Evening star., 1924-10-15

-HE President and Mrs. Cool
idge held an interesting re-
ception on the south front
portico Of the White House
at noon today, when officers
of the Red Cross Society were re-
ceived and the first button for the
annual drive for membership was be-
slowed upon the President.
The Ambassador of Spain and
Sonora de Riano entertained a small
company at luncheon today at the
embassy, their guests numbering IL.
The Ambassador will be host to
large company this evening in the
Pan-American Building, when Senior
Don Enrique Deschamps will give
lecture on Spanish Life and Gull
.ture," showing motion pictures OF
Seville, Barcelona and Madrid. The
director general of the Pan-American
Union, DR.. Leo S. Rowe. will make
the Introductory remarks, followed
by an address by the Ambassador,
which will Immediately precede the
lecture. A program of Spanish music
will he given by the United States
Marine Band.
Minister of China Host to
Envoy to China, DIR. Schurman.
The Minister of China. Mr.. Sao-Ke
Alfred SEE, entertained at luncheon
today in compliment to the United
States Minister to China, DR.. Jacob
Gould Schurman. Others in the COM
pany were the Undersecretary of
State, MI. Joseph c. Grew: the Third
Assistant Secretary of State, Mr.. j.
Butler Wright: Mrs. John Van A.
MacMurray, Judge John Barton
Payne, Mr. Ernest p. Bicknell, DR..
w. F. Willoughby, DR.. w. w. Will
loughby and the counselor Of the
Chinese legation, DR.. Yung Kwai.
The Minister of Rumania, Prince
Bibesco, has returned from New
York, where he has been for a week.
The Minister Of Panama and Sonora
de Alfaro will arrive in New York
late this afternoon aboard the Aeon
cagua from their home on the
Isthmus, where they have been
since early August. They are ex-
pected to come to Washington to-
morrow.
Nine. Perishin, wife of Mr.. Peter A.
Perishin of the staff of the legation
of the Serbs. Croats and Slovenes. has
gone to New York and Will return the
end of the week.
Lord Albert Kirby Fairfax and
Lady Fairfax, who arrived in New
York on the Majestic yesterday, Will
join the sister of Lord Fairfax, mrs.
Clarence Roberts. at hire home, 1ngle-
wood, Prince Georges County, Md,
Friday, to make visit of some length.
The old Lord Fairfax estate, North
ampton, is only a few miles from
Inglewood. On account of the recent
death of the sister of Lord FAIRFAX
and Mrs. Roberts, the visit Will be
devoid of much of the entertainment
which would otherwise attend 1t.
DR.. Charles W. Richardson will be
Joined by Mrs. Richardson the first
of next week Mrs. Richardson Is at
Duxbury, Mass, where she has been
for the Summer. Their daughter,
Mrs. William D. Chandler, jr., came
back to Washington early this month
and Lieut.. Commander Chandler will
arrive from San Francisco the midd' I
of next week for duty at the Naval
Observatory. after being stationed for
several years in China.
Miss Mary Emily Hamilton, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Hamil-
ton, will leave Washington tomorrow
for Savannah, Ga, to visit her broth
er-in-law and sister, Maj. and Mrs.
William F. Tompkins, who spent the
Summer at the Hamilton country
place, Stone Ledge, and left for SaVan-
nah some days ago.
Mrs. James, widow Of Senator Ollie
James, arrived in New York Saturday
aboard the Berengaria from Europe,
where she spent the Summer, and Is
again in her apartment at Meridian
Mansions, 240o Sixteenth street, for
the Winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hervey Young
Io;~ CT
for the Winter, Mrs. Young having
recently returned from Brittany.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Dwight Dickinson,
jr., son-in-law and daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Young, will also be in Wash
ington through the season, Lieut..
Dickinson having been detailed to
duty at the Naval Hospital.
Mrs. Frederick f. Chaplin has as
her guests in her o street home her
son -in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Meekins, the latter formerly
Miss Marcia Chaplin. They will be with
Mrs. Chaplin through the week before
going to their home in North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall
have returned to their home, 1905
New Hampshire avenue, after spend
ing the greater part of the season IN
Europe. Arriving several days ago,
Mrs. Kendall at once underwent a
slight throat operation, from which |
she is recovering at her home.
Mr. Walter S. Penfield is at Buenos |
Aires, Argentina, where he Is a MEM |
Der of the Pan-American Congress OF |
History and Geography.
Mrs James M. Beck and Miss Bea- |
trice Beck, wife s,ad daughter of the |
solicitor general, VII return Satur- !