Evening star., 1925-02-02
DON Gelasio Cnetnni Holding
Ball at New Embassy.

DON Gelasio Cnetani Holding
Ball at New Embassy.
The retiring Ambassador of Italy,
Don GelaSio Caetani, viii be host to
about $50 al a dance this evening in
the new embassy, on Sixteenth street
at Fuller street. The building is
only nearing completion, many OF the
windows not yet being in place. Tall
palms and red roses Will be the only
decorations, the costumes lending
gayety and color to the scene. \
buffet supper Will be served shortly
after midnight, the orchestra play
ing for the dancing until some time
after the supper.
The Ambassador will leave Wash
3ngton Wednesday, and will sail Sat
Urday aboard the Conte Rosso for
his home in Italy.
The Ambassador of Belgium and
Baroness de Cartier entertained at
dinner last evening in compliment to
the retiring Ambassador of Italy, Don
Gelasio Caetani. The guests included
the Minister of Sweden and Nine.
Wallenberg, Senator Frederick Hale,
Representative and Mrs. Richard $.
AldriCh the Assistant Secretary of
State, Mr.. Leland Harrison: the I'm
dersecretary OF the Treasury, Mr..
Garrard B. Winston; the Assistant
dore Douglas Robinson, Mrs. Richard
Townsend. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Mott Gunther, Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Benning
Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. Blair, Mrs.
'TruXtun Beale. Mrs. J. Borden Harri-
man, Countess Gizycka, Mrs. Cleve-
land Perkins and Miss Elizabeth
Connolly.
The retiring Ambassador of Ger
many, DR.. Otto Wiedfeldt, will leave
Washington today and Will sail
aboard the Albert Ballin from New
York Thursday for his home in Ger
many. He will join Frau Wiedfeldt
in her home at Dresden.
The counselor of the embassy, DR..
Dieckhoff, will be charge d'affaires ad
interim until the arrival of the new
Ambassador, Baron Won Mautzan,
early in March.
Mrs. Weeks, wife of the Secretary
of War, will not receive Wednesday
afternoon, owing to absence from
Washington, having left yesterday
afternoon.
The Minister of Panama and Nine.
Alfaro entertained at luncheon yes
terday, having as guests the Minister
of Bulgaria and Nine. Panaretoff, the
Nine. Yanez, DR.. and Mrs Merriam,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke Noble, Miss Janet
Richards and Father Tondorf
Senator and Mrs. Wesley l. Jones
were the honor guests at dinner last
evening of Capt. and Mrs. H. Ram
well of Everett, Wash. who are
spending d short time at the New
Willard. Others in the company
were Capt and Mrs. Fisher, Commits
sioner of Fisheries and Mrs. O'Malley
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Underwood.
Capt. and Mrs. Ramwell will go to
New York later in the week and sail
for the Pacific coast by way of the
Panama Canal They were hosts at
dinner Saturday night at the Willard,
having as their guests Admiral and
Mrs. Gregory and Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam L. Humphries.
Mrs. Wainwright and Miss Fon-
rose Wainwright, wife and daughter
of Representative J. Mayhem VAIN
wright, will not be at home tomor-
row afternoon, but will receive
Tuesday afternoon, February 10, in
their home at 1902 Sixteenth street.
Miss Wainwright has issued cards
for tea Wednesday afternoon, Feb
ruary II, from 4 to o'clock, when
her guests are asked to meet Mrs.
Mckee Dunn of Hot Springs, Va
who is spending the Winter in Wash
ington.
Mrs. Adam NJ. Wyant and Mrs
Thomas W. Phillips, jr., will be at
home tomorrow afternoon from to
+ o'clock at the home of Mrs. Phillips
2l00 Sixteenth street, and will have
with them Mrs. Allan Cowperthwaite
of New York, house guest of Mrs.
Phillips.
Mrs. Robert Henderson will be at
home tomorrow afternoon at her resi-
dence, 1740 n street She will also re-
ceive the remaining Tuesdays in Feb
ruary.
Miss Charlotte Freeman Clark en-
tertained at luncheon today at
Rauscher's in compliment TO Miss
Genevieve Rusk. whose marriage to