The Washington times., 1923-12-20
Dinner Parties Precede Ball
At Woshin0fOr Barracks.

Rear Admiral and Mrs. William
Moffett entertained at a buffet
supper last evening at their resi-
dence on Massachusetts avenue TOT
their debutante daughter, MISS
Janet Moffett. The guests In
Guided Miss Bessie McKeldin, Miss
Natalie Hammond, Miss Ruth Stod-
dard, Miss Helen Strauss, Miss
Nina Diamantopoulos, MISS Anne
Devereux. Miss Betty Byrne, MISS
Margaret Zolnay, Miss Betty ives
Lieut.. w. B. Thomas, Mr.. Rutledge
Irvine, Hobart Newman, Constantln
DiamantopoulOs, Lieut.. Lee Waoe'
and Jasper Dubose.
The party went afterwara 20 tne
ball given at Washington Barracks
nv Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Richard G.
Marshall to present their daughter,
Miss Laura Winder Marshall, TO
society.
Miss Julia Hume, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Rawlins Hume, was
hostess at a dinner last evening for
Miss Eugenia Lejeune, taking her
guests later to the Marshall ball.
The party included Miss Mary
Johnson, Miss Agnes Ashford. Miss
Katherine Dent, Miss Josephine
Bridget, Miss Elizabeth Beale, Rich
ard Allen, Edwin Graham, Ensign
Leon Names, William Johnston,
Lieut.. Lester DesseZ, James Hume
and Robert Peter.
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Mrs. E. w. Cole, Of Nashville,
Tenn, who has arrived at the
Willard to spend the winter enter
tanned at dinner there last night
in honor of Mr.. Mace, who later
lectured before the Archaeological
Society. members of which were
guests at the home of Col. Robert
Thompson.
Mrs. J. T. Taylor, Of Philadelphia,
will come to Washington today for
the winter and has taken an apart.
ment at Wardham Park Hotel.
Mrs. Horace Macfarland will en-
terrain a house party OF young
people for several days, beginning
Wednesday, in honor of the Misses
Stuart, of Essex Falls, N. j., and
her sons. and several of their
friends from the University Of Vir-
ginia, who are coming for the
holiday season. Several dinners
are being arranged for next week.
and Mrs. F. B. Moran has issued
invitations for a large costume ''all
for young people on the evening
Of December %, at her home on
Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Harry Rapley entertained at
box party yesterday afternoon
Miss Lelita Dawson and a few
OF the seasons debutantes.
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James A. Drain, jr., son Of Col
and Mrs. Drain, has arrived from
the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology and joined his parents
at *heir apartment in Wardman
Park.
Wolcott Andrews, a student at
St Marks School, Is passing the
holidays with his aunt, Mrs. Robert
HOLSTER Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Father left
washington yesterday for Atlantic
City, where they will remain for
the Christmas holidays.
The Rev. DIR. and Mrs. Robert
Johnston have issued Invitations
Tor a reception on New Year Day
from to o'clock at st. Johns
rectory.
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Mrs. Frederick Brooke is enter
tanning informally at tea on Sun
day afternoon for her son and
daughter, Elliott Mckee and Miss
Frances Mckee, and in compliment
to the West Point cadets who will
be in town for the holidays.
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Miss EN'anOr Hard has arrived
from Smith College, where she is
a student, to he with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. William Hard, for the
holidays.
Mrs. Thornton Boland entertained
company of twelve at luncheon to-
day at her home in commitment tn