Evening star., 1924-02-04
Society
President and Mrs. Coolidge Canoe
Invitations for the Congressional
Reception Thursday Night.

they will be at the Marlborough
Blenheim for some time.
Mrs. Harriet Taylor Upton. vice
chairman of the national republican
executive committee. has Cancelled
her reception for tomorrow after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Marshall have
returned from several weeks in
Florida and are at the Franklin
Square Hotel where they will spend
the month Of February before OPEN
ing their suburban home.
Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. Drake Postpone Dinner.
The assistant secretary of COM
merce and Mrs. J. Walter Drake have
postponed the dinner which they
planned for this evening on account
of the death of the former President.
Owing to the death of eX-President
Wilson. Mrs. Steilwagen has post
poned her luncheon at the New Will
lard on February until after the
return OF Mrs. Ridley Mclean from
the south.
Mrs. E. w. Cole has Cancelled all
her social engagements because of
the death of former President Wilson.
Mrs: Alston Simpson and Mrs. Ly-
man Pratt are spending a few DAYS
at the Shoreham with their father,
former Senator Hoke Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs E. c. r. Humphries
Will entertain the officers of the Socie-
ty of Virginia "wednesday night at their
nome, 1850 Fairmont street northwest.
OF the official personnel of the society
Tor the February social function the
latter part of the month-it will prob
ably take the form of reception bv
Gen. and Mrs. George Washington. 1t
will be given at the New Willard
Washington's birthday, February 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w. SidwelI
have postponed the musical they were
TO give Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Lowndes has Cancelled
her day at home Wednesday.
The third Of the series of Army
DANCES scheduled to take place at the
Willard Hotel, February 90, is indefi-
nitely postponed
Mr.. and Mrs. r S. Mcbride of
Chevy Chase had as week end guests
Prof. j. HI. Matthews. director of
the department of chemistry of the
University of Wisconsin, and Prof.
Harry A. Curtis of the department
and Mrs. Mcbride entertained at din
ner last evening for their guests. and
F'riuay Prof Curtis was host to n.
company at dinner at the Hamilton
Hotel.
Mrs. Michael J. Colbert will return
to Washington this evening after
spending the week with her daugh-
ter, Miss Helen Colbert, who sailed
Thursday for Panama.
Mrs. William Mather Lewis will not
observe her afternoon at home to-
morrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Adams have
postponed the dinner which they were
to have given tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
accompanied by their daughter, Miss
Natalie Hammond. and Miss Ellen
Blair, debutante daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Montgomery Blair, expect to go
to Hot Springs this evening for an
indefinite stay.
ed at luncheon today following the
Monday, morning musical. when
among her guests were the ambassa-
charge d'affaires of Great Britain and
Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon. the assist
an secretary of state. Mr. Leland
Harrison; Mr.. and Mrs. Felix Sal
mond, the counselor of the Italian
embassy, Signor Augusta Rosso; Mr..
Leander Mccormick -Goodhart of the
British embassy. Mile. DusoIina
Giannini and Miss Yvonne Townsend.
Mrs. Francis Hill Horne, president
of the Southern Relief Society, an
nounces the postponement of the
southern relief ball. scheduled to take
place at the New Willard tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. H o. Plugge of 2653
Connecticut avenue entertained at a
dance Saturday night for their son
and daughter. Mr.. John Ode Plugge
and Miss Caroline Plugge. There We're
about thirty-five guests chosen from
among the school friends of the young
hosts.
The Alabama Society has postponed
the ball which was planned for to-
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