The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-12-26
IN The SOCIAL WORLD
BritiShAmbaSSadOr and Lady
Durand Entertain staff.
DINNER GIVEN AT EMBASSY
Minister from Cuba and Mime.
Quesada Have ChiIdren's Party for
Other Christmas Affairs Among the
DipIOmats-Run by Hunt Club.

The British Ambassador and Lady Du-
rand entertained the members of the
embassy stan at dinner last evening.
when the large dining-room Of King Ed
wards embassy was aglow with Christ
mas cheer and the richly appointed table
with it's store of George the Third plate
lighted by red-capped candles.
The persOnel Of the embassy as it now
stands included the newly arrived first
secretary, Mr.. Esme Howard who on the
departure Of Sir Mortimer, next Satur-
day, viii become charge d'affaires; Capt
F. E. c. Ryan, naval attache and Mrs
Ryan, Lieut. Col. Count Gleichen mill
tary attache. who is also leaving Wash
ington this week; Mr. and Mrs. Grant
Watson. the Hon. Roland c. Lindsay
Mr.. c. NJ. S. Higgins. and Mr.. Seeds
Sir Percy SandersOn, the British consul
general at New York, is. as usual. the
guest of the Ambassador for Christmas
Day
The German Ambassador and Baroness
Won Sternburg also entertained at dinner
for the members Of the Ambassadors
staff
The Minister from Cuba and Nine Que
sada according to their usual custom, en-
tertained at a childrens party yesterday
afternoon for their small daughter. Au-
rora Quesada, and her stfl smaller broth
er. Master GOasalo
The Minister and Nine. Quesada are Iiv-
Ing at the Raleigh. where one of the
large parlors was given to the use Of the
afternoons guests. There was no tree,
as heretofore. but music for dancing, and
a pretty souvenir for each child, in addi-
ton to an ideal Christmas meal. with in
dividual ices In the form OF miniature
Santa Clauses, and the national coIors OF
Cuba and the United States worked into
the candies.
The company included Miss Mia Hen
gelmuller, daughter of the Austrian Am
bassador; the son and two daughters of
the Ambassador from Brazil. the daugh-
ters of the Minister from Ecuador; Mas
ter Dominica de Obaldia, jr.. son OF the
Minister from Panama; Master Char
mont. son Of the secretary Of the Brazil
ian Embassy; the twin daughters Of Col
and Mrs. Russell. with their elder sister.
Miss Bessie Sessions, the Misses Dora
and Beatrice Clover, Laura Merriam.
Eleanor Reyburn. Marguerite Perrin. Mary
MCCaUley, Edith Oracle. Sophie John
ston, Gladys Hinckiey, Mary Irwin. Sid
ney Gore. Adelaide Hebb. Mary David
son. Mary Denham. Mary Webb. Marga-
ret Smith, Elsie Jewett Pauline Luckett
Marguerite Barbour. and Charlotte Pet
tus: Masters Hamilton Warner. Francis
HutChins, and Joe Humphrey.
The Minister from Norway ard Nine.
Hauge celebrated Christmas in a tempo
rary home they have leased on Rhode
Island and Connecticut avenues. where
they have established themselves to await
the completion Of the Norwegian Lega-
ton, now building on Massachusetts ave
nue. and Sheridan circle
This last addition 10 official residences
is the well-knowR home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
David r. Mckee. who will pass the win
ter in the South
The annual subscription dance held by
a group Of young maids and matrons
took place last evening in the white ball
room at Rauscher's. under the name Of
the Leap Year Cotillon, the leap year
feature being that all invitations to dance
came from the fair subscribers. and the
only wall flowers possible were the men.
Mrs. Charles Bell received for the COM
mittee Of younger women, which was
headed by Mrs. Fleming NewboId 2
bride Of the past month. and Miss Caro-
lyn HUFF Mr. William Marrow and Mr.. /
Ormsby McCammon led the german. in
which seventy couples took part The I
fayors provided for each Of the five
figures were mainly Of gay colored paper
conceits. with a floral figure as the chief 4
attraction.
Supper was served in the green room. !
on the second floor.
The Chevy Chase Hunt Club hounds 4
met at the clubhouse yesterday morning 4
according to schedule. at II o'clock, but I
owing to the very cold weather. only a 1
short run was made. Mr.. Clarence |
Moore, master Of the hounds; Mr. Robert /
Curran, huntsman, and the two whlps. I
all mounted on bay horses. with their 1
pack OF English hounds recently imported (
by Mr. Moore, made a fine appearance. /
The appointments were perfect in every /
detail. Among those present in the hunt /
were Mrs Moore, Lieut.. Poole, and Mr.. +
Alex. Legare.
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Knox will
present their daughter Georgia at a tea. /
from to 7 this afternoon, 1904 New
Hampshire avenue
Mr.. and Mrs. f. Corning Abel. of
Morristown, n. J.. have announced the
engagement Of their daughter. Miss Jo-
sephine Brooks Abel, and Mr.. George /
Russell Wales. of Vermont and Wash (
ington. Mr.. Wales has been attached to
the Civil Service Commission for some
years, and has a wide circle of friends in /.
this city.
Mrs. Fannie Kaufman celebrated her /
eighty-sixth birthday yesterday at the
home of her daughter Mrs. Marx Kauf- /
man, 10 D street southeast. She received
numerous congratulations from a wide
circle Of relatives and friends, many
coming by mail and telegraph OF the I
venerable matrons children. there were