The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-12-02
HOLIDAY FETE
AT SERBIAN
LEGATION
Official Society Helps
Minister Celebrate
National Day
By JEAN ELIOT

Df. Ante IfeSlcn tHaVlcntch. quar-
files for the perfect host. He knows
30 well how to bring a bubbling
gayety to his parties without sacri-
ficing an iota of their dignity and
stateliness.
This was born in upon the
guests at the reception which he
gave yesterday to celebrate the
national day OF Serbia. Every.
body was there-those diplomatic
and official personages who always
go to such diplomatic parties.
those who go out because they
think they ought to be seen at
certain places and those who only
go to- parties where they are sure
Of having a good time.
The minister received at the
head OK the stairway. greeting mis-
guests with charming affability but
occasionally voicing regret that
he couldn't leave his post to join
the dancers in the drawing room.
This was q popular spot for the
gravitated naturally to the dining
room. to drink informal toasts to
the minister and his country with
champagne.
At the Tea Table
A charming room this. with por
traits on the pale green walls and
tall candies lighting the rcse-decked
tea table. There group of diplo-
matte ladies presided in turn,
among them Nine Varela. Nine.
Lipa and Nine. Elsa The girls
assisting. all pretty and all smartly
dressed, were Miss Sally McAdoo,
Miss Helen CarusT. Mrs. Davis
Percy. Mrs Blaire Mallan, Miss
Virginia McKenney and Miss Fran
cesca Mckinney.
Legation Attaches Helping
Members Of the legation staff
stood by to help the minister well
come his guests. among them X.
NJ. Dintchich, agreeable young sec
rotary, who is just, beginning to be
known in Washington society hav-
ing come to Washington In the
summer. 81. ~ =
Too many and too much like read
However. saw the ambassador OF
Belgium, dean OF the diplomatic
corps, Just home from a long visit in
Ambassador of Mexico and Nine.
Teller. the Ambassador of Japan
and Nine. Matsudaira, the Ambas-
sador OF Germany and Baroness
Nathan. the Italian Ambassador
and Nine. de MARITIME, the Spanish
Ambassador and Nine. Padilla. with
such lesser lights of the corps as
Viscount d'Alte, minister Of Por.
tHgaI--who seldom goes to parties
the Minister of Norway and Nine.
Bryn. Mrs. Smiddy. wife of the
Irish minister, with the charming
Sniddy girls, the new minister OF
Runania, Mr.. ,Cretziano, and q grist
Of others.
The Secretary of state and Mrs.
Kellogg headed distinguished
group from official society. The
Secretary OF Labor and Mrs. Davis
were among those present." as
was Mrs. Taft, wife of the Chief
Justice. Besides the Kelloggs, the
State Department group included
the Undersecretary of State and
Mrs. Joseph Grew and Mrs. Butler
Wright.
Others Present
Others in the company--to name
but a few in passing-were Repre-
tentative and Mrs. Sol Bloom and
Miss Vera Bloom, just back from
New York that day: Representative
Isaac Bachrach, Commissioner and
Mrs. cuno Rudolph. Mrs. Ollie
James, with her guest, Mile Benoist;
DR.. and Mrs. Albert Putney, Mrs.
Bohn Allan Dougherty. Mrs. Walter
Fuckerman, Mrs. Frederic McKen-
ney, Mrs. Frank w. MondeIl and
the Misses Mondell, Mrs. Frederic
William Vile, Mrs. Theodore Tiller,
Mrs. Charles B. Drake. Mrs. Robert
Henderson. Miss Harriet Huntress.
Mrs. A. c. Condor, Major and Mrs.
Eorlng Bliss, Mrs. Robert Mac
kenzie, Mrs. John B. Kendrick and
Miss Rosa-Mayo Kendrick.
BRIDGE PARTY FOR
MISS GLEN
Miss Elizabeth Glenn, debutante
daughter Of Gen. and Mrs. John
Glenn. is the guest for whom Mrs.
Edmund Kirby Webster and Miss
Frances Webster are entertaining
ht bridge this afternoon at the
Chevy Chase Club. A few other
guests have been asked for tea, at
which Mrs. Webster and Mrs. Glenn
will preside at the tea table.
The company for bridge includes
Miss Sally Hews Phillips. Miss
Georgiana Joyes, Miss Helen Cat.
ley. Miss Louisa Curtin, Miss Doro-
thy Bierer. Miss Harriet Whitford,
Miss Lucille Smith, Miss Annie
Erwin, Mrs. Thomas Larkin. Mrs.
E. G. Gtlhland, Mrs. l. Palmer
Smith, Mrs. Harold Phillips, Mrs
Edward Morris. Miss Katherin
Dorst, of Warrenton, Va, Miss
Frances Hampson, Miss Norman
Underwood, Miss Ruth Hitchcock,
Miss Violet Whelen. Miss Mona
Fill. Mrs. Edward Lyon, Mss Anne
Butler, Miss Eugenia Lefevre, Miss
Katherine Dunlop. Miss Elizabeth
Hubbard and Miss Mary Holmes
$50
chief OF STAFF
70 RECEIVE
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Charles p.
summerall have taken possession Of
the chief of staff's quarters a, Fort
Hyer and will be al home there
nformally on the first and third
sundays In December and January
Their home Is at present being done
.ver, so they will do no formal en-.
ertaining for the present.
Mrs David st, Pierre Gaiilard has
hanged the date Of the luncheon
he - giving al The Club st.
Marks for Miss Georgina Joyes
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