The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1927-02-03
SENA TE NIGHT
SESSIONS
LOOM
Hostesses Upset BY Last
Minute Withdrawals
From Dinners

ee-Ne N~AS
in these days before the adjournment
of Congress. Senators find them
selves dieliked In exact ratio to their
| popularity, since the more often they
are invited out TO dinner the more
often they must, withdraw, leaving
the hostess much exercised at the
necessity Of filling their places at the
last moment.
Among those whose plans were
somewhat upset by the night session
last evening were Mai. Gen. and
Mrs. George Barnett and Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Butman: and both Mrs.
Barnett and Mrs. Butman were sigh.
ing yesterday over ss1e situation. In
any other city IL a guest drops out
/ OF q dinner party another Is invited
j In his-or her-place, an effort is
made to seat the newcomer next to
some one who will prove congeniaI-
and that's that. But in washington
the substitution Of one guest for an.
other often involves the rearrange
ment Of the entire table because OF
the questions Of precedence which
arise.
Austrian Minister'S Dinner
Court mourning. another bugbear
Of official hostesses. forced the
withdrawal Of the Belgian Anlbassa.
dor and Baroness de- Cartier from
the dinner which the Minister OF
Austria and Nine. Prochnik were
giving last evening In their honor.
This left the ambassador OF Brazil,
s. Gurgel do Annaral, ais the rank
ing guest. The others In the com
pany were the Minister OF Hungary
and Countess Szechenyi, Senator
and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry Rep.
resentative and Mrs. Hamilton Fish,
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Henry 4. Allen,
Count de Sartiges, charge dat.
fairies OF France; Nine WiIlm, Nine.
/ Ekengren, Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tucker
man.
Attorney General Present
4 Attorney General Sargent was the
ranking guest at the dinner which
Mr.. and Mrs. Butman gave, the
guests. however, being asked to
meet Justice and Mrs. Stone. There
were "a in the company, among
them Secretary Wilbur Of the Navy
and Justice and Mrs. Sanford.
| AZ finally constituted. General
and Mrs. Barnett's dinner party
included Brigadler General and Mrs.
Dion williams, Judge and Mrs,
eral and Mrs. John A. Hull, Lieut.
Mrs. Frank W. MondeIl, DIR. and
mrs. Loren johnson, Mrs. Frederick
i English, OF Philadelphia; Miss
Z Katherine Judge and Major Davis
wills.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman entertained
q company Of ten guests at dinner
last evening In compliment to Mrs.
/ Bedford. who IL the guest Of Mrs.
Samuel Greer.
II Mrs. Harry r. Humphreys Of
Atlantic City, who Is passing a few
days at the willard, entertained al
dinner there last night when she
had five guests. Mrs. Humphreys
is the daughter Of former Senator
Baird Of New Jersey.
Judge and Mrs. o. M. Barber an,
nounce the engagement Of theiI
daughter, Miss Lucia Pierce Barber
to Clarence e. Howard, Of Syracuse
N. 7. No date has been set for the
wedding
Il Miss Anne Butler, daughter d
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Pierce Butler
will entertain small company al
dinner tomorrow evening preceding
the Junior League ball.
Col. and Mrs. j.. Al. CASTOR are
sailing on the transport ,Chaumont
shortly for Panama. They expect
to be away from Washington until
April.
Col. and Mrs. Charles c. Smith
are spending the winter in Wash
ington, and are registered at the
Martinique.
Mrs. o. II. Perry johnson, Of
Washington. Is at the Hotel Chat
ham, in New York.
Miss Elizabeth Northrup, accom-
panied by Miss Elsie Talbot. o.
Chevy Chase, and Miss Betty Nor
] ris, left yesterday for Ithaca, N. Y.
Z to be hostess at the Phi Gamma
Delta fraternity for the Junior Prom
! at Cornell University. She will re
turn to her apartment at the Ward
: man Park Hotel ON Monday, wher
} she viii be Joined by Mrs. G. G.
Kilbourne Of New York, who win b,
! her guest for two weeks. Mrs
Northrup win entertain in honoi
Of Mrs. Kilbourne at supper tianct
on Wednesday.
N%
Miss Eleanor Catherine Judd
talented young entertainer, gave 1
program OF songs and popular ball
ads yesterday afternoon and las
evening ait the Takoma Theater ant
will repeat the performance THU
afternoon and evening. Proceed
are to be used to supply stag,
equipment for the Takoma School
Takonna, Nd.
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