Evening star., 1924-12-01

ms ton Ell route from f1ot springs,
Va. where they have been for some
weeks. to New York.
Comdr. +. l.. Tottenham. naval at
tache of the British embassy at 1915
Sixteenth street is entertaining Mr..
Cyril Maude. the distinguished Eng
lish actor. who arrived in Washing
ton yesterday from Philadelphia and
appears at d local theater.
Mrs Theodore l.. HolhroCs has re-
turned to Washington after a years
absence on the Pacific Coast, and has
taken an apartment at 1858 Columbia
road
Representative and Mrs. T. c.
Sweet of New York have come I"
Washington and are at the Lee
House for the season.
The resident commissioner of tho
philippines, Mr. lsauro Gabaldon, Will
arrive from Europe tomorrow. and on
his return to Washington will take pos
session of the apartment in the Argonne
which he has leased for the season.
Mrs. Henry B. Brown has closed her
apartment at the Dresden and will
spend the Winter in Honolulu.
Mrs. Coolidge has given her name
to Mrs. Alfred s. GiIlett as sponsor
for her annual sale OF fancy articles
to benefit the Salvation Army. This
is the worl: OF Mrs. Gillett each year
just before Christmas. and Mr.. Gude
has given the use OF a show window
and floor space at 1912 j. street this
season. December 8, and 10 arc
the dates for the sale. and in addition
TO Mrs. CoolidGe's name Mrs. James
+. Freeman also stands as a sponsor.
Assisting Mrs. Gillett will be Mrs
Gouverneur Hoes, Mrs. John Hervy
Young. Mrs. Raymond Wolven and
the niece of Mrs. Gillett, Miss Violet
Graft. Others will also assist Mrs
Gillett during the sale.
The collection of several hundred
exquisite handmade articles is unsur-
passed in beauty and includes a
large and lovely collection Of baby
caps. baby blankets. afghans and
other dainty things for baby's COM
fort ard pleasure. Doll p!ncushions.
a great variety of useful and orna-
mental bags, ranging from opera
bags 70 pretty cretonne ones for gem
eral utility. and more than a hundred
knitted articles are in the collection.
Most wonderful of all. each article
is the work of Mrs. Gillett, a patron
saint OF the Salvation Army. to whom
she gives the entire outcome of the
sale as a Christmas Offering.
Many interesting parties were seen
at the brilliant opening OF the new
Embassy Club last night The En-
hassy Club is the very newest OF the
galaxy of smart supper clubs and
will meet every Sunday evening in
the gold room at LIE Paradis
A number of last years most prom
inent debutantes attended the club
opening last night, while the more
mature society element was also well
represented. Miss Bessie McKeldin
entertained party OF 16 young folks,
which included a number of her sis
ter debutantes of last year. DR.. and
Mrs. Eugene L. lie Merle entertained
for their daughter, Miss Eugenie LIE
Merle. Others who entertained in
cluded Senator and Mrs. Robert L.
Owen, Mrs. Charles VI. LIE Sivre, Mrs.
Fenton Bradford Capt Herbert G.
Partridge, Mr. Hobart Newman. Mrs.
Snowden Ashford. Mr.. Nathaniel
Horace Luttrell and Mrs. Helen Ray
Hagner.
Mr. Charles Noble Gregory was host
at dinner last evening, entertaining
Commodore and Mrs. Davenport and
Mrs. Davis Ireland
Mr.. Gregory attended the Army
Navy game Saturday having as his