Evening star., 1922-12-29

|"HE President received the new
| ambassador Of Italy. Prince
| Gelasio Caetani, in tho blue
| room at the White House
at 2:30 o'clock this afternoon. His
excellency was accompanied by the
members Of the embassy staff.
The Secretary Of the Navy ana Mrs.
| DENLY will be out of town over Now
! Year day and will therefore omit the
traditional New Year day reception
J for the personel of the Navy and
, Marine Corps in and near Washing.
| Tho Postmaster General and Mrs.
Work will entertain at dinner this
| evening in compliment to Mr.. and
Mrs. David Mulvane.
Senator and Mrs. Oddie
Take House for season.
| Senator and Mrs. Tasker L. Oddie
have returned to Washington for the
after visit in Nevada, and coming
by way of the Panama canal. Sem
ator and Mrs. Oddie have located at
2310 Connecticut avenue. where they
have with them as guests Mrs: Oddie's 8
sister and brother-tn-law. Mr.. and
Mrs. Vernon Goodwin of Los Angeles,
who sailed with them from San Fran
cisco. Mr.. Goodwin will remain in
Washington for a month. while Mrs.
Goodwin expects to spend the winter
here.
Mrs. Oddie will be at home the last
Thursdays Of the months during the
season.
| French military attache and Nine.
Dumont, entertained yesterday at
| lunch some of her classmates OF
Georgetown Visitation Convent
Among her guests were Miss !rma
Rupert, Miss Mary o'Hare. Miss
| Elma johnson, Miss Rose Berberich.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph I. Weller will
| be hosts at dinner this evening for
their younger daughter: Miss 10.
! their guests other subdebutantes and
| young men home from college for the
holidays.
| Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Weller
| were hosts to company OF twenty
! two young people for their debutante
! daughter, Miss Catherine Weller. who
made her formal bow at large dance
| last evening at Rauscher's given by
| Mr.. and Mrs. Weller. The guests at
the dance numbered about 500. and
| buffet supper was served at mid
night The bathrooms were gay in
| Christmas decorations. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Weller and their daughter re-
| ceived in the small reception room.
assisted by Miss Frances Wiser of
Canada, who is visiting Miss Weller
| for the holidays. Mrs. Weller wore
| gown of black net over silver, and
Miss Weller was in cream lace trim
| med with fur. the gown made in the
! fashion Of other days with bouffant
carried an old-fashioned bouquet
| Miss Wiser wore a gown of silver
gauze with girdle of rhinestones.
Mr.. and Mrs. wade Ellis will en-
tertain at dinner tomorrow evening
in compliment to Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
George Sutherland.
| Mrs. Montgomery Blair will receive
the guests at the second Junior
League small and early" dance, which
will be given this evening at Rauch-
| er's. Mrs. Blair will be assisted by
Miss Alice Mann and Miss oiyve
Graef. A number of dinner parties
will be given preceding the dance.
| Mrs. William H. Smith. jr., will give
a dinner dance at her charming home
near Rockville, New Year eve, and
will entertain at dinner January S,
in honor Of Senator and Mrs. Tasker
| L. Oddie.
! Col. and Mrs Herman Glade will
| entertain at dinner Friday night, jan
nuary 5, for Maj. Gen. and Mrs. r. c.
I Davis and others.
Tho secretary of the British embas-
| sy and Mrs. r. Leslie Craigie will en-
| tertain a company Of fourteen at din
! ner this evening.
| Miss Madeleine Austin entertained
| a company of eight Informally at
luncheon today at the Shoreham' in
, honor Of Mrs. Delos A. Blodgett. I'd.
! who Is spending the holidays with Mr..