The Washington herald., 1920-06-13

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\ ing some time in Des Moines, i
Court handed down Its decision on
prohibition. But. as has been stated.
| the city was not deserted, by any
( given had officials and diplomats
among those present as well as
residential society folks.
NOTABLE DINNERS ARE GIVEN
FOR SEC. AND MRS. COLBY.
Not only were parties given last
week just for the Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Colby but they were
| included in a number OF other din
ner parties. Thursday evening the
Polish Minister and Princess Lu-
bomirska gave a dinner in compli-
msnt to Mr.. and Mrs. Colby and
they were the guests OF honor, at a
dinner which the Cuban Minister
and Nine. de Cespedes gave the
next day-Friday Then Mrs. Colby
was the honor guest at a luncheon
which Mrs. Francis s. Nash gave
| early in the week at the Chevy
Chase Club. Mrs. McAndrews. wife
of Maj. Gen. McAndrews, COM
mandant of the General Staff Col
lege. entertained at a luncheon OF
thirty covers last Tuesday In COM
pliment to Mrs. Newton d. Baker
and Mrs. Chase w. Kennedy. wife
of Gen. Kennedy, commandant
Of the Panama Canal Zone and for
mer commandant at Camp Custis,
Mich. Mrs. Kennedy is visiting her
| sister, Mrs. Peter Murray for few
weeks but expects to leave shortly
for Panama again. She has Dees
entertained almost every minute
since she reached Washington.
The next day "wednesday, MRS.
Charles Carroll walcutt, wife of
Col. Walcutt, gave a luncheon ana
bridge party In compliment to Mrs.
Kennedy and that evening she was
the honor guest at a dinner which
Senator Thomas Walsh gave at
the Chevy Chase Club. when a dis
tinguished company of twenty-four
was asked to meet her. Thursday
Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson. wife of Gen.
Donaldson, gave a bridge party and
tea for Mrs. Kennedy and next
Tuesday Mrs. I. w. Littell, wife of
Gen. Littell, in command at the
Soldiers Home. will give q card
party in compliment to Mrs. Ken
nedy. Mrs. McMurray has enter
tained a number of times for her
| sister.
The italian Ambassador and Bar
oness Romano Ayezzana have been
| very busy as hosts all week. They
began last Sunday with a reception
at the embassy in celebration Of the
| anniversary of the giving of the
| constitution to the Italian states.
This festival Is always celebrated on
the first Sunday in June and for
many years II has been the custom
of the italian Ambassador at WASH
ington. 90 receive the members Of
the Italian colony on that day and
they-the colony-always enjoy so
much getting together in that
pleasant way. The Italian consul at
Philadelphia and Nine. Poccardi
spent Tuesday at the embassy, re-
| Wednesday. The Ambassador and
Baroness Romano gave a luncheon
and dinner party, both for them.
| Tuesday and on Thursday evening
| entertained very distinguished
company to meet the British Am
bassador and Lady Geddes.
GEDDEsEs ARE HONOR GUESTS
AT FORMAL DINNER PARTY.
| Lord and Lady Geddes were
guests of honor at very interest
| ing dinner party given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Livingston Farrand, who will
leave at the end of the month to
/ pass the season in Jamestown, r. i.
When they return in the fall. they
will present their daughter. Miss
Margaret Farrand. to society here.
The Polish Minister and Princess
Lubomirska gave two dinners last
week; the one just mentioned and
rxv IA n
the Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
Riano were the guests of honor.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Ba-
ker were among the guests as were
lalso the Minister Of the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes, and Mrs. Grou-
itch. Mime. Bakhmeteff. wife Of the
Russian Ambassador. and Nine.
Urueta, wife of the Minister Of Col
ombia,s were among the guests At
/ the luncheon which Mrs. Russell c.
ILeffingweI, wife of the Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury. gave last
week. Mrs. Charles w. Wetmore
had an interesting company Of
/ prominent matrons lunching with
| her, too, and the naval attache OF
the Italian Embassy, Capt. Pietro
| Civalleri, entertained at luncheon
a day OF so ago. The third secre-
4 tary OF the same embassy stdh anu
| Signora Celesia were among last
weeks dinner hosts.
Lady Geddes was the honor guest
at a luncheon which w. w. An
| drews gave at the Shoreham and
Mrs. Frank B. Freyer was hostess
at a luncheon given for her guest.
Mms. Aubry. when very smart
company was asked to meet her.
These are only a few of the parties
of the week. so. I repeat, conven-
tion or no convention, the week was
| asrather lively one.
GEORGE OAKLEY TOTTENs
FETE A DELIGHTFUL EVENT.
One OF the most enjoyable parties
and decidedly one Of the most
charming in every way was George
Oakley Totten's garden fete and
dance last Monday evening. His
lovely studio home in Sixteenth
street was the scene and more
ftting one would have been hard to
thhd- The house is very artistic and
ths Eroands were beautiful that
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