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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-12-27
FLORISTS
FLORISTS
APPROPRIATE Funeral Tokens
GUIDE Bros. Co., 1912 F st. N. w.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Prompt Auto Delivery Service.

drey Leona Calvert, 10. Mount Rainier
Nd. Reverend A. J: Garland.
J. Pierce Bowie; a.. Fredericksburg,
patanzy, Va. Reverend William NJ
Thomas Brown. q. No. So G street
No. sO3 Fourth street. northwest. Rev
erend William Hawkins.
Martin Porter 46. No. 100 Kendall
street northeast. and Ada Payne AZ,
Reverend William Williams
Benjamin w. Sunny, 76, No. 210J
F street, and Lulu Fagg Morgan, s.
No. 1902 G street northwest. Reverend
Robert Lee Martin, jr.. 25, Cumber
land, Nd, and Doris Irene Wagner, -
No. 1885 I street northwest. Reverend
Harry E. walters. 4s, No $50. Twelfth
10, No. 1891 Summit street northeast
Rs Tsoms. z howard g. rhill Rskle. 40. and
boro. Pa. Reverend John G. Palmer
Robert McGhee. q. and Lillian Hats
Reverend Harry D. Mitchell.
Bernard B. Jones. 49, Madison, Wis,
ana and. Helen Louise Bonebrake, 80. No.
Joseph H. Rosenbergere. q, Jeffe1-
sonton, Va, and Pearle Lucille Brent.
e, Roekfish. Va. Reverend William
Stanley Deskins. %. Hall Hill. Va,
and Jessie Vesto Fleet, 20, No. s23s
Prospect avenue. Reverend w. A.
: Samuel Goldstein, 80, Brooklyn, N.
=, and Dottie T. Klibanoff. Fl, No.
1914 First street northwest. Reverend
Louis J. Schwefel.
Mass. and Edna P. Todd. FL, No. 271S
N street northwest. Reverend Henry
Leslie Erskine spock, "a, Babylon.
No. 1917 A street northeast. Rev
erend William NJ. Hoffman.
Lawrence A. Kelley. rs. No. 1913
Columbia road and Stella NJ; Mudd,
erend Charles M. Bart.
Lewis Joseph Buchold. 81. Naval
Hospital, and Elizabeth Bealle, ~, No.
S2S < street northeast. Reverend H.
MyrOn Zee Perry. "a, ouantico, va,
9 76io lrma Louise .h;s, chatham rs No.
Edward Smith. %, Brentwood, Nd.
and Lottie Bass, ii, Mount Rainier
Md. Reverend ]. T. Loeb.
schulz Gfa I 81 od as e. B. nna M nG
Joseph S. Hiteshew. rs. and Sarah
F. Mccall; both Of Hainesville. Va.
Bernard William Luck, 2s, Rich
mond. Va, and Dorothy Mae Herndon,
10, Brandy Station, Va. Reverend John
e. Briggs.
Joseph Bauman, "a, No. 1855 Fiji
teenth street northwest and Hazel u.
Phillips. %, Portner Apartments. Rev
erend Edward Buckley. j,
William q. Branson, "a, No, 1886
Fifteenth street northwest, and Jose
phine Lee, 81, No. 1917 Eleventh street
northwest Reverend ]. Milton wald-
ron.
Tom farley, "a, No. 1912 Fourth
street northwest, and Gertrude Coco,
IS, No. 1912 Fourth street northwest.
Reverend William ]. Howard.
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GILLETTS ARE
GUESTS OF
HONOR
C. Bascom Slemp Host;
Dancing Follows
Dinner

The Speaker of the House Of Rep
resentatives and Mrs. Gillett were
guests of honor at dinner last cve-
ming of c. Bascom Slemp. Score.
tary to the President, in the Metro
politan Club annex. The guests
were: The Secretary of War and
Mrs. Weeks, the Minister of Hun
gary and Countess Szechenyl, the
Minister of Egypt and Nine.
Yousry, Senator Richard p. Ernst,
Senator Frederick Hale, Senator
and Mrs. William CabeIl Bruce,
Congressman and Mrs. Richard S.
Aldrich, Congressman and Mrs.
Robert l.. Bacon, Major General
and Mrs. George Barnett, Brigadier
General and Mrs. William Mitchell,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leigh c.
Palmer, Colonel and Mrs. s. r.
Gleaves, Colonel and Mrs. George
p. Tyner, Mr.. and Mrs. J. Butler
Wright, Garrard Winston, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Meyer, jr.; Mrs.
Thomas r. Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hampson Gary, Countess Gizycka,
Mrs. John Allan Daugherty, Mr..
and Mrs. John Hays Hammond,
Miss Elizabeth Howry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Colonel
and Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, Mr..
Keith, Miss Mary Patten, Miss
Josephine Patten, William NJ. Rit-
ter, Miss Roper, Mrs. James A.
West, r. s.. Whaley and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. p. Wilson.
The dinner was followed by
dancing, for which additional guests
were invited.
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SPlLLWAY IN LOWER
MISSISSIPPI SOUGHT

War Department engineers have
under consideration a plan for the
construction Of a spillway in the
Mississippi river, below New Or.
leans, it was learned today.
Construction of the spillway is
advocated by citizens Of New
Orleans who believe it would
materially reduce any possible
danger of levees breaking and flood
ing the city in time Of exceptional
ly high water. Several delegations
of interested organizations from
Louisiana have discussed the ques-
ton with Secretary of War Weeks
and it is understood the plan has
the SecretarY's tentative approval.
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HIS AIR CONCERT PLEASED,
SHE WRITES; THEY'RE WE'D

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 27.-A radio
romance which had its inception
when Thomas Mallie. Pittsburgh,
vocalist and song writer, appeared
as a soloist on a program at a
local broadcasting station, and Miss
Dorothy Hess, Of Chicago, an
actress, Listened in" in her New
York apartment, was revealed here
when announcement was made of
their marriage.
THE radio courtship" began
three months ago, when Miss Hess
sent Mr.. Mallie a note of congratu.
lation after hearing a concert.
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THOMAS b. GRAHAM.

Services for Thomas B. Graham,
twenty-six, a veteran Of the world
war, with the Gordon Highlanders
in France, who died Thursday at
Garfield Hospital after an illness
Of ten days, will be held Monday
at o'clock from the residence Of his
sister, Mrs. Agnes G.. McGinty. 4Y29
Ninth street northwest. Interment
will be in Rock Creek cemetery.
Mr.. Graham came to Washington
over a year ago as butler to Nine.
Haugh, wife OF the former minister
from Norway. It is believed that
his illness was due TO infection
brought about by wounds received
in the war.
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MRS. ALFRED TUCKERMAN

Funeral services for Mrs. AL
fred Tuckerman, eighty-three, at
one time a resident of Washington,
who died Thursday at her home,
sc Kay street, Newport, r. l., are
being conducted from there today.
Burial will be at Woodlawn ceme-
terry, Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mrs. Tuckerman was formerly
Miss Clara Fargis of Washington,
and was a leader in society here.
While here she lived on Sixteenth
street and was prominent in sew
eral charitable movements.
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TENNESSEE SOCIETY
TO MEET AT RALEIGH.

The next meeting of the Tennessee
Society of Washington will be held
at the Raleigh Hotel on Saturday
evening, January II.
Congressman Martin B. Madden of
Illinois, chairman of the COMMITTEES
on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives. will be the guest
of honor and will make a brief ad.
dress. Among the prominent mem.
bers of the Society to be present will
be Justice James G. McReynolds and
Justice Edward T. Sanford of the
United States Supreme Court.
The election of officers Of the
Society for the year 1925 will take
place on this occasion. The hours
from to midnight will be given over
to dancing and cards.
The committee in charge of the ar.
rangements for this meeting composed
of Doctor Everett M. Ellison, presi-
dent of the Society; Miss Eula B.
Adams, John A. Chumbley, Alfred L.
Duncan, Miss Lillian Hicks, Ernest
l.. Loving, Rufus w. PearsonA w.
Marvin Pope, and Charles A. Rollins.
X X
Nine Ekengren entertained at
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club
yesterday for her daughter, Miss
Elsie Ekengren, who is student
at Foxcroft School. The guests
were contemporaries Of Miss Eken-
gren.
X X y
Mr.. and Mrs. James William
Orme entertained about sixty guests
at a dance in their home last eve
vin0 fov. THAR dauphter Miss Mar
guerite Orme, who is home from
Penn Hall School for the holidays.
A buffet supper followed the dane
ing. Miss Orme was assisted by
Miss Ruth Sutton, Miss Grace
Mueller, Miss Theodore Adams, Miss
Caroline Mclean, and Miss Marie
Morrow, all Of whom are her school
mates.
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ming, at the Mount Vernon M. e.
Church South.
Lieutenant Hart and his bride
will be at home after January is,
at Fort Mcintosh, Laredo, Tex.
FLOOR COMMITTEE CHOSEN
FOR CORNELL BALL.
A floor committee for the ball
which will follow the recital of the
Cornell Musical clubs at the Willard
on January l includes James Par
malice, Colonel G.. o. Sheriff.,
Colonel Joseph Beacham, Colonel j.
B. Mitchell, Commander Theodore
Jewell, Major Oscar Dolbert, Doctor
Ralph jenkins, Doctor Robert Scott
Lamb, Harry A. F.. Eaton, David
Edward Finley, Waverly Taylor,
Alfred T. .Hobson, Paul Sanborn,
Earl Brown, Meredith Wilson,
Winslow Van. Deventer, Francis
Winslow, Horace w. Peaslee, Roger
Cortesi, Cuthbert Lee, the members
OF the Cornell Musical clubs, the
members OF the Senators Club Of
Cornell University.
Mr.. and MrA John w. Garrett,
of Baltimore, are spending several
weeks here with Mrs. CARROTS
mother, Mrs. Benjamin H. Warsler,
1155 Sixteenth street.
Mrs. William Bell Watkins, Of
Philadelphia, is visiting her mother,
Mrs. Alexander Mackay Smith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris herman en-
tertained $50 guests from Youngs.
town, New York, Philadelphia, Pitts
burgh, Baltimore, and Washington
on the eve Of December rs at a
dinner dance given In honor OF Inc
silver anniversary of their mar
riage. A committee of the Excelsior
Lodge, No. Z, /. o. O.. f., was in at
tendance and presented Mr.. and
Mrs. Berman with a beautiful token
in behalf Of the lodge.
The Reverend M. Goldman and
Mrs. M. Captain spoke briefly. A
large wedding cake ornamented
with twenty-five silver dollars vas
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Berman
by their daughter and son.
Midshipman George Moffett is
with his parents, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. William A. Moffett. for the
holidays.
\
Charles Piez, who, during the
war. was head Of the Emergency
Fleet Corporation, entertained infor-
mally at dinner last night at the
Willard, where he is spending sew
eral days.
*
Senator and Mrs. Royal S. Cope.
land are passing the holidays at
their home near Suffern, N. Y. A
house party will delay their return
to Wardman Park Hotel.
+ +
Mr.. and Mrs. William p. Cresson
entertained at tea yesterday after.
noon in honor Of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Chester F'ranch.
Brigadier General and Mrs. Frank
7. Hines are expected to return to
day from Asheville, N. c., whe-e
they have been for Christmas.
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YOUNG PEOPLES DINNERS
PRECEDE DUNLOP Rail-.

Numerous dinner parties for
young people preceded the ball
which Mr.. and Mrs. G. Thomas
Dunlop gave last evening at Rausch-
ers for their debutante daughter.
Miss Katherine Dunlop, at which
contemporaries Of the hosts were
entertained with many of the
younger set. The guests numbered
neary 500 and the party was one Of
the merriest OF the Christmas sea.
son.
Miss Dunlop was among the
guests at the dinner which Doctor
and Mrs. Thomas Clayton gave Ger
their daughter, Miss Louise Claytor.
also one Of the seasons buds. In
the party were Miss Elizabeth
johnson, Miss Louise Ireland, Miss
Beatrice Mclean, Miss Caroline
Swift, John Sweeney, Tom Sweeney,
John Marshall, Nathan Scott. Jack
Griffin and Richard Claytor. Can
tain and Mrs. David Stanley en-.
tertained company Of twelve at
dinner in their quarters at Soldiers
Home for Miss Elizabeth Stiles, who
made her bow to society Yesterday.
me party later went to the dance,
Mr.. and Mrs. Barry Mohun had a
Few guests for dinner before the
| dance, as did the Misses Mary and
I Margaret Treadwell and Miss Laura
, Towne.
Mrs. Britten Brown entertained
ten guests. at a supper dance last
night in LIE Chantecler.
| \
The District League Of Women
voters Will give a tea Tuesday. De.
cember 80, from 4 to 6 o'clock at
the home OF Mrs. John Mock, 1851
Connecticut avenue,
AT o'clock Mrs. Gertrude Bunk.
err who assisted in the organize
ton Of the League of Women
! Voters in Honolulu, will address
the guests on: Politics in the
, Hawaiian Islands"
Mrs. Mock, Mrs. George A, Rick.
err president Of the District League.
and Mrs. Bunker will receive.
Mrs. Borden Hartman and Mrs
Stokes Halkett will preside at the
tea table.
Offlcers OF the league and mem.
bers of the executive board who will
assist are: Mrs. Laura A. Williams
Mrs. Edward P. Costigan, Mrs
j Henry Grattan Doyle, Mrs. Laura
A. Bradley, Mrs. Basil M. Manly.
Mrs. Louis Gutenberg, Mrs. Kate
Trenholm Abrams, Miss Elizabeth
Eastman, Mrs. Edna L. Johnston.
Mrs. Frank Hiram Smell, Mrs. vii.
liam E. Chamberlin, Mrs. Harwood
Read, Mrs. Alvin Dodd, Mrs. Albert
II. Putney, Mrs. Lucy r. Swanton
/ and Mrs. Edward Heating.
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RAMS HEAD PLAYERS
ARRANGE BENEFIT,

Neighborhood House will be the
beneficiary from a special perform
ance Of the Christmas pantomime,
THE Story Of Pierrot," by the
Rams Head Players, to be presented
next Tuesday evening in their little
theater at Wardman Park Hotel
The committee in charge includes
Nine. Ekengren, Mrs. James Car
roll Frazer, Mrs. Charles j. Bell
and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman.
Announcement is made Of the mar
riage of DIR. w. Irving Kaufman and
Miss Bertha Bauman, of Virginia,
which took place on Christmas morn
ing. DR.. Abram Simon officiated,
performing the ceremony at his
home, and afterward there was a
wedding breakfast at the home Of
DIR. Kaufman's brother.in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry l.. Kauf.
man.
DR.. Kaufman and his bride are in
New York for their honeymoon, but
will make their home In Washing
ton and will be at home after Janu-
airy Is at Clifton Terrace.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur e. Mason, Of
West Newton, Mass, are spending
the week at the Hamilton Hotel.
4
Herbert Cecil Lewis is confined to
his apartment, at Wardman Park
Hotel, by illness.
X
Bapsy Dostur c. Pavry, of Bonn
bay, has come from New York for
q visit and Is staying at the Hamil-
ton Hotel. She is daughter Of the
high priest Of the Parsis.
\
Mrs. Anna Byrd Howell has sent
out cards for the marriage of her
granddaughter, Miss Virginia Byrd
Hereford. to Lieutenant Charles
Edward Hart, U. s. A., Wednesday,
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EDWARD l.. LEHMAN.

Brief services for Edward Julius
Lehman, who died Thursday at his
residence, the Falkstone Courts,
will be held there tonight at 1880,
after which the funeral party will
entrain for New York, where the
interment will take place tomorrow
Rabbi Abram Simon will officiate
at the services tonight. Mr.. 1eh-
man is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Pauline Lehman. Washington D. c.
Lodge, No. Is, B. P. o. Elks. will
convene at GAS o'clock tonight for
a session Of sorrow. and will hold
Elk's services at the home.
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MISS ELEANOR BAKER
BOWS TO SOCIETY TODAY

Commander. and Mrs. Cecil Sher-
man Baker are giving a reception
this afternoon for their daughter,
Miss Eleanor Baker.
The drawing rooms of their
house in Bancroft place are effec-
lively decorated IN poinsettias,
smilax and Christmas greens, The
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PLANS PROGRESSING
FOR NAH JONGG FETE.

Inc IlrSt meeting OF the committee
for "A Game of Nah Jongg," which
is to be given on Friday evening,
February 6, in the new Washington
Auditorium, under the auspices of
the Belleau Wood Memorial Associa-
ton, was held Monday morning at
the home of Mrs. James Carroll
Frazer, who presided at the meeting
in the absence of Mrs. Albert N.
Bags, chairman Mrs. Forrest, who
has written, ana will direct, the
colorful dramatic spectacle based
on a famous Chinese legend, read
the story of the pageant for the
first time to the committee; and
Mrs. Minniegerode Andrews, who
is to be in charge of the NAH
jongg costumes, gave talk on
the costuming and the colors of the
spectacle.
The committee on ARRANGEMENTS
for IA Game of Nah Jongg" in.
clude: Mrs. John F. Gayner, Mrs.
William r. Smedberg, Mrs. Walter
Schuyler Grant, Mrs. Edward Stur.
gis, Miss Caroline Thorn, Mrs. John
G. Capers, Mrs. Minnigerode An.
drews, Mrs. John Callan O'Laugh-
lin, Mrs. John NJ. Biddle, Mrs. Isaac
z. Mann, Miss Katherine Judge,
Mrs. Leigh Palmer, Miss Virginia
Hunt, Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Mrs.
John l.. Hines, Mrs. Walter Tuck.
erman, and Miss Bessie McKeldin.
Mrs. John A. Lejeune is in charge
OF the group of circles; Miss Vir.
ginia Hunt and Miss Caroline Thorn
In charge of the group Of charac-
rers: Mrs. John L. Hines, assisted
oy mrs. Edward Sturgis, in charge
of the group of bamboos, with Miss
Judge, Mrs. O'Laughlin, Mrs. Mann,
Miss McKeldin. Mrs. Biddle. and
Mrs. Tuckerman in charge of the
groups of the flowers, winds and
dragons. Mrs. John Capers is chair
man of the committee on programs.
and Mrs. Walter s. Grant, chair.
man of the committee on the sell.
ing Of the programs.
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DEATHS.

Oscar. Haring. 7s years. Emergency
Hospital.
Florence A. Barnard. rs years, No.
1443 Euclid street northwest.
Isaac Porter, 20 years, Sibley Hos
william Vanvleck, 70 years. sibley
Henry A. Wills, 81 years. No. 45s
Missouri avenue northwest.
Robert Darrah, IS years, No. 1912
Thirteenth street northwest.
Mary Ford, 81 years, Emergency
Hospital.
Eta Saunders, % years. George WASH
ington University Hospital
Dorothy Norris. 5 years. Georgetown
University Hospital.
Harold Vincent Walker, 81 days, No.
So l street northwest
William Charlis Cutler, 20 days.
Georgetown University Hospital.
Infant OF Ermal and Elizabeth Canoe
10 hours, No. S21 NJ street northwest
Lettie Thomas, so years, No. 2633
Sheridan road southeast.
Jerry Brown, 40 years, Freedmen's
James Dorsey. 20 years. St. Eliz-
Eugene Curtis. 2s years. No. 1919
Mabel J. Newman. IS years, No. 1882
u street northwest.
James M. Carroll, ~ years, No. 1850
Fifth street northwest.
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KENDALLS HOSTS TO
DAUGHTERS FRIENDS.

Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman B. Kendall
will be hosts this evening to 200
Of the younger set, friends Of their
schoolgirl daughter, Miss Jane Ken
dali. They are entertaining in the
small ball room of the Willard
from 9 to IL o'clock, after which
some seventy-five contemporaries Of
the hosts will join the company.
y 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Samuel Paschal
will give a young peoples dinner
tonight at their apartment in the
Presidential for their daughter, Miss
Mary Lois Paschal.
* -
Miss Helen Lackaye, the we'll
known actress. is visiting her sister,
Mrs. A. H. Anadale, 504 Seward
square, for the holidays.
A New Year reception and dance
will be given on Thursday, January
/, from 3 to o'clock, at the VIII.
lard by Almas Temple, mobiles from
other temples and their ladies being
invited.
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NINE. HAUGE rs
DINNER HOSTESS.

Nine. Christian Hauge will enter
tain twenty-four guests at dinner
tonight for Miss Violet. Spencer,
debutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Benning Spencer and will
take her guests afterward to Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Letters ball.
4 \
The Misses Barbara and Phyllis
Hight, daughters Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank s. Hight, are entertaining
some forty of their young friends
this afternoon at the tea dance at
the Washington Club.
Miss Barbara Hight, who is home
from Ogontz School for the holi-
days, will be at home informally
tomorrow afternoon.
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IRA H. JOHANNES.

Masonic rites will be accorded at
the funeral Monday afternoon ct
Rock Creek Cemetery of Ira H.
Johannes, sixty-nine, who died yes
terday at his home, 3149 Mount
Pleasant street northwest. The
funeral will be conducted at Q
o'clock in the afternoon at st.
Marks Episcopal Church where he
was a vestryman for twenty years.
The Reverend William H. Pettus
rector, assisted by the Very Rever-
end Canon de Vries, Of the National
Cathedral, will officiate.
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JUSSERANDS HOSTS
AT LAST RECEPTION.

The French Ambassador and
Nine. Jusserand will be hosts to
night at small reception similar
to the one they had last evening
the guests at both being long time
friends Of the Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand from official and resi-
dent society, who were given this
opportunity to say good-by. They
were assisted last evening-and will
be tonight-by members of the en-
bassy staff.
X y y
The Italian Ambassador, Prince
Caetani, is the guest for whom Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Brett Noyes will
entertain at dinner tonight. There
will be eighteen guests.
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and carrying on. And what mother
says goes with John Coolidge.
He was a guest yesterday at the
tea dance given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest G.. Walker for their son,
Mannix Walker, a student at Har-
ward, and tonight he is attending
Doctor and Mrs. Gilbert Gros-
venor's dinner dance for Miss Lii
ian Grosvenor. Numerous other
Invitations have been accepted. On
the evening Of January 2 he will
be a guest at a young peoples din
ner preceding the ball for the bene-
fit of the Children's Hospital.
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JOHN p. MURRAY

Requiem mass will be celebrated
Monday at 8 a. m. at ST. Gabriel's
Catholic church for John P. MUIR
ray, fifty-eight, special referee, Gov
eminent Printing Office, who died
yesterday at Providence hospital
after an operation for appendicitis.
Preliminary services will be held
from the residence, 1917 Farragut
street northwest, and the interment
will be at Mount Olivet cemetery.
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DINNER PARTY
TO Gel EBRATE
CENTENNIAL
Battle Of Ayacucho to Be
Commemorated by
Venezuelan Envoy

The dinner which the Charge
d'Affaires Of Venezuela and Nine.
Yanes are giving tonight at the
Willard has q measure of interest
more than strictly social, since 1t
commentaries that Battle of Aya-
cucho, the centenary Of which has
been celebrated in Peru with rep.
resentatives of many nations TAX.
ing part.
Two of the national heroes Of
Venezuela, General Bolivar and
General Sucre, had an important
part in the winning Of this battle
which secured the freedom of South
and Central America from Spanish
domination, so Venezuelans cele.
brate the anniversary with all the
enthusiasm of the Peruvians.
Seventy-five guests, including the
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Hughes.
will attend the dinner, which will
be given in the small ballroom Of
the Willard. Other guests will be
the British ambassador, Sir Esme
Howard; the Peruvian ambassador,
Doctor Hernand Velarde, and the
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Wilbur. The chiefs of diplomatic
missions, State Department officials
and others in official life have also
been invited.
Secretary Hughes will make a
brief address, responding to a toast
by Doctor Yanes; and there will be
a special program of music Of Latin
America, Venezuelan airs being fea-
tured.
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LORD CECIL TO BE
EMBASSY GUEST.

The British ambassador, Sir
Esme Howard, will go to New York
to attend the banquet tomorrow at
which the first award of the Wood
row Wilson Foundation is to be
presented to ViscouE1 Cecil. Lord
Cecil, who will come to Washington
Tor the dinner which Sir Esme and
Lady Isabella Howard are giving
on January l in his honor, will be
a guest at the embassy overnight,
but is remaining only one day. Lady
Cecil will probably accompany him.
Professor G.. Wrong, Of Canada will
be a guest at the embassy at the
same time.
The Ambassador and Lady Isa-
bella Howard entertained informally
at supper last evening for members
OF the embassy staff and a few
other guests, including Sir Maurice
Low, Willmott Lewis, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Musgrove, Mr., and Mrs. Ed.
munds and Mr.. and Mrs. Massey.
OF England, who are staying at the
Cairo.
The minister Of Czechoslovakia.
Doctor Frantisek Chvalkovsky. has
gone to New York to remain until
the end Of this month. The minis.
ter has issued invitations for a din.
ner at the legation on January 27.