The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-01-04
Informal Dinner
Tonight for
BritiSherS

BritiSherS
The British Ambassador and
Lady Geddes will entertain infor-
mally at dinner at the embassy to-
night in compliment to the mem
bers Of the British debt commits
sion, headed by the Rt. Hon. Stan
ley Baldwin, who are reaching
Washington today This Is by wy
of being a family party, with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon, Mr..
and Mrs. John Joyce Broderick and
Mrs Leslie Craigie Mr.. Craigie is
indisposed--of the embassy starr
invited to. meet the visitors; and
on Saturday evening the Ambassa.
dor and Lady Geddes are giving
an official dinner for their disttn-
guished countrymen. they will
also have a reception in their honor
next Tuesday evening.
The members of the commission
are Mr.. Baldwin, chancellor OF the
exchequer. who is accompanied by
Mrs Baldwin and Miss Baldwin;
Montagu Collet Norman, governor
OF the Bank OF England; r. j.
Grigg, who has Mrs. Grigg with
him; p. Rowe-D and Loring
Christie.
Lady Geddes will be at home to-
morrow afternoon after 4:30 o'clock
and will be assisted by Mrs. Eric
Buxton, Mrs. Leslie Craigie, Mrs.
Merchant Mahoney, Mrs. 8. G. Law
renee and Mrs. I. Thomas Hager.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph +. Weller were
hosts at dinner last evening for their
daughter, Miss Catherine Weller.
There were ten covers.
Miss Louise Anderson entertained
Dobbs Alumnae at an Informal
luncheon yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. o. H. Pitney, OF
Morristown, N. j., who are staying
at the Lee House. entertained 9
small company there at dinner last
evening In celebration Of the birth.
day Of q member Of the group.
The College Women's Club win
give dance at the clubhouse on
Saturday, January S, from to IL
p. m. Miss Resale Godfrey Is In
charge, and reservations are being
made through her ct the Grace
Dodge Hotel. or through Mrs.
Pickett at the clubhouse.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. John K.
Robson gave q large dance at
Rauscher's last evening to present
to Washington society Miss Gather
inc Radcliffe, Of Cardiff, Wales, who
ID sDending the winter with them
- CD naVf
400, were received In the small re-
ception room. where pink roses.
ferns and cedars were used for deco
ration. Mrs. Walter Mex. Jones as
sisted the hosts and debutante in re-
ceiving. Miss Radcliffe was charm.
ing in d smart frock OF Oxidized sill
yer made with q close-fitting bodice
and long, full hoop-skirt. In her
hair she wore q handsome Spanish
comb. She carried a bouquet of
orchids and lilies of the valley.
An effective touch Of decoration
in the ballroom were the giIded has
kets of poinsettia hung by each mir
'ror, Al buffet supper was served
about midnight.
Among hte debutantes assisting
Miss Radcliffe were Miss Laura
Bryn. Miss Virginia SeIden, Miss
Dorothy Warren, Miss Ruth Miller
Greene. Miss Emily Dial, Miss LII
liam Thompson. Miss Cecil Lester
Jones, Miss Elizabeth Taylor Jones
and Miss Catherine Weller.
Among the out-of-town guests who
came for the dance were Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward L. Doheny, of Califor-
MIA. who. are spending the winter
in New York.
Preceding the dance Miss Rad.
chffe was a guest at the annual
dinner given by Comdr. c. r. Jewell
at the Army and Navy Club in
honor OF Miss Carolyn Thorn. It
has been the practice OF Commander
Jewell to entertain at dinner a
group of the seasons debutantes
for twelve years. The other guests
last evening were Mr.. and Mrs. Lee
Hardesty, who chaperoned the
party; Miss Margaret Eustis. Miss
Beatrice Pitney, Miss Virginia Sell
den, Miss Louise Anderson, Miss
David Karrick, Henderson Gregory,
Comdr. Robert Griffin, Richard
Davidson, James Hamilton and
Chester Snow.
Mr. ana MIS-. Frederic duncan
Mckinney entertained at dinner
last evening for their debutante
daughter, Miss Frederick McKen-
ney. The guests included Miss
Eleanor Davies, Miss Dorothy Mon
dell, Miss Laura Bryn, Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Kaufman, Miss Vir-
ginia McKenpey. Comdr. John Lon
don, Capt. William J. Cranberry,
Lieut.. William Thomas, Charles
Nolan and Chester Lockwood. The
company later went to the ball
given by Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Robson.