The Washington herald., 1922-03-19

the second Pan-American scientific
conference and is cooperating with
the league to promote the success of
the conference. The guests invited
to meet her last Tuesday included
distinguished Latin American women
who are residing here. many of whom
Will take part in the Pan-American
conference, members of the women's
auxiliary committee. officers of the
league of Women Voters of Maryland
and of the District of Columbia and
a group of prominent Washington
women who are interested in and
active for her success of the Pan
American conference.
MISS MABEL BOARDMAN,S
RECEPTIONS ARE POPULAR.
Miss Mabel Boardman's Monday
evenings at home in March after
o'clock are proving an agreeable
feature. Last Monday they swere
at home for the second time. and
half of the social world-so it
seemed-called upon them. and ther.
was some music and much inter-
esting conversation. Another inter-
esting functions of Monday was the
dinner which the Minister of Cuba
and his pretty wife gave for the
French Ambassador and Mime. JUS
serand. The Sees gave a luncheon
party on Tuesday. too; they have
been entertaining much during tn
last fortnight or so. The Hungarian
Minister and his American wife,
Countess Szechenyi, formerly Gladys
Vanderbilt, had a dinner party
Tuesday. She only returned the
first of the week from Atlantic City,
where she passed a week or so.
Tuesday the social calendars were
especially full of important social
functions. Senator and Mrs. New
berry had a dinner party. Mrs.
Grafton Minot, who is such an ener-
getic hostess-hardly a week goes
by but that she gives at least one
party-had a dinner for Pennsyl-
vania's new Senator and his wife,
the Peppers, who are proving to be
very popular here. Pennsylvania
played a prominent part in the
weeks festivities. Wednesday Mrs.
Louis T. McFadden, wife of Repre-
sentative McFadden, of Pennsyl-
vania, had luncheon for the wives
of the other Representatives from
that State asking them to meet Mrs.
Pepper. And Thursday the Penn
sylvania State Society had a big re-
ception and ball, one of a series of
notable entertainments they have
given here this winter.
SECRETARY OF ITALIAN
EMBASSY GIVES RECEPTION.
To go back to Tuesday, some of
the other parties of that day were
a dinner which the Seer etary of the
Italian Embassy and Mime. Celesia
gave; Mrs. Charles w. Wetmore had
a company of social leaders for a
luncheon which she gave in Honor
OF Baroness Shidehara. Mrs. Wet
more will close her house on March
25 and start for San Francisco, from
where she will sail for Japan on
April l. She will spend the summer
in Japan, returning to Washington
some time in November.
Another important dinner of Tues
day evening was that given by Col.
and Mrs. Augustus c. Macomb in
compliment to the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. DENLY. The Denbys
were honor guests also at a little
dinner party given Monday evening
by Maj. and Mrs. Renato Tittoni at
the white Peacock, the charming
tea house recently opened by Mrs.
Betty Williams.
PARTY FOR MRS. WILSON
RECALLS FORMER RECEPTIONS.
Wednesday the social columns
read like old times. for there was a
big party in compliment to Mrs.
Woodrow Wilson: Mrs. Cary T.
Grayson. wife Of Admiral GraysOn.
who was physician to Mr.. Wilson
when he was President. giving a
luncheon in her honor. Guests came
from Baltimore and other cities for
it. 1t is the first time in many
moons that Mrs. Wilson has done
anything in a social way at all. No.
I am mistaken about that-it was
not the first time that Mrs. Will
son has appeared socially this sea-
son, for just the week before she
was the guest of honor at a
luncheon given by Mrs. Thomas F.
Bayard. widow of the Secretary of
State during Cleveland's Adminis-
tration-that was the first social
engagement that Mrs. Wilson has
accepted "in four years" to quote
her exactly. And. to quote another
of Mrs. Bayard's guests on this oc-
casion. Mrs. Wilson looked per-
fectIy beautiful" OF course, you
know that Mrs. Wilson has a repu-
tation for being exquisitely gowned,
but at Mrs. Bayard's luncheon she
was remarkably charming. wearing
an extremely smart American beau
ty velvet hat. which gave just the
right touch of color to her hand
some dark costume.
OF course Mrs. Wilson has had a
few friends to share meal quiet
ly with them in a most informal
manner. but that has been all. Her
husband, however. is so far ad-
vanced on the road to good health
that she feels that she is able
to see some of her friends once
more. Another reflection of the
Wilson Administration was in the
wedding that same day-Wednes
day-of the daughter of the former
Assistant Secretary OF Commerce,
Edwin F. Sweet, Mrs. Cornelia Van
Rensselaer, Campbell. who married
Prof. Daniel c. Stanwood, of Bruns-
wick. Me-. a member of the faculty
at Bowdoin College.
LENT DOES NOT QUITE
INTERFERE WITH DANCING.
Others who entertained during
the week were Mrs. Truman @.
Palmer. who had a luncheon Thars-
day for Mrs. Russell Il. Harrison;
DIR. and Mrs. Davd Jayne Hill. who
gave a dinner Thursday; the Junior
League dance Friday. which was
preceded by dinner parties galore