Evening star., 1923-12-09
Season. for Dinner Parties
Marked by Notable Events
Capital City Schedules Functions of Special
Importance for Every Day of the
Present Week.

The season for dinner parties Is on.
with several OF official Importance
scheduled for each day this week.
The Chief Justice and Mrs will
, liam Howard Taft were the honor
guests at dinner last evening OF Mai.
and Mrs Parker West. The other
guests were the minister Of Panama
and Sonora de Alfaro. Senator and
Mrs. Arthur Capper. Representative
and Mrs. Daniel r. Anthony, jr.; Mrs.
George Ehle, Mr.. and Mrs Frederic
Mckenney and Mr.. William Phelps
Emo.
The Secretary Of War. Mr.. Weeks,
entertained a company of four at
luncheon yesterday at the New Will
lard.
The Secretary of Agriculture. Mr..
pany at luncheon yesterday at the
Willard.
Mrs. S. ]. Wood. who Is entertain
ing at tea this afternoon IN the
Fairfax room OF the New willard,
will be hostess at dinner Wednesday
evening. entertaining in the presi-
Dental suite at that hotel.
Gov. Clifford Pinchot of Pennsyl.
vania, who is spending the week end
with his aunt. Mrs. Charles Boughton
Wood. was host to q company of
twelve men at the Willard yesterday.
Mrs Hubert Work. wife Of the Sec.
retary OF the Interior, will assist in
receiving at the tea to be Eicen this
afternoon by Mrs Hugh s. Cumming
for her daughter. Miss Diana Cum
beth Adams and Miss Laura winder
Marshall Others assisting will be
Mrs. John B. Kendrick, Mrs. Camp
bell of Arizona, Mrs. William Cham
berlaine. Mrs. Carson Breckenridge,
Mrs. 2. J. Lloyd. Mrs. Paul Stewart.
Platt and Mrs. Leonard Block.
Representative and Mrs. Fred A..
Britten will entertain at dinner this
Miller Of New York. who IL spending
q few days in Washington.
Mrs Britten will be hostess at
luncheon Wednesday, December Is.
Gen. and Mrs. William J. Snow en-.
tertained informally at dinner last
evening in compliment to Col. and
Mrs. Hugh d. Wise, who recently
came to Washington to spend the
winter
tomorrow evening. to address . com.
pany of reserve officers. He will re-
turn to Washington Immediately after
the address. He will go to PhilAdel-
phia the end Of the week to make an
address there.
Rt. Rev. John w. Hamilton, Metho-
dist Bishop Of Washington. will en-
tertain at tea wednesday,, December
II. from I to o'clock. Tor his his daugh-
riage to Rev. Godfrey WArd1e stat
ford, will take place December ~. in
Columbus, Ohio, at the homo of the
brides aunt. Mrs. John Gordon Battle.
Col. and Mrs. Peter c. Fields, will
entertain at dinner December 20.
Col. and Mrs. Raymond Briggs will
entertain at dinner Friday evening.
Capt. and Mrs. John C. Boyd will
entertain at dinner Tuesday In honor
Of Admiral and Mrs. Mccormick. =
Lieut.. Lester A. Desses, U. o. M. c..
and Miss Eunice c. Desse1. ertsrtAin-
ed O. party of young people at Le
Paradis last night in honor OF Mrs.
Herbert Smith.
Capt Sam w. Small, D. D., chaplatn-
in-chief, the Naval and Military Order
Of the District Of Columbia Command.
guests at dinner last evening, at the
Army and Navy Club, the companions
Of the District Of Columbia command
cry and other personal friends. Those
present wsre, Commander George
Tully Vaughan, Chaplain George r.
Dudley, Col. Lloyd M. Brett, Lieut..
Comm ander c. w. Carrnes, Capt G. e.
Golden, Capt. Sheridan Terres, Maj. +.
s Hodgson, Capt. b. r. LAmbsrton,
Lieut.. John E. Reside, MAJ. Gen.
John L. Glenn, Maj. Gen. Peter G.
Harris. Col. John McElroy. Chaplain
In Chief John r. Axton, Senator Frank
g. Willis, Representatives Carl Hay.
den and Grant NJ. Hudson ana Lieut..
william Howard CrAvsnA