Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-29
Society

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day, when their guests included the
Secretary O, Interior, Judge John Bar
ton Payne; Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Sedgwick, Mrs. Wetmore, Mrs. George
Ehle. Mr.. William Phelps Emo. Mr.
John Hays Hammond and Mr.. Chaun-
cey Emory. Secretary Colby vii
leave Wednesday for an official visit
to South America.
Mrs. Meredith Hostess Mt Card Party.
The benefit bridge tournament being
held this afternoon in the apartment
Of the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Meredith. 1855 Massachusetts
materials from which to make baby
kits and other children's clothing to
be made up by the Margaret Dodge
| Sewing Circle for the Servian waT
orphans, is proving one of the most
successful affairs of it's kind and Is
given under very fashionable patron
age.
| Sixty-five tables have been engaged
and Mrs. Meredith is being assisted
| in receiving the guests by Mrs. Stephen
| B. Elkins, Nine. Grouitch. wife OF the
minister of the Serbs, Croats and
Thomas +. Walsh, Mrs. John Dough-
erty, Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Mrs
Charles C. McChord and Mrs. Walter
| r. Tuckerman.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Miss Betty Baker. returned yester-
| day from New York. They were
| the guests Of honor at brilliant
| dinner party given Saturday even
| ing at the Plaza Hotel by Mr.. Foster
| Peabody. and the evening before they
dined with Miss Drake. who recent
ly visited Mr.. and Mrs. Baker at
! Beauvoir.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
| Daniels returned last evening from
New York. where they went to at
tend the Army and Navy game. Mr..
| Jonathan Daniels. son of the Sec
rotary and Mrs. Daniels. will leave
tonight for Raleigh, n. c.
The Secretary Of Agriculture and
Mrs. Meredith have as their house
guests their son-in-law and daugh-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Owen
Bowen, who arrived Saturday from
Bowen will go to New York tomor-
row to spend the remainder of the
week, and will therefore not OBJ
serve her usual day at home We'd
nesday.
The secretary Of the Belgian en-
bassy. Mr.. Robert Silvercruys, has
returned from New York. where he
spent last week at the Ritz Carlton
Hotel.
Mrs. Henry Wilder Reyes will be al
home in her apartment at Wendell
Mansion. 2400 10th street, tomorrow
from to 6, to meet Mrs Florence
| Kelley.
Mrs. Reyes guests will include only
| the members of the Pen Women's
League and of the Women's Press
Club.
Mrs. Wilson is at. the head of the
| fete to be given Wednesday and
Thursday at the New willard under
the auspices Of Neighborhood House
for the benefit of several popular
bathrooms in the afternoon and even
| ing both days and the ball the first
| night will be for the benefit of Neigh
borhood House, and on the second it
| will be regular carnival ball with
, many delightful features. All sorts OF
! sale suitable for Christmas gifts. and
the most prominent women in society
will be in charge of the stalls and
otherwise interested in the success of
| the fete.
| The patroness list includes Mrs.
Meredith, Nine. de Riano, Nine. Bakh-
meter, Nine. de Matthew, Nine. Lee
( Breton. Baroness Romano AveZzana,
| Nine. de Pezet. Lady Geddes, Mrs.
Grouitch. Princess Lubomirska. Nine
Peter, Nine. Hubrecht. Mrs. Craigie,
Mrs. Frederic Atherton. Mrs. Alice
Barney. Mrs. Robert w. Bliss. Mrs.
Willard Brownson. Mrs. Charles S.
Cromwell, Mrs. G. c. Calhoun. Mrs.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Mrs. Richard
s. Ely, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mrs.
, Marshall Field. Mrs. James Carroll
Frazer. Mrs. William Goddard. Mrs.
William Morton Grinnell. Mrs. Charles
B. Henderson, Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin,
II. Harlow, Mrs. Frank Hight. Mrs.
Julian James, Mrs. Ralph Jenkins,
Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mrs. Joseph
Letter. Mrs. Edward McCauley. Mrs.
j Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mrs e. II.
/ C. Slater, Mrs. Thomas o. Selfridge.
! Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs Law
| renee Townsend. Mrs. Joseph E.
| Thropp and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh.
| Additional singers in the vaudeville
at the Yuletide fete, to be given on
"Wednesday and Thursday at the New
Willard. are Mile. Hellaire, the charm
eral songs in quaint costume. and
Martin Richardson, who will sing
Neopolitan songs in costume. Mrs
Borden Hartman, chairman of the
county fair, is planning many unique
attractions, assisted by Mr. and Mrs
Craigie of the British embassy. Mr.
Harker and Mr.. Tenant and other.
of the embassy STAFF Mr.. and Mrs
Sy1vanus Stokes. Miss Mildred Brom.
well. Miss Olive Graef. Mrs. Warner
Robbins, Nine. Brambilla and a mum.
Der Of other members Of the diplomat
ic corps and resident society Here
one may buy rabbits. pigeons kittens
even a small pig has been promised
A trained dog will sell grabs and
countrymen and pretty country lassies
will have charge Of all sorts Of anus.
ing side shows.
The Christmas tree, with its wealth
of decorations and toys, will occupy
the end Of the New Willard ballroom
among the ladies presiding at the
booth win be Nine. Grouitch. Mrs
Robert Lansing. Mrs. George T. Marye
Mrs. Robert ODonnell Hinckley, Mrs
Lawrence Townsend. Mrs Charles
Warren, Mrs. Horace westeott, Mrs
William Heron. Mrs. Eldridge Jor-
dan. Miss Hammond, Mrs Waite,
|Tuckerman, Mrs. Smith and q number
of other ladies in charge Of the sale
Of the soldiers work from Mt. Alto
Providence and other hospitals.
DR.. and Mrs. Livingston Farrand
were hosts at luncheon Yesterday
rotary Of the Russian embassy and
| Princess Gagarine, the Duchess dc
| Richelieu. Mrs. Jack Sparks Capt.
Rigal and Mr.. Jennings Cropper Wise.
The Duchess de Richelieu. who is here
for brief visit. will join the Due de
1 irt in oh