The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-08

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MEREA ITHS'
BALL NIGHTS
GALA EVENT
A LII ROADS will lead 10
~ Rauscher's tonight. for the
\ Secretary OF Agriculture and
Mrs. Meredith are giving there the
ball in honor OF their sOn-In-law
and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
erick owen Bohen. which is quite
the most important event on this
weeks social calendar. Numerous
dinner parties are on the carpet.
most OF them being planned with
the idea or going on af,erward to
the Merediths' ball, and the func-
ton will bring together a distin-
guished gathering OF official and
diplomatic society some 500 strong
The Misses Colby, daughters OF
the Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Colby, will share honors with Mr..
and Mrs. Bohen and will be in the
receiving line with the Bohens and
Secretary and Mrs. Meredith. Mr..
and Mrs. Meredith are entertaining
a house party for the occasion. and
have as guests Franklin ID. Roose-
welt, former Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy, and Mrs. Roosevelt: Mr..
and Mrs. Edward l.. Doheny, jr, of
California and New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Kurtz. of Des Moines,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Pear
soil OF Newark, n. ].
Perhaps the most interesting of
the numerous dinners before the
ball Is the one which Mr.. and Mrs.
George Leroy Boyle are giving
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bohen as the
guests OF honor. They are enter
tanning at the willard and will
Among their guests will be Miss
Dorothy Martin OF Philadelphia,
who arrived today to visit Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyle.
Col. and Mrs. Clarence Richmond
Day are giving a dinner at the
Maison Dupont before the dance.
their guests being asked to meet
Miss Miriam Hoy, Of Albany. who
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Kaufman. Miss Hoy is engaged
to Mr. and Mrs. kauffmann's son.
Samuel II. Kaufman. Miss Betty
Grove, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Rench Grove, will give
small dinner for young people, en-
PERTAINING in compliment to Miss
Elinor Wheeler and Miss Anne
Hight. Her party will include some
of the debutantes Of this season
and last and her house guests, Mss
Eleanor Williams and Miss Har-
riet DeForrest Brown, Of Baltimore
MARsHALLs FETED.
Secretary and Mrs. Meredith will
be hosts again on December 10.
when they will give a dinner in
honor OF the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall. The Marshalls will
be continuously feted until the
close OF the Admin Isl atiQn. en-
tertaining in their honor. starting off
on Monday. when Senator and Mrs.
Pomerene had a dinner for them.
Mrs. Marshall presided yesterday
at the pleasant luncheon given in
the Senate office building in COM
pliment to Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing. The hostesses were the wives
of Senators who organized several
years ago to do Red Cross work,
and who have been meeting reg
ularly ever since.
The luncheon was served in the
same informal picnic style, that it
was when the wife of the Presi-
dent-elect sat among them during
several winters. and did her part Of
the sewing. 1t was a pleasant re-
union for the last time before Mrs.
Harding returns here to take up
the more onerous duties of first
lady of the land. She returned TO
Marion yesterday. many friends.
both in and out of official life. be-
ing at the station to say on revoir.
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Mrs. Wilson entertained box
party at the Philadelphia Orchestra