The New York herald., 1921-12-21
Chief Justice Taft
Guest of Honor at
. Dinner in Capital
Mrs. Richard III. Townsend
HOstess-Rt. Hon. Arthur
James Balfour in Party.

Special Dispatch to THE New YORK HERALD.
New York Herald Bureau,
Washington. d. C., Dec. 20.
Mrs. Richard II. Townsend. whose i'll
ness prevented her from carrying out
her social engagements for two weeks,
entertained a company OF distinguished
guests at a dinner tonight. which was
arranged in honor of the Chief Justice
OF the Supreme Court and Mrs. William
Howard Taft and included the Right
Hon. Arthur James Balfour. Lord Lee
of Fareham and Lady Lee. the Minister
of Denmark, Mr.. Brun; Justice and Mrs.
McKenna. the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. DENLY, Senator and Mrs.
Hitchcock. Senator Hale. Lieut.. Col. Sir
NJ. p. A. Hankay, secretary to the Brit
ish Empire delegation; Mr.. Hugh C.
Wallace, formerly Ambassador 10
France; Brig.-Gen. and Mrs. Charles l..
McCawley, Prince and Princess Canta-
cuzene-Speransky. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
C. Glover. Col and Mrs. Henry May.
Mrs. Vanderbilt Mis-. Francis G. New
lands. Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs. Frederic
A. Keep, Miss Mabel T. Boardman. Miss
Gwynn. Mr.. A. Piatt Andrews and Mr..
Lawrence Townsend.
Sir Robert and Lady Borden were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. william Marshall
Bullitt. who had a dinner company
of sixteen. Jonkheer W. H. de Beaufort
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Legation, was host at delightful din
ner, entertaining in compliment to
Jonkheer de With Of the Netherlands
conference delegation and Nine. dc
With. This probably was farewell
hospitality. as Jonkheer de Beaufort
one Of the most popular of Washington
bachelor diplomats, will start soon to
assume his new duties as Dutch Min
lister to Greece Dinners also were
given tonight by Major-Gen. Tanaka
military adviser to the Japanese dele
cation, by Vice-Admiral Kato. JAPANESE
naval adviser, and by Lord Riddeli,
British press representative. all of whom
entertained at the Shoreham. The
Chinese Minister, DR.. SEE, was among
Lord Riddell's guests.
Nine. Francisco w. Quattrone. wife OF
the member of the Italian delegation,
held reception for some OF the women
connected with the conference, and In
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Quattrone had
a dinner at the Wardman Park Hotel.
The largest event Of the afternoon
was a reception given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph f. Davies to present their daugh-
ter. Miss Eleanor r. Davies. to society.
Their hospitality was carried over into
the evening. when Mr.. and Mrs Davies
gavo dance at Rauscher's for MISS
Davies and entertained informally at
dinner beforehand for a number OF
guests who were here from other cities.
Mrs. Coolidge, wife Of the Vice-Presi-
dent, was the guest of honor at lunch
con given by Mrs. John Allan Daugherty,
who entertained at Rauscher's for COM
pany Of forty. Mrs. Sproui. wife of the
Governor of Pennsylvania, was present.
She will stay with Mrs. Daugherty until
tomorrow. when Gov. Sproul will join
her and they will attend the Vice-Presi-
dent end Mrs. Coolidge's dinner for the
President and Mrs. Harding.
The British Amba ssador and Lady
Geddes had one Of the pleasant little
luncheons which they are so fond of CIV
ing Their guests were Sir Robert and
Lady Borden, Sir John and Lady Cad
man. Sir Arthur Willert. Mr.. r. A. c.
Sperling. Mr.. E. o. Mouseley, Mr.. d S.
Bajpai. Lieut.-Col. Forster. Mr.. Reed
and Mr. Street
Prince and Princess Cantacuzene-
Speransky had a luncheon at the Pow
hatan for Miss Eleanor franklin Egan,
a member of the advisory committee TO
the American conference delegation: Mr..
Robert w. Imbrie. Consul-General at
Constantinople, and Mrs. Robert Lam
sing, chairman of the Washington
branch OF the American Central Com
mittee for Russian Relief, OF which
Princess Cantacuzene is the head. The
other guests were group of men and
women who are interested in the work
of the Central American Committee.
Princess Cantacuzene has recently
opened offices for the American Central
Committee for Russian Relief in the
building on Seventeenth street, at the
corner Of G, which was ocscupied by the
War Department just after the civil war,
and the Princess's own office was used
by her grandfather, Gen. U. s. Grant,
preceding his electeion as President. The
work of the central committee is among
the refugees from Russia, and not only
furnishes food and clothing but makes
the men and women. so far as possible.
sef-supporting.