The Washington times., 1922-12-03
IMPROMPTU PARTIES
FOR VISITORS LEND
ZEST TO GAYETIES
Former Washington
ians Home to Spend
Thanksgiving.


WHILE princes and potentates
mako a big splash in the
social sea, 1t is the unofficial Wis.
ator who Is the pleasant occasion
or SO many Of the informal and
impromptu parties which are in.
finitely more enjoyable than big
official crushes. And there have
been ever so many visitors here of
late.
The Third Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Robert Woods
Bliss have had the Sheldon White
houses with them-Mr. White
house being at present the coun.
sellor Of our embassy at Paris
and now on leave-and we are
expecting Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
Schelling tomorrow. Mr.. Schel.
ling is scheduled to give a recital
here on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitehouse made
their home in Washington for q
little while shortly after they were
married-she was Mary Alexan.
DER, OF New York,-so they are
renewing acquaintance here and
have had a number of nice parties
given for them. The Blisses had
an informal dinner on Thursday
night. taking their party after.
ward to the Navy Relief ball. and
they also gave an informal tea
at which were assembled a little
company Of old friends of Mr..
and Mrs. Whitehouse.
The Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury and Mrs. Eliot Wads.
worth have also had a guest with
them, Mrs. Wadsworth's niece,
Miss Harriette McKim. of Tuxedo.
Their Thanksgiving holiday, how.
ever was by way Of being a family
festival. as Mrs. Wadsworth's
mother, Mrs. Matthew Calbraith
Butler. is here. too. expecting to
spend the winter in Washington.
The Wadsworths. you remember,
have taken the Warren Delano
Robins lovely house in George
town for the winter.
MR.. AND MRS. CHARLES J.
BELL have a house full of
guests out at Twin Oaks. for their
son. Robert w. Bell. is with them
this winter and James Reynolds.
who Is associated with him in
the Rams Head Players. seems to
be spending most Of his time in
Washington just now. Then, Mr..
Bells niece, Miss Jean Bell. a
little Scotch lassie who spent the
winter with them last year. is
again at Twin Oaks and another
guest is Miss Louise Forkner, of
New York.
Capt. and Mrs. Melville w. Full.
Ter Wallace are staying with the
Hugh Wallaces for a few weeks
preparatory to going out to Ia
koma, Wash, to make their home.
Captain Wallace. who is a grand
son Of the late Chief Justice Mel
Vile w. Fuller. went from the
class room to the army, foreaee-
ing the war that was brewing,
and was among the first young
men to be commissioned from
civil life. And just about this
time he was married to Ruin
Patf .fson, daughter OF MRS. Ray
mond Patterson anc|S niece Of
Mrs. Robert w. Patterson.
When Hugh Wallace went to
Paris as American ambassador.
Captain Wallace was detailed to
duty at the embassy and after
that he was stationed In Coblenx
with the Army Of Occupation
Consequently the young Wallaces
have lived abroad ever since they
were married-they were home
once for a visit, believe-and
both their children. Patricia and
Hugh were born overseas. Cap
tain Wallace recently resigned
from the army to go into busi-
ness out in Washington State,
where his family has large in
terests. e.
Mrs. Raymond Patterson and
her son. Robert w. Patterson. are
now settled in q charming little