The Washington herald., 1921-03-30

Mrs. Thomas d. Sloan. and Senator
and Mrs. James W. Wadsworth.
Maj. and Mrs. william K. Bart
lett were hosts at a dance last even
ing preceding the army dance at
Rauscher's. Their guests were Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. Samuel d. Rocken-
back, Col. and Mrs. Mark L. Ire
land. Col. and Mrs. Peter Murray.
Col. and Mrs. w. r. Smedberg, Col
and Mrs. Mathew Delaney. Col. and
Mrs. Field, Col. and Mrs. Arthur
White, Col. and Mrs. Percy Jones.
Mrs. Eric Purdon. of New York; !;
and Col. c. c. Collins.
Col. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson en-
tertained at a small dinner party
last evening for their guest, Miss
Nell Jervey. taking the party later
to the army dance given at
Rauscher's.
Comdr. Theodore Jewell enter
tained a party OF young people at
the tea dance at the Cafe st. Marks
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Mary HELEN will entertain
at a dinner Friday evening. taking
the party later to the Junior League
dance at Rauscher's.
The Rev. and Mrs. Sidney E.
Sweet, of Columbus. Ohio. are spend
ing the week with the formers par
ents. Assistant Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Edwin F. Sweet.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs. W. C. Haan
will have guests dining with them
on April s.
Miss Edith Bush. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene Bush. of 1888 New
ton street northwest, who has been
visIting her parents over the Easter
holidays. has returned to her study
of music at the Shenandoah Collie
giate Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ennalls Waggaman
will entertain at a buffet supper
party on the evening of April 5.
taking their guests later to the
Chinese ball.
BRITISH EMBASSY COUNSELLOR
DUE HERE APRIL Fl.
Henry Getty Chiffon, who is COM
ing from Rio de Janeiro to assume
the position of counselor of the
British Embassy, is due to arrive
in Washington about April 81. Mrs.
Chiffon has been here the greater
part of the winter as the guest of
her parents. the former United
States Ambassador to Japan and
Mrs. Thomas J. O'Brien. Mr.. and
Mrs. O'Brien will leave Washington
about the middle of May for their
home in Grand Rapids. Mich. where
they usually spend the summer.
Miss Julia Maths was hostess at
a dinner party last Saturday even
ing at the Chevy Chase Club.
Mrs. John r. williams has an
nounced the engagement of her
daughter, Mrs Dorothy William
McCombs, to Frederick Augustus
sterling. counselor Of the American
Embassy in Paris. They will be
married this spring. The engage
ment of Mrs. McCombs will be of
interest to society both here and
in New York, where, for long
time. she made her home.
Mrs. McCombs is one of the three
Williams sisters, noted for their So
ciai prominence and beauty. The
other two sisters are Mrs. Joseph
Letter and Mrs. John Ballantine Pit
ney, Of Morristown, N. J.
Mr.. Sterling Is well known in
Washington, having served as chief
of the division OF Western European
affairs, of the Department Of State,
before being sent to Paris. He is
member of the Metropolitan and
Chevy Chase clubs.
His first diplomatic post was third
secretary of the American Embassy
at Petrograd in 1911. He was made
second secretary of the legation at
Pekins in 1914, returning to Petro-
grad as second secretary in 1915.
whence he came to accept the post
In the department here.
Mr.. Sterling was born in st. Louis,
and was graduated from Harvard
In 1888. After his graduation he
acted as the manager OF a cattle
ranch which he owned for several
years. He later engaged in manu-
featuring for a short time before
entering the diplomatic service.
MRS. CRAIGIE RETURNS
FROM CUBA TODAY.
Mrs. r. Leslie Craigie, wife of the
secretary of the British Embassy,
will return to Washington today
after an absence of three weeks in
Cuba.
Mr.. and Mrs. chauncey Depew. Of
New York. are guests at the New
willard Hotel. They will remain
In Washington for several days.