The Washington herald., 1922-12-26
HOLIDAY PASSES
WITH GAY ROUND
OF PARTIES
McNamee Dance and Strauss
Dinner Party at Chevy Chase
Club Are Largely Attended.
Prince Caetani to Be Honor
Guest In New York.
By EVELYN C. HUNT.

soV yOuHS pcOpic ~ . oaLCo laSt
evening at the Chevy Chase Club
In compliment to their school girl
nieces. Miss Rosslle Ainsa and
Miss Geraldine Ainsa. twin sisters
Of Miss Patricia Ainsa who makes
here home with Captain and Mrs.
McNamee. The club was lovely
with it's Christmas decorations.
The guests were received by Cap
tain and Mrs. McNamee, Miss
Ainsa and the guests Of honor.
Mrs. McNamee looked very hand
some in a gown of white velvet
while Miss Ainsa was lovely in a
creation Of black velvet, made
with full long skirt gathered at
the waist line and a wide collar
Of real Irish lace. The twins wore
old fashioned gowns Of yellow
taffeta draped over hoops. They
wore gold wreaths in their hair
and carried old fashioned bou-
quets in lace holders.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph
Strauss gave a dinner party Of
twenty-eight young people at
the Chevy Chase Club last night
In honor of the Misses Geraldine
and Roselle Ainsa. and their
daughter. Miss Helen Strauss,
and son. Midshipman Eliot B.
Strauss. The other guests were:
Miss Carolyn Thorn. Miss Caro-
line johnson, Miss Bertha Coontz.
Miss Evelyn Turpin. Miss Theo-
dora Pleadwell. Miss Eugenia Le-
teune. Miss Emma Stitt. Miss
Virginia Selden and Miss Helen
Campbell
Chester Lockwood. Austin Kautz,
John Hudgins. Bishop Hill, Capt.
Paul Marmion. L. S. NJ. c.: Lieut.
Charles n. Mecum, L. s. N:
Midshipman S C. Hall. Midship-
man n. ]. Duncan. Midshipman
Jack Cooper. Midshipman Edwin
Graham. Midshipman Daniel Cone
and Cadet Charles Barth.
After the dinner Admiral and
Mrs. Strauss took their guests
to the dance in honor Of the
Misses Geraldine and Roselle
Ainsa.
THE Italian Ambassador, Prince
Gelasio Caetani. will be the
guest Of honor at a dinner which
the members Of the Italy-America
Society will give at the Hotel
Plaza IN New York on January
2s. The dinner committee will
consist of Chester Aldrich, Mrs.
George F. Baker. jr.; Miss Emily
Chauncey, Mrs. William Adams
Delano. Miss De Vecchi. Capt.
Francesca Mario Guardahassi.
Countess Irene di Robilant,
Countess Thaon de Revel. Mr..
and Mrs Whitney Warren and
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney.
Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Lock-
hart Waddell have returned TO
New York after spending the
HOLIDAYS with the latter's parents,
the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes.
Robert P. Skinner, American
consul general at London, who
was in Washington for a few
weeks has gone to their Ohio
home to join Mrs. Skinner for
the holidays.
WORD has been received from
Chile announcing the en-
gagement of Mile. Sophie de
Cana to Senor Joaquin Larrain
Brieto. of Chile. The wedding
will take place April /. Mile de
Cana is the niece of the Ambas-
sador of Chile and Nine. de Ma
thieu. and has spent several
seasons in Washington.
c. A. Paddock. of New York,
Is spending Christmas at Ward
man Park Hotel with his son
and daughter-in-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert B. Ruddock. who
have just come to Washington
from China where Mr.. Ruddock
was secretary of our embassy.
Mr. and Mrs. Willard H. Barse
entertained at dinner last evening
At the Hamilton Hotel in compli-
ment to former Vice President
and Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall.
The other guests were: Governor
W. p. G.. Harding. Senator Samuel
ID NlchOlSOn Mrs. sara Lee Phil
lips and Mrs. Charles Henry.
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer had
q company of eighteen for lunch
con yesterday. She has with her
for the HOLIDAYS. her brother. the
Rev. Stephen Van Rensselaer,.
Mrs. Frazier will entertain at din
ner on January for the Vice
President and Mrs. Coolidge.
Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. Henry
r. Soule, of "Elmwood Farm"
Va. are spending Christmas holi-
days in Washington and are
stopping at the Lee House.
Louis Luco. of the Chilean
diplomatic service. is making an
extended stay at Wardman Park
Hotel.
Miss Frances f. Pope. who spent
the early winter at her home
in Memphis. has Joined her
father. Felix Pope in this city.
IEUT. EDGAR ALLAN POE,
JR.. who is in command of
the marines on board the Pres
ident's yacht. the Mayflower. Is
amending Christmas with his nar-