Evening star., 1928-10-13
SOCIETY
Secretary of the Treasury Mellon to
Attend Dinner Tonight in Honor
of Gen. Pershing. vi

pital to be near her daughter, Miss
Caroline Miller, who Is recuperating
from serious illness.
Miss Helen Hardenburgh has joined
her parents. Mai. and Mrs. Harden
burgh, in their apartment in the st.
Adams, at 23l0 Connecticut avenue.
Mrs. e. c. Sloan and Miss Anna Sloan
have returned to their home in Mount
Pleasant and have as their house guest
! during the Episcopal Convention the
| Rev. Arnold Luton, rector of the
| Church of the Annunciation, Chicago,
| III.
Miss A. D. Brown will entertain
| company of Is ladies at dinner this
evening at the Carlton.
Mr.. Charles W. Fairfax, who has been
at the Hotel Seymour in New York, has
| Joined Mrs. Fairfax at Chestnut HiH
Mass, where they will visit their son
and will return to Washington after a
brief motor tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry s. Black will go
to White Sulphur Springs the latter
part of next week to spend month.
Visitors From Far West
Gave Talks at Tea Yesterday.
The ladies of the eighth province
of the Pacific attending the Episcopal
Convention gave tea at the Hotel
Grafton yesterday afternoon, followed
by three addresses.
Deaconess Newell of the Training
School at Berkeley, Calf, spoke on
THE Training of Girls" Mrs. Judd of
Honolulu spoke on the Schools in
Honolulu" and Miss Whitcomb of the
PHILIPPINE Islands spoke on the
"Igorottes."
Mrs. Frank Hogan had guests at
luncheon in the crystal room at the
Willard yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward p. Watson have
returned from an extended wedding
trip and have taken up their residence
sat 1920 Van Buren street.
Fraulein Ruth Laub wendt of New
York and Hamburg, Germany, Is at the
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Pulsifer of New
York City arrived yesterday at the Will
lard Hotel for short visit. They
entertained guests at dinner last eve
ming in the crystal room.
Persian Prince Has Hidden
Treasure in Braemar Forest.
In keeping with the romantic and
legendary atmosphere which the COM
mittee of arrangements has endeavored
to throw around the events of the
treasure hunt" at Braemar Forest,
Chevy Chase. Md, this afternoon, a
former prince of the last reigning
dynasty of Persia has hidden the
mystery casket,'' which Is one of the
intriguing treasures to be discovered
during the hunt. The prince Is Mozi-
affair Mira Firouz, now second secre-
tary of the Persian legation, who with the
Minister of Persia, Mira Davoud Khan
Neftah, was the guest of Mrs. Calhoun
at tea yesterday at Rossdhu House and
selected the hiding place for the casket.
The general public-men, women and
children-are invited to attend this
jointly given for the memorial club
house of the National League of Ameri-
can Pen Women and for the District
branch of the league. Whatever the
weather, the tea and the indoor enter
tainment features will take place, and
should rain prevent the outdoor hunt
it will take place Saturday afternoon
OF next week, according TO announce
ment by the chairman, Mrs. Calhoun.
Added to the reception committee are
Mrs. William Atherton du Puy, chair
man of the social committee of the
District League, and Mrs. w. E. Prosser,
who will have with her the group of
debutantes who acted as jockies at the
recent Army and Navy benefit, and who
will present the prize to the member of
the Riding and Hunt Club winning the
paper chase that will be staged by that
club. The prize is the gift of Mrs. r. K.
Smith.
Mrs. Abner McHugh Barr and Mrs.
William Wolf Smith are In charge of
refreshments, Mrs j. Harry Cunning
ham. Miss Loretto Lowenstein and Mrs.
A. G.. Cron have made the attractive
posters for the event: Mrs. Edward
Nelson Dingley has assisted on the