Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-29

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Gladys Hinckley and other guests
from New York and Philadelphia
joined the party en- route.
Mr.. William P. Emo and Mrs. Ehle
Will not be at home tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Parker W. West will be at home
tomorrow afternoon at the Soldiers
Home.
Mrs. Mendum r. Blumenberg will be
at home informally tomorrow afternoon
at the Highlands. from to Z o'clock.
Mrs. Frederic r. Harris will be at
home tomorrow afternoon from to Z
at her residence, 1892 18th street north
west.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick H Brooke
entertained at dinner last evening, when
James w. Wadsworth, jr., Gen. PERISH
Mrs. Irwin b. Laughlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reginald S. Huidekoper, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss, Mrs. NJ. E. Ohm
sted OF Harrisburg, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs:
H. Westcott, Mrs. Henry c. Corbn. Mrs.
Henry P. Fletcher and Mr.. Vance Nc
Cormick
Mrs. Brooke Is spending today in
Richmond, where she went to address
meeting of the Girl Scouts, and while
there is the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Bryan.
Mrs. August Belmont of New York
city is spending few days at the
Hotel Lafayette.
The third of the series of tea dances
by the Army and Navy juniors is
being given this afternoon from to
1880 at 2400 18th street. Mrs. Baker.
wife of the Secretary of War; Mrs.
Harry Taylor, Mrs. William Price,
Miss Golden Ruggles and Miss Laura
Lejeune are receiving and the intro
auctions were made by Maj. James c.
Lyon. Assisting will be Miss Caro-
lyn Nash. Miss Katharine Rutter, Miss
Adeline Pendleton. Miss Anne Pendle-
ton. Miss Betsy Ross, Miss Jean
Schroers, Miss Corrinne Stevens, Miss
Margaretta Tillman and Miss Mar
garet Taylor. Among those serving
as floor committee are Maj. James A.
Lyon. Capt. Davney Elliott. Capt.
Elroy S. ]. Irvine, Lieut.. Carlisle b.
Lieut.. Milton w; DAVIS. Lieut.. William
Crogan, all of the u. s. A.; Capt. Ed
ward Jenkins, u. s. M. c., and Lieut..
NJ. c. Miller. U. S. N. Mrs. Lorenzo
D. Gasser and Miss Sallie Ovenshine
are presiding at the punch bowl.
Mrs. Robert Parker Of London. Eng
land, who has been at the Washington
left yesterday for Florida.
Mrs. Hamilton Wright was hostess at
a luncheon yesterday at her home on
New Hampshire avenue.
Col and Mrs Robert Wallach have
arrived from Fort Oglethorpe. where
the former is now stationed, for visit
to Mrs. Wallach's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Cleveland Perkins.
The sewing class for Russian Relief
was held yesterday morning in the din
ing room of the embassy on 18th street,
Mrs. Robert Lansing. chairman of the
Washington branch; Mrs. Livingston
Farrand, the treasurer; Mrs. Sherman
Miles, secretary, and Mrs. Edward w.
Root, being in charge. Rear Admiral
McCulley and his seven little Russian
wards were present. the admiral giving
a simple but convincing talk on the
Russians as a people and on the neces-
sity for the work.
The debutante daughters of the men,
bers of the Congressional Club were
the guests of honor of the club at a
dance last evening. Mrs. Charles B:
Ward, president of the club. received
the guests assisted by the guests of hon.
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of the senator from West Virginia; Miss
Rosa-Maye kendrick, daughter of the
senator from Wyoming; Miss Dorothy
Mondel1. daughter of the representative
from Wyoming. and Miss Priscilla Hus-
ted, daughter OF the representative from
New York. The guests, who numbered
more than 200, were younger members
Of official circles.
Dance for Providence Dfspensary.
The dance for the benefit of the free
dispensary of Providence Hospital will
He given at the Raleigh Hotel, Tuesday
evening. February !.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hartman an
nouEce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Florence. to Mr.. Morris Stokvis of
London, England.
Mrs Ira G. Hersey, wife of Repre-
sentative Hersey from Maine, is chair
man of the committee for securing
treasures" to be sold at the big COM
Park on January 81. for the Chinese
famine fund. The mayor of Takona
Park will be master of ceremonies.
All churches. clubs and organizations
will take part. Mrs. Wilson will send
flowers for decoration of the parish
The Washington alumni of Western
Maryland College held their annual ban
quet last evening. at the Franklin Square
Hotel.
The speakers were DR.. A. N. Ward.
president of the college: DR.. T. H. Lew
is ex-president. and now residing in
this city Prof. w. NJ. Black, once on
the faculty and now of Lynchburg, Va. :;
Mr.. c. o. Clemson. president of the
Alumni Association; Mr.. Henry Giligan.
president OF the Washington alumni Mr..
L. I. Pollitt, representing the Baltimore
alumni, with Mr.. Roger Whiteford as
toastmas ter
The banquet committee included Mr.
Caleb OConnor, chairman; Commander
Elwood Cobey. Mr.. Leon Hurley and Mr.
James Wheeler.
Mrs. Wilmer Boiling, sister-in-law of
Mrs Wilson. occupied the Presidents
box this morning at the presentation of
the childrens films at the BeIasco The
alter. Mrs. Boiling has been a constant
attendant at these little juvenile film
shows. and at the first performance was
accompanied by Mrs. Wilson. This was
Army and Navy day. and the little tots
were honored by the presence of the
highest officers of the Army and Navy.
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Baker, Secre-
tary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels. Gen.
Pershing, Gen. March and their friends
were in the audience.
The patronesses for the ball to be
given by the Stonewall Jackson Chap