The Washington herald., 1907-05-03
Austrian Diplomats Enter
tain Visiting Officers.
BARON AMBROzY BALL HOST
senator and Mrs. EIkinH Tender Dim
ner in Honor of Gen. and Mrs.
Frederick ID. Grant, Their House
Guests-Reception at Congregational
Library 10 Army of Potomac.

tertaining the foreign visiting officers, the
President and Mrs. Roosevelt having been
their hosts at a brilliant dinner and recep-
ton Tuesday. the British Ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce following suit Wednes-
day. and last night the members Of the
AustrO-Hungarian Embassy entertained,
their chief guests being Prince Leopold.
Of xe-Coburg-Gotha. and the officers OF
the Austro- Hungarian navy on the men
of-war St. George and Aspen.
Among others in the party were Rear
Admiral Hermann Pleskott and Capt.
Ludwig Ritter Won Hoehnel. of the Aus
tro-Hungarian navy; Mr.. and Mrs. Girard
Foster who have just returned from
Aiken. and are stopping Ell route TO New
port, and Mrs. Townsend. Later the party
all went together to the unveiling Of the
statue Of Gen. George B. Mcclellan. The
Ambassador. Baron Hengelmuller, will
entertain the naval officers at a large
dinner party next Tuesday on their re-
turn to Washington.
Baron Ambrozy. counselor of the Aus
tro-Hungarian Embassy. with his col
league. Baron Haymerie, was host at
brilliant ball last night, complimentary to
the visiting officers. The Navy Depart
ment, having made arrangements for the
departure of the commanding officer
last night for jamestown, the young hosts
of the Austro-Hungarian Embassy were
disappointed that the admiral of their fleet
and his ranking officers could not attend
the ball, but the younger members of the
visiting naval party remained and We're
ia. in all
The bathrooms at Rauscher's were
decorated with palms. color being given
by clusters of carnations. Mrs Town
send acted as hostess for the young
bachelors. and was assisted In welcoming
the guests by the Ambassador. Baron
Hengelmuller II being a young peoples s
dance, only the younger0dancing element
of Capital society was invited. there be-
ing about T75 guests.
Among those present we're Bir. and Mrs.
I.arz Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont, Maj. and Mrs. McCAwley, Miss
Isabel May. Miss Cameron, Miss Warder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Legare, Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh Legare. Mr.. and Mrs. GiTard
Foster Ar. and Mrs. George Cabot Lodge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Iseliu OF New York, the
naval attache Of the Italian Embassy and
Mime. Phster and Lieut. Phster's col
leagues of the Italian Embassy; the naval
attache of the French Embassy and Nine.
de Blanpre. ViCOmte and VicOmtesse de
MarUel and Capt FOurnier. Of the French
Embassy. the naval attache OF the Ger
man Embassy and Nine. Hebbinghaus,
the military attache Of the German En-
bassy and Nine. Rorner, Prince Kouda-
chef N. de Thai and NJ. de Siebert, with
Col. RaspOpCh. military attaehe OF the
Russian Embassy: the counselor OF the
British Embassy and Lady Isabella How
ard, Capt. and Mrs. Ryan and Mr.. and
Mrs. Grant Watson. OF the British En-
bassy: Count and Countess Won Hatzfeldt,
of the japanese Embassy. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler Hale, Mr and Mrs. Ward Tho
ron, Miss Robson. Miss Maude WetmOre.
Miss Jennings Miss McTgan-Hill Miss
Morgan. Miss FfOulke. Mrs. Harvey Eng
iish and the Misses Wise, of Baltimore;
Gen and Mrs Clarence Edwards Miss
Mabel Merriam. Mr. George Howard Miss
williams Count Bernsdorff. Miss Carlisle.
Count d'Adhemar, Mr.. Baumfeld. presi
dent OF the Austrian Aid Society Of New
York and Mr.. Viola president OF the
Hungarian Relief Society. OF New York.
with the Austro- Hungarian consul general
and vice consul at New York; Mr. Griv-
icic. the Austrian consul general in Phila-
delphia, and Mr. Woodbury. Blair. Mr..
Gist Blair, and all the young bachelors
of the diplomatic corps.
Col. Henry Du Pont, Senator from
Delaware. VIII entertain a house party
at his home in Delaware for the week
end. Among his guests viii be the
naval attache of the French Embassy
and Nine. de Blanpre and Miss Marion
Oliver. daughter of the Assistant Secre-
tary OF War.
Mrs. Bates. wife Of Gen. A F. Bates.
who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Frederick r. Swift, in New York,
has returned here.
Mr. John Barrett left yesterday for
Worcester, Mass, for few days stay.
Senator and Mrs Stephen B. Elkins,
who have as their house guests Gen. and
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, entertained at
dinner for them last night Among those
In the company invited to meet them
We're the mayor of New York, Mr.. George
B. Mcclellan. son of Gen. Mcclellan. and
Mrs. Mcclellan.
After the dinner the party attended the
reception held at the Congressional Lii
brary complimentary 10 the members of
the Army of the Potomac and their col
leagues. the armies of the Ohio, Tennes-
see, and CumberI ana. Gen. George l.
Gillespie, as chairman of the committee
of the Congressional Library officers
headed the line of officers in the receiving
party. The guests included all the promi-
nent officers Of the army and navy at the
Capital with Admiral Dewey and Gen. J.