The Washington times., 1922-12-23

tertain at dinner at her home on
Christmas night for Mr.. and Mrs.
Blodgett and Col. and Mrs. James
L.. Walsh, who are also visiting her.
Mrs. Blodgett entertained a COM
pany of fourteen at dinner last
night in compliment to Colonel and
Mrs. Walsh, later taking her guests
to see Secrets"
Mrs. Blodgett will be at home on
New Year Day from to o'clock.
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Mrs. John Sidney Webb is enter
tanning Christmas house party.
having as guests her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Walter F..
Chappell, of New York: her son.
Hayward Hutchinson Webb, and
his small daughter.
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\ Lambert Clifford, elder son Of
Col. Edward clifford. Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury. who IL a
student at Asheville School. North
Carolina, is In Washington to spend
the holidays with his father. They
are spending Christmas week as
guests at the home of Senator Nc
Kinley, on Massachusetts, avenue.
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Secretary Mellon's Daughter
To Receive NeW Year Day.
Miss Ailsa Mellon. daughter Of
the Secretary of the Treasury, will
be at home on New Year Day when
receptions will be held at most Of
the Cabinet homes. Secretary Mel
lon and Miss Mellon are spending
Christmas in Pittsburgh.
Midshipman p. II. Hill Dunn and
Midshipman Charles. c. Dunn will
spend the Christmas holidays with
their mother, Mrs. Charles A. Dunn.
Ashton Devereau will also be the
guest of Mrs. Dunn, as his parents,
DR.. and Mrs Ryan Devereau, have
closed their house in Chevy Chase
and are spending the winter at Weis-
baden.
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Mrs. Charles Wetmore will en-
tertain a company OF twenty-four
young people at tea at lie Paradis
restaurant this afternoon in compli-
ment to her niece, Miss Elizabeth
Owen, who Is staying with her for
the holidays, and Miss Elizabeth
Turner.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Browne
have postponed their dinner, at the
Gravy Chase Club in honor of Mrs.
Borwne's sister. Miss Elizabeth Wal.
ter, until January 6. ,..
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Midshipman Crutchfield Adair and
Midshipman Harold Miller are
guests Of Capt. and Mrs. Theodore
w. Richards and Miss Dorothea
Richards over the holidays. Miss
Richards and Midshipmen Adair and
Miller will attend the Midshipmen's
bali at Rauscher's tonight.
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Senator and Mrs. Joseph s. FIRE.
linghuysen and family left WASH
Ington yesterday to join their yacht
for two weeks cruise in Southern
waters, with a short stay at st.
Augustine.
Miss Tracey Lyon, of New York,
arrived yesterday to pass the holi-
days with Miss Anna Hamlin,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
8. Hamlin. ..tf",t
Mrs. George Mesta gave luncheon
W tWChty al tIC tOudy
honor of Miss Reren Husted. The
table was prettily decorated with
poinsettias and Christmas greens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mesta VIII give a
dinner In the Presidential suite of
the New Willard on January 4 for
Miss Hustled in compliment TO Miss
Josephine Williford. who will be
presented to society that night at a
ball to be given by her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Pembroke
Thorn. .lt
Mrs. James j. Jones. jr.. will give
a dance for her debutante daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Taylor Jones, at the
Washington Club tonight. In the
absence Of her mother, who is in
mourning, Miss Jones will be as.
sisted in receiving by Mrs. r. 8.
Griffin and Miss Helen Griffin. The
ballroom has been decorated with
small Christmas trees, holly and
Christmas roses and will be lighted
with candles. There will be about
three hundred guests.
Miss Jones win give a dinner of
twenty on Tuesday night, later TAX
Ing her guests to the dance at
Rauscher's TO he given by Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Edwards for their
debutante daughter. Miss Virginia
Edwards. s..