Evening star., 1923-03-20

HE secretary OF olfhto anu
Mrs Hughes will be the
guests of honor at dinner
this evening of the minister
of Persia, Mira Hussein Khan Alai'
who will be host to distinguished
company of twenty-five. The lega-
t;on will be decorated with pro-
fusion of spring flowers and during
the dinner a string orchestra VIII
play The minister VIII follow out
the customs Of his country as far as
possiblr, rs the dinner THIS evening
is in celebration of the Persian New
Year eve. the new year coming In
Persia with the advent of spring.
The ambassador of Belgium. Baron
de Cartier, will return this evening
from New York where he has spenI
A few days. The baroness is sun
at Hot Springs, where she Will remain
until the end of the month.
The ambassador of Italy, Prlnce,
Cgetani, will be the guest OF hotior
9t dinner tniS evening Of the nlll :
iStcr nj BnIivia and Seno"a de Bal
liviau, who will entertain Il company
of tweuiE two.
Diplomats TO Entertain
For Colleagues Of tOrpS'
The minister OF Guatemala and Sc
nora dc Sanchez l.atour Will enteIu
tain a company of twelve at dlhher
this evening, in compliment To tne
minister of Nicaragua ana sonora uc
ChamorrO.
Sonora dc Alfaro. wife of the min
lister of Panama, entertained at lunch-
con today at the Hotel Hamilton,
when her guests were Mrs. William
Crawford GorgaS, widow or the Ia
NOUS general who did so much 1or
Panama and other tropical countries;
Mrs Thomas r. Walsh, Mrs. victor
kauffmann, Mrs. Charles W. Wetmore'
Mrs John Allan pougherty, Mrs.
David Du Bose Gaillard. Mrs. Clarence
Richmond Day. Mrs. Clarence CRIT
tenden Calhoun. Mrs Francois Ber-
ger Moran. Mrs Charles Kerr. Nine.
Zaldivar, Mrs. George Oakley rotten.
jr: Mrs Burt New and Mrs. Bolivar
Lloyd
Mime Wailcnberg. wife of the min,
lister of sweden. entertained small
company at luncheon today.
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Wccks who have oeeu at ST. Angus
tine Fla, for fortnight. left there
yesterday with col. and Mrs. Robert
NJ Thompson aboard their houseboat'
Everglades. and will cruise as far as
Charleston. Col. and Mrs. Thompson
are expected to arrive at their home
on r street Friday. and the Secretary
and Mrs. Weeks will come the end of
the week or the first of next week.
stopping III North Carolina over the
week end.
The uudersecretary of state and
Mrs. William Phillips entertained at
dinner last evening, having among g
their guests the minister of Rumania
and Princess Bibescc and the minis
ter OF Poland aud Nine. WrobleWSka.
The counselor of the Polish lega-
ton, Mr.. kwapiszewska, entertained
a company of twelve gentlemen at
dinner last evening.
Senator and Mrs. james L. Watson
have arrived at St Augustine. Fla,
mainder of the season.
Mrs Roosevelt, wife Of the Secre-
tary of the Navy, will receive to-
morrow afternoon from 4:3o to $50
O'Clock in her home at 1901 21St
street, when she viii have assisting
her Mrs. Edge, wife of Senator Walter
T.. Edge; Mrs. William Dougal Mac
Dougall Mrs. Lamar Leahy and Mrs.
Clifton \. Macarthur. who will alter
nate at the tea table.
The marriage of Miss Catherine
Let's. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
son of M. and Mrs Frederick d.
Jones of oungstown, Ohio, will take
place Saturday. April ~, in the be"u-
tiful suburban home of her par .
AyrlaWn. at 4:30 o'clock in the a
noon. The details of the wedding are
being arranged. and it will be one of
the largest and most important of
the spring weddings.
Mrs. Johnston. widow of DIR. William
Waring Johnston, has announced the
engagement of her daughter. Violet
Waring. to Mr.. Francis A. Hill, ID
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Francis
Hill of New York. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Mrs George j. Hope. who returned
TO Washington at the end of the week
in time to attend the marriage of Miss
Hincklcy and Mr.. McCeney Werlich
will go to New York Sunday for a
further visit, returning to Washing
ton before going to Kansas City, Mo.
Mrs. Hope will be in Washington in
May, remaining for a short time be-
fore sailing for Europe.
The dancing class will have it's last
meeting of this season this evening
at the Playhouse and a number of
dinner parties have been planned be-
fore the dance.
Senator and Mrs Walter L. Edge