The Washington herald., 1922-11-05

was the first function ever gfver
in the new legation. and. in fact
the first time the living quarters
have been opened.
DR.. ]. B. Hubrecht, charge d'af.
faires. and Nine. Hubrecht were
present. as were Doctor and Nine
Andreae; and among the special
guests were three distinguished
Dutchmen. Mr.. Kelage and Mr.. War
naar of HARLEM. and Louis Keller
of New York. Mr.. Kelage and MI
Warnaar, who are bulb experts. are
in this country to consult with the
Horticultural Board
Still another Halloween party
was given at the new and quite
attractive Edgemoor Club. They
gave a dance; there were about
sixty couples there and they all
just had a grand time.
The birthday of the Emperor OF
Japan was celebrated here Tuesday
too, with a luncheon and a dinner
at the Japanese Embassy, with the
Charge dAffaires and Mime. Saburi
as hosts. The guests for the lunch
con numbered eighty and included
the Japanese residents Of Washing
ton, In addition to the members OF
the embassy staff The dinner was
smaller, the company being limited
to the embassy family.
The Emperor Yoshihito was
actually born in midsummer. but
since this Is the "off season" In
Japan and not a convenient time
for a nationwide celebration. Octo-
ber 31-chrysanthemum time-was
designated as the official birthday
of the Mikado.
Monday was a rather gay day. too:
but then most Of the days have
been fun lately. Mime. Kwapiszew-
ska. wife OF the charge d'affaires
of the Polish Legation. had a lunch
con party Monday. She Is an in
defatigable hostess; gives two or
three parties OF various sorts every
single week She Is very popular.
too. and so is her husband. Miss
Mary Stitt and Miss Emma Stitt,
daughters of Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Stitt. had a large bridge party last
Monday also. Mary was a debutante
Of last season and Emma will make
her bow this winter. These two
girls have entertained fully a half
dozen times already this fall. their
guests including usually a few
"debs" of last season and of this.
They gave a cute party about ten
days ago: a group of buds were
their guests at a cross-country ride,
ending in a luncheon at the Pierce
Mill Tea House in Rock Creek Park.
MRS. HENRY WILDER KEYEs.
ltl wife Of the Senator from New
Hampshire and prominent au-
thoress under the name of Francis
Parkinson Keyes. had two parties
last week. one a tea given Thursday
in compliment to her guest and
cousin. Mrs. Noble Foss. daughter
in-law of former Governor Foss.
Of Massachusetts,, following a lun-
CheOn which Mrs. Victor Kaufman
gave for Nine. Grouitch. Her sec
Ond party was given last night in
compliment to the Grouitches. DR..
SlavkO y. GrOuitch was until a few
weeks ago minister here from the
kingdom of the Serbs, Croats and
Slovenes. They are going home
shortly and are being feted morn
ing. noon and night before their de-
parture Saturday was a big day.
In the first place everybody
turned out for the Mayhem State
game, which was played here this
year. of course, there were dinner
parties galore, mostly informal ones.
following the game. The Army and
Navy Club had a big dinner dance
that night. too. That afternoon the
Junior Service Association gave the
first of this winters series of tea
dances. The association was organ
lied several years ago strictly for
pleasure. and each winter for sew
sraI winters gave series of tea
iances which are the jOlliest parties
imaginable and are attended mostly
by folks from the army and navy
sets and by all ages, though the as
sociatioE comprises only young peo-
pie
THERE were dozens Of other
i parties last week. Capt. and
Mrs. sidney Bailey were constantly
entertained. Of course. as they have
1een since they returned from Brazil.
Mr. and Mrs Joseph Letter gave
them a dinner last week, among
other things. and Capt. Osami Ma
gano. naval attache of the Japanese
Embassy, entertained at tea We'd
nesday afternoon at his house. 1422
Massachusetts avenue. in complt-
uent to Capt. sidney r. Bailey. un-
til recently naval attaChe of the
British Embassy. and his bride. who
was Miss Mildred Bromwell.
IT HE Chinese Minister, Mr.. Sao-Ke
i Alfred Sze. was the honor guest
at Iuncheon-I think II was Mon
day OF MantOn Wyvell. who enter
tained ut the Shoreham. The other
guests included Hugh Il. Rowland.
Daniel Roper, c. L. Julien. chief en-
gineer Of the War Minerals Commits
sion: Col Terry a. Lyon. w. II. Van
Boyer. CHIEF forester of the Depart
ment of the Interior. Maj. Oliver P.
Newman, Everett L. Dono. w. II. Mil
Ter. of POttsville. Pa. Walter l..
Moffat. Charles Stevens, Andrew T.
Smith and clarence Kugler. of Phil
adelphia
DIR. Sze and Mr.. Wyvell. who was
formerly attached TO the State De-
partment, were classmates at Cornell
University, as were several of the
other guests.
The Counselor of the German En-
bassy and Baroness Won Thermann
entertained at luncheon yesterday at
the Willard. Mrs. George 7. Porter
entertained at luncheon Tuesday at
the Spruce Log Cabin in compliment
to Nine. PanaTetoff, wife of the Min
lister of Bulgaria. The other guests
included Mrs. William S. Benson,
Mrs. Whitman Cross, Mrs Frank F..
Fletcher, Mrs. Harry L. Rust Mrs
William Kearney Carr. Mrs. Butler
and Mrs. Harrison.