The Washington times., 1920-05-15

THE Secretary ofsstats and Mrs.
| Colby will be- the honor guests
at the brilliant reception which
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
are giving this afternoon at 5 O'clock.
The company asked to meet them is
sydistinEuished one and includes rep
rssentatiyes or diplomatic, official
apd resident society, '.Tl, lt-.st
Wives of members OF the Senate
Foreign Relations consinittee will as
sist the hostess In dispensing hos
tpitality and Mrs. Thomas r.. Baysrd.
Mrs. william crozier and Mrs Henry
Cleveland Perkins will preside at the
tea table. sltf =
seerstary Colby returned this morn
ing from Chieayo. where he has been
The Italiap Ambassador and
BARONESS Romano Asezxana were
hosts atean Informal luncheon at the
embassy today. having as guests
Nine. Cssenaye y and Mile Elena
cazensve, Mr. and Mrs. Parsons Pet
tus, cousins OF the hostess. Who have
arrived this morning by motor from
st. Louis TO spend several days in
Warrington Miss Yolanda Roma ma
Avexzans, Alessandro Marisni. secre-
tsry OF the embassy. Andrea Geisser
Celesia al yegAasco. also OF the en-
bassy staff and Ralph SnowdeS Hul.
Last evening Baron and BaronlS
Romano entertained at dinner for
| their young compatriot. Miss Italia
| Garibaldi. The other guests. were
GianninL caproni. the italian inven-
| tor. who is In Washington for a short
visit; Senator James ID. Phelan. the
Third Assistant Secretary of State
and Mrs. Breckinrldge Long. Mrs.
Henry +. Dimock. Mrs. Cromwell
Brooks, Mrs. George Lee, Of Boston.
twho1is accompanying Miss Gsribaldi
ko0 her lecture tour; the counselor OF
the Italian Embassy and Nine. Bram-
biilA; Miss Sibyl Appleton, Lieut.. Col
Alcsssndro Gufdoni. air attache OF
the Italian embassy. and Nine. Guido
nj: Prince Ruspoli, of the italian en-
, bassy staff. Jules Henry, OF the
French embassy STAFF; DR.. Conrad
Jenny. Secretary OF the Swiss Lega-
| tion, and Signor Cantu.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Geddes were the guests of honor at
| the dinner given last evening by the
Secretary of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition and Mrs. Charles ID. Walcott
Sir Auckland Geddes will be the
principal speaker at the Pilgram So
ciety's dinner 10 be held in New York
on Tuesday, May IS.
| The Secretary OF War and Mrs
Baker were among the guests at the
dinner dance given at the Officers
Club, Washington Barracks, last
evening by, the officers on duty as
instructors or students at the Cen
vzly hA f,.pa {
probably the last OF a very delightful
| series Of festivities. Among those
who entertained parties OF guests
were Col and Mrs. Malvern Hill
Barnum. Col. and Mrs. Alfred \. Star
bird, Maj. and Mrs. Stuart HenitZie'
man, Capt. James f.. Ware, Maj. and
Mrs. Parker Hit. Col. and Mrs. Den
mis- Nolan, Maj. and Mrs. George :
4 Simonds, Maj. and Mrs. George II
Spalding, Col. T. Lei. Parker. Lieut.
Clarence O. Genson, Maj. Nels ThorUd
and Maj. and Mrs. Charles G. Mettler
Norwesian Minister Returns.
The Norwegian Minister, Mr.. Bryn
who has been at his home in Norway
for several months, is expected 70 ar
! rive in New York on May "a. He will
be accompanied by his son Sigmund,
and they will come at once to Wash
! ington. where Nine. Bryn and the
younger children have remained-dur-
! ing the minister's absence.
The Serbian Minister and Nine.
| Grouitch, were hosts at dinner last
evening. entertaining in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Lee. of Philadel-
phia, who are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Allerton Cushman. Among the guests
in addition to Mr.. and Mrs. Lee and
Mr.. and Mrs. Cushman were Miss Lee,
Rear Admiral William +. Fullan
and Col. Robert NJ. Thompson.
Senator james d. Pholan and his
sister, Miss Mary Phelan. have as
guests Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts Duffield
and their daughter, Miss Carolyn Duff
field, of New York. Mrs. Dufficld
was formerly Miss. Isabel Mckenna,
and is the daughter of Justice and
Mrs. Joseph II. McKenna. Senator
Phelan and Miss Phelan will enter
tain for their guests next week.
| Levi p, Morton, sometime Vice
President of the United States, will
celebrate his ninety-sixth birthday to-
morrow. Mr. Morton makes his home
at 1900 Rhode Island avenue, the
scene of much lavish hospitality dur
ing the Harrison Administration
with his daughters Miss Mary Nor
ton and Mrs. Helen Morton. Another
daughter is Mrs. William Corcoran
Eustis.
Nine. Maurice Cazenavc. wife OF
the French high commissioner In the
United States, and her daughter. Mile,