Evening star., 1921-01-17
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The new Italian ambassador. Signor
/ Rolando Ricci, was received by hlne
Victor Emmanuel of Italy Saturday. VINO
bestowed the order of the grand cor
don Of the crown Of italy on him prior
| to his departure for this country. The
ambassador, with his son. Capt. F1ilppo
Ricci, will sail from Genoa on the
| steamer Duca d'Acosta January - en-
! route for this country. and they Will De
| Asserto. who is coming as secretary OF
! the embassy.
! Cart. Fiiippo Ricci. who fought in the
! war as captain of a trench mortar sec
ton. received two silver medals 1or
| saior and other decorations, and was
| knighted on the battlefield.
Lady Geddes. wife of the ambassador
+, of Great Britain. will entertain at a
small dinner at the embassy this even
ing in honor of the Marquis of Carls-
brooke. who Is the guest OF Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Nicholas Long
| worth, and who is in this country on
! a special mission. A reception 10
! which about thirty additional guests
have been invited will follow. MIS-
| Charles S. Bromwell. who will! be a
dinner hostess of this evening. bring
| ing on her guests, as will the charge
| d'affaires OF the Italian embassy and
| Signora Brambilla.
| That as many of the thousands OF
visitors who are in washington TOE
:he inaugural ceremonies as wish Will
| be given an opportunity to attend a
| fashionable dance the night OF Marcn
| is a matter of congratulat1on ana
due to the enterprise OF q numoer OF
women Of society, VINO nave .nha namen am q
| Mrs John Allan Dougherty chairman
| of the ball committee.
When the inaugural ball was aban-
| doned at the request OF the President,
| elect the group of women interested
| in the Child Welfare Society at once
| started activities for a benefit ball.
| The bathrooms of the New Willard
| have been engaged for the occasion
| and the best music of the country is
| being engaged. The governors of the
states Of the Union and their wives
| will be among the specially invited
| guests.
The Alabama Society is giving re-
ception and ball at the New Willard
Monday. January "a. 1921. Great prep
arations are in progress to make this
| the biggest and most elaborate func-
| tion ever given in Alabama's honor in
Washington. The boxes will be occu
pied by the congressional set and also
| by other prominent Alabamians. Ala
bamians and their friends are invited
Lady Geddes has loaned the ball
room at the British embassy for the
lecture to be given this afternoon at
4:3W o'clock by DR.. Wilfred T. Gren-
fell in the interest of the interna-
tional service to seamen and fisher
men in Labrador and Newfoundland.
About two hundred and fifty invita-
| tions have been issued by the COM
mittee In charge.
A card. party and dance will be CIV
en- at RAuscher's Wednesday evening,
January \19. for the beneit Of the
school fund Of st. Charles Church.
in charge includes Mrs. o. ]. Frank,
Mrs. Charles Lohman and Mrs. James
Wills Dancing will last from 8 to 12
and there will be fifty tables at cards.
The committee in charge Of the re-
freshments includes Miss May Reilly,
Miss Margaret Miller and Miss May
Col. and Mrs. Robert e. Lee held
an informal reception yesterday aft
ernoon n noo in honor Of Mrs. Joseph
Julian James. Mrs. Lee was assisted
and Mrs. Hugh Cummings and Mrs.
Eliphalet Andrews presided at the
tea table.
Mrs. Delos A Bloagett will enter
tain the Archaeological Society OF
Washington this evening at a recep-
tion at $3.50 in the Washington Club
This will be the 10fst meeting of
will be given by Prof. J. A. Mont
gomery Of the University Of Pennsyl-
| vanfa, chairman of the managing
committee Of the American School OF
Jerusalem. He will talk on "Archeo-
logical work in Palestine and the
| American School in Iopaaaa1on
Miss Anthony Back From China.
Representative and Mrs. Daniel r.
Anthony. jr:. 2140 Wyoming avenue
have been Joined by their daughter
Miss Eleanor Anthony. who has just
returned from a four-month visit with
friends in Peking. China. Miss An
thony will spend the winter in Wash
ington.
Mrs Anthony will be at home in
formally tomorrow afternoon at
Mrs. Woods. wife of Representative
James P. Woods. and her house guest
Mrs. Tredway Gravely of Danville'
Va. will be at home tomorrow after
Mrs. Charles Patterson and Mrs
George Barnett will sail Wednesday
on the steamship Adriatic for Europe.
Mrs. fatterson VIII make a tour OF
the devastated regions. Mrs Barnett
expects to be absent about a month
| and on her return will be accompa ME
by her daughter. Miss Leila Gordon.
who has been studying in Paris.
Mrs. Thomas F. Logan will be at
home next Sunday. January 20. at 4:3O.
Mrs. Thomas Hamilton Wilson and
Miss Abercrombie win be at home
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sitter o'clock at 1909 goth street.
Prof. Lewis Cohen Of George Wash.
ington University and Mrs. Cohen en-.
tertafned q party Of friends at dinner
in the private dining room Of thu
Hadleigh Friday evening in homo,
Of DR.. ], 8. Eslin Of Washington, who
will sail for Europe in the near fu.
ture to travel and study. The guests
were: Dr.. J. g. Esl<in, DR.. g. Jaftee
DR.. ]. Davidson, Mr.. and Mrs. Pau
Hanna, Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Mel.
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Turoff. Mrs
A. Press, Miss Adler-Blum, Morri,
jacobson, William Berg and Raphae
Zon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton Lewis ar<
visiting their son-in-law and daugh'
tor. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Leo Bolts, II
Philadelphia and will 90 from there
to New York. Before returning te
their home, tho Meadows, at White
Sulphur Springs. they will visit theil
SON and daughter.in-law. Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence Lewis. at st. Augustine
Fla
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, vine
have been at their summer home
Weld, at Brookiine. Mass. arc ex.
pected to leave there this week and
90 to White Sulphur Springs Tor