Evening star., 1923-01-22
VIE interests Of society will be
greatly divided this evening
ana many of its members Will

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ana many OF its members will
meet at several of the parties
on the social calendar. The largest
and most important Of the parties
tonight will be that at the Pan-Ameri-
r. can building. which the Central Am
!. erican delegates will give in honor OF
Secretary Of state and Mrs. Hughes.
A dinner party of fifty guests Will be
given, followed by a reception at
10 o'clock to a throng of several
thousand. The Congressional CLUB
will give u smaller reception at .
o'clock IN honor Of the Speaker Of the
House of Representatives and Mrs
Frederick H. Gillett, the guests be-
ing limited to members OF the ciup
and their guests. "a
first presentation of the season VIII
be given this evening in the Presi- :
dent Theater. under distinguished
patronage, and with an interesting
list of boxholders. And last, but not
least on the calendar, Is the annuai
ball which will be given sin the ball
rooms OF the New Willard Hotel for
tho benefit of the Southern Keller
society, which aids and cares for the
veterans of the Confederate army ana
their families.
of the Southern Relief Society. Will
be assisted in the receiving at the ball
this evening by Mrs. Wade Hampton
Ellis, chairman; Mrs. Pierce Butler
Mrs. George B. Christian, jr.. Mrs.
stanley Rinehart and Miss Laura Har-
Ian.
Maj. John A. Lejeune will make the
presentations, assisted by Mr "ade
Ellis.
The boxholders include: Gen. Julian
Inl- SYr.it
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood. Mrs; e.
w. Cole, Mrs. H. Wilfred DuPuy, Mr..
and Mrs. George Mesta, Mr.. and Mrs.
p. A. Drury. the minister of Switzer-
land and Nine. Marc Peter, Mr. and
Mrs. Frederick Irving Cox, Mr.. and
Mrs Wade Hampton Ellis, Mrs. Delos
A. Blodgett, Mrs. Charles G. Matthews,
Mrs. R p Gown, Mrs. e. T. Stotes-
bury, Mrs. Louis n. Geldert, and Mrs.
Gillett Hill.
Netherlands Minister and
Mime. de Graeff Guests Tonight.
The minister of the Netherlands and
Nine de Graeff will be the guests of
honor at dinner this evening of Mrs
James Carroll Frazer. The guests will
afterward attend the reception at the
Pan.American Union. Mrs. Frazer will
entertain at luncheon Wednesday for
Mrs. Philip Kauffmann
The minister Of the Serbs croats and
SIovenes, DIR. Ante Tresch Pavichich.
has taken possession of the house at
recently purchased from former Sena-
tor and Mrs. Joseph w. Bailey OF Texas.
The offices of the legation. which have
formerly been at 1889 Connecticut ave-
nue.. will also be established in the house
on 18th street. The minister has been
occupying the house at 214S Wyoming
avenue, which was occupied by the
former minister and Nine. Grouitch for
several years.
The minister will entertain COM
pany of thirty-six at dinner this eve
ming at Rauscher's.
Mrs. Robert Nelson Stanfeld, wife
OF Senator Stanfield of Oregon, was
the guest. of honor at the regular
monthly luncheon Of the Women's
room at the New Willard today.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs Frederick Irving Cox will
entertain a company Of fourteen at
dinner this evening preceding the
reception at the Pan-American build
ing. The guests will later attend the
southern Relief ball at the New Will
lard.
Col and Mrs T. @. Donaldson will
entertain at dinner tonight before the
Southern Relief ball.
Miss Diana Cumming. daughter of
Surgeon General and Mrs. Hugh s.
Cumming, left Washington this morn
ing for Richmond, Va, where she will
attend the Richmond german and will
be guest later in the week at the
annual ball given by the Society for
the Preservation OF Virginia Antiqui-
ties. Miss Cumming will visit Miss
Frances Scott while in Richmond.
Mrs. Alonzo Tyner will entertain
guests this evening at LIE Paradis.
Mrs. John N. Speel will not observe
her day at home tomorrow afternoon
on account of illness, but will be at
home the afternoon Of Tuesday,
February 8.
The Rt. Rev. H. r. Carson, newly
created Bishop of Haiti. Is the guest
today Of Or. Marcus Benjamin at the