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14 SOCIETY The President and Mrs. Coolidge Guests of Speaker and Mrs. Longworth at Dinner Last Evening. PRESIDENT and Mrs. Coolidge were entertained at dinner last evening by the Speaker of the House and Mrs. Nicholas Long worth. Invited to meet them were Representative and Mrs. John Q. Tilson, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Theodore Douglas Rob inson, Mr. and Mrs. Chandler Ander son, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Benning Spen cer, Mr. and Mrs. John Wilkins. Mrs. Fleming Newbold, Mr. Ralph Williams and Mr. and Mrs. Buckner A. Walling ford of Cincinnati, brother-in-law and tister of the Speaker. This is the last of the official dinners given annually in honor of the Chief Executive and First Lady of the Land by members of the cabinet, the Vice President and the Speaker of the House. Mrs. Coolidge will officiate at the tree-planting ceremonies of the Wom en’s City Club tomorrow afternoon. i The Secretary of State and Mrs. Kel logg will be the guests in whose honor j the Assistant Secretary of State and Mi's. Wilbur J. Carr will entertain at j tea this afternoon from 3 to 6:30 o’clock.! Invited to meet them are the assistant | secretaries, the -chiefs’ and assistant chiefs of the divisions and bureaus of the State Department'and their wives. Assisting at the tea table will be Mrs. Reuben J. Clark, Mrs. William R. Castle, Mrs. Francis White and Miss Johnson. Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg GiTcsts at Japan's Embassy. The Ambassador of Japan and Mme. Debuchi entertained at dinner last eve ning in honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs. Kellogg. The other guests were the Ambassadors of Mexico and Senora de Tellez, the Minister of Sweden, Mr. Bostrom: Senator and Mrs. William H. King, Representative and Mrs. Fred A. Britten, Admiral and Mrs. Andrew T. Long, Judge and Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham, former Senator and Mrs. Robert L. Owen, the first secretary of the embassy and Mme. Togo, secre tary of the embassy, Mr. S. Kato. and the third secretary and Mme. K. Makl. The President-elect and Mrs. Hoover have canceled the reception they had planned for Saturday afternoon in their home on S street. The Secretary of the Treasury, Mr. j Mellon, entertained at dinner last eve- j ning, his guests including the Ambassa- ! dor of Belgium and Princess de Ligne, j the Postmaster General and Mrs. New,! the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs. Whiting the Minister of China and Mme. Sze, the Minister of Hungary and Countess Szechenyi, Senator and Mrs. Hiram Bingham, Senator and Mrs. Frederic M. Sackett, the director gen eral of the Pan-American Union, Dr. i Leo S. Rowe; Mr. and Mrs. Adolph j Caspar Miller, Mrs. Hennen Jennings, , Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, Brig. Gen. Charles McCawley, Miss Mary Patten j and Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Widencr of i Philadelphia. The Mexican Ambassador, Senor Don ; Manuel Tellez, and the Cuban Ambassa- j 4b r, Senor Don Orestes Ferrara, are the ! guests in whose honor Mr. William Walker Smith, formerly of the American diplomatic service, will entertain at luncheon at the Metropolitan Club to- i morrow. The Ambassador of France and Mme. Claudel were the guests of honor at a dinner last evening in the Chinese room of the Mayflower by Mme. Henry Roso. Others of the company were: The Min ister of Panama and Mme. Alfaro, the Minister of Austria and Mme. Proch nik. Representative and Mrs. James M. Beck, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph I Strauss, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Henry H. Hough, Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hoff of Parks, the counselor of the Nether lands legation. Mr. L. G. van Hoorn; Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Judge and Mrs. Harry Covington, Baroness Serge Korff, Pr. David Jayne Hill, Mr. Walter j *)avidge and Mr. Alberti Douglas. j The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. 1 Wilbur will be the guests in whose honor Representative and Mrs. Fred Britten will entertain at dinner this evening. The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. James J. Davis will entertain the In diana delegation in Congress at a buf fet supper and motion picture show this evening in their home on Massa chusetts avenue. Mrs. Whiting, wife of the Secretary Os Commerce, was the honor guest at J luncheon today of Mrs. Robert Whitney Imbrie, who entertained at the Willard Hotel. Invited to meet her were Mrs. Henry W. Watson, Mrs, Charles J. Bell, Mrs. Goodloe Falconer, Mrs. WiiliSm Fitch Kelly, Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Mrs. Charles Hoy March, Mrs. William Barret Ridgley, Mrs. George C. Thorpe, Miss Bina Day Deircen, Miss Elsie Alex ander Hoban. Mrs. Arthur D. Condon, Miss Ruth Jones and Miss Gourley! Edwards. Mrs. Walter F. George, wife of Sen ator George of Georgia, will entertain at tea this afternoon in the palm court of the Mayflower in compliment to her house guest, Mrs. E. D. Richardson of Atlanta. Mrs. William J. Harris, wife of Senator Harris of Georgia, will re- I ceive with Mrs. George, who will have j as her other guests the wives of the j members of the Georgia delegation, in- : eluding Mrs. Charles G. Edwards, Mrs. : Edward E. Cox, Mrs. Charles R. Crisp, Mrs. William C. Wright, Mrs. Leslie J. Steele, Mrs. Samuel Rutherford, Mrs., Malcolm C Tarver, Mrs. Thomas M. Bell, Mrs, Carl Vinson and Mrs. W C. Lankford. Mrs. William J. Harris, wife of Sen- j ator Harris, will entertain a small com- j pany informally tomorrow at luncheon to meet Mrs. E. D. Richardson, who is 1 the house guest of Mrs. Walter F. George, wife of Senator George. Miss Grace Burton, niece of Senator Burton, will not be at home at Stone ieigh Court tomorrow afternoon, but „ - - ■ I —■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ - ■ I i VISITORS TO WASHINGTON j Will find the smartest /Ciflfv l\\ of tailored suits in the /\\ (/ '■ i ) Francise collection. \l : j p ! This three-piece mod- ' \l j!L> j ! el, in grays, has a j • pleated tuck-in blouse ' of crepe de chine and /° j a checked skirt set l 0 on a yoke, both very C : new fee- t Att A , Ift I ‘ J i if 1919 Que Street b) Li .1 il_Z LJ -SOCIETY. ■ will receive with the women of the Ohio t delegation at the reception in honor of Mrs. Lowell Fletcher Hobart at the May i flower from 4 to 6 o'clock, for which i cards have been issued. Representative W. H. Sproul has visit- ! . ing him his daughter, Mrs. Robert i Stronach, of Chicago, and will also be ! joined for the inauguration bv his son i and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. W I R. Sproul. Representative Loring M. Black has j returned to his apartment at the Ward ' man Park Hotel from his home in I Brooklyn, N, Y. I The Chief of Staff, U. S. A., and ! j Mrs. Charles P. Summerall entertained ! j at dinner last evening in honor of the j i Miff-tv ' ;JM ** m Pt w ILL Jj tS m . beis of f J le Senate Ladies’ Club gave their last luncheon in honor of Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Dawes yesterday I when each rceened a handsome gift. Mrs. Coolidge and Mrs. Dawes are in the center of the front row.—Underwood Photo! I Secretary of War, Mr. Dwight F. Davis, ■at their quarters at Fort Myer. The j other guests were Representative and I Mrs. J. Charles Linthicum, Representa i tive and Mrs. James S. Parker, Repre- I sentative and Mrs. W. Frank James, the Assistant Secretary of War, Col. | Charles Burton Robbins: the Assistant i Secretary of War and Mrs. F. Trubee | Davison, Mrs. Jacob Lea.nder Loose, Mrs. Henry Alvah Strong, Gen. and Mrs. James Parker and Gen. and Mrs. Her i bert Deakyne. i Gen. and Mrs.' Summerall will be at home, at Fort Myer, Sunday afternoon, from 4 to 6 o'clock. Maj. and Mrs. Parker W. West will j entertain at dinner this evening in ! honor of the surgeon general of the j Army and Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland. I Invitations have been sent out for a reception in honor of Mrs. Lowell F. j Hobart, candidate for president general, j D. A. R., by the women of the Ohio j delegation, tomorrow afternoon from j 4 to 6 o'clock, at the Mayflower Hotel. Senator and Mrs. Frederic Moseley Sackett have issued cards for a recep { tion Sunday afternoon from 5 to 7 j o’clock at 1529 Eighteenth street, to i meet the Governor of Kentucky, Mr. 1 Flem D. Sampson. Senator and Mrs. Claude Swanson entertained at dinner last evening in honor of Senator Peter Goelet Gerry. The company included the Ambassador of Italy, Nobile de* Martino; the Am bassador of Cuba and Senora de Fer rara, the Ambassador of Germany and Frau von Prittwltz und Gallon, the Minister of Canada and Mrs. Massey, the Minister of Finland, Mr. L. Astrom; Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs. James Car ; roll Frazer, Mr. and Mrs. Breckenridge I Long add Col. and Mrs. Arthur O’Brien. Mrs. Watson, wdfe of Senator James E. Watson, will be at home tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 6 o’clock at her home, 2651 Connecticut avenue. Senator David I. Walsh entertained a company at'dinner last evening at the Carlton, his guests numbering 30. Mr. A. J. Pack, commercial secretary j i of the British embassy, was host to a , j small party at the Club Chantecier sup- i i per dance last night. Representative and Mrs. Fort Give Dinner for Colleague in House. Representative Franklin W. Fort, sec retary of the Republican national com -1 mittee, and Mrs. Fort will give a din j ner this evening in honor of Repre j sentative Finis J. Garrett, retiring mi- I nority leader in the House of Represent a - Last Days to— | Save in Our Stock Reducing Sale • Was Now I 3fi Sunfast Damask, yd 69c 39c 1 i 50' Sunfast Damask, yd . ... $1.83 51.84 Ruffle & I’tain Curtains. Pair. $2.25 $1.50 45" Duplex Drapery Cloth, yd. $159 Sl.Ofl | 45" Ra.von Taffeta, yd $1.59 Sl.ofi j 38" French Marquisette 48c 32c McDEVITT’S Importers and Jobbers 1 1211 F St. N.W. (2nd Floor) M. 3211 j THE EVENING STAR. WASHINGTON, I). C.. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1020. tives, and Mrs. Garrett. The guests will Include the members of the House com- ! mittee on rules, of which both Mr. Gar rett and Mr. Fort, are members. The [ event will be in honor of the appoint-1 ment last week of Representative Gar- j rett to the Court of Customs Appeals 1 and in recognition of Representative l Garrett's very distinguished service to • the Nation as a member of the House. The Congressional Club has issued cards for an evening at home, Monday, March 4, from 9 to 12 o’clock, at the ; clubhouse. 2001 New Hampshire avenue. ! There will be dancing. The club will have as honor guest and speaker at the regular Friday after noon tea this week Mr. John M. Baer, when his subject will be “Chalk Talk.” Mr. John Manville will give a program of vocal selections. Judge and Mrs. John W. Price will j be joined at the Wardman Park Hotel Saturday by the latter's brother-in- j law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. William I Tiller of Emporia. Gov. and Mrs. Edwin P. Morrow, | 3750 Kanawha street, Chevy Chase, D. C., will have as their guests for the i inauguration Mrs. Benjamin Waddell, i Somerset, Ky„ and Col. Charles H. j Bauer, New York City. Miss Edwina Morrow and Mr. Charles Robert Morrow will entertain a house part for the inauguration—Miss Sue i Cree, Covington, Ky.; Miss Betty Ireys, ! Frankfort, Ky.; Mr. Sam Burbank, i ! Philadelphia,' and Mr. Arnold Judy, De- I catur, 111. i Miss Morrow will be at home Sunday | afternoon, March 3, in honor of her I house guests. She will also entertain j j for them with a dinner, and later at j | the dance of the Kentucky Society. 1 I The United States Minister to Guate- I i mala, Mr. A. H. Geissler, arrived in! I Washington this morning and is a guest | at the Mayflower. i The secretary of the Rumanian le- i [ gation and Mme. Popovici, Who are in | I Detroit, will return to the Wardman' j Park Hotel the end of the week. Mrs. Lewis Painter Clephane has re- ! t Patou's Eiffel Tower Silhouette A —will Le worn by the smart- y"? est debutantes in town to the Inaugural Ball . .'.' and liere is one of our adaptations . . . the beige lace bodice, I I slim as a reed . . . suddenly / 1 bursts into a tulle flare! / \ Isn’t it as typically Parisian r~ "1 as the Eiffel Tower? / / \ \ $49.50 J^FV\ Misses' Frock Shop— Third Floor Ji JiTRIEET^ i I TWELFTH ( F STREETS! ’ ' 1 U fcv. • • turned to Washington after a visit of ! several weeks in the South. t Mr. Eban F. Comins is having a studio i tea tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 7. | Mrs. Curtis Dwight Wilbur will be the I guest of honor, assisted by Mrs. Charles t D. Drayton, Mrs. Edward A. Harrlmftn, , Mrs. Jacob Leander Loose, Mrs. Jo seph Strauss and Mrs. William Cod man Sturgis. Col. and Mrs. P. J. Hurley of Tulsa, Okla., arrived in Washington yesterday | and will be guests at the Mayflower for several weeks. Mrs. Hurley is the former Miss Ruth Wilson, daughter of Admiral and Mrs. H. B. Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. James Allen Councilor entertained at a dance for young people j at their home on Kalmia road Saturday j evening, February 23. j Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cranford enter- I tained at a dinner last evening at their i home on Massachusetts avenue, in com ! pliment to Mrs. Phyllis Lamar, when ; the guests included Dr. and Mrs. M. A. j Mitchell, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Steel of I Baltimore, Md.; Mr. and Mrs. James | King of New York City, Mr. and Mrs. j Edward Joyce, jr.; Dr. and Mrs. Claude j R. Vinson, Capt. and Mrs. R. D. Jones, j Mr. and Mrs. Victor Marshall, Mr. and Mrs. David Magee, Lieut, and Mrs. Ed : wards, Comdr. and Mrs. John Thomp | son. Miss Rosalie Devereaux, Miss Lucy i Longrall, Miss Elizabeth Edwards. Miss Josephine Carter, Miss Margarcta Evans, j Mr. John Byrn, Mr. Charles Carrel, Mr. Edward Glynden, Ensign Lindall, Mr. Charles Cranford, jr., and Lieut. Morri son. Mr. and Mrs. Cranford will entertain at a house party for their son, Mr. Charles Cranford, jr„ over the week of : March 11 at their country home, Cran- I State, in Southern Pennsylvania. The guests will number 30. Mrs. Daniel Brewster, with Master i Daniel Brewster, jr., of Washington, j D. C., is enjoying a few days of sea shore land at the Hotel Dennis in At | lantic City. Miss Deborah Gay of Germantown, | Pa., is visiting Mrs. A. Geary Johnson I of 1718 Nineteenth street until after the I inauguration. Mrs. Virginia Davis entertained at a luncheon on Monday at the Roosevelt Hotel, when her guests were Mrs. Wil liam Beahm, Mrs. Eugene Pitcher, Mrs. George A. Ross. Mrs. Ernest Gude, Mrs. F. C. Brinley, Mrs. E. F. Gustafanson and Mrs. William W. Scott. The Washington Alumnae Associa tion and the Beta Alpha Chapter of Phi Mu Fraternity will hold their an nual founders’ day service and banquet Saturday evening at the Carlton. The banquet will be followed by a dance at which the members will entertain the neophytes of the local chapter. Phi Mu Fraternity is the second oldest women's fraternity in the Country, hav ing been founded at Macon, Ga., in 1852. Mrs. Ella S. Knight invited a num ber of guests to a tea tomorrow after noon, to meet the president and past presidents of the Federation of Wom en’s Clubs. The Rev. H. C. Clippinger, D. D„ and M f S- Clippinger of Greenwood. Ind.. will arrive Saturday to be the guests of Maj. and Mrs. Stanley L. Scott over inauguration. Mrs. Charles Dixon Sniffin and her son are sailing on the St. Mihiel March Mr\ *jrj /ir\T rri - Every month more and more thrifty women / rin,l V /y\|J this regular Brooks event with real pleas ~G": STREET BETWEEN 11th & 12 tk *>' J’ department contributes values “On, ,/ llmhinglon, Urn Der'MU »W >re i,ldccd h ‘"' d tU dllfilifttte. End'of-the'Month Sales! Inauguration and Easter Are Right at Hand .. . I Choose Your Spring Wardrobe Here Tomorrow! Month-Erul Salt* All Fur Coats Must Go! Mot th-End Sale Ij j Sport (<O . Spring COATS , s9 l Z e ' Aways at $ k 49,75 SUITS coney coats sus * 1 k 1 * i so,, T. rd .:■>.«*. »-£. r; - $40. 75 ; c .ol w ;.':.,:: P .rv:a | newe.t shades and weaves ,- n ||,e. tL ~1- and cuff*. Were *-§• 71 . , , .. .» | collars and J& tr " cirn A V jaunty tweeds in new J are styled so attractively 5150 each. . ... ... ~ . M W a * mixture*. Single or either with or without sllß. Now » . . « t . Fur. The price i* attrac- ? European * j J 0 a , ll ' a _ d ° Ub,e h^t e d P,a >" tive too Wombat Sport $4(1.75 Squ.rrel (dyed <t AA 7C ° r wrap-around *kirt*. ’ Coat*. Very coney) Brown y/| V| •10 Some are braid trimmed. smartly .tyled. t * ,,or^, fi m ° del - 7t/-= £ Were y s79. y Wa. SH B . Now -rs |sti s “S 3 $40.75 s ls Coais-Second Floor collar and cuffs. * , c ™* h r co ' lar ftJ/= Suits-Second Floor Was sllO. Was sllO. Now V A Special Month- Unbelievable Values in Eerv i nusual End Offering of J/lis Special Month-End Month-End Sale of scarfs Sale of Dresses 8 |_j Included in this croup are smart X. O £ S I Q “•*" .nd u “V.V; tX $“I 8 5 *■ *• ir ■ *- or SDrinL ° suits frock*. Newest prints are the feature ' I I e,t material*, «85 frock, or en.; m Won 5 " lar * e and SmaU d *“S"»- »« •» I I | newest shape* frocks or ensemble*. Won- sizes. R ea l sj 6 to $lB values. 1V J and lovely X derful Values at this special new colors. Most special price. Dresser,—Third Floor . at $1.85. W*s,m A Really Splendid And a Comparison fe 5v Jk SALE EVENT fay, ■ spring sSSJoffIB coats jP W A piece Dresses and three-piece mater ‘ a l s » both im- . j \\ . \ Ensembles, Daytime and Eve- ported and domestic, are ./ / •V\ 1 ning modes. Much emphasis authentically styled in I y\ J on new arrivals in women’s Spring s most charming / ; \\ \ size Printed Chiffons. Soft, modes. Such Furs as ; h \\ \ flattering, beautiful. Gay Monkey, Mole and Squirrel HI i\ \ Printed Crepes and the pop- are handled like cloth to li \ \ ular Georgettes also are here effect smart details. In all I- jWr jjtf v-yi in profusion. fbe wan^e< ! sizes. X, >1 Dresses—Third Floor Coats Second Floor And in Our Famous Main Floor Thrift Shop Busy Women Like Our Way of Saving Them Time as Well as Money in This Shop ][ Bro < >fi * Thrift Shop M. Brooks Thrift Shop M. Brooks Thrift Shop M. Brooks' Thrift Shop Month End Special Month End Special Month End Special Month End Special Brand-New Lovely Spring Jaunty Spring A Special Group FROCKS COATS Sport Coats FROCKS $8- 95 $ lB- 75 $lO $4-88 All iW AU Nnvest Fine XV/rei/ Broken^ T A Real Sizes So ISetv. Sizes Styles Tweeds Made Sizes Bargain 8 for Managua. Nicaragua, to join! Capt. Sniffin. U. S. M. C„ who has been stationed there for a year. Mrs. Percy Bishop Lovell, who has' been spending three weeks with her j mother, Mrs. George W. R. Stokes of j 2912 Thirteenth street northwest, has ! returned to her home Shadow Lawn, 1 Moorestown, N. J. Dr. John Herman Randall, Mrs. 1 Robert Lee Moffett, International held secretary of the World Unity Founda tion; Mrs. Florence Morton of Worces ter. Mass., and Mrs. Arthur Jeffrey Parsons will be guests of the class in Oriental art at George Washington I University, 2024 G street northwest, room 22, on Thursday afternoon, at 5 j o’clock, when Dr. Randall will speak \ on "Art as a Unifying Influence.” The public is invited. Mrs. May Argue Parkhurst of Inde j pendence, Kans., has taken an apart- i I ment at the Carlton, where she will i remain for a stay of one month. PERMANENT WAVING ! To Be Pleased. Come in for Test Curl Valley Vista Beauty Parlor , Open Eveninss by Appointment. Decatur 5000 I Belmont Road at Ashmead Place N.W. j ! An inaugural ball will be given Sat j jvday evening at the Jewish Community ! Center, by the Washington Zionist Or- | | ganization. Dr. Charles Basseches is i ; chairman of the arrangements commit- i ! tee for the ball. ! Smith College Club Tea At Women’s University Club. i The Smith College Women's Club of i | Washington is having a tea Friday at | |4:30 o'clock at the American Associa-; tion of University Women’s clubhouse.! Mrs. Alexander Motherspoon will be at the tea table. Miss Eleanor Relyea and Miss Elizabeth Bryan will speak. (Continued on Fifteenth Page.) masterpiece of George Inness “SUNSET IN NEW JERSEY" This painting Is considered by con noisseurs one of Inness' greatest works. On exhibition for a short period at The Lorraine Galleries 1615 Conn. Ave. N.W. SOCIET Y. ! f ffollferSiw ] ;} Tj TONIGHT | : M I 5 Until 7:30 llr Sea Food I II mi Dinner % 75c | |:* ]\ \ or - r’totrr n> oi ,r ■ | • *| I \ tegular menu. : M | j I ; IMk t nsMtpasted • 11 l Columbia Road % OPPOSITE AMQASSAOOtV i i I f Columbia 5042 ' ——— 4