The Washington times., 1921-03-05

Mrs. Wiifred DuPuy gave a large
dinner before the ball. having In the
party the Cyecho-Slovakian minister,
DIR. Stepanek: Senor Buenavista. OF
the Peruvian legation; Mr.. and Mrs.
Harold Walker. Mrs. Alexander X.
Thompson. mother of the hostess;
Miss Fall. Mrs. Lyman and Mrs cush-
man. OF Boston. who are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker:
Major Reginald Foster. Maj. Raymond
E. Lee, and Lieutenant William
Doeller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis c. Titus had as
their dinner guests the occupants of
their box at the ball, Mr.. and Mgs
Randolph Minor. of California: Mrs.
Longstreet. Mrs. Il. p. Earle. of Los
Angeles. and Senator Robert N. Stan
fieid. OF Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs George T.. Mesta en-
tertained a dinner party including
Justice and Mrs. Willis Van Devanter.
Mr.. and Mrs. u. S. Grant. jr.. Mr.. and
Mrs. Rufus Day, and Judge and Mrs.
c. c. McChord. all OF whom they took
to the ball with them later.
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Secretary Of the Treasury A. A.
Mellon. Miss Ailsa Mellon. his daugh-
ter, and Miss Sylvester will remain
at the Hotel Washington until they
have selected a Washington home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson will
give a dinner tonight for thirty
guests. most OF whom are out Of 'own
visitors In Washington. Among the
Washington guests will be thS British
Ambassador and Lady Geddes and the
Belgian Ambassador and Baroness dc
Cartier. s.
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lister of Serbia. will give a fare
we'll tea dance from S to 7 o'clock
this afternoon at the legation in
honor of Miss Vota Nesnitch. daugh-
ter of the former prime minister OF
Serbia, who is soon to sail for Paris.
Since Miss Vesnitch came to visit
Washington early in the season she
has made many friends who regret
her return to Europe and who send
her away with the feeling that she
has made a lasting place for herself
here in America.
The guests this afternoon will rep
resent only the few of the younger
folk who have been most closely as
sociated with Miss Vesnitch and arc
limited to one hundred OF the buds
and bachelors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing en-
tertained at luncheon today for Mr..
and Mrs. Albert johnson. OF Phila-
delphia. who are In Washington for
the Inauguration period. The British
Ambassador and Lady Geddes were
among the guests.
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Mrs. II. r. GOWN will entertain at
a dinner party this evening in honor
of the Peruvian Ambassador and
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be the Cuban Minister and Nine. de
Cespedes. and General Marti, of Cuba.
who is the official delegate from
Cuba to the inaugural ceremonies.
Mrs. Gown has been entertaining
during the inauguration week. Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Barker and Miss
Tison. of New York, who will be at
the dinner.
The Navy League banquet tonight
Will be ono Of the most brilliant or
dinners and will mark the getting to-
gether of many of the new heads Of
Government affairs. The big BALL
room at the willard has been gor-
geously decorated with American flags
mingled with the blue and gold
colors Of the league and the long
tables for the 400 guests will be gay
with spring flowers.
At the speakers table. diplomats.
statesmen and dist inguished army and
naval officers will be placed, and II Is
expected that there will be many i'm
promptu remarks. Col. Henry Breck-
enridge will act as toastmaster. The
French Ambassador j. J. Jusserand
will make the principal address. The
Secretary Of War. John w. Weeks.
and David Jayne Hill will follow him.
The Secretary of the Navy. Edwin
DENLY will be one OF the guests Of
honor. The naval attaches of the en-
bassies and legations will also be
special guests. Many ladies will be
among the guests.
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Mrs. Francois Berger Moran will
entertain at large dinner this eve
ming at Chevy Chase Club in honor
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Post Wheeler.
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Mrs. Bina Logan Brown. of Oak
street. a cousin of President Harding.
has as her guest Mrs. Ella Harding
Dickcrson. of Galeon. Ohio. Mrs.
Dickerson Is the Presidents aunt.
Mrs. Brown and Mrs. Dickerson were
numbered among the few who were
privileged to witness the inaugural
ceremonies from the grandstand from
Wnicn tne tTcsiutut ociiNtTtu MS
dress
ar. George Tryon Harding. father
of the President, will dine informally
at the Brown home this evening. DR..
Harding will attend church tomor-
row with his distinguished son.
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The National Pen League and In
ternational Literary Association will
hold a reception from 8 to 7 o'clock
this afternoon at 2019 N street north
west, the home of the president, Mrs.
Florence Jackson Stoddard. The host
esses OF the day will be Miss Eliza
beth Mallot Barnes, Mrs. *. ]. Fenton,
Mrs. A. S. Hamilton, Mrs. NJ. i.
Adams. Miss Mabel shutters, Mrs.
Thomas Smyth Wallis. Miss Il. Joss
lyn Gifren. Mrs Alexander Mcneil.
Mrs. Leonard wilder, Mrs. c. Essery
Barnard. and Mrs Mary Wright John
son. Those presiding at the tea table
will be Mrs. Eva ID. Griffith, Miss
Kathryn Bryarly, and Mrs NJ ID. co..
lins, assisted by Miss Eloise Ander-
son. Miss Minpa Nieman, the Misses
Mcneil. Miss Annette Steel, Miss Mar
eueritc Neale, and the Misses Graham,
members from New Jersey.
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genator and Mrs Duncan n Fietcber