The Washington times., 1922-04-06

Fontaine. Of the embassy staff.
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The Charge d'Affaires OF the Aus
trian Legation and Nine. Edgar
Prochnik entertained at dinner last
evening in honor Of the recently
appointed American Minister to
Austria and Mrs. Albert Henry
Washburn. The other guests We're
the Swedish Minister and Nine.
Mira Hussein Khan Ali; the
charge daffaires of the Siamese
Legation, Phra Sankapitch; the
Counsellor Of the German En-
bassy and Baroness Won Thermann,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Hampson Gary.
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Col. and Mrs. Matthew A. De
Laney entertained a company OF
twenty at dinner last evening at the
Chevy Chase Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus Gar
rett entertained at dinner, followed
by bridge, last evening.
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Mrs. Henry G. Corbin entertained
company of fourteen at luncheon
yesterday in her apartment at the
Connecticut, in compliment to Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt.
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Mrs John w. Donaldson enter
tained at tea yesterday at the
! Willard in the apartment of her
parents, Senator and Mrs. Coleman
du Pont. I'm honor of the alumnae
| of Oldfields, a school at Glen Cove,
Md. There were sixteen guests.
l.. Michailovitch, sometime Ser.
bian minister to the United States,
and Nine. Michailovitch are at the
| Shoreham.
Mrs. GraysOn to Return.
! Mrs. Cary T. Grayson. who is
+ visiting in Wayne. Pa, will return
to Washington the last of this week.
! Maj. Gen. Clarence Edwards ar.
rived in Washington yesterday to
be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Larz
! Anderson.
Mrs. George Wheeler. who spent
the greater part of the winter in
Erie, Pa. has returned to Wash
ington and is at her apartment at
! Wardman Park Hotel.
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Brig. Gen. William Mitchell had
n few guests lunching with him
yesterday at the Shoreham.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Perkins.
jr.. sailed from New York Tuesday
for South America where they will
remain for six weeks.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Lew Wallace had
four guests lunching with them at
the Shoreham yesterday. Mr.. Wal.
lace, who is an official Of the Treas.
ury Department, is a grandson OF
the late Gen. Lew Wallace. author of
Ben Hur."
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Mrs. Graham Powell and Mrs.
John A. Krantz have been appointed
to arrange for a card party for the
benefit of the Travellers Aid Society,
TO be given later this month at either
the Burlington Hotel or the Wy
oming. Many members OF the vari
Gus womens clubs in Washington
have become interested in the work
/ OF the society, and have promised
10 make the party success.
Contributions to the society have
been received from Mrs. Helen Nun
roe. Mrs. Julia c. Hannigan, Mrs
J. II TenEyCh Burr. Mrs Frank s.
Bright. Mrs. Clara Il. Esterling. Mrs
BESSIE J. Kibbey Mrs. II. w
Schwartz. Mrs. Marguerite L. Dut.
ton. Mrs. Charlotte NJ Cosby, d.
Stuart Jones.
Polo Ball.
The War Department Polo Club
will hold its annual spring ball on
May first at the Willard Hotel.
1t is expected that the members
of the club and other attending devo-
tees of the sport will wear their polo
costume-white breeches, belt and
white open-necked shirt. The fad of
wearing riding costume to the polo
ball will spread. It is understood, to
the women. and many Of them will
come attired for the field. As a mat
ter of fact. while polo Is a strenuous
game. requiring great skill and mus
cular exertion, some women have
played and do still play the game
with considerable success In some
of the games played between the
American and British armies of oc-
cupation in Germany this past fall
ladies played in some games against
officer opponents.
The opening game for Washing
tons polo season has been an
nounced for Saturday, April 16. This
game. with the successive games.
will be played on the polo field at
Potomac Park. The sod IL firm, and
the new grass has come up to give
a splendid playing surface.
This opening game will be made
especially interesting to Washington
lovers Of sport. Five teams will be
entered, and larger number OF Pc
riods than usual will be played
President Harding has been request
ed to throw in the ball Many army
chiefs and members Of the diplo-
matte corps will he present for this
first game. and the combined army
hand from Washington Barracks
will play between periods.
The War Department Club plans
to have a supply OF chairs on the
field for rental at small price to
those who desire them. Attendance
at the polo games is free, and they
can be watched very satisfactorily
from automobile. The parking space
for machines was taken up early
at all the Saturday afternoon games
last year despite the fact that ma