Evening star., 1922-11-20

apartment at the Wyoming, which
they have leased for the season. Mrs.
Lyster and Miss Doughty are sisters
Of Mrs. Gorgas, widow of Maj. Gen:
William Crawford Gorgas. who died
in England little more than two
years ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. e. Newcomb of
in Louisville for a few years, have
come to Washington to make their
home for the present. They were
guests of the Secretary Of Labor and
Mrs. Dayis before their departure for
me west, and are occupying the
Secretary's apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel until their return.
Miss Virginia Price and Miss
Frances Trotter have returned from
a weeks stay at Haddon Hall In At
lantic City.
The commercial counselor of the
Czechoslovakian legation, DR.. Alois
Stangler, will leave this evening for
Chicago. where tomorrow he will ad-
Eress, and will return Wednesday.
Saturday evening DR.. Stangler. DR..
Bohuslav Bartosovsky, and other
members Of the legation staff enter
tained at dinner at Wardman Park
Hotel In compliment to Mr.. Jaroslav
end In Washington. Mr.. Kocian visit
ed Arlington and Mount Vernon. in
the latter place laying wreath on
the tomb Of George Washington. This
evening he will go to Cleveland and
return hero Wednesday evening or
Thursday morning and will give q re-
cital Thursday afternoon in the Presi-
dent Theater. The members OF the le-
CATION staff will attend the recital by
their countryman. Mr.. Kocian.
Miss Lillian TAonpson
Hostess to Debutantes.
Mrs. Douglas B. Thompson was
hostess yesterday afternoon at the
first Of series of teas for her de-
butante daughter. Miss Lillian Mer-
ritt Thompson. and was assisted by
Miss Laura Byrn. Miss Helen Camp
Virginia Edwards. Miss Elizabeth
Beale. Miss Virginia Selden, Miss
Catherine Weller and the Misses
MacDougall. Presiding at the tea
table were Mrs. Berry Dobyns and
Miss Mary Perry Brown.
fashioned girl at the ball this evening
for the benefit OF the producing fund
Of the Washington Opera Company
at the New Willard Hotel.
Representative Homer P. Snyder of
New York returned to his apartment
today at the New Willard. Mrs.
Snyder plans to join him here later.
The second secretary Of the Pc
ruvian embassy, Senior J. Alvarez de
Buenavista. was host last evening
at dinner, entertaining small COM
pany at LIE Paradts.
Mrs. Nelson o'shaushnessy Of New
York. wife Of the former charge
d'affaires Of the American embassy in
Mexico City, arrived at the New VII
lard today to attend the meeting OF
the National Council Of Catholic
Women. which will be held in WASH
ington this week.
DR.. and Mrs n. E. whitledge have
taken a suite at the Hotel Grafton
for the winter.
Mr.. Ronnald Adams. son Of Consul
D. Adams of New Castle-on-Tyne.
England. who has recently arrived in
NJ Slater at 2106 N street. Mr..
Adams is studying at the University
Of Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs Lew Wallace. jr.. Of
Washington, are guests at the Ambassa-
dor Hotel, New York city.
Mrs. Roderc Peters Of Bridgeport.
Conn.,, is the guest for two weeks of
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. T. Lincoln
Townsend.
The annual Christmastide ball for
the benefit Of the Children's Country
Home-one of social Washington's
leading charity functions-wlll be
held December rs In the gold ball
room Of the Washington Hotel, it was
disclosed today.
Elaborate preparations for the
event are being made by the ball
committee, which includes Mrs.
Charles c. Glover, jr.: Mrs. Henry B.
Spencer. Mrs. Randall H. Hagner, Mrs.
James F. Mitchell. Mrs. Fleming New
bold. Mrs Clarke Waggaman and
Mrs. H. H. Kerr.
The proceeds from the sale Of tick
cts for the ball will go toward de-
fraying expenses in connection with
operating the Children's Country
Home. on Grant road. charitable
institution anording convalescing
children the comforts and delights OF