The Washington herald., 1907-04-13

The Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs.
Garfield entertained at dinner last night
in honor of the Ambassador from Great
Britain ana Mrs. Bryce.
Among other dinner hosts of last night
were Senator and Mrs. Elkins.
Mr. and Mrs Hennen Jennings enter
tained at dinner on Thursday. Their new
home on Massachusetts avenue and Sheri-
dan Circle is very nearly finished. but it
is improbable that Mr.. and Mrs. Jennings
viii take possession Of it before the early
fall.
Senator and Mrs. Dryden returned to
town yesterday from Atlantic City. where
they have been for some time. They puT-
pose leaving very shortly for their country
home near Bernardsville. N. J.
Mrs. Stevens. wife of Mr.. John F.
Stevens, left Washington yesterday for
New York. She will meet her husband
and son there. who are expected 20 arrive
from Panama to-day.
Miss Sloan. the sister of Nine. Cher
mont, the wife of the secretary Of the
Brazilian Embassy. sailed for New York
from Europe to-day Miss Sloan has been
spending the winter in Egypt.
Mrs Andrew Melville Reid, who has
been visiting Mrs. Barbour since the per
Torrance Of the Paint and Powder Club
last Saturday, has returned to her home in
Baltimore.
Gen. and Mrs Gary are at Atlantic
City. but will return TO open their house
in Gainesville in a few weeks
Mr.. and Mrs. Beekman Lorillard, who
have been the guests Of Senator and Mrs.
Elkins, are at present in Asheyille, y. c.
Mr.. +. Marion Crawford. the we'll
known author, has arrived in New York
from Naples. Mr.. Crawford has not been
in this country since his visit in 1894 lie
is the owner of one OF the most attrac-
tive villas near Sorrento, where he
spends most OF his time.
Gen. and Mrs. Henry c. COTbin are the
guests of Mrs. Corbin's sister Miss Pat
ten, at her home in Massachusetts avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs A. J. Halford. accom-
panied by their daughter, Miss Ruth Hal
ford, and Miss Ruth Hood, will sail from
New York to-day for Engia9d where they
expect to remain until the middle of sum
mer, when they will go TO the Continent.
They VIII return TO this country In No
yember.
Mrs. Straus. the wife Of the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor. has returned to
town from Old Point Comfort, where she
has been for some time.
Miss Silvia Wilder gave A tea yester-
day afternoon at her home 1H2 Twentieth
street.
Miss Sophie siebert is visiting In New
York
Mrs Archibald Oracle was hostess at a
musical tea yesterday afternoon. which
she gave in honor Of her mother. Mrs.
Otto Wilhelm Setback. Of New York. The
rooms were attractively decorated with
spring flowers and palms Mrs Oracle.
WDo has a most pleasing voice, sang a
number Of songs. Miss Tanner and Miss
Bundy played q violin duet, with Mrs.
Hooe at the plano. Mrs. Ebbs sang some
weird Scandinavian songs. and Mrs.
Knoerr played selections from Massenet
and Liszt.
The United States Minister 10 Chile,
Mr.. John Hicks. will sail for Europe from
Valparaiso the first part of May. return
ing 70 this country after a few months
travel on the Continent.
Mrs. Basil Gordon is visiting Mrs Doug
las H Gordon AT her home, 1853 North
Charles street. Baltimore. and. with Mrs.
William lnman, of Atlanta, will sail for
abroad.
What promises to be a unique and
brilliant event. the first Of its kind ever
held in Washington. viii take place this
evening when some geo college women Will
gather about the banquet tables at
Rauschers Invitations have been ex-
tended to all the aiumnae and woman ex-
students of colleges of liberal arts to
participate in the supper and reception
for the promotion OF od-fellowship and
better acquaintance among the college
workers Of this city.
An attractive toast list has been pre-
pared and includes addresses by the fol-
lowing well-known college women: Miss
Alice Fletcher, anthropologist. holder of
a fellowship at Harvard; Miss Harriet
Stratton Ellis, 3. A, dean of women,
George Washington University; Miss
Grace Lincoln Temple, graduate school
of design, Boston Museum of Fine Arts:
Tf
cliffe College, Phi. D., University of Chi
cago, fellow Of Association of COLLEGIATE
Alumnae
The committee in charge OF the affair
is composed of representatives from the