Evening star., 1923-01-03

at dinner Saturday evening, January
13, of Mr. and Mrs. Rafael r. Gown,
who will entertain a distinguished
company.
The Ambassador of Italy
4 Guest in New York
The ambassador OF Italy. Prince
Gelasio Caetani is in New York for
a few days and will be among the
guests this evening OF Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. who will entertain a COM
pany at dinner.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
DENLY have returned from Quantico.
Va. where they spent New Year on
a hunting trip.
Mrs Phipps. wife of Senator Law
renee C. Phipps of Colorado, Will not
receive tomorrow afternoon. but Will
be at home the Thursday afternoons
of January 1S and rs.
Mrs. Stanfield. wife of Senator Rob-
ert Nelson Stanfield of oregon, Will
not receive tomorrow afternoon
owing to the illness OF her daughter,
Miss Barbara Stantield.
Senator and Mrs Medill Mccormick
entertained a company at dinner last
Mrs. Mccormick will receive tomor-
row afternoon after 4:30 in her home
at 1901 f street.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. John X.
Robson will give a large dance at
Rauscher'S this evening for MISS
Catherine Radcliffe of Cardiff. Wales,
who is spending the winter with
them. Their guests will number
about 400 and they will receive IN
the small reception room, where pink
roses. ferns and cedars are used Ior
decorating. They will be assisted in
receiving by Miss Robson and Mrs.
Waiter Nick. Jones. In the ballroom
gilded baskets filled with poinsettias
are hung before each mirror. A buf-
fet supper will be served about mid
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Doheny OF
California, who are spending the WIN
ter in New York. will come to WASH
ington this afternoon to attsns the
dance this evening.
Mrs. John c. Let's and her daughter,
Miss Catherine Let's. are entertain
ing a company at bridge this after
noon, which will be followed oy Tea
to which a number of additional
guests have been asked. The party
Is given in compliment to Miss Emma
Stitt, Miss Virginia Edwards and Miss
Alice Milburn. Among the other
guests are Miss Margaret sutherland
the Misses Dial. Miss Isabel Craw-
ford, Miss Helen CampD6ll, MISS OOLO-
thy Mondell. Miss Asenath Cox, Miss
Elizabeth Duryea Walter, Miss Eliza
bath Marbury Beale. Miss Elizabeth
Taylor Jones, Miss Allen, Miss Askew
of Boston and her hostess, Miss Doro-
thy Johnston; Miss Diana Cumming
Miss Esther McVanIf, Miss Mary
Palmer. Miss Elizabeth Zolnay, Miss
Helen Griffin, Miss Sarah Spencer OF
Chicago and her hostess, Miss Mar
garet Crosson; Miss Cope of Philadel-
FTUnaF all l.
liam Merritt Thompson, Miss Mary
Emily Hamilton and Miss Helen Col
bert.
At the tea following Mrs. Edwin A.
Fuller and Mrs J. T. Robinson will
preside at the tea table, and will be
assisted by Mrs. William NJ. Guthrie
of st. Joseph, Mo-; Miss Dorothy
Johnston and Miss Josephine Wilt
| ford.
Mrs. Theodore w. Moves will re-
ceive Thursday afternoons, January
IL and January Is. and VIII have
with her her two daughters, Mrs
Ralph Walker Mcdowell and Mrs.
Noyes Thompson, who are spending
the winter with their parents.
Commander Jewell will entertain
this evening at dinner at the Army
and Navy Club in honor of Miss Caro-
line Thorn and others Of the seasons
debuntantes, including Miss Louise
Anderson, Miss Pauline Curtis, Miss
Margaret Eustis, Miss Beatrice Pit
ney, Miss Katherine Radcliffe, Miss
Virginia Selden. Mr.. and Mrs Lee
| Hardesty will chaperon the party.
which will also include Mr.. Richard
Davidson, Mr.. Henderson Gregory,
Commander Robert Griffin. Mr.. James
Hamilton, Mr.. David Karrick and Mr.
Chester A. Snow, jr. This is the
| twelfth year that Commander Jewell
has entertained a small group OF the
seasons buds at dinner. After dinner
the guest will go on to the dance
being given by Rear Admiral and
guest, Miss Katherine Radcliffe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r Mitchell will
leave tomorrow for Miami, Fla. and
will make a short visit in Havana
! before returning in a fortnight
Mrs. Anderson Hawley and her
daughter, Miss Martha Hawley. OF
New York will be guests OF Mrs.
Mitchell's debutante daughter, Miss
Louise Anderson, during Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchelrs absence.
Representative and Mrs. Frank n.
Funk of Illinois gave charming
dance last evening at the Congress
sional Club for their daughter, Miss
of 200 or more guests. The attractive
little clubhouse was gay with Christ
mas colors, q fringe of cedars ex-
tending around the walls, red holly
| berries and poinsettia adding the
crimson touch. A buffet supper was
served at midnight, diminutive
fountain, surrounded by red candles
and poinsettias. forming the center
piece on the table.
Representative and Mrs. Funk and
their daughter received their guests
| inside the door OF tho ballroom at the
| top Of the stairway. Mrs. Funk wore
| q Paris gown Of silver cloth, embroid-
| cred in jet and gold, the only trim
ming being a shawl drapery over the
shoulders of rare Brussels lace. Her
daughter was in a dainty gown of
pink satin.
Miss Funk will go to New York to-
day to attend the dance which the
Cornell students Will give this even
| ing at the Hotel Piazza. Her brother,
who spent the holidays here, has re-
turned to his studies at Yale Uni
versity
Former Third Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs, Breckinridge Long
will entertain company of thirty-six
at dinner this evening,
Col. Robert M. Thompson has ar
rived in. Miami, Fla, aboard his
| be joined in Florida early in Febru-
ary by Mrs. Thompson, who, with Miss
Hilda Sykes, has remained in the
house on r street, which they leased
| for several months this season,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph I. Weller will
entertain a small company at dinner
| this evening for their daughter, Miss
Catherine Weller.
Mr., and Mrs John W. Belt have re-
! turned to Washington from the east
| ern shore of Maryland, where they