Evening star., 1921-05-06

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lands legation, Mr.. De Beaufort; the
secretary of the Swedish legation
Mr.. De LaEerberg: the secretary of
the Argentina embassy. Mr.. Espil: the
MIR. Ayerza, and the naval attache of
the Spanish embassy Lieut.. Com
mander Ferrer.
Count de Sails Host
at Dinner to Painter.
Count de Sails. third secretary of the
British embassy, entertained at dinner
last evening at the Shoreham in honor
OF the noted portrait painter, Mr. Phillip
A. De Laszlo. The guests to meet hin
included Miss Ailsa Mellon. Miss Heller
McLanahan and Mr.. NJ. d. Peterson Of
the British embassy staff The party
later attended the lecture given at the
Corcoran Gallery of Art on Art" by Mr..
De Laszlo when he made several pic
lures from living models.
Mrs. Harding received Capt. and Mrs.
Helwg of Paris, who were recently mar
ried and are in Washington on their
honeymoon. in private audience today
Mrs. Helwig. under her maiden name
Mary McEvilly. is well known to tho
reading public as the author Of severa
books on Dsychical phenomena. Capt
and Mrs. Helwig are stopping at the
Hotel Logan.
Mrs. Gist Blair was hostess at one
OF the largest luncheons of the spring
season today at Grasslands, the coun-
try club. which has been the scene
or so many smart parties of late. The
guests, numbering seventy-fl five. were
seated at seven tables, each having a
decoration of blue delphinim and
Breton. Mrs. John W. Weeks. wife OF
,, the Secretary of War: Princess
Lubomirska and Mrs. Frederick H
Gillett were among the guests who
were representative of official and
resident society.
Representative and Mrs. John
Philip Hill, with their daughters
Miss Susan Hill and Miss Elise Hill
moved yesterday to the residence
1876 K street, which they recently
leased.
The chancellor of the Cuban le-
CATION, Senior Orestes Garcia. has sail
ed for Havana. where he will attend
the inaugural ceremonies. after
which he will return to Washington
Sonora de Garcia will remain in
Washington. with her parents, Senior
and Sonora dc Ferrero, in their home
on Columbia road
The first of a series of three dances
VI thc i1lllle season tluD VIII De
given this evening at Rauscher's. Mr..
and Mrs. Rafael r. GOWN and Miss
Alice Shepard will entertain COM
panies at dinner preceding the dance.
The patronesses for the dances in
clude Mrs. Charles J. Bell. Mrs.
lano. Mrs. Joseph H. Hampson, Mrs.
Grafton Minot and Mrs Gown.
The committee in charge of the
dances Is composed of DIR. Felipe A.
Espil. Commander Theodore Jewell,
Lieut. Commander Lee P. Warren,
G. Sandeford, Maj Stuart w. Cramer,
Jr.; Maj. Wilfrid NJ. Blunt. Lieut.. j. T..
Schneider, MIR. Arthur Bradley Camp
bell and Mr.. Robert Stead, jr.
Mrs. William Whiting Andrews en-
tertalned small company informal
~ at luncheon today in her home, at
213l Bancroft place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benedict CroweH are
expected to arrive in New York to-
morrow from a sojourn in Europe
They probably will come direct to
Washington. as Mrs. Crowell is Dis
trict commissioner of the Girl Scouts
and is expected to attend their rally
which is planned for tomorrow.
Col. and Mrs. W. B/LemIy will
entertain at dinner this evening in
honor of Mrs. Garnett Zorn of Louis
vile, KY, who is visiting Mai and
Mrs. Rowan Palmer Lemly.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. George
III. Fort, who recently arrived from
Minneapolis. Mimi. have taken an
apartment at Pelham Courts. Lieut.,
Commander Fort is on duty at the
Navy Department.
DR.. Roland Cotton Smith is return
ing to Washington, for a short time,
after an absence of some months on
account of illness, and will put up at
the Cosmos Club while here Sunday
morning DR.. Smith will fill his desk
in St. Johns Church. his pastorate,
and it is hoped he will sufficiently re-
gain his health as to resume his du-
ties in the autumn.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh will give a
dance next Monday evening. Weather
permitting, the roof will be used,
otherwise the company will dance in
the ballroom
Mrs. Field. wife of Lieut.. Col Peter
c. Field. was hostess at bridge yes
terday afternoon, her guests num-
bering twenty. Tea followed and the
table had centerpiece Of pink snap
dragons and the drawing room was
gay with spring blossoms.
Former Gov. and Mrs. Joseph w.
Folk went to New York last night and
will spend the week end at the Wal
dorf- Astoria, returning to Washington
Monday. They will, therefore, not
receive Sunday. but will be at home
Sunday afternoon. May Is.
Mrs. Folk entertained a small COM
pany informally at luncheon at the
Shoreham yesterday.
Mrs. Dewitt, mother of Capt. Calvin
Dewitt. jr., is entertaining company
lowed by tea. in her quarters at Fort
Myer, Va. Mrs. William Baird, Mrs.
James NJ. Beck, Mrs. John Helmboldt
and Mrs. John L. Dewitt. daughter
in-law of the hostess, will alternate
at the tea table, which will be adorned
with pink sweet peas and other spring
flowers.
Through the courtesy Of Mr. William
Phelps Emo. meeting Of the committee
on Community Service Of the District of
Columbia was held at the home of Mr..
Emo. at which report Of the various
activities was made by Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Mrs. John Allan Dougherty,
Mrs. James Carroll and Mrs George w.
Ehle. Following the meeting tea was
Mrs. Ehle.
Among the guests were Mrs. Larz An
derson, Mrs. ]. Borden Hartman, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles J. Bell, Mrs. George
Eustis Corcoran. Mr.. Isaac Cans. Mr.
Victor Kaufman, Mr.. Roy Neuhauser,
the Rev. Charles Wood. Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe, Col. Francis T. A. Junkin,
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Theo-
dore B. Boynton and Mrs. c. c. CAL
houn.
The United States minister to Saliva
Peter An0uSfnc ic
ed to arrive in Washington the middle
Of next week, and after a short stay
will leave for his new post as United
States minister to Rumania Mrs. Jay