Evening star., 1940-12-03

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Lawrence G.. White and Mr.. Alan
Countess SZechenyi
Guest of Mrs. Whitney.
Countess Szechenyi, widow OF
former Hungarian Minister at Wash
ington and later at the Court of st.
James, was the guest OF her sister,
Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney, who also
had with her Countess Szechenyi's
daughter, Miss Sylvia Szechenyi:
Col. G. Creighton Webb and Mr..
Rawlins l.. Cottenet.
The former United States Am
bassador to Belgium and Mrs. Dave
Hennen Morris were in box with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas j. Watson,
DR.. and Mrs Georg Theunis and
Mr.. and Mrs. Andre Kostelanetz.
Others Who Witnessed
Performance at Met"
The Counselor of the United States
Embassy in Brussels and Mrs. Orme
Wilson, jr., were guests Of the for
mers mother, Mrs. Orme Wilson,
who is sharing a box with Mrs.
Cornelius Vanderbilt for the season.
Mrs. Vanderbilt had with her last
evening her son, Mr.. Cornelius VAN
derbilt, jr., and also in the party
was Mr.. R. Thornton Wilson.
Former Representative Ruth Baker
Pratt was hostess to her sons-in-law
and daughters, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
H. Thayer and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
H. Nitze.
Others at the opera were Miss
Candace Stimson, sister of the Sec
retary of War; Viscountess d'Alte,
widow of the former Portuguese
Minister; Nine. Alma Clayburg, who
has been a frequent visitor in WASH
tngton, and Mr.. Arthur Bradley
Campbell and the former Assistant
Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
Walter Ewing Hope.
Mr.. and Mrs. Watts Hosts
To Stewart Richardson's.
Maj. rt-Richardson of the
British Embassy staff, with Mrs.
Stewart Richardson and their
daughter, Miss Elizabeth Stewart
Richardson, were guests of honor at
dinner last evening of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Dorsey Watts of New York,
formerly of Baltimore. The party
was given in Baltimore preceding
the Bachelors Cotillion where Miss
Stewart-Richardson was among the
deputantes presented.
Miss Marci OBrien. daughter of
1t. Col. and Mrs. James A. O'Brien,
also made her bow at the German
last evening. She is a student at
Notre Dame College In Baltimore
where her mother and grandmother
were educated.
Lord Lothian Entertains
For Somerset Vaughan.
In Washington His Britannia
Majesty's Ambassador. the Marques
Of Lothian, was host at luncheon
yesterday to Mr.. Somerset Vaughan,
famous British writer, and the
Dominican Minister, Senor Andres
Pastoriza, also had guests at
luncheon. The latter entertained in
honor Of the delegates to the
Maritime Conference now being held
in Washington.
Later in the day Mrs. Irene Cald-
well gave a dinner party in COM
pliment to Defense Commissioner
and Mrs.. Donald Nelson. Guests
were seated at small tables, each
having a cluster of autumn flowers
In the center. Among others at the
party were Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
Davis, Mr.. j. Clyde Nichols, Justice
and Mrs. Justin Miller, Mrs. Thur
man Arnold, DR.. and Mrs. Stanley
Hornbeck, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Lee
Pierson, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Foote,
Col. and Mrs. o. r. MCGUIRE, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Sears Henning, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul r. Leach, Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklyn Waltman, Mrs. Am
brose Diehl and Mr.. Richmond B.
Keech.
Ethel Barrymore Colt
Is Honor Guest at Tea.
Preceding the dinner hour, Mrs.
Thomas Richard Cowell gave tea
for Miss Ethel Barrymore Colt.
newest of the theater's royal
family" to be star. The party was
given In the hostess home on Tracy
place and the guests were enthusi-
astic supporters of the Washington
Theater Repertory Club. Miss Colt
will play the leading role in ID. c.
Melody" which will be the first
presentation of the dramatic group
IN Wardman Park Theater Sunday