Evening star., 1925-04-19
Hospitality of Week
Is Striking Feature
Of Society Schedule
Post-Lenten Dinners. Lunch
cons and Teas Among the
Popular Entertainments.

The Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Robinson
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor of Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Roose-
welt, parents of Mrs. Robinson. The
other guests included Admiral and
Mrs. Edward w. Eberle, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Admiral
and Mrs. Julian S. Latimer, the AS
sistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Charles Dewey and Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick E. Brooke.
Rear Admiral r. H. jackson and
his sister, Miss Jackson, were hosts
at dinner at the Chevy Chase Club
last evening, having as their guests
Representative and Mrs. Miles c. ALI
good, Rear Admiral and Mrs Hilary
P. Jones, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Joseph Strauss, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Benjamin F. Hutchison, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Guy H Burrage,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Claude c.
Bloch, Capt. and Mrs. Edwin It. Pol
lock, Capt. and Mrs. Edward H. Carp-
bell and Mr.. and Mrs. Keyser
The third of a series of luncheons
being given by the wives of the of
f1cers of the Quartermaster Corps.
u. 5. A, stationed in Washington
was held April IA with Mrs. John T.
knight, wife of Brig. Gen. knight,
assistant quartermaster general, as
guest of honor.
The luncheon was in the nature of
farewell to Mrs. Knight, as Cen
Knight retires on April IS and leaves
with his family almost Immediately
TO establish a home in San Francisco.
A delightful program of music was
given by Mrs. William G. Gambrill
and Mrs. Arnold, who came from
Baltimore especially for the occasion.
Mrs. Arnold has rich contralto voice
and sang delightfully."- Tosti's Good
bye" and Death Let Me In" Mrs.
w. H. Noble gave a group of selec-
tions on the violin. Miss Marion
Bennett Grimes, pupil of Teherni-
koff, rendered a dance to Spring, us
ing as her inspiration a large basket
of Spring flowers presented to Mrs.
Knight by the entire assembled
group.
A letter of appreciation of Mrs.
Knights service to the Army as the
wife of a distinguished officer, from
| Q. M. Gen. Hart was read as the con-
| cluding feature of the program to
which Mrs. Knight responded in well
| chosen words.
Mrs. Frederick W. Van Duyne has
| been the executive officer" for the
| series of luncheons, which have been
well attended as well as very delight
| full occasions e..,
| Mrs. Gillett- Hill will be at home this
| afternoon in her home on r street in
compliment to her daughter, Mrs.
James N. W. Mcclure of Paris, KY.
| Mrs. Gillett-Hill will be assisted by
Nine. Panaretoff. Nine. EnteZam, Mrs.
Charles Burnett, Mrs. Theodore Jewell,
Mrs. Duncan McKim, Mrs. Thomas
Whitehead, Mrs. Ralf de folk Ed
munds, Miss Flora Wilson and Miss
Kitty Beale.
Mrs. Sydney Perry Cooper of North
Carolina entertained at dinner last
| evening at the Washington Hotel in
honor of her daughter Elizabeth, one
of the presidential pages at the d. A.
r. Congress. The guests included
Comdr. and Mrs. Frederick L.. Benton
of Indian Head, Md; Mrs. Edwin
Clark Gregory, Miss Laura Lejeune,
Miss Eugenia Lejeune, Capt. C. T..
| Brooks, Lieut.. C. M. Ruffner, Capt.
John Blood and Miss Jessica Randolph
| Smith.
! Miss Paula Lucas is entertaining at
an informal tea this afternoon from
4 to o'clock for her house guest,
Miss Ruth Dorsey of Sykesville, Md.
Miss Dorsey will remain with Miss
| Lucas for another week.
| Mr. and Mrs Felix Mahony will
be hosts at the tea this afternoon at
the Arts Club, when they will be as
sisted by Mrs. Warren Akers, Mrs,
Mckenzie Moss, Mrs. e. w. Smoot,
Miss Bertha Noyes and Miss Hattie
Burdette.
| Mrs. Milton J. Boucher entertained
at a bridge tea Friday afternoon in
J her apartment at the Woburn, In
compliment to Miss Peggy Tul2aG