and Mrs. PercS
Bennett. who will go to Panama. py
way of New Orleans. and Air Commo..
dore l.. f. O. Charlton, air attache OF
the embassy staff here. who is-re-
turning after a leave Of absence.
To Entertain at Cuban Legation.
The minister OF Cuba and Nine. de
afternoon. November s, from 4:3o to
IL o'clock. in honor Of Nine. de que
sada. wife of the first Cuban minister
to Washington. and her daughter
Miss Aurora Quesada, and MISS Mar
got de Blanck. sister of the CUBAN
Miss de Blanck, though very young, Is
gifted and accomplished pianist, ana
will give a well selected program DUR
ing the afternoon.
The second anniversary Of the
Czechoslovakian republic was ceie-
brated last evening at the legation
when Mr.. Karel Halla. charge daf,
flares Of Czechoslovakia. entertained
the staff of the legation and many
guests from Washington and Balt'-
more.
Mr. Halla made an address of well
come in which he reviewed the program
that has been carried out by Czecn0-
slovakia during her two years OF
independence. and he foretold a bril-
AIes Hrdiicka of the Smithsonian
Institution, a prominent American
scientist of Czechoslovakfan origin.
made an address in behalf OF the
Czechoslovakians in America, and
Nine. Toula of Baltimore sang Czecho,
slovakian and American songs, ana
there were also Czechoslovakian
dances. Nine. Halla acted as hostess.
Senator Walter E. Edge and his
| other-in-law, Mrs. Sara Lee Phillips,
| arrived yesterday from Atlantic City.
and are at 1926 Rhode Island avenue
| for the season. The residence Is the
| former home of Mrs. Alice Pike Bar
ney, near Scott Circle. =
Mrs. James r. Mann is spending the
week with Mrs. Frank o. Lowden at
the governors mansion, Springfield,
Ill., Representative and Mrs. Mann
are expected to return to their apart
| ment at the Highlands next week.
Maj. Gen. George w. Read and Mrs.
Read. Miss Read. Lieut.. Walton Cox,
aid to Gen. Read, who arrived in
Washington Sunday, went directly to
the Walter Reed Hospital, where Miss
Read underwent a slight throat oper-
alton. Asssoon as Miss Read suh-
GENTLY RECEIVERS. she and her mother
will join Gen. Read at the Shoreham.
Commander Theodore Jewell will
Cafe st. Marks Tuesday night. and
among others who will entertain election
night parties there are Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Drury, Mr.. and Mrs. William
A. Hill, Miss Olga Pilson, Mr.. and Mrs.
William ]. Father, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c.
Campbell. DR.. Chester A. Baker and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins are
visiting the Misses Schuyler at High
land Falls, N. Y.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Edouard Victor
Isaacs, u S. NJ. will entertain infor-
mally at dinner tonight in their quar-
ters in the navy yard.