The Washington herald., 1907-06-08

The visiting French and Netherlands
officers were entertained by the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Metcalf yesterday
on the Secretafy's yacht, the Mayhower
The party left Washington about 1O3o
O'Clock yesterday morning and sailed
down the river TO Mount Vernon, where
a landing was made. and the party then
proceeded to the tomb Of Washington
and made the tour of the old mansion of
Americas first President.
Coming back, luncheon was served on
board, the company including Rear Ad-
miral Thierry, the commander Of the
French squadron. and Nine. Thierry,
Baron van Asbeck. commander of the
Dutch ship the Gelderland: the Neither
lands Minister, Mr.. van Swinderen; Com
mander Preaubert, aid 10 Rear Admiral
Thierry; the Postmaster General and
Mrs Won L. Meyer. and Miss Chabot, the
house guest cf the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Metcalf
The party reached Washington between
and O'Clock in the afternoon.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt. while
not sending out cards for any formal en-
tertaining. are as a usual thing having a
few friends 10 dine with them Mrs.
Roosevelt is nearly every afternoon at
home on the piazza flanking the Blue and
Red rooms, on the south side Of the
White House, where tea is served on
pleasant days
Mr. Root Secretary Of State, and the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
Mrs. Straus dined with the President and
Mrs. Roosevelt night before last
Nine. Nabuco wife Of the Brazilian Am
bassador. left Washington yesterday for
New York, from where she will sail Sat
urday for England to Join the Ambassa-
dor who departed a week ago. All the
children accompanied her, and as com
panions on the voyage over she will have
Nine. Gurgel do Amaral, wife Of the
charge d 'affaiTes Of Brazil. and her sister,
Nile. GOOdhina. ". do Amaral accom-
panied Nine. do Amaral and Mile Good
hina 10 New York Thursday to see them
off on Saturday.
The British Ambassador, Mr.. Bryce. who
has been 20 Philadelphia, where he deliver.
ed an address 20 the graduating class at
Bryn Mawr, returned 10 the embassy yes
terday. He will leave next Monday for
a trip through the Middle West. and on
his return East will so directly to Inter
vale y. H. where the secretaries of the
embassy will in the meantime establish
the embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant Watson. Of the
British Embassy will leave here Monday
for Bristol, r. l., where Mrs. Watson will
spend a month or two. Mr Watson at
the end Of the week will go 10 Interyale.
and will then divide his time between the
two places until Mrs Watson has com
pleted her visit with her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. William Low. of Brooklyn. who
have a cottage at Bristol
Signor Montagna, counselor of the
Italian Embassy. who has had two de-
ightful weeks on horseback. accompany
ng Miss Harriet Wadsworth and party
to Geneseo, has returned 20 the embassy J
The stress Of the social activity and
sightseeing accompanying the visit of the /
Duke Of the Abruzzi proved great
strain on Signor MOntagna and ne re- |
turns refreshed and delighted with his
putting. He will establish the embassy. as
,harge d'affaires during the Ambassa- /
iors absence in Europe al Manchester /
5y-the-Sea, Mass, as he has done for the |
past four Years.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews will close her
nome here next week and 60 TO New
York, prior TO sailing for Europe 10 spend
he summer. Miss Mitchell. Mrs. Mat /
hews' cousin. who makes her home with I
Ter, is at present in St Louis. but will /
'eturn the first Of the week and accom- /
1any Mrs. Matthews abroad They will /
'eturn in October, and Mrs. Matthews /
will again take her place as one Of the /
most dignifed and delightful hostesses /
IF the Capital. n position she has occu- /
lied for many years. in fact. every since /
he presided as the first lady in the Court .
'irNe. when Mr.. Matthews was Chief .
Justice.
Mrs. Carl Won Mayhoff. sister Of former
jefferson Levy, Of New
FORK, who spent several days at the New
Willard. has gone to Monticello. the old .
Thomas jefferson homestead. now the
ummer home Of Mr.. Levy and Mrs Won
Iayhoff. They will entertain house par
les most Of the summer, beginning with
-une Il.
Representative Butler Ames and his
listers, the Misses Ames. will sail for
Europe next week and will spend two
months on the other side
Mrs. Alfonso Taft. mother of the Sec
etary Of War, who has been the guest
f the Secretary and Mrs. Taft al their
ome, in X street. left yesterday for her
ome in Millbury Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Moore are now
D London in attendance at the interna-
iOnal horse show. Mr.. Moore went to
,Dgland TO accept an invitation from the
Wedding Gifts