Evening star., 1923-12-31
Soc Gi6GttY
Mrs. Coolidge Is Receiving Group OF
Guests at the White House This
Afternoon by Appointment.

Robert Lansing Mrs. Charles Gray
Matthews. Mrs. William NJ. Marshall,
Mrs. G. Logan Payne, Mrs. Stanley
Rinehart, Baroness Won Schoen. Mrs.
Townsend, Mrs. George Oakley Tot
ten, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs.
Harold Walker and Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood.
Miss Mary Smithwick. daughter of
Representative and Mrs. John III.
Smithwick of Florida. will have as
her guest for some time Miss Cath
arine' McLane of Pensacola Fla. Miss
McLane VIII arrive the latter part of
the week and several parties have
been planned in her honor.
Mr., and Mrs. Robert Lansing will
have as their guest later this week,
Baroness Wrangel, wife of the ia
nous Russian general, who will
speak Thursday to the group of wo-
men who have been working for the
last few years for the Russian refu-
gees in Constantinople. Baroness
Gen. and Baroness Wrangel have
been working for three years among
the refugees throughout the Balkan
countries.
Preceding the dance at Congress
Hall Hotel last evening. Miss vir-
ginia Stites Caldwell of Carbondale,
twelve in honor OF her sorority sis
ter In the school of speech of North
western University, Miss Hope sum
mers, daughter of Representative and
Mrs; & john w. Summers of Washington.
7, me other guests were Misses.
Enma Collier. daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Collier; Miss Co
rlnne Tlncher, daughter of Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Tincher: Miss
Dorothy bennett, Miss Lucille Sho-
walter of Clifton Terrace, and Rep
resentative Denison of Illinois. Mai
Rowe OF Delaware University, DR.
Mhltesides of indianapolis and Mr..
Ralston and Mr.. Williams of In
dianapolis.
Mr.. Charles Noble Gregory enter
tanned informally at dinner last eve-
ninS at his residence on Bancroft
place; place, and had among his guests Mrs.
Glpson Fahenstock. Mrs. Frederick
harrington and Rear Admiral William
Rogers.
Mr.. and Mrs Chester A. Snow, jr..
entertained twenty guests at lunch
con yesterday at the Purple Iris in
compliment to Mr.. Dimitri Dimancesco
OF the Rumanian legation. who will
sail January 3 for Europe on a two
month leave.
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. George Hamil-
ton have arrived from Jamestown,
II l.. and have taken suite at the
Lee House for some time. Col. Ham
Ilton viii be on duty at the War Col
lege for several months
Mrs. James A Emery and her
daughters. Miss Eloise Emery and
Miss Letitia Emery. entertained at
luncheon yesterday at the Chevy
Chase Club in hohor of Miss Evelyn
Gordon, debutante daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Peyton Gordon.
The committee on costumes for the
Ba4 Boheme,' to be given by the
Arts Club of Washington Monday
evening. January Z, at the Willard
Hotel, may be seen every day this
week at the Arts Club. 2O17 1 street
from to o'clock, by those desir-
ing advice and assistance on cos
tuneS 10 be worn to the ball The
Library Of Congress has loaned a
number of valuable old books on
costumes with colored plates, which
VIII be of great help to the commit
tee. Mrs. Minnigerode Andrews is
chairman of the costume committee,
winch also includes Mrs Warren
Akers, Miss Alice E. Edwards, Mrs.
Gerrit Miller. jr., Miss Margaret
Neale, Miss Emily Waite and MT.
Glenn Madison Brown.
All members and trends of the
Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton are invited to the annual New
Year reception, to be held at The
Elizabeth Somers, the association
residence. 100 NJ street. January /.
from TO 6 o'clock. = The recention
committee is Mrs. Robert Lansing
chairman; Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer'
Mrs. Frank Casey and Miss Elizabeth
Eastman. The receiving line will
include Mrs. Herbert E.. Day. presi-
dent of the Washington Y w. c. A.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, honor
airy president, Mrs. Robert Lansing
and Miss Hettie P. Anderson, general
secretary. A musical program will
be rendered during the reception
Mrs. Samuel Ficklen and her
daughter. Miss Imogen Ficklen. who
have been visiting the formers sister,
Miss Sally Corbsll in her home in
Norfolk, will retArn today.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph ingalls, Eld-
ridge and their little son, Joseph In
gals Eidridge, jr., who have been
spending the Christmas holidays with
Mrs. Eldridges parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Laurence LaForge, have returned to
their home in West Newton, Mass
Frazier, daughter of Mr. James A
Frazier, to Mr.. Curtis f. Bay, gun
merry sergeant, U. S. M. c., took place
Christmas evening at o'clock. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Dr. w. /. McKenney at his home.
The bride wore a gown of white