The Washington herald., 1922-01-15

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but then she usually does.
TUESDAY SEES MANY
MORE DINNER PARTIES.
Tuesday. of course, there were
also a large collection of dinner
parties. There isn't any day, no,
excepting even Sunday. at this sea-
son. that the calendar Is not filled
with dinners. Representative and
Mrs. Fred Britton gave dinner
that evening at their apartment at
Wardman Park Hotel in honor. OF
Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Frederick H. Gillett, Mr.. Hanihara,
heading the Japanese delegat' on
yes. a few important delegates are
still here. though each day sees
more depart-had an interesting
company for dinner Wednesday
evening. including some conference
delegates. The Jusserands had
guests for dinner Wednesday. Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock was hostess at a
dance when the guests were asked
to meet the debutsnte great-grand-
daughter of President Grant. Prin-
cess Bertha Catacuzene. Her
grandmother, Mrs. Frederick Dent
Grant, was one of Mondays dinner
hosts. Another bud. Miss Elizabeth
Latimer, daughter of Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Julian Latfmer. was the
honor guest at a dinner given Tues
day evening by Comdr. and Mrs.
Walter Woodson before the dance
which her parents gave to present
her formally.
The ladies' OF the Cabinet, with q
few exceptions, received on wednes-
day afternoon. the second of their
series of at homes, being held this
year once a month instead Of every
week. as heretofore. Miss Ailsa
Mellon, daughter of the Secretary of
the Treasury, and chatelaine of his
first time. Her father is rather ad-
verse because of her youth. to have
her assume the heavy burdens of a
Cabinet hostess-for they are very
heavy. indeed. She is very pretty,
as well as young, and her youth
always seems to be particularly
striking when she lines up with
other oflcial hostesses, or accom-
panies her father to oficial func-
tons, when most of the guests are
twice her age.
DINNERS POPULAR FORM
OF ENTERTAINMENT
But / have rambled a bit from my
subject Of dInners-you see. that Is
the most popular form of formal
entertaining in Washington. espe-
cially at this time of the winter.
These are busy days for Washing
ton society just now. with hosts
and hostesses trying to crowd all
of their social obligations in the
few weeks before March ! when
Lent is characterization | must
say that Lent is observed by such a
small share OF Washington society
people that they are not missed
any more. But to get back to the
dinners, Gen. and Mrs. William d.
Connor had a charming dinner last
week. BY the way. the very next
day, Thursday, the wife of the for
mer Secretary of War. Newton d.
Ilaker. of Cleveland. came TO Wash
inGton to visit the Connors. Today
the former Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Edwin T. Meredith are
coming back to Washington for a
visit, the second they have made
this season. and parties and parties
are being planned in their honor.
Mrs Walsh gave. a dance last
evening for the Merediths. They
were exceptionally popular while
officials in Washington. They al
ways entertain a great deal them
selves and do it beautifully, too.
A third former member of Wood
row Wilson's official family who blew
into Washington last week was
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Friday and had guests for luncheon