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ternational Council of Women was
told by various members of the
group, with a plea for an attitude
of sympathetic interest on the part
of the press. Lord Aberdeen spoke,
with Lady Aberdeen afterward max
ing a brief address: and the evening
concluded with an informal reception
at which those present were pre-
scented to the guests of honor.
Register of Original Meeting of
international Council In Use Again.
One of the interesting features of
the dinner was the announcement
by Mrs. Nathaniel E. Harris. who
is in charge of conference arrange
nnents, that the register of the first
International Council of Women,
convened in Washington in the
eighties, has been placed in her
hands and would be used for the
registration of the delegates to the
present congress. The name OF
Elizabeth Cady Stanton is the first
inscribed in this historic volume,
which, as 1 understand it., is the
nroperty of Miss Lucy Anthony,
niece of Susan B. Anthony. the
names of Lady Aberdeen and the
officers of the international Council
will be written in the book TO-DAY,
after which it will be placed at the
information desk at the washington
Auditorium for registration.
Others at the table with the guests
of honor last evening were Mrs.
Glen Levin Swiggett, who IS In
charge of arrangements locally, Frau
SnRrafarV
croft Cushane and Mrs. Daniel c.
Chace.
Lord and Lady Aberdeen Guests
AT British Embassy Luncheon.
Lord and Lady Aberdeen were en-
tertaiEed Yesterday at luncheon at
the British embassy, with the Am
bassador and Lady Isabella Howard
as hosts, The guests asked 10 meet
them were Solicitor General ana
Mrs. James NJ Beck, Mrs. Joseph
E. Willard, of New York, wife OF
the former American ambassador
to Spain: Mr. and Mrs. John w.
Dwight, Doctor and Mrs. Ami, OF
Canada \ Colonel Robert NJ. Thomp-
SON and Mr.. and Mrs. III. Cleminson,
guests at the embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cleminson are here
to attend the International Council
Of Women
Lady Isabella will entertain at
tea Tuesday afternoon for the dele
gates from Great Britain to the
International Council of Women.
Sir Esme and Lady Isabella How
ard and Lord and Lady Aberdeen
will be guests Of Mrs. c. c. Calhoun
at a breakfast party on Tuesday.
Mrs Calhoun visited Lord and Lady
Aberdeen at their home in Scotland
last summer.
Another Of the attractive pre-
convention parties yesterday after
noon was the reception given by the
minister of Finland. Alex Lornard
Astrom. at the legation, in compli-
ment to the delegates from Finland
to the convention.
One of the interesting personages
here for the conference is Nine.
d.Arcis, of Switzerland, who is visit.
James Huntington Turner. Al
though a Swiss citizen and a MEM
Der of the Swiss delegation, Nine.
d'Arcis in an American by birth
and was formerly Miss Clara
Guthrie, daughter Of the late James
b. Guthrie Her grandfather, by
whom she was brought up, was
Judge E. T. Merrfck, was chief
Justice of the supreme court of
Louisiana: and after brilliant girl
hood spent in New Orleans, she
was married to LudovIc d'Arcis, a
distinguished Swiss gentleman. Her
home is in Geneva.
Nine. D'Arcis is president OF the
World Union for International Con.
cord. She has been invited to
-
at the quinquennial conference. her
subject being "Women's Influence
Toward World Peace"
Captain and Mrs. Charles L.
Hussey will entertain at dinner
Saturday evening. May 16, at the
Chevy Chase Club in compliment to
Captain and Mrs. Thomas c Hart,
who are leaving Washington soon.
Captain Hart has been assigned to
sea duty and during his absence
Mrs. Hart and their children will
live at Sharon, Conn, where Mrs.
Hart has taken a house. The din
ner will be in the nature of a fare
well. Mrs. Hart and Mrs. Hussey
are sisters, daughters of Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Willard Brownson.
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MIS-. Joseph NO0l WAS HOSlSSS u
a company of twelve at dinner
Saturday evening.
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MOTOR PARTY TO
FOXCR0FT SHOW.
Nine. Ekengren and her daugh-
ter, Miss Christine Ekengren, Mrs.
Walter Tuckerman and Miss Laura
Palmer, schoolgirl daughter of
Chairman of the Emergency F'lest
Corporation and Mrs. Leigh Palmer,
are members of a party motoring
to Middleburg. Va, today to atteI.d
the horse show at the Foxcroft
School. Miss Elsie Ekengren.
daughter of Nine. Ekengren. who
is a student at Foxcroft, is taking
part in several of the riding events.
The party will return to Washing
ton late this afternoon.
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FAREWELL PARTY AT
CHATEAU LIE PARADIS.
The Counselor of the German EN-
bassy and Nine. Won Lewinski will