Evening star., 1921-12-08

tralia. Sir Maurice Hankey, MRS. Jo-
seph s. F'relinghuysen. Mrs. Whitelaw
selor of the embassy and Mrs: Henry
Getty Chiffon and Mr.. H. G. Wells.
The ambassador OF Italy. Senator
Ricci. will be host at dinner this
evening.
Mrs. Nathan Kendall. wife of the
governor of Iowa, and Mrs. Henry Z.
Wallace shared honors at iuncneon
given today, with Nine. P. c. Soyex
as hostess. other guests were MISS
Margaret Cummins. Miss OLIVE Cum
minis, Mrs Horace Towner. Mrs. Jud-
son c. Welliver and Mrs John Snure.
The secretary OF the British embas-
sy and Mrs. Robert Leslie Craigie
will entertain company AZ d1nnet
this evening in honor Of the Right
Honorable Arthur J. Balfour
Gen. and Mrs. Andre Brewster will
entertain at dinner this evening IN
honor of Mrs. George w. Guthrie
widow of former United states am
bassador to Japan, who Is visiting
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh.
Mrs. John Sidney Webb is entertain
ing at tea this afternoon in her apart
ment at 2029 Connecticut avenue, When
she is presenting her daughter. Miss
Sidney webb. to society. The apart
ment is aglow with pink and white
flowers and greens, and Mrs. Webb
and her daughter will receive alone,
and will be assisted by number of
this seasons debutantes. including
Miss Evelyn Wadsworth. Princess
Bertha Cantacuzene. Miss Alice Mann
and Miss Emily Cuthbert Of Philadei-
phia, house guest of Mrs. Webb. Mrs.
Horace Westcott. Mrs. Philip c. kauff-
mann and Mrs James F. Mitchell, sis
ter of the debutante, will preside In
the dining room.
Mrs. Webb is wearing a black gown
Of brocaded crepe trimmed with Jets
and the debutante Is in white bro
eaded crepe made in the fashion OF
1880, with bouffant skirt. basque waist
and tiny sleeves.
Mrs. Luke McNamee entertained at
luncheon today for her debutante
as her guests debutantes of this sea-
| son. including Miss Ingegard Walien-
; berg, Miss Nancy Hoyt. Miss Nina
, Lunn, Miss Mary Palmer. Miss An
nette Ashford. Miss Laura Lejeune.
Hill. Hill Miss sHH Mary stitt. Miss Jane Car
katharine Shaw. Miss Corinne
stephens, Miss Atala kimmell. Miss
Elizabeth Bryant, Miss Isabel Craw-
1
Miss Ainsa will be the guest Of
| honor at tea Sunday afternoon which
Mrs. Philip H. Patchin will give in
her apartment at the Cordova.
The minister of Persia, Mirza Hus-
sein Khan Alai, was host at dinner
last evening in honor of the new
United States minister to Persia, Rab-
bi Joseph S. kornfeld. who is spend
ing a few days in Washington on his
1 Ii + To- T1.
to his new post. The other guests at
dinner last evening were the charge
i d d'affaires OF Siam. Phra Sanpakitch: /:
former United States minister to Persia.
Mr. Charles Wells Russell, and his
daughter. Mrs. Ogston: former United
L. Caldwell. Miss Dorothy Caldwell, Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick William Vile and
the secretary Of the Persian legation,
Ali Asghar Khan.
Mrs. Charles Denby entertained a
small company informally at luncheon
today in honor Of Mrs. I. c. Bradbeer
of Detroit. who, with her cousins, Ad-
miral and Mrs. Albert G. Berry. is
spending short time at the Grafton
Hotel.
Admiral and Mrs. Berry will leave
within the next ten days for North
Carolina to spend Christmas and Mrs.
Bradbeer will return to Detroit next
week and sail for Europe early in
the New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Mann will enter
tain a company of sixty at a dinner
dance this evening for their debutante
daughter. Miss Alice Mann, in honor
Of Miss Sidney Webb, debutante
daughter Of Mrs. John Sidney Webb.
noon.
The third assistant Secretary of
state and Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss
will entertain at dinner this evening
in honor of the minister of colonies
for France. NJ. Sarraut, who is dele
gate to the conference.
Mr. and Mrs. Bliss will entertain at
dinner Monday evening.
Mrs. William Howard Taft, wife of
Chief Justice Taft, was entertained
yesterday afternoon at the Pierce Mill
tea house by several members of the
Girl Scouts Council
Bishop and Mrs. Earl Cranston are
in Washington for a few days as the
house guests of Bishop John William
Hamilton and Miss Hamilton at Stone
/! leigh Court. Bishop Cranston was Tor
many years the resident bishop Of the
til his retirement, when he was sue
ceeded by Bishop W. F. Mcdowell.
Mrs. Cranston and Miss Hamilton will
be at home this afternoon at Stone-
leigh Court from to o'clock.
Mrs. Angus w. Mclean is entertain
ing a box party at the concert at the
National Theater this afternoon in
honor of Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley,
Geddes, Mrs william K. Carr. Mrs.
Robert Crane and Mrs. Joseph E.
Thropp.
Mrs. James Mcdonald will entertain
a company of twenty-five at dinner
this evening in honor of the ambas-
sador of Argentina and Nine. LeBre-
ton, the new United States ambassa-
dor to Argentina, Mr.: John w. Riddle,
the minister of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes, and Nine. Grouitch and Lady
Henry of London.
NJ Charles Symeh, for some years
counselor of the Belgian embassy, has
been raised. to the rank of minister.
NJ: Symon is now serving in the for
eign office in Belgium, where he has
been since leaving this post less than
q year ago.
Netherlands Delegate
Entertains Many Guests.
The minister of foreign affairs Of
the Netherlands and Nine. van Karne-
beck will entertain a distinguished
company at dinner this evening.
Last evening they were the guests
of honor Of the counselor Of the Meth
erlands legation, Mr.. w. II. de Beau
fort, at Wardman Park Hotel. The
other guests we're the ambassador OF
Spain and Sonora de Riano, tle am
bassador Of Argentina aud MAe. LIE
Breton, Senator and Mrs. Joseph 3.
Frelinghuysen, Senator and Mrs.
Peter Geelet sGerry, Senator Charles
Curtis, Senator Walter E. Edgei the