Evening star., 1926-11-22
Secretary and Mrs. Davis
Ranking Guests at Dinner.

The Secretary of Labor and Mrs.
James J. Davis were guests at dinner
last evening of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Oodd. who entertained in their George
town home IN compliment to their
house guest. Mr.. Harold Beresford
Butler. deputy director of the inter-
national labor office in Geneva. Others
in the company were the Ambassa-
dor of Germany and Baroness Malt
Ean. Senator and Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son, Senator and Mrs. William E.
Borah. the commercial counselor of
the British embassy and Mrs. John
Joyce Broderick, Maj. Julia G. Slim
son. the Rev. Edmund Walsh. Miss
Mary Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Hard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank H.
Simonds. Mr.. and Mrs. Eliot Good
win and Mr.. Ellison of Geneva.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dodd have issued in
vitations for dancing Friday evening,
December 10, from 10 to l o'clock, in
their home at $500 0 street. Mr.. and
Mrs. Dodd will be hosts at dinner
Sunday evening and will have a small
house party over thanksgiving.
The attache Of the Belgian EN-
bassy, Count de Buisseret, will be
host at dinner this evening at the
Anchorage, when his guests are asked
TO meet Princess Ida Cantacuzene.
The commercial secretary Of the
British embassy, Mr.. f. j. Pack will
entertain at dinner Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Demarest Lloyd will
entertain at dinner Monday in COM
p1iment to their house guest. Miss
Margaret Hollingdrake, daughter of
Lord and Lady Hollingdrake of Eng
Land. Miss Hollingdrake will return
to her British home for Christmas and
will sail from New York Saturday,
December 4. She has been the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd for several
months and he engagement to Lieut..
Godfrey Arkwright of the British
Navy was announced before she came
to this country and their marriage
will take place in the Spring at Malta,
Where Lieut.. Arkwright is stationed
Lieut.. Arkwright Is a defendant Of
the inventor of the cotton GIN
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd will be hosts
TO company Of 10 at dinner this
evening.
Mrs. Joseph Strauss will be at home
informally after o'clock Wednesday
AFTERNOON at her residence, 2208 Mas
eachusetts avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Schlesinger
were hosts at dinner last evening in
compliment to the latter's cousin, Mr..
Robert w. Patterson, Sd, and his
6ancee, Miss Anne Hight. whose en-
gagement is announced today by Miss
Hight's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clar-
ence b. Hight. Miss Hight is vice
president of Washington Junior
League, and Mr.. Patterson, who is
O. son Of Mrs. Patterson and the late
Raymond A. Patterson, and a grand
son of the late Rev. Robert w. Pat.
seas during the world war and is
now a member Of the District bar.
Mrs. James w. Orme was hostess at
luncheon today for her daughter, Miss
Marguerite Orme, when her guests
were Mile. Pauline Bostrom, Mile
Johannesburg, Princess Ida Cantacu-
zene. Miss Helen Clifford, Miss Fannie
Dial. Miss Jane Dunbar. Miss adelaide
Douglass, Miss EliZebeth Fries, Miss
Helen Galley, Miss Frances Larner
Gore and her guest, Miss Benjamin;
Miss Margaret Kerr. Miss Rebekah
Lipscomb, Miss Florence Marlatt,
Miss Mabel Caroline Mead, Miss Sally
Hews Phillips. Miss Eleanor Preston,
Miss Olive Sherley. Miss Francesca
Stewart. Miss Adelaide Bride, Miss
Grace Mueller. Miss Harriet Stearns
Whitford and Miss Idanthea Moffat.
Mrs. Percival S. Ridsdale enter
tanned at luncheon today for her
daughter. Miss Betty Ridsdale, in
honor Of Miss Nancy Hamilton, and
later took her guests to the matinee.
In the company were Miss Barbara
Hight, Miss Harriet Huntress, Miss
Eleanor Bryan Smith, Miss Allison
Roebling, Miss Georgiana Joyes and
Miss Charlotte Childress.
Maj Gen. and Mrs John l.. Hines
have gone to White sulphur Springs.
where they are guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. William b. Hines over Thanks
giving They will leave there Thurs
day night for Chicago to attend the
Army Navy game, and will go on to