Evening star., 1924-03-16
SocietyFolks Marking Time
During the Lenten Season
Dinner Parties, Luncheons, Teas and Dances of
Moderate Type Features of Program
in Nation Capital

Dinner parties will precede dances
Mi-Careme night, March 81, a score
and more hosts taking guests to the
Army dance.
Representative and Mrs. J. Mayhew
Wainwright, will be the guests of
honor at dinner Thursday evening,
March 81, of Gen. and Mrs William
j. Snow. Later in the evening Rep
resentative and Mrs. Wainwright will
be the honor guests at the Mi-Careme
Army dance. Representative VAIN
wright was formerly assistant secre-
tary of war, resigning that post on
his election to Congress from New
York state.
The treasurer of the United States
and Mrs. Frank White were the honor
guests at dinner last evening of Mr..
and Mrs. Alexander Coale Columbus.
The other guests were Representa-
tive and Mrs John Morrow, Mr.. Jo-
seph stephens and Mrs. George Carl,
Jr.
The director of the consular serv-
ice and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor
of the ambassador of France and Nine.
Jusserand.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bacon will be
guests for whom Col. and Mrs. Nor
ris Ernest Locke will entertain at
dinner this evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bacon will arrive earlier in the day
from Boston and will be guests of
Mrs. Bacon's brother-in-law and sis
ter, the third assistant secretary OF
state and Mrs Wright
The third assistant secretary Of
state and Mrs. j. Butler Wright Will
entertain at dinner Saturday evening,
March 20, and also will be hosts to
a. company at dinner tomorrow
evening.
Mrs. Harry Norment is giving a tea
this afternoon from to o'clock a,.aa,;a at
for Mrs. T. Septimus Austin and Miss
Madeleine Austin, who have re-
turned to Washington after eight
months absence in Europe. Assist
zalde, Nine. Alfaro, Mrs. Parker West,
Mime. Prochnik, Mrs. Ollie James and
Mrs. Meade Moore.
Mrs. Amos Fries entertained at a
luncheon and bridge Tuesday eve
ming, having as guests Mrs. James A.
Reed, Mrs. William j. Carroll, Mrs.
Thaddeus n. Caraway, Mrs. Eli A.
Helmick, Mrs Burton French. Mrs.
Alfred c. Eaton, Mrs. James II. Nc
IAafferty. Mrs. Frederick Coleman,
Mrs. Edward Taylor. Mrs. Lindiey
Mrs. James <. Begg, Mrs. Claude 5.
Brigham and Mrs. Arthur NJ. Free.
Senator and Mrs Royal s. Copeland
are the guests for whom Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter A. Drury will entertain at
tea this afternoon in their home, on
Rhode Island avenue.
The Misses Stitt, daughters of Sur
geon General and Mrs Edward X.
Stitt, will entertain at dinner with
dancing Saturday evening at the ON
GERS Club, at Washington barracks
Mr.. Donald Chamberlain was host
to a company at mah-Jong, IoiioWeo
by supper, last evening.
Mrs. jerks wife Of Capt. Glen F.
Jenks, will entertain company at
bridge and mah-j -jong tomorrow aft
ernoon, in compliment to Mrs. Justice
U. Haley of st. Paul.
Mr.. Markley Bethea will entertain
at supper and bridge this evening at
the home Of Mrs. Charles w. Cannon,
on Rhode Island avenue. for his sis
ter, Miss Florence Bethea Of South
Carolina, who is the guest of Mrs. A.
B. Davis at 253S Wisconsin avenue
His guests will be Miss Muriel Wood,
Miss Dorothy Berrall. Miss Eleanor
Rice. Miss Mary Mcleod Bethea. Miss
Helen Campbell, Miss Kathryn Yer
ran, Miss Marie Spurgeon, Miss Flea
nor Martin, Mai. Samuel A. White.
Mr.. Heath Davidson, Mr.. Huntington
Turner. Prince Bassaleff- -Canta cuzene,
Mr.. C. Francois Guerin. Lieut.. Donald
Royce, u. 8. NJ; Mr.. Fred n Bonney
and Mr.. Frank Jervey.
Mrs. Pearl Moore Gray will enter
tain a small company informally at
luncheon Friday, which will be third
in a series of springtime luncheons
which she has planned. Mrs. Gray