The Washington times., 1924-03-19
Postponed Dinners
Present a Huge
Problem. =
BY JEAN ELIOT.


poned because of official mourn
ing for the late Woodrow Wilson
provide O fruitful topic of con-
versation these early spring days.
With the season so crowded as
it always is in Washington, even
during the forty days Of Lent,
1t 10 no simple matter to capture
the lions for whom this dinner
or that was planned and at the
same time to secure a quorum of
the guests originally invited to
meet them.
The Postmaster General and
Mrs. New. who are giving to-
morrow the dinner in honor Of
the President and Mrs. Coolidge
which was to have been held on
February 14-St. Valentines Day
ARE entertaining on the date
originally selected by the Secre-
tary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Work-Mrs. Work being still con.
fined to Walter Reed Hospital by
a broken ankle. They will have
q number Of guests from out of
town. most Of them invited for
the earlier date, and Mrs. John
p. Brush is arriving today from
Indianapolis to stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. New and to attend the
dinner.
Luck must play large part in
the rearranging of these dinner
parties, from all accounts, for,
while the director of the Consular
Service and Mrs. Wilbur J. Carr
lost but one couple-the Solicitor
General and Mrs. James M. Beck
from the dinner they gave on
Saturday night for the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
which was put off from Febru-
airy, one hostess confessed to me
that before she got one of her
most notable dinners rearranged
the entire original group of guests
had been lost by the way and
she had a completely new party
The Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral and Mrs. John H. Bartlett,
who postponed two dinners, one
in honor Of the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Weeks and the other in
honor Of the Postmaster General
and Mrs. New have solved their
problem by combining the two
parties into one gala dinner to be
given Friday evening.
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British Ambassador
Tomorrow
Sir Edward Howard, new British
ambassador. will return tomorrow
from New York, where he went
speech in America last evening at
the dinner Of the Pilgrims Society.
of New York, in the Waldorf.
Astoria.
The Ambassador Of Germany and
Nine, Wiedfeldt will entertain at
dinner tonight.
The Secretary of War and Mrs
Weeks will be the honor guests at
a dinner to be given this evening
by the Minister Of Poland and Nine. :
Wroblewska.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Hughes will be the guests in whose
honor the Minister and Nine. Wrob-
lewska will entertain at dinner
Saturday evening.
Czech0slOUak Minister
Goes to Nev York
The minister of Czechoslovakia,
gone to New York to say farewell
to DR.. Jan Masaryk, son of the
President of CZechosloVakia, who is
sailing on Saturday for Europe. DIR.
ChValkovsky will return to the lega-
ton on Monday.
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F. Herman Code, minister of Nor.
way at Rio de Janeiro, has arrived
NnTHF
Code and Mile. Code. They are
staying at the Plaza Hotel.
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The Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Eliot Wadsworth,
who are making a short visit in
Boston, will return to Washington
on Friday.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Spencer
Shepard Wood have issued invita-.
tons to the marriage of their
daughter, Margaretta, to John
Howard Mott Potter, on Saturday,
April S, in Christ Church. The
ceremony will be followed by a re.
ception at the family residence, 2S08
N street.
The Third Assistant Secretary of
State and Mrs. J. Butler Wright are
entertaining at dinner tonight for
Mrs. Wright's brother-in-law and
sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Bacon.
OF Boston, who are their guests.
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Mrs. Ronald Ransom, Of Atlanta,
ga, with her daughter. Barbara
Ransom, is visiting her father,
former Senator Hoke Smith, and
stopping with him at the Shoreham,
Mrs. Lyman Pratt ans her two
children are also visiting former
Senator Smith at the Shoreham.
Wedding Announcement
Made. at Luncheon
Formal announcement of the mar.
riage of Mrs. Edward l.. Preetorius,
of st. Louis, and Carl Horix, Of
Pittsburgh, was made TODAY at a
luncheon given at the Washington
Club by Mrs. Horix-invitations for
which had been issued in the name
OF Mrs. Preetorius." The wedding
took place on Sunday at the country
home of j. Howard Atterbury. near
Baltimore, the Rev. DR.. Judson
Clarke officiating Only a few in.
Inmates of the bride and bridegroom
were present, and the news of the
wedding came as Il surprise 10 their
many friends in Washington.
Mrs. Edwin S. Fuller. an old
friend of the bride, made the an.
nouncement today to the group of
guests assembled for the luncheon
which included Mrs. Wallace Craigie,
Mrs. Charles Wheeler, Mrs. Adam
Wyant, Mrs. Horace mcfarland.
Nine. Won Lewinski, Mrs. Ola Bell,
OF Baltimore; Mrs. j. l. THOMPSON,