The Washington times., 1924-12-17
DIPLO M A T S
ARE HOSTS
TODAY
Most Important Events
on Calendar Are Two
Receptions

"HE receptions at the French
embassy and at the legation
- of the Serbs, Croats and Slo-
venes are the high lights on the
social calendar today.
The reception given by DIR. Ante
Tresich Pavichich will take place
from 5 to o'clock at the legation
on Sixteenth street and will be in
celebration of the birthday anniver-
sary of King Alexander. 1t viii lie
quite like the reception given by
DR.. Pavichich on December / to
commemorate the national holiday
of his country and about, the same
number of guests have been in
vited guests representative of diplo-
matte, official and resident society.
Assisting the Minister in receiv-
Ing will be Nine. Adeiemovitch, the
only lady now at the legation, and
the members of the legation staff.
The reception of the French AM
bassador and Nine. Jusserand will
be held tonight and will be in the
nature of farewell officially. The
guests will be chiefs Of diplomatic
missions, members of the State De-
paTtment, headed by Secretary
Hughes, and the members Of the
foreign affairs committees OF the
Senate and the House. These will
be accompanied by the ladies' Of
their families.
Greek Minister Honor Guest
At Press Club Luncheon.
It fell to the lot OF the Women's
National Press Club to be the first
organization to entertain for the
new minister of Greece, Guardian
Dos Simopoulos, and his charming
English wife, who were guests of
honor yesterday at the weekly
luncheon of the club at the Hannil-
ton Hotel. NJ. and Mme. Simo-
pOulas have but recently arrived
in town and are busy settling their
household goods in the legation In
Connecticut avenue-a mansion
which has long lacked q mistress
since the last charge d'affaires was
q bachelor.
The minister's brief and delight
full talk was the one more or less
formal note of an exceedingly in
formal program-the occasion being
improved by the presentation of q
small gift to Mrs. Arthur Condor,
formerly Mrs. Evelyn c.. Hunt, a
CudEtcI hl01AUSE u LAS CluDs VINO
has recently been married. 81
Mrs. Arthur E. Mann, of London,
a brilliant young English news
paper woman whose maiden name
and pen name-Elizabeth Craig,
is known to readers of newspapers
and periodicals AL over England.
was q guest and was persuaded to
tell something Of the differences
between the newspaper profession
In England and America.
She spoke most entertainingly and
won her audience with her charm
of manner and her evident enthu-
siasm. Mrs. Mann is married to an
American. Her husband is London
correspondent for the New York
World and other American papers
and she has been visiting with him
in Washington, his old home.
Among the guests at the luncheon
were Mrs. Louis I. McFadden, Miss
Lucille Atcherson, the only woman
in our diplomatic service, Miss Bess
Davis Schreiner, Mrs. Meyer Cohen,
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayley and
Mrs. Prentiss Gilbert.
Debut at Congressional
Club-NOt Country Club.
If evidence were needed as to the
important place the new Congress
sional Country Club now occupies
In the thoughts Of the people of
Washington, it might be found. in
the state Of anxiety in which Nine.
Philippe Charles Soyez now finds
herself. Having sent out invita-
lions for a tea dance on December
81, at 1.-THE Congressional Club"
to present her daughter, Miss Lilita
Dawson, to society, she is being
bombarded with protests such as
why have you elected to have
Lilita's coming out party in the
depths Of the country?" and "Shall
we really send Lilita's flowers all
the way to the Congressional
Country Club?"
And, Of course, 1t isn't the coun-
try club at all, but the Congress
giOual Club at the corner cF New