Evening star., 1922-01-02

+ The ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Geddes will entertain
company of young people this after
noon for their children. who are
spending the holidays with their par
ents at the embassy.
The counselor Of the French en-
bassy. Prince de Bearn, will entertain
twenty young friends of his. children
> at a Christmas party this afternoon.
Yesterday he entertained a company
Of his colleagues. officials and men,
bers OF the smart residential circles
OF society. at tea dance in cele-
bration OF the new year.
The United States ambassador to
France and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick
are spending the holidays at Beaulieu
and are accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Parmely w. Herrick and Laurence H.
Norton. They will return to Paris
this week.
Mrs. George L. Smith. wife Of Com
mander Smith, u. 8. N, will entertain
at tea from S tot o'clock today in
honor Of Mrs. Henry c. Muslin. wife
of Capt. Muslin, U. 8. NJ. assistant
the Navy. Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs.
C. Phillips Hill. Mrs. Charles C.
Wheeler and Mrs. William Littlefield
will be at the tea table.
Senator and Mrs. kendrick
Expecting Denver Guest.
Senator and Mrs. John B. Kendrick
will have as guest next week Miss
Idris Kendrick of Denver. Colo, who
has visited them in Washington be-
fore. She will be here for the mar
riage of Miss Nina Gore to Lieut..
Eugene L. Videl January IL.
Senator and Mrs. Key Pittman held
one of the largest receptions of yes
terday afternoon, being at home in
formally at BIAS 18th street from to
IS o'clock. Their next door neigh
diplomats. received with them. the
company. including Mr. Arthur
Yencken.> third secretary; Mr.. A. H.
Hamilton Gordon, also third secre
tary; Capt. John F. Harker. attache.
and Mr.. A. H. Hamilton Gordon, an
other third secretary.
Assisting Senator and Mrs. Pittman
! were Nine. LIE Breton. Nine. Grouitch,
Mrs. John B. Kendrick, Mrs. Breck-
enridge Long. Mrs. Henry w. Keyes.
Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage. Mrs. Wal
ter Trent. Miss Ingegard Wallenberg.
Miss Mildred Bromwell, Miss Doro-
thy Mondell. Miss Adeline Oxnard,
Miss Anne Tenant, Miss Margaret
Harding. Miss Olyve Graef and Miss
! Louise Hoar.
] The ambassador Of Brazil, Mr.. de
Alencar. will be the guest of honor
Thomas Bell Sweeney. who will also
entertain in honor of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hart of Boston.
The Children's Country Home Ball
at Rauscher's tonight will be one of
the smartest dances Of the entire sea-
son sponsored by, Mrs. Harding, who
heads the list of patronesses. and hav-
ing as box holders brilliant array
rof Of. society women; Mrs. 1ames F;
receive the guests.
| Mr.. Charles Henry Butler had his
usual New Years day breakfast in the
library of his home. 1885 street. yes
terday, when the guests. numbering
about $50. included members of the
conference. diplomats, members of the
judiciary. higher officials and many
! from congressional and resident soci-
ETY.. The breakfast was a stag affair.
but Mrs. Butler carried out the usual
custom of receiving her husbands
guests and was assisted by number
| of ladies, nearly all of whom have
had glimpse of Montsweag Farm,
the Butler summer home in Maine.
from which came the delicacies COM
| pooAA6 ShS SASAAS AaAShAs
Mr.. and Mrs Edson Bradley will
hold open house this afternoon at
their home on Connecticut avenue
| and will have receiving with tkem
Sonora de Riano. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney,
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon, Mrs. Rob-
ert Lansing, Princess Cantacuzene,
Princess Bertha cantacuzene, Mrs.
Horace westcott, Mrs. Herbert Ship
| man Of New York, Miss Patten and
Miss Isabel May.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson Downey,
who have spent number of winters
ic Washington, will return to their
! az r0&RA in the New Willard In
few days Since leaving their coun-
try place in pennsylvania IN, Mr. and and
at at the waldorf Asss,Sa in New York.
and last week they entertained q box
party at the Music Box Theater in
New York. having among their
Ward McAllister Lewis.
| Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood will
| keep open house this afternoon at her
!, residence, 1919 Rhode Island avenue.
George P. Mclean. Mrs. Alfred Halves.
Mrs. George w. Uhle, Mrs. Owen
Freeman Roberts, Mrs Joel Hetwole.
Mrs. Robert H. Chapman and Miss
Mary P. Morgan.
Princess Bibesco, wife of the Ru-
manian minister, gave a Christmas
party for her baby daughter, Princess
Priscilla, Saturday afternoon, having
sixty young guests. A feature Of the
party was the Christmas tree. which
was adorned only with candles, a
fancy Of Princess Bibesco, who has q
dislike for tinsel and other artificial
| trimming.
Mr. Mircea cristesco arrived yester-