The Washington times., 1921-11-28
by JEAN ELIOT :

Evans hughes.
This is perhaps the most impor-
tant of several dinner parties for
conference dignitaries on the calen.
dar tonight. The Rt. Hon. Arthur
James Balfour. chief OF the British
delegation, will be the guest of
honor at a dinner which the Coun-
selor of the British Embassy and
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon are giving
this evening at their home In r
street. They will have another din
ner tomorrow evening. when Gen.
eral the Earl Of Cavan will be the
ranking guest.
DIR. j. G. A. Everwyn, minister OF
the Netherlands. will give q recep-
ton tonight at Rauscher's In honor
of the members Of the Netherlands
delegation to the arms conference.
The guests will include the Ameri-
can newspaper correspondents and
the press attaches of the foreign
delegations.
Members of the press were also
guests at the luncheon which Rene
Viviani, chief of the French dele
cation, gave today at the Willard.
There were fifteen In the party,
ents among them.
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THE secretary general Of the con-
u ference on the limitation Of ar
mament and Mrs. John w. Garrett
entertained a house party over the
weekend at their country place.
Evergreen. near Baltimore. Among
those in the party were the acting
secretary general OF the Belgian
delegation, M. Robert Silvercruys:
the secretary general Of the British
delegation, Lieut.. Col. Sir Maurice
Hankey; the Secretary for Canada
and Mrs. l.. G. Christie. the secre-
tary for Australia, G.. G. Knowles;
the secretary for New Zealand. e.
0. Mousley; secretary for India, G..
8. Baipai; assistant secretary for
France. Rene Massigli; vice min
lister for foreign affairs OF Japan.
Masanao Hanihara; Secretary of the
Netherlands Legation and Nine.
Tjarda van Starkenborsh-St achou-
wer: secretary for Portugal. Mr..
Montralto; Secretary for China and
Nine. Tyau, and the following mem
bers of the secretariat for the Uni.
ted States: Mr.. and Mrs. j. Butler
Wright, Mr.. and Mrs. Lithgrow Os-
borne, Mr.. and Mrs. William Penn
Cresson. Mr.. and Mrs. Seth Low
Pierrepont. Warden Mckee Wilson,
Godfrey v. ALoy, and J. Gilman
darcy Paul.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett had a lunch
con yesterday. at which number
of prominent Baltimoreans were In
cited to meet their house guests.
They returned to their apartment
in Washington today.
NJ. Fournier Sarloveze, OF the
French delegat ton to the conference,
and M. Jules Henri. second secre-
tary Of the French embassy were
guests over the weekend Of Mr..
and Mrs E. T. Stotesbury at their
home in Philadelphia. Mrs. Crom-
well Brooks. who went to New York
for the Army Navy game, Joined the
home party yesterday.
Mrs. Harding has signified her in
tention of attending the drill and tea
dance to be given at Fort Myer on
Saturday afternoon December II. for
the benefit of the Army and Navy
Relief.
This is the first of the seasons drill.
and in accordance with an annual
custom, the proceeds will go to this
worthy cause. The drill will take
place in the. riding hall, and tea
dance will follow at the Administra-
ton building.
Announcement will be made later,
where the tickets will be on sale.
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The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand entertained breakfast
at the embassy yesterday.
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The Argentine Ambassador and
Nine. lie Breton entertained small
company at dinner last. evening at
the embassy. Nine. lie Breton was
at home yesterday afternoon.
Baroness Shidehara, wife OF the am
bassador Of Japan, sailed today on the
Siberia Maru from Tokyo for the
United States. She is accompanied
by her son.
The Postmaster General, Will H.
HAYS, will return this afternoon from
a brief visit in New York.
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The Secretary of Agriculture, Henry
c. Wallace, will return on wednesday
from Chicago.
Mrs. Herbert Hoover, wife Of the
Secretary of Commerce, was the
guest of Mrs. Hubert Leo Pratt at
luncheon today at her home In New
York. Secretary and Mrs. Hoover
went to New York on Saturday to
attend the Army and Navy game.
Miss Ailsa Mellon, daughter Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, will return
this afternoon from a weekend visit
in Philadelphia.
Miss Alice Sylvester Is in Boston
for the remainder Of the week.
The minister Of Persia, Mira Hus.
sein Khan Alai, will be host at dinner
this evening in honor Of the Under.
secretary Of State and Mrs. Henry
p. Fletcher. His guests will include
Count Jacques de Sieyes, of the
French embassy and Countess de
Sieyes, DR.. and Mrs. Albert Putney,
DR.. Arthur c. Millspaugh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lester Woolsey, Leland Robin.
son and Ali Asghar Khan, secretary
of the legation.
Senator Peter Goelet Gerry Is with
his sister, Miss Angelica Gerry, and
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