The Washington times., 1926-05-27
COMMAND" IS
Descriptive
TO PLANS
Farewell Dinner Dance
sOr Miss Mellon May
Be Broken Up
By JEAN ELIOT

r IKE the best.laid plans of mice
y and men, the plans Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James r. Curtis, jr., to give q
farewell party tomorrow evening for
Miss Ailsa Mellon and her fiance,
David K. Este Bruce, have gone
somewhat agley.
Miss Mellon, daughter Of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, ana Mr.
Bruce. son Of Senator William Ca.
ben Bruce, cannot be present, their
friends say, for reasons that win
be understood later" But, although
a may be q case Of Hamlet with.
out the Prince OF Denmark. the
Curtises are preparing to so through
with their party, q dinner dance.
having flle Mellon Bruce bridal at
tendants among their guests, WITH
many OF the young crowd with
which Miss Mellon has been most
closely associated. And the hoste
ara hoping that Miss Mellon ana
her fiance win be able to join the
frolic before the evening Is over.
A Command
The ..reasons?" Well. you see
tomorrow is the evening CHOSEN
by the President and Mrs. Coollage
for the official dinner at the Wnite
House In honor Of Gustavus Adol-
pl1rs Crown Prince of Sweden,
and the Crown Princess. To such
= dinner all Cabinet officers and
their wives are additionally in
vited and. as Miss Mellon is Q
Cabinet hostess" at the head OF
her fathers household, she would
normally accompany her father TO
the dinner.
An Invitation to the White House
being q command. IL seems reason
ably safe TO assume that Miss Mel.
Ion is attending this dinner with
her fiance as her cavalier. So IN
stead of devoting the evening to
dancing with merry group OF
young folk. Miss Mellon win be
making her courtesy to the future
kine and queen OF Sweden. How
ever. white House dinners are usu.
ally early PARTIES, so Il Is quite
likely that the young couple viii
show up at the Ctrtises later IN
the evening"
Thousands Of Invitations
some 5000 invitations have been
issued to the reception at the Pan
American Union. which is to follow
the ceremony ia Bethlehem Chapel
at noon on Saturday. All wash
ington''-socially speaking will be
present a. well a. pretty nearly
ssaIl baltimore again socially
speaking many guests from
New York, Pittsburgh, the home
OF the MELONS. and other cities.
Practically the entire fifth floor
OF the Mayf1Ower Hotel has been
engaged for the members OF the
Hsl7T
close friends who are coming for
the wedding, most OF them arriving
today. Among those who have re-
served apartments at the Mayflower
are Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p. Mellon.
Of New York; Mr. and Mrs George
Hasbrook, of New York: J. Dennis
ton Lyon, OF New York and Pitts
burgh, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. X.
Hilliard, of Pittsburgh.
Miss Craigfe Mckay, who is Miss
Melons maid Of honor, has been
IN town for the last week and Is,
I believe. a guest at the Mellon
apartment Mrs. George Faber
Downey arrived In town the day
before and the other attendants.
Miss Sarah Mellon. Mrs. Alexander
Mclaughlin and Mrs. III. Nelson
Slater, are coming today.
Miss Mellon, q great favorite of
the Secretary. is the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard p. Mellon and
Mrs. Mclaughlin, the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs William L. Mellon.
DINNER AT BRITISH
EMBASSY LAST NIGHT.
The British Ambassador and Lady
Isabella Howard entertained at a
small dinner last evening at the
embassy in honor OF Lord and Lady
Stradbroke and their son, Lord
Dunwich. Three were Is guests.
YOUNG PEOPLES PARTY
FOR MISS GRIFFIN
Mrs. Katherine prindevI;Ie en.er-
tanned a party OF young People at
dinner at Wardman Park Hotel last
evening for her granddaughter. Mss
Rosemary Griffen, daughter of Mrs.
Paul Bastedo and a debutante OF the
season. The guests were Miss Zen.
tia Crenshaw, Miss Eleanor Stark,
Mr.. Crabbe. Lieutenant Johnsnn OF
Annapolis, and Miss Griffan's broth
ers. Tom and Dick Griffan. After
dinner the young people attended the
supper dance,
Miss Griffen win sail on Saturday.
June 5. on the Conte Ros3 for Italy
to be gone all summer ami vii. be
accompanied by Miss Abbie Mccem.
mon.