The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1920-06-01

By {. c. DRUM-HUNT.

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The social elect by the hundreds
attepded the musicale and bali at
Werdman Park Hotel last evening
for the Near East Relief. Ii was
a very brilliant occasion, the smart
est OF gay spring season. Last
evenings party was planned for
last Friday to follow the garden
party given at Twin Oaks" the
beautiful suburban home Of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles ]. Beh. but was
postponed.
The dancing. which began at
10:3e o'clock. was preceded by the
musicale and an interesting pro-
gram given under the direction of
Mrs. +. B. Moran, with a group Of
society girls and young men, In at
tractive costumes from the Near
East taking part.
Miss Dorothy Smoller directed
the dancing, and the young ladies
taking part were Miss Katherine
Colby. Miss Lindsay Wood, Miss
Frances Hampson. Miss Barrine
Drake. Miss Marcia Chaplin. Miss
Beatrice Pollock, Miss Betty Grow
er. Miss Celeste Crosby. Miss Eniu
Sims. Miss Virginia Sutherland,
Miss Helen Tucker. Miss Anna
Hamlin, Miss Margaret Harding,
Miss Anne Dpisny. Miss Gracia
Waimsley, Miss Elizabeth waluls-
ley, Miss Dorothy Mondell, and
Miss Halsted. Of New York, who
came down especially to take part.
The musicale program included
Miss Helene Handlers, soprano. Of
the Metropolitan Opera Company:
Miss Ina Goodwin, pianist: Nine.
Nouart KoshkariaR, Miss Marjory
Webster. scfhssic dancer: William
C. Nettum, tenor. American Opera
Company and Miss Gertrude Nc
Ray. accompanist~ Navy Yard
band. Charles Benter. band master.
played.
Among the box holders were the
italian Ambassador and >, Baroness
Romano Ayezzana. Sir Auckland and
Lady Geddes, Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann. Mrs. Francois b. Moran. Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. Cabot Stevens,
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. Mrs. Ed
ward Hamiin Everett, and Mrs.
Harry W&rdman.
Mrs. Scott and Mr.. and Mrs
Wardman did not occupy their box
es, as they were out of town. nor
did Mr.. and Mrs. Everett attend as
they had another engagement. The
Secretary of State and Mrs. Balm
bridge Colby were guests in the
box OF Mrs. Stevens, who also en-
tertained the Polish Minister and
Princess Lubomirska and Gen. and
Lady Ann Azgepetian, who came
over from New York for the event.
The British Ambassador and La
dy Geddes had with them in their
box. Capt. c. ]. Henry, II. II. Ha-
dow and A. p. Graves, all of the
British embassy stan. Mrs. Moore.
of Richmond. and Miss Ann Ham,
lin.
Mrs. Moran had with her in her
box. Admiral and Mrs. W. S. Ben
son. Gen. and Mrs. W. w Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hubbell. Represents
tive and Mrs. James T. Wood and
Gen. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J. Bell enter
tanned a box party including Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marsh.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Cambridge Colby were honor
guests at a dinner which the Ital-
ian Ambassador and Baroness Ro-
manO gave last evening at the en-
bassy. The other guests were Miss
Colby, the French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand. Senator and Mrs.
Charles Henderson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Adolph Casper Miller. Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Miss Jo-
sephine Patten, Senator and Mrs.
Key Pittman. the third secretary
of the Italian Embassy and Nine.
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the Argentine Embassy: Henry de
Embassy; DE- w H. de Beaufort,
tom and Miss Romano.
Baroness Romano will entertain
a number of prominent matrons at
a luncheon on Wednesday and on
Saturday she will entertain a small
company at a tea at o'clock to
meet Father Semeria. who is tour
ing America, making addresses to
interest America in the children Of
Southern Italy.
Lady Geddes. wife OF the British
Ambassador. entertained a box par
ty at the gala opening OF the Mi
kado' at Polls Theater last even
ing. This famous Gilbert and Sui
livan opera will be given also to-
night and tomorrow. and the
equally famous "Pinafore" on
Thursday Friday and Saturday ev-
enings. by the Washingtonians. the
proceeds of the entire week going
to the Salvation Army's home serv-
ice fund.
With Lady Geddes were Capt. c.
J. Henry. II. II. Hadow and 4. T.
Graves. all of the British Embassy
staff: and Mrs. Morris, of Rich
mond. The ambassador was not
with the party as he attended the
commencement exercises of George
Washington University Ehere he
made an address and received an