Evening star., 1921-12-21

The Prince de Bearn ct de Chalais
counselor of the embassy OF France
has sent cards announcing that he
would be at home Sunday. January l.
from to Z o'clock. at 1921 r street.
The secretary general of the Meth
| erlands delegation and Nine. Tjarda
van Starkenborgh will entertain a
company at dinner this evening.
Mrs. Grafton Minot will entertain a
distinguished company Of sixteen at
dinner this evening.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Taylor will be
hosts at dinner this evening in honor
Of Miss Patricia Heron. who, with her
mother. Mrs. William Collins Heron,
land Miss Janet Heron. will sail for
Italy next month.
Judge and Mrs. Sidney Ballou will
give a dance this evening for sub
debs" in their home, on LIE Roy place.
Mrs Henry NJ. Hoyt will present
her daughter, Miss Nancy Hoyt, at a
dance which she will give this even
ing at Rauschers.
Mrs. John Allen Daugherty will
entertain informally at tea this aft
ernoon at the Brighton for her house
guest, Mrs. William f. Sproul.s wife
Of the Governor of Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward II. Everett
will give a dance this evening, when
| their guests will number about 200,
and will include the members of the
Riding and Hunt Club.
Former Senator and Mrs. Thomas
p. Gore announce the engagement of
their daughter. Nina. to Lieut.. Eugene
l. Vidal. L., S. A, the wedding to
-. To-
Vidal is graduate of West Point
and was prominent in the Olympic
| games in England. Miss Gore has
spent most of her life in Washingt on
| and Is an accomplished and lovable
young member of the ex-official set.
Many Distinguished Guests
Entertained Last Evening.
| The minister of Norway and Nine.
Bryn entertained company at din
ner last night in honor of DIR. and
| Mrs. s. G. Gade of Norway.
| Maj. Gen. Tanaka. chief of the army
staff of the Japanese delegation to
the conference, entertained a small
company of guests at dinner at the
Shoreham last night.
Mrs. Richard H. Townsend, whose
! Illness prevented her from carrying
out her social engagements for two
weeks, entertained a company OF dis
| ltinguiShed guests at dinner last
night whic ch was arranged in honor of
the Chief Justice of the Supreme
iCourt and Mrs. William Howard Taft
and included the Rt. Hon. Arthur
James Balfour, Lord Lee Of Fareham
and Lady Lee, the minister of Dem
mark, Mr. Brun; Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
and Mrs. DENLY, Senator and Mrs.
Hitchcock, Senator Hale, Lieut. Col
Sir NJ. P. A. Hankey, secretary to the
British empire delegation; Mr.. Hugh
C. Wallace, former ambassador to
France; Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles
| iCantacuzene, Mr.. and Mrs: c.: C.
lGlover, Col. and Mrs. Henry May. Mrs
lvanderlip of New York; Mrs. Francis
IG. Newlands, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs
Frederic A. Keep. Miss Boardman
Miss Gwynn, Mr.. A. Piatt Andrews
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert H. GrosvenoI
| have with them for the holidays
| their eldest daughter, Miss Gertrude
Grosvenor. who has come from the
Bennett School. at Millbrook. N. Y.
where she is studying art. Mr.. and
| Mrs Grosvenor will entertain COM
pany at dinner Friday evening fol
| Miss Grosvenor, and the company
| will later attend the dance which
Representative and Mrs Wallace H
| White, jr., will give at Rauschers
for the latters daughter, Miss Nina
Lunn.
Ensign Melville Grosvenor will ar
rive Saturday morning from the
Naval Academy to spend Christmas
with his parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor will give q
small dance New Year eve, when thell
/ guests will be the school girl and boy
friends Of their younger daughter
Miss Lillian Grosvenor.
! Capt. and Mrs. Lawrence Mcceney
Jones will arrive Saturday from West
Point, N. Y, where the former is sta
toned, and will spend Christmas
week with Mrs. Jones' parents, Mr.
and Mrs. George A. King, in their
home at 1911 2Sth street. Mrs. Jones
will be at home informally Christmas
afternoon at o'clock. Capt. and Mrs
Jones were married in Washington in
September. Mrs. Jones was formerly
Miss Elizabeth Trueman King.
The adjutant general of the state
of Illinois, Mr.. Frank S. Dickson. is
spending q few days at the willard
and will return to his home, ir
Springfield, Ill, for Christmas.
Admiral de Bon of the French dele
CATION was host at dinner last even
Ing, WHeH HIS quests Wei
and Nine. de With, the assistant Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs. Roose..
welt, the third assistant secretary OF
state and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
Admiral and Mrs. Harry Mel. Huse
Admiral Richard H. Jackson Capt
and Mrs. Luke McNamee. Capt. and
Mrs William Pratt, Capt. and Mrs
Hayne Ellis, Mrs. Frank West, NJ
urnier-Sarnoveze, M. Casenaye, NJ
Frochot and NJ. Ponsot of the French
delegation and the naval attache OF
the French embassy. Capt. Rigal.
Senator and Mrs. Nathaniel B. Dial
entertained a small company at din.
ner last evening in their home al
|1S52 Kalarama road.
Lieut.. Gen. Giuseppe Vaccari, the
chief of staff of the Italian army
entertained at dinner last evening a,
the Washington Club. The guests
were Col. di Bernezzo, the Italian
military attache, and Marquisa d
Bernezzo; Col. Moizo, Col. Guidoni
the Italian naval air attache, and
signora Gyidoni; Col. NJ: G: Buckley
U. S. Al. Lieut.. Col. Pentimalli, Lieut.
Col Barbasetti. Miss Floy Barnhardt
Signor and Signora CNesia, Capt
Huntington, the Italian assistant mill
tary attache, and Signora Huntington
The counselor of the Netherlands
legation, Jonkheer de Beaufort, en-
! tertained a company of eighteen at
, ,Ginner last evening at Wardman Park
Hotel in honor of Jonkheer van
tRlokland, delegate from the Neither