Evening star., 1924-11-13


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swiss Minister and Nine. Peter
Entertained in New York.
The Minister of Switzerland and
Nine. Peter, who are in New York
for a short stay, were entertained at
the performance last evening of NJ.
Firmin Gemer. the great French
actor, the consul general Of Switzer-
land in New York and Nine. Junod
being their hosts.
The Minister of Guatemala and
Sonora de Sanchez de Latour will
entertain at dinner this evening in
honor of the United States Minister
of Guatemala and Mrs. Arthur H.
Geissler and Senorita Concha Orel-
lano and Senorita Leonor Orellano.
daughters of the President of Guate-
mala, who are visiting them.
The Minister of Venezuela and
Sonora de Arcaya, accompanied by
Senior and Sonora de Crrutia and Sen
ora Nina de Druilhet sailed today
aboard the Santa Teresa for Peru
for several months absence. The
Minister has been made chairman of
the delegation from Venezuela to the
centennial celebration at Lima of
Peruvian independence. They will
be Joined at Panama by the other
members of the delegation and SEN
ora de Urrutia and Sonora de Druil-
het will leave them and go on to
Venezuela to visit.
Mrs. Robert Nelson Stanfield will be
hostess at a tea this afternoon, at her
home, 1926 Sixteenth street, for her
debutante daughter, Miss Barbara Stan
field, entertaining a number of the other
debutanteS of this season.
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for Miss Stanfield November %. when
Miss Anne Covington. the classmate of
Miss Stanfield at Holton-A will be
the guest of honor.
Senator and Mrs James w. Wads-
worth, jr., have returned to Washington
for the Winter and will be in their
home at 500 Sixteenth street, until the
Spring.
Senator and Mrs Walter f. Edge have
gone to New York from their home in
Atlantic City and are at the Hotel Am
bassador for a few days before coming
to Washington for the Winter.
The counselor of the German embassy
and Frau Won Lewinski will entertain
small company informally at dinner this
evening.
Mr.. ana MIS-. + Teu beIiell dilIiou ouiiSS
the engagement of their daughter
Dorothy to Mr.. Patton Wise Slemp of
Cincinnati, Ohio, and Big Stone Gap,
Va. No date is mentioned for the
wedding.
Miss bennett is one of the prettiest
and most gifted girls of Washington
society and has spent almost her en-
tire life here, Mr.. bennett serving as
commissioner of the General Land
in, d.
ministrations. She is a graduate of
Holton Arms School, this city, and of
the University of Wisconsin, from
which institution she received the
degree of b. NJ. She is not only
possessed of a charming singing voice,
but is pianist of unusual ability and
a composer, some of her music hav-
ing been produced in New YORK. MT.
and Mrs. bennett and their family
figure largely in the official and
social life of Washington. Mr..
Dennett'S brother, r. L. bennett, is a
famous scientist having distinguished
himself in work in Africa. Mrs
bennett and her daughter are men,
berS of the Congressional Club.
Mr.. Slemp is son of the late H. c.
Slemp, captain in the Confederate
Army and a former member of the
State Senate of Virginia. He Is the
business associate and first cousin of
Mr.. c. Bascom Slemp, secretary to
the President and of Mrs. John w.
Newman of Versailles, Ky. He is
actively engaged in the management
of several large coal operations in
Eastern Kentucky, with headquarters
in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood re-
turned to Washington yesterday
after spending several weeks at Hot
Springs, Va. She was accompanied
by Miss Mary Morgan.
Miss Virginia Edwards will enter
tain a company at bridge Tuesday
afternoon in compliment to Miss
Mary Elizabeth Thompson, daughter
of Mr.. Joseph N. Thompson. a debu
tante of this season. though she will
have no formal presentation.
Col and Mrs. Abraham Grant Lott
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