The Washington herald., 1907-04-03
IN THE SOCIAL WORLD
Dinner by Mrs. Leger to Mrs.
Cleel at Haitian legation
POST LENTEN FESTIVITIES
Secretary OF Labor EntertaIBs at
Dinner in Honor of Secretary Of
Interior and Mrs. GaraeId-Dinner
of Twenty-four Covers 40 DipIo-
mats at Mexican Embassy.

The festivities Of yesterday. which will
be remembered as among the gayest Of
the post-Lenten season, began with the
luncheon given by Nine. Leger. wife Of
the Minister from Haiti. in honor Of
Sonora Creel, wife of the Ambassador
! from Mexico The table and drawing
rooms We're decorated in the Mexican
colors. and there were quantities of spring
flowers everywhere. The guests We're:
Nine. Creel. Nine. Calderon Nine Obaldia,
Mrs Brewer, wife of Justice Brewer, of
the Supreme Court Mrs. Vandergrift.
Mrs Guthridge Nine Corea, wife of the
Minister from Nicaragua; Nine. Godoy,
wife Of the counselor of the Mexican EN-
bassy;t Mrs. Lambert. Mrs. DuIin. Mrs.
Reeside, Mrs. Story. Nine. Thierry. and
Nine. Yanes.
Another Interesting Easter luncheon was
that given by the Countess Seckendorf
for her daughter, Miss Elsa Donner. There
were some twenty guests present, includ
ing Miss Donner's cousins.
The Secretary OF Commerce and Labor
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor Of the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. James Garfield. Those present were:
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Meyer,
Secretary and Mrs, Metcaf, Secretary and
Mrs. BOnaparte. Prof and Mrs. Garfield
of Princeton University; Capt. and Mrs.
Glover, Mr.. and Mrs. Cooley. Miss Board
man, Mrs Schafer. Mrs Hockstadtier. Mrs.
/ Herbert Parsons. Mr.. Louis Stern. Mr.
Knox Smith. Mr.. Laurence O. Murray.
and Mr.. Herbert Strauss
The Ambassador from Mexico and Nine
creel gave dinner Of Jwenty-four COW
ers last night, their guests being
Baron Rosen, Russian Ambassador. and
Baroness Rosen; Yiscount Aoh. Japd-
nese Ambassador. and Yiscountess Aoki:
Mr.. Luis T. Corea, Nicaraguan Minister,
and Nine. Corea; Mr. }. Domingo de
Obaldia, Minister of Panama and Nine
Obaldia: Hon. Robert Bacon Assistant
I Secretary of State. and Mrs Bacon: Rep
! resentative Nicholas Longworth and Mrs.
4 longworth; Count Hatzfeldt- -TracheubeTg
and Countess eidt-Trachenberg, Gen.
Anson Mills and Mrs Mills; MIR. Cris0foro
/ CansCcO, second secretary Mexican En-
bossy and Mrs. John Orville Evans, Col
/ Myron Nj. Parker and Mrs Parker. Mr.
/ Vietoriano Salado Alvarez and Mrs. sa-
/ lado Alvarez
The Minister from Peru and Madame
PaFdo also entertained at dinner last
night
Mrs. J. Franklin Bell gave a large
Bridge party yesterday afternoon Her
guests We're Mrs. Stevens. Mrs. Hill. Mrs
Darlington. Mrs Swift Miss Bessie Cul-
/ len. Miss Cullen. Mrs. Lehman, Mrs
Williams. Mrs. Borden, Mrs Blunt, Mrs.
/ Miley, Mrs. Hams. Mrs Mason Wright.
/ Mrs. Humphrey, Mrs. KingsbuTy. Mrs
/ Hutchinson. Mrs Taft. Mrs. Pos
uethwaite, Mrs. Bulkley and Mrs. Hlnck-
/ ley.
A distinguished foreign visitor now In
the South. but who later on proposes
I coming 20 Washington, is Prince Bernard
/ zu Lippe, OF Germany.
1lhs Countess Won Moltke-H -Huitfeldt will
spend the spring season with her mother.
Madame Bonaparte.
Mrs. Myron NJ. Parker will entertain
at luncheon on April a. in honor OF Sc
nora Creel.
/ Mrs. Ord. who arrived in town on Sat
urday from England. is paying a short
visit to her sister, Mrs Wilson. at S097
( \ street.
Mr.. and Mrs, Ledyard Stevens announce
the engagement of their daughter. Eliza
/ beth winthrop. to William H. Emory,
I jr.. son Of Rear Admiral William r. En-
/ ory. T. S. n. who was for many years
stationed in Washington and WHO. with
Mrs. Emory, IS pleasantly remembered
/ here. Mrs. Emory is "a granddaughter OF
the poet n p Willis. and was one Of
the pioneer residents on Connecticut ave-
nue.. Her house which was considered a
marvel of good taste in its day. stands
directly opposite the British Embassy.
and was in President Arthur's administra-
tion center of hospitality.
Miss Alice E. Hisdon, of Maryland. is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. James Hender-
son, 500 G street southwest.
The tea for the benefit Of the League of
the Covenant for which Mrs Alex. Gra-
! ham Bell loaned her house yesterday
/ afternoon proved an artistic as well as
| a financial success. and nearly all of the
Ipew-holders in DR.. Hamlins church were
present. Among the patronesses are Mrs.
Shelby Cullom. Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard.
Mrs. Elkins. Mrs Switzerland. Mrs. Wal
colt. Mrs, Foster. and Mrs Hamlin.
The programme was:
Piano Prelude Of Rschmaniuon
Mr. Won Thol.
Spring Song Becker
Mrs. Clarence j. Price.
Violin duct Carolina s'............. .F2aff
Miss Tanner and Miss Remey
/ My Mother Bids Ne Bind My Hair ......... .Hayin
May Morning ........................ Dena
Mrs. James c. Hooe
fiaho Grieg
Mr. Won Thol.
One Mere Lord Somerset
Creole Love Song ..................D Dudley Buek
Duet. oh That We Two Were Maying.'
Mrs. Hooe and Mrs Miles
One of the most interesting baptisms
that took place on Easter was that of the
eight-months-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. 3. lie p. Mesny. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. c. Ernest Smith