Evening star., 1927-02-17

Coolidge will be hosts at a
reception this evening al y
o'clock. at the Executive Man
sion in honor of officers of the
Army, Navy and Marine Corps and
! their families. The guests will IN
clude all holders of the congressional
medal of honor in the District and the
: members of the Society of Sponsors
: OF the Navy.
: The Secretary of the Treasury. Mr..
= Mellon. has issued invitations Ior d
/. dinner dance Friday evening, Feoruary
Z 2s. in honor of Miss Rosamond Reed.
(: daughter of Senator and MRS. Dasan
: A Reed OF Pennsylvania, and her
. flance. Mr.. Charles DENLY, jr., whose
/. marriage will take place the following
. day.
: The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
I Wilbur entertained at dinner last eve
. ming in honor of the Secretary or com
: merce and Mrs. Hoover. The other
: guests were Rear Admiral and Mrs
: Charles b. McVay, MIR. and Mrs. Gii-
: bert Grosvenor and Mr.. and Mrs. John
: Nicholson.
Mrs. Hoover, wife Of the Secretary
of Commerce. was the guest III whose
. honor Mrs. Edward w. Eberle enter
: tained a company of II at luncheon
: today.
! Mrs Taft, wife Of the Chief Justice,
was the honor guest at luncheon today
Of Mrs. Willis Van Devanter.
Argentine Envoy and
: His Family Return Today.
> The Ambassador Of Argentina and
: Sonora de Pueyrredon and their
family, who arrived in New York
! Monday from their home In Argen-
tina, will come to Washington this
{ evening.
The Ambassador of Italy and
Nobil Donna Antoinete de Martlno
j will leave today to spend a few days
in New York.
The Ambassador of Italy and Nobil
de MARITIME entertained at dinner last
evening at the embassy, when their
guests were. the Minister of Albania.
Mr.. Faik Konitza; the Minister OF
Rumania. Mr. George Cretziano Mile.
Jeanne CretZiano. Representative ana
Mrs. Robert l.. Bacon. the Assistant
Secretary Of State and Mrs. Leland
. Harrison, the charge d'afraires or
France, Count de Sartlges' Col anu
Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge. Mrs. Mcl-ennan.
! Miss Tytus, Miss Mary Pstten. Mr.:
and Mrs. John F. A. Cecil. Mr.. DaVld
Findley. Prof. Farina and the secre,
tary OF the italian embassy anu
Donna Anna Domville-Mascia.
The Minister Of Switzerland and
Mime. Peter entertained q company Oh
10 at luncheon today.
Mime. Peter will not receive tomor-
s-ovy of ftarnaon
The Speaker of the House Of Rep
resentatives and Mrs. Longworth are
today celebrating their twenty-nrst
wedding anniversary.
Last evening the Congressional Club
rave a reception in honor Of the
Speaker and Mrs. Longworth. The
receiving line stood in the ballroom
before a screen of palms and ferns, and
the many small silken state -hags
hung about the room, together with
several tall vases Of Spring flowers,
presented a gay picture. The long
j banquet table. placed at the far END
of the room. from which banet
supper was served, had a charming
centerpfece of red tulips and pussy
willow, and the Marine Band gave
q program of music during the recep-
ton and for the dancing which fol-
lowed.
Mrs. Lindley II. Hadley. retiring
president of the club, stood first In
lire and presented the arrivals to the
distinguished honor guests. Mrs.
Hadley wore a gown OF jade green
crepe and fine gold lace. Mrs. Long
worth was unusually charming in a
gown Of old blue and dull gold bro
cade, designed along fitted lines. with
bodice of gold lace and square
train falling at the back. She wore
necklace of diamonds and long
white kid gloves. Next in the line
was Representative Florence i. Kahn
of California. who was in a gown of
black lace encrusted with jets. Others
in the line were Mrs. Albert II. Nestal.
who wore a gown of cloth of gold
ia shioned along bouffant lines with a
bertha of black lace and the full skirt
made with a fiounce of fine gold lace.
Mrs. Olger B. Burtness wore coral
crepe beaded in crystals and Miss
Clara Sproul had a gown of white
beaded satin crepe. Capt. Stuart
Miller, u. 8. A.. made the presenta.
ticns. The line stood for about an
heur. after which the Speaker and
Mrs. Longworth and Mrs. Hadley and