Evening star., 1928-12-15

B. Court and Capt. Hamilton Young.
Christmas decorations were used on the
table.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Ewing E. Booth
gave a dinner at the Willard last night
preceding the Army dance to which
they took their party Their honor
guests were the Assistant Secretary of
! War, Col. Robbins; Miss Julia Robbins
| included Gen. and Mrs. w. D. Connor
Gen. and Mrs. Herbert Crosby, Gen.
William C. Rivers, Gen. and Mrs. George
S. Simonds, Gen and Mrs. Herbert o.
Williams, Gen. and Mrs. Charles H,
Bridges, Col and Mrs. Stanley D. En-
bick, Col and Mrs. Harry B. Jordan
Col and Mrs. John K. Herr, Maj. and
Mrs. Creswell Darlington, Maj. and
Mrs. Frederick Gilbreath, Maj. Ray
mond E. McQuillin and Lieut.. Raymond
B. Bosserman. The table decorations
were yellow chrysanthemums.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Everett S. Hughes
were among those entertaining large
dinner parties at the Willard, afterward
taking their guests to the Army dance,
also held at the Willard.
In their party were Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Fred T. Austin, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs C. L. H. Ruggles, Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. Campbell King, Col. and Mrs. Guy
v. Henry, Col. and Mrs. ]. D. Taylor,
Col and Mrs Henry j. Bull, Col. and
Mrs. Robert r. Ralston, Col. and Mrs.
Kinzie B. Edmunds, Col. and Mrs.
Charles Meals, Maj. and Mrs. Max
we'll Murray, Maj. and Mrs. Raymond
w. Hardenbeigh, Maj. and Mrs. Will
liam r. Gruber, Maj. and Mrs. Frank
T. Desson, Maj. and Mrs. Berkeley T..
Merchant, Maj and Mrs. Louis B..
Gerow, Maj. and Mrs. Herbert s..
Clarkson.
Mrs. Hughes wore a handsome gown
of red brocade velvet. The table deco
rations were Of Christmas flowers.
Col and Mrs. E. P. Bookmiller were
hosts to small dinner party at the
Willard last evening They later took
their guests to the Army dance, like
wise held at the Willard. Those in their
party we're Col and Mrs. E. Alexander
Powell, Miss Powell, Gen. and Mrs
Rhodes, Gen. and Mrs. H. F. Rethers,
Col. Harvey Miller and Col. and Mrs
R. j. Burt, and Maj. and Mrs. w. c..
Crane.
Maj and Mrs. Hobart Hawkins of
2400 Sixteenth street were hosts to a
large party for dinner at the Willard
last evening, and also at the Army
dance, held at the hotel. Mrs Wilson
Fraker of New York came down espe-
cially to attend the dance and the
other guests were: Col and Mrs. Os-
man Latrobe, Col and Mrs. William O..
Smith, COL and Mrs. Charles C. Clark,
Capt and Mrs. Charles M. Oman, U.
S. NJ; Comdr. and Mrs. John Wise
Morse, Capt and Mrs. Wayne Clark,
u. S. A.: Dr. and Mrs. John Hooe Iden,
Mrs Delos Blodgett, Mrs. Charles G..
Matthews, Mr.. c. Francois Guerin, Dr.
Meade MacBryde, Mrs. Frank Hamil-
ton, Dr. Luther Sheldon, Mrs. John
Caldwell, Mr.. Raymond Richardson and
Lieut.. Don Lawrey.
Solicitor General and Mrs. w. E.
Mitchell are in New York for a few
days.
Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman went to
Philadelphia yesterday afternoon to
spend the week end with MIR. and Mrs.
| j. Drexel Biddle. Mrs. Tuckerman
will, Therefore, not observe her day at
| home tomorrow.
Miss Susan Guignard of Columbia
| S. c., will arrive tomorrow morning and
| will be the guest for few days of the
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Watkins in their
apartment in the CavendiSh.
Miss Guignard will join her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Christopher Gadson Guig-
nard Wednesday, when they come frcm
Columbia and take an apartment in
the Grafton for several weeks stay.
| Mrs. Augustine Todd and Miss Mar
garet Yard are entertaining at bridge
this afternoon at the Kenwood Country
| Club.
Gen. Italo Balbo, the Italian under
secretary of state for aeronautics, was
the guest of honor at a luncheon given
| today at the Mayf1ower by the air at