Evening star., 1923-04-22
Secretary and Mrs. DENLY
Honor Guests at Dinner
Former Ambassador and Mrs White to Entertain
Sir Robert Cecil-Other Notable Social
Functions.

The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
DENLY were the guests of honor at
dinner. followed by dancing. Thurs
day evening of the officers of the
L. S. s. Henderson. who entertained
aboard the ship at the navy yard. The
table had an effective decoration Of
flowers arranged in naval designs, and
the Navy Band stationed in Wash
ington, played through the dinner
hours and for the dancing.
In the company were Lieut. Com
mander and Mrs. c. p. wenzell. Lieut..
Commander and Mrs. J. c. Parham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joslin, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Kenneth c. Lowman, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Joseph Carey, Mr.. and Mrs. Carter
Field. Mr.. and Mrs. Harding, Lieut..
and Mrs. Heiberg. Miss Agnes Means
Of Boston, Miss Louise Carey, Miss
Bethe Carey. Miss Harding. Miss
Beach. Miss Suzanne Chase, Miss
Rorer. Mrs. Louise Irwin, Miss Mat
Mr.. Charles DENLY. Capt. White, L. S.
N, retired: Lieut.. Waller, Lieut.. Judy
Lieut.. Commander NJ. E. Higgins.
Lieut.. L. A. Ketherer, Lieut.. Weer,
Lieut.. George Meade, Lieut.. Com
mander Fischer, Lieut.. Edward Till
man, Lieut.. Commander S. L. Hender
son. Capt. William Station. retired:
Ensign Arthur G. Nish, Lieut.. stephen
X. Hall and Lieut.. Sullivan, all of the
United States Navy.
Sir Robert Cecil will be the guest in
whose honor former United States
Ambassador to France and Mrs. Henry
White will entertain at luncheon to-
day. Mr.. and Mrs. White will also
be hosts at dinner this evening in
compliment to their guest.
Sir Robert will leave Washington
tomorrow, and will receive a degree
from Princeton University tomorrow
afternoon. He will be entertained to-
Of the university. DR. Hibben.
Dr.. and Mrs John Crayke Simpson
were guests of honor of Mrs. William
Henry Smith, jr., who entertained a
company of thirty at dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Evarts Johnson
entertained at dinner last evening at
the Chevy Chase Club, the company
being seated at two tables. Mr.. and
Mrs. Johnson sat at one table with a
company of their friends. and their
daughter. Miss Louise Johnson. acted
as hostess at the other. where COM
pany of young people were enter
Battles of Philadelphia
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter have
issued invitations for dinner Thurs
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Kendall have
as their guests over the week end MT.
Frank Barrett of Augusta, Ga. and
MIR. ]. Theus Munds of New York for
xxrh fat ty,f ,ol lI,.
at a buffet supper this evening.
The Misses Patten will be hostesses
at dinner Tuesday evening. enterta in
ing in their Massachusetts avenue
home.
Nine. Hauge will be hostess at din
ner Thursday evening, when her
guests have been asked to meet the
retiring secretary of the italian en-
bassy and Signora Geisser Celesia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson will en-
tertain at dinner tomorrow evening in
compliment to Mr.. and Mrs. John Coo
Hdge OF Boston, who will arrive tomor-
row to spend several days with them in
their Massa chusetts avenue home.
Mr.. and Mrs Basil Gordon will enter
compliment to the Misses Sanders of
Philadelphia, who are the guests Of
Miss Carolyn Nash.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes. jr.,
will be hosts at luncheon Thursday.
their guests having been asked to meet
the secretary Of the italian embassy
and Signora Geisser Celesia, who will
leave Washington next week for Italy.
where the former will be attached to
the foreign office in Rome.
Mrs. E. II. G.. Slater will be hostess at
dinner Saturday evening. Mrs. Slater
entertained informally at luncheon FRI
Gay, followed by Mah-Jongg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Graves enter
tanned at dinner last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin H. Ellis were
hosts at dinner last evening for the re-
firing secretary OF the Italian embassy
and Signora Geisser Celesia. The COM
pany later went to the dance and sup
per which Mr.. and Mrs. George Angus
Garrett gave in honor of Signor and
Signora GeisDer Celesia.
Miss Dorothy Johnson will give a