Evening star., 1925-03-21
Persian New Year Observed
At Legation This Afternoon.


The charge d'affaires of Persia and
Nine. Kazemi will give a large recep-
1ion this afternoon in the legation on
Sixteenth street in celebration OF the
Persian New Year, which is the first
day of Spring. They will receive from
to o'clock, and among those as
sisting will be: Nine. Bisseroff, wife
of the secretary of the Bulgarian le-
cation: Nine. kurasova, wife of the
first secretary of the CZechosloVak
1egtaion; Nine. Hanakova, wife of the
second secretary; Mrs. Oggston'
daughter of MIR. Russell former
United States Minister to Persia, and
Mrs. Putney, wife of the honorary
consul of the Persian legation.
Last evening the charge d'affaires
and Nine. Kazemi entertained the
members of the legation staff and a
number of the Persian colony in
Washington at a buffet supper
They will be hosts at midday
dinner tomorrow in compliment to
Mrs. Margaret Harrison of Baltimore
and New York and Mr.. Thomas E.
Perkins of Boston, who are coming
for the celebrations of the Persian
New Year.
Baroness de Cartier wife Of the
Ambassador of Belgium, was the
guest of honor at dinner last evening
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund l.. Baylies of
New York, who are spending the early
Spring at Hot Springs.
The baroness and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt, jr., drove TO Oak Grove
and Healing Springs yesterday after
noon.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. Taft
will be among the guests at the din
Co. h inh TNh ax-e
Hammond have issued invitations
Thursday evening, April 2, in compli-
ment to Mr.. Philip Whitweli Wilson,
a former member OF the British
Parliament.
The Minister of Poland and Nine.
Wroblewska postponed their visit in
Atlantic City and returned last eve
ming from Annapolis, where they
spent the day.
Senator and Mrs. Guy Despard Goff
will entertain a small dinner party
tonight in compliment to Miss Helen
Cannon, daughter of the former
Speaker, who is the guest of her
nephew and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. Dor
sey Richardson.
Mrs. Bingham, wife OF Senator
Hiram Bingham, has gone to Miami
Fla, to spend several weeks with her
mother, Mrs. Alfred Mitchell.
Representative and Mrs. James G.
Strong will entertain 80 guests at
dinner tonight in compliment to the
Secretary of Agriculture, Mr.. Jardine.
Judge and Mrs. Wilbur r. Turner
entertained a dinner party of IL in
honor of Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan
NJ, Stone Thursday night
Owing to a Today absence from
the city, Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman will
not be at home next Monday.
Mrs. Loveland Gives Tea
For Cleveland Guest.
Mrs. John Winthrop Loveland will
be hostess at tea this afternoon in
compliment to Mrs. Samuel Eells of
Cleveland, who is the guest OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Norris
Hickey. Among the guests will be
Frau Won Lewinski, Mrs. William N.
Vale, Mrs. Hickey, Nine. Lundh,
Baroness Won Below, Mrs. Frederick
a. Holmer. Mrs. Samuel Head, Mrs
Absalom Waller and Mrs. Sidney An
drews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
lean and their son. John R Mclean,
I'd, left Palm Beach yesterday for
Key West. where they will board
their houseboat for a cruise OF 10
days.
Mrs. Fielding Lewis Marshall will
entertain at tea this afternoon in
honor of her niece, Miss Nancie Curt
Ter Of Worcester, England. who is
her house guest. Mrs. Marshall will
be assisted by Mrs. Charles Sykes
of Richmond. Mrs. Jamison. Mrs
Rawlins Hume and Miss Mary Morris
Amber.
AIRS. Dwight F. Davis, wife of the
Acting Secretary of War, and their
son, Dwight +. Davis. jr., have gone
to Hot Springs for a ten-day stay.
Miss Margaret Treadwell Is leaving
washin gton this afternoon for At
1antic City to join her father. Mr..
Lawson H. Treadwell, and her sister,
Miss Mary TreadVell, who have been
there for two weeks. They will re-
main at the resort for two weeks
longer, and then go to New York,
later returning here for the rest of
the Spring.
Miss Marie Louise Font of Kansas
City has stopped in Washington TO
visit friends, and is staying at Con-
Eress Hall. Miss Font is en- route to
Kansas City from Florida resorts.
Capt. and Mrs Ridley Mclean will
be hosts at dinner this evening.
Miss Esther Prayer will be hostess
TO a company of IA at dinner at the
Chevy Chase Club this evening in
commitment 10 her house guest. Miss