Evening star., 1924-01-02

TT HE PRESIDENT and, Mrs.
Coolidge will attend the ball
which will be given this
evening at the New Willard
for the benefit of the Children's Hos
pita1. They are expected to arrive
at 10:45 o'clock and will be escorted
by District Commissioner Cuno H.
Rudolph, who is president Of the
mems board of the Children's Hos
pital. Mrs Wadsworth. wife of
Senator James w. Wadsworth, jr.,
vice president of the Mdies' board,
will receive the guests. assisted by
Mrs. Rudolph and the committee for
the ball, Mrs. Cary 7. Grayson. Mrs.
Henry Leonard, Mrs. Harold Walker.
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan. Mrs. Frank S.
Hight and Mrs. Horace Westcott.
Mrs. Coolidge is receiving a group
of ladies at the White House this
afternoon by special appointment.
Among those who will entertain
dinner parties preceding the ball Will
be the minister of Hungary and
Countess Szechenyf, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank B. Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hays Hammond. Mrs. William ID.
West, Mrs. q. d. Ritter, Commissioner
and Mrs. Cuno II. Rudolph, Mr.. and
Mrs r. r. GOWN, Mrs. Anne Archibald
and Mrs. Frederic Atherton.
Hughes will be the guests of honor
at dinner Wednesday evening, jan
uary &c. of the minister of Switzer-
land and Nine. Peter.
Prince Cactani Returns
From New York Today.
The ambassador of Italy, Don Ge-
lasio Caetani, will return this after
noon from New York. The ambas-
sador left late yesterday afternoon,
after the breakfast which the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Hughes gave
in honor of the diplomatic corps. He
attended the midnight supper at the
Hotel Biltmore in New, York given IN
honor of his countryman, Signor An
tonic Scotti, in celebration OF his
tWenty-fifth anniversary of uninter-
rupted connection with the Metropolf-
tan Opera Company. The ambassador
attended the gala performance OF
''Tosca," in which Signor Scott1 ap-
peared in his most famous role, and
at the supper which followed con-
ferred upon the singer, in behalf OF
the Italian government, the order OF
San MauriZio e Lazzaro.
Among others at the supper were
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James Cum
mings Barr; the former United States
ambassador to Germany and Mrs.
James w. Gerard, who were members
of the party entertained by Mr.. Franz
\. Munsey; Prince Christian and Prin-
cess Elizabeth of Hesse and Mrs. Regi-
nald de koven, who were recent VS.
itors in Washington, and the Duke
and Duchess of RiChelieu were among
the guests of Mr. Albert Norris Bag
ID,-.,1 gr-yN ifrli nSi
and the Princess Santa Borghese were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfonso +.
Villa, who also entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Huddleston Rogers.
The Minister of Guatemala and
Sonora de Sanchez Latour will enter
tain a company at dinner Wednesday
evening, January Is, in honor OF the
director general of the Pan-American
Union, DIR. Leo S. Rowe.
The largest and most important
reception following the New Year
festivities in that of the minister OF
Siam, Phya Buri Navarasth. to be
o'clock at the legation, 2300 kalo-
rama road, the occasion being in eel
ebration of the birthday anniversary
of the king of Siam. The minister,
who will receive alone, Will be assist
ed by the members of the legation
staff.
The Misses Cummins, sisters of
Senator Albert d. Cummins, will be
at home tomorrow afternoon from
$3.50 to $50 o'clock, at 1909 18th
street when they will have receiv-
ing with them Mrs. Henry c. Wallace,
Mrs. Andrieus A, Jones, Mrs. James
Z. Watson and Mrs. James c. Davis.
Miss Rebecca Dial has as her guest
Miss Mary H. Cockrell of Nashville,
Tenn, who will be with her for few
days.
Mrs. Theodore V. Boynton was
hostess to a company of fourteen in
her apartment, at 1902 18th street,
today, entertaining in honor of Miss
Emily Van Amridge of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Hight will
entertain at dinner tonight in the
presidential suite at the New Will
lard, later taking their guests to the
charity ball.
Representative and Mrs. Sol Bloom
of New York have taken an apart
ment at the Hamilton Hotel for the
winter.
Miss Margaret Wilson will return