Evening star., 1923-01-02
Society
Sir Auckland Geddes Cancels Visit to
Canada on Account of Visit of
British Debt Commission.

i
lTHE ambassador of Great Brit
| ain, Sir Auckland Geddes. has
| postponed the trip to Canada
| which he had planned for the
ist of this month, owing to the ar
rival of the British debt commission,
which Is expected to arrive in New
York today and will come At once TO
Washington.
The minister of Siam, Phya Prabha
| Karavongse, is giving a large recep-
| tion this afternoon from to 7 o'clock
| in the legation at 1900 Kalorama road
In celebration Of the birthday ami ami;
be assisted in receiving by MIS-.
LOTUS, wife of the secretary of the
legation; Mrs. Junius w. MacMurray
and Mrs Margaret A. Thompson. Pre-
Muriel Fritz and Miss Mary MeFar-
land. The legation has been attrac-
| lively decorated with palms, ferns and
cut flowers.
Sonora de Mathieu. wife of the am
bassador of Chile, will receive Friday
afternoon after 1880 o'clock, and Will
be at home again Friday afternoon,
January 10. after 4:3o o'clock, In the
| embassy.
Baroness de Cartier, wife of the am
bassador of Belgium, is entertaining
a small company informally at tea
| this afternoon at the embassy In COM
pliment to Mrs. Frederick W. Wander
bilt. who is spending a few days with
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Beaie Mclean.
Society Fills st. Johns Church
For Parker-McCaIIum Wedding.
Nhn Of nf
Miss Cecilia McCallum, daughter of
Mrs. Sherman McCallum, to Mr..
Chauncey G. Parker. jr., is one of
the prettiest and simplest of the sea-
& son; The ceremony ceremony is being being per- ps
st. Johns Church on Lafayette
! square, and a reception in the home
| OF Mrs. McCallum on Massachusetts,
| avenue will follow. The rector of
| the church. the Rev. DR.. Robert John
| an effective arrangement of Easter
| lilies, palms and ferns, and in the
house the color scheme Is pink and
| green.
The bride is wearing a simple gown
| of ivory white satin. the skirt Is very
full and long, touching the floor, and
| the bodice is tight fitting, the bRteau
neck finished with a narrow fall of
rose-point lace. which lace also forms
| short sleeves. and is the only trim
ming on the gown. train of white
tulle falls from below the lace at the
| shoulders, and her tulle veil, which is
| edged with rose-point lace, is held by
| a Russian headdress of the lace nm
ished at each side with a cluster Of
orange blossoms. She is carrying gar
| denias.
Mrs. Francis Hunter of Trenton.
y. j.. is matron of honor, and is wear
fashion Of that of the bride, with
hat of brown tulle and lace. and Is
carrying pink roses and snapdragons.
The maid OF honor. Miss Anita Henry,
is in lilac satin, made like that of the
matron of honor, and hat like Mrs.
Hunters, and is carrying pink roses
and snapdragons. The brides other
attendants are Mrs. Charles Carroll
Morgan; Mrs Curtis Ripley Smith
in-law of the bride; Princess Bertha
Cantacuzene, Miss Dora Parker, sis
ter of the bridegroom; Miss Ellen
Bruce Lee, Miss Olyve Graef and Miss
Elizabeth Kearney of Charlottesville,
Va. They are all wearing orchid satin
made like that of the other attend
ants, with hats of brown tulle and
lace, and are carrying pink roses and
snapdragons.
Mr. Courtlandt Parker is best man for
his brother, and the ushers are Mr.. Brad
ford Norman, jr., and Mr.. George B..
Parker of Newport, r. l.; Mr.. L
Mortimer Pratt. jr, and Mr.. Albert
Alfred Putnam of Philadelphia, Mr..
Robert J. H. Paul, jr.. Mr.. l. B. Heem-
skerk, Mr. Lawrence Curtis, I'd, and
Mr.. William NJ. Wright, jr., of New
York. and Mr.. Richard Davidson of
this city.
Mrs. McCallum and Mrs Parker.
mothers of the bride and bridegroom,
will receive with them after the cere-
niony, the former wearing gray chif-
fon and lace with violet hat and
10 " h ooly Tynlu hu
to match.
Mr.. Parker and his bride will leave
later for a wedding trip and will re-
turn to Washington to make their
home temporarily.
Mrs. Selden P. Spencer will be at
homo tomorrow afternoon firm to 9
o'clock, at her residence, 2l23 Call
fornia street, and on the following
Thursday afternoons of January.
Senator Walter F. George of Vienna,
Ga, has returned to the Powhatan,
and Mrs. George will join him there
later.
Senator Samuel D. Nicholson of
Colorado entertained at dinner sun
day evening, his guests having been
Mrs. Sarah Lee Phillips. Mrs, Walker,
sons of New York, Miss Sherwood Of
New York, Senator Shortridge, Sena-
tor McNary and Mr.. William Bowie
Clark.
Senator and Mrs. Lee 8. Overman
have returned to Washington and re-
sumed their residence at the Pow
hatan.
Representative and Mrs. James G.
Strong of Kansas announce the en-
Ragement of their daughter Erma
Elizabeth to Mr.. Paul Haworth of
Kansas City, Mo-, the wedding to
take place in the latter part of Feb
iruary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Warren will
leave Washington tonight for Bos-
ton, where they will make q short
visit, returningto the capital at the
end of the week.
Mrs. Kaufman and her guests. Mrs.
Lewis Newton Murray and Mrs.
Thompson Blood. will be at home at
Airiie tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Daniel C. Roper is entertain
ing a small company at tea this
afternoon at the Tabord Inn in COM
pliment to Mrs. coker of South
Carolina.
Mrs. Richard H. Townsend will en-
teFtain q company at dinner this
evening in compliment to Mra Fred.
erick w. Vanderbilt of New York.
Former Associate Justice and Mrs.
Mahlon Pitney entertained at dinner
last evening for their daughter. Miss
Beatrice Pitney. in honor OF her
New York. The other guests In
cluded Miss Charlotte MacDougall,
Miss Zilla MacDougall. Miss Anna
HamIin. Miss Lspenard saabury,
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