Evening star., 1920-11-23
.IE Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Baker will entertain dou-
BILE box party at the Army

BILE box party at the Army
and Navy game, in New
York, Saturday, when their guests
will include Gen. Nivelle. the famous
French officer, with his aid, Col. Azan;
the former Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. McAdoo. Mr.. and Mrs. John
D. Ryan and Col. Ayres.
Mrs. John Stockwell of Cleveland,
: who is visiting the Secretary and Mrs
Baker. will go to New YORK 70 spetu
Thanksgiving.
The ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Geddes will entertain at
dinner this evening in honor of Vice
Admiral Sir William Pakenham, VINO
is the new communicating -ch1eI OF the
north Atlantic and West Indlan sla.
tion, who arrived at the embassy las!
night, accompanied by his flag neu-
tenant. Curzon Howe. Sir william
Wiseman is also guest at the en-
bassy for a few days. .
Vice Admiral Pakenham, VINO Is u
celebrated naval ancestry, was com
mander of the third British cruiser
squadron during the war. He VIII VIII
visit the Naval Academy at AnnapoIs
Thursday. when Admiral Scales super, :
intendent of the academy, VIII give
luncheon in his honor.
Baroness Romano Avezzana, wife OF
the ambassador of Italy. Will nave as
her guest the latter part of the week
her mother. Mrs. Frederick Clark, of
Staten Island.
Mrs. Meredith. wife of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, will not observe
her usual day at home tomorrow aft
ernoon.
Senior Don ]. Antonio Lopez Cutter
reZ, minister of Honduras, anu in
- faypiIv have CanceioQ
all of their social engagements 1or
the present, because of the Word re-
ceiyed from their home of the serious
illness of Senior LopeZs daughter
Mrs. Margarita Lopez de Parker.
Miss Craven Presented to Society.
One of the most important debut
parties of the season is being given
this afternoon by Mrs. T. T. Craven.
wife of Capt. Craven, head OF the arr
service of the Navy. to introduce tnelr
debutante daughter, Miss Ann WIckes
Craven. The tea, to which large
company representative of diplomatic.
official Army. Navy and resident SO
ciety has been invited. VIII De
charming in its arrangements, as mrs
Craven, who was a debutante IN Bal
timore in 1898. is having it as much
like her debut as possible, and at
least a half dozen friends who were
will be present this afternoon to as
sist. Mrs. Craven was formerly Miss
Antoinette Merritt of Baltimore. The
residence of Capt. and Mrs. Craven on
Corcoran street is abloom with the
many lovely floral tokens sent the
Young bud who is already an
acknowledged belle.
Mrs. Craven is wearing for the after
noon a gown of black georgette crepe
heavily beaded in rose color, and the
debutante is charming in a gown of
filmy white tulle encrusted with irr1-
descent sequins and mounted over
white satin. She is carrying one OF the
many bouquets sent her.
Mrs. Houston, wife of the Secretary
of the Treasury; Mrs. Daniels. wife OF
the Secretary of the Navy. and Mrs.
Seaton Schroeder, wife of Admiral
Schroeder. will preside at the tea table
Romano Avezzana. daughter of the
Italian ambassador and Baroness
Romano Avezzana: Miss Aristine Scales,
daughter Of the superintendent Of the
Naval Academy at Annapolis; Miss.
commandant Of the Naval Academy;
Miss Isabelle Bruce Of Annapolis. cousin
Of the debutante; Miss Ateline Oxnard,
Miss Mary Louise johnson, Miss May
Taylor. Miss Margarsx Taylor. Miss
Wheeler. Miss Edith HAcon.4 Miss Anne
Hight, Miss Minnie Veeders Miss Zilla
MacDougan. Miss Marjorie Ge1m and
Miss Laura sIejeune. s
Capt andH4Gs. Craven are erM
dinner and dance for the group dlHodk
assistants. following the tea, Iken q
number of young men, including some
of the Navy officers stationed here have
been invited to join the party, number
ing forty or more. s fs
Miss Craven is perhaps the youngest
debutante to be presented this year,
being just seventeen, and it is an in
teresting fact that she passed her ex-
aminations for college before she was
sixteen. She made her first appearance
in society last season, when she at
tended the large reception given for his
majesty the Prince of Wales during
his visit in Washington. when she was