The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-24
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tthe most important event on the calen-
| dar last evening. Unfortunately Lady
Lee was prevented from being present
by an attack of influenza, but Lady
| Geddes, wife of the British Ambassa-
dor, filled the role Of hostess.
In the company were the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Hughes, the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand, the
British Ambassador and Lady Geddes.
Senator Carlo Schanzer, chief OF the
italian conference delegation; DIR. Wei
lingtOn Koo, chief Of the Chinese dele
cation. and Nine. Koo; the Chinese
Minister and Nine. SEE, Elihu Root, of
the American delegation; the Secre-
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. DENLY,
Justice and Mrs. Mahloh Pitney, Sen
ator Pearce. Srinvasa Sastri, Sir John
Salmond, Admiral Kato, Admiral Baron
Acton, Admiral de Bon, Admiral Sir
Ernie Chatfield, Lieut.. Col. Sir Maui
rice Hankey, the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Theodore Roose-
welt, Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Garrett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Atherton, Mr..
and Mrs. John Bolt, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Castle, MI. and Mrs. Fred
erick Brooke, Mr.. and Mrs. c. C..
Glover, Colonel and Mrs. Barney. Cap
tain and Mrs. John Gibbons, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Hertle, Mr.. and Mrs. Hop
kins, Comdr. and Mrs. Emory Scott
Land, Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Caspar
Miller, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Pinchot,
DIR. and Mrs. Charles d. Walcott, Mr.
and Mrs. c.. Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs
Mark Sullivan, Mrs. Marshall Field,
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs. Henry
c. Corbin, Mrs. Truxtun Beale, Mr..
and Mrs. Noyes, the Misses Patton,
Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips, Mrs. Hamil-
ton Wright, Miss Betty Poe. Miss
Laura Harlan, Miss Evelyn Wads-
worth, Capt. Berry Domville, Capt.
Sidney n. Bailey, Capt. Clarence j.
Henry, Air Vice Marshal Higgins, Cap
tain Little, Mr.. Longhurst, Hugh v.
Tenant, A. w. Street and Lieutenant
Arnold.
Persian Envoy Entertained.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert II. Putney en-
tertained at luncheon today in the
Shoreham, the guests including the
Persian minister, Mira Hussein Khan
Alai; Charles w. Russell, former min
lister to Persia, and his daughter,
Mrs. Ogston; Miss Sophie Sweet, Con-
stantine A. Chekrezi, Albanian COM
missioner to the United States, and
Ali Ashgar Khan. secretary of the
Persian legation.
s.
The newly arrived Finnish minister,
Leonard Astrom, and Judge Erro lives,
charge d'affaires Of The Finnish lega-
ton, were entertained by Congressman
and Mrs. Oscar j. Larson last evening
at Rauscher's at dinner. After the
dinner the party occupied box at
Keith's.
Mr.. Astrom succeeds as minister A.
II. Saastamoinen, who recently re-
signed to devote his time to his extern
sive business interests in Finland.
Judge lives has also resigned to take
an important position with Finland .
bank, the governments financial IT,
stitution. He sails on the Aquatania
for his native land on December 81.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Marye will
entertain a company of young people
at dinner tonight for their school
girl daughter, Miss Helen Marye,
taking their guests afterward to the
Chevy Chase Club to dance. There
will be twelve or fourteen In the
party, among them Miss Marye's
cousin, Miss Sarah Moreland, who is
spending the holidays with her.
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Judge and Mrs. Charles b. Howry
will entertain at dinner tonight.
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The cadets of West Point and the
midshipmen of the Naval Academy
will be given an Army Navy ball this
evening at the Willard.
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General the Earl of Cavan accom-
panied by Lieut.. e. II. Gage, left last
evening for Aiken, S. c., to be the
guest of Thomas Hitchcock over
Christmas. They will return to
Washington on December n.
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Jonkheer w. II. de Beaufort, some
time counselor of the Netherlands le-
CATION and now minister designate to
Greece, will go to New York tomor-
row to attend a Christmas party to
be given by Mrs. William X. Wander
bilt.
John w. Garrett, secretary general
to the army conference, and Mrs. Gar
rett, went to their home in Balti
more today to stay over night and
celebrate Christmas Eve. They will
return to Washington tomorrow eve
nine in time to attend the family din
neT WHICH TSiTS. HlOthCt,
Benjamin Warder, will give.
s.
Capt. and Mrs. w. r. Gherardi
will entertain a company Of thirty
young people at supper this evening
for their sons, Wblter Gherardi and
Taylor Gherardi, who are home from
school for the holidays. They will
later take their guests to the dance
at the Chevy Chase Club.
Capt. Stewart +. Miller is spending
the Christmas season with his pa
rents, Congressman and Mrs. John F.
Miller.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Frank w. Coe
will entertain at dinner this evening
in compliment to Miss Mary Palmer
and Miss Diana Cumming, two of the
debutantes >of the season. There will
be twelve guests.
Lieut.. William Coe, who is sta
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