The Washington herald., 1908-01-03
In THE SOCIAL WORLD
Diplomats Guests at Dinner
at British Embassy.
THE REDS ARE ENTERTAINED
Dinner at the Home of Rear Adj
miraI and Mrs. COwIes, and Lunch
con at Mrs. Leiter's-Mme. Cree1
Hostess at the Mexican Embassy.
Dinner to Lieut.. Grant.


Dinner to Lieut.. Grant.
The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce had as their guests at dinner last
night at the embassy the German Am
bassador and Baroness Won SteTnburg,
the Russian Ambassador, Baron ROsen;
the counselor of the French Embassy and
Nine des Portes, the Postmaster Cen
eral and Mrs. Meyer, the Comptroller of
the Currency and Mrs. Ridgely, Senator
Hale. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson,
Bishop Satterlee. Mr.. aud Mrs. Henry
Cleveland Perkins, Miss Tuckerrsann,
Miss Ashton. sister Of Mrs. Bryce, and
Miss Stinson. of Boston, also a house
guest at the embassy; Mrs. Burton Har-
risen, Miss Jennings. Sir Courtenay, IL
bert. of London, father of Mrs Young,
of the British Embassy; MIR. Esme How
ard, counselor Of the British Embassy,
and Captain the Hon. Horace Hood,
MIR. Kennard, and Mr.. and Mrs. Grant
Watson, Of the embassy.
Ambassador to England and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid, Who are making their
annual visit to Washington. We're the chief
guests last night at dinner given by
their host and hostess. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. COwles.
Ambassador ana Mrs. Whitelaw Reid
We're also guests yesterday of Mrs l.. Z.
Letter, who entertained at luncheon com
plimentary TO them
Nine. Creel. wife of the Mexican Am
bassadoy, was hostess yesterday after
noon at the embassy, the drawing-rooms
of which We're sweet with the perfume Of
roses and other blossoms. Assisting Nine.
Creel were Nine Godoy, wife Of the
counselor of the embassy, and Mile
Godoy, Nine Alvarez, Nine. Landa, and
Mrs. Shepard.
Mime. Creel is at home 10 callers the
first and third Thursdays in every month.
The Baroness Won Preuschen, wife OF
the disappointed naval attache Of the
Austro-Hungarian Embassy, was the
guest complimentary TO whom Mrs. e. L.
Marlatt entertained at luncheon yester-
day at her home, in X street
The Ambassador 10 England and Mrs
WhiteIaw Reid We're entertained at din
ner last night by Mr.. and Mrs. William
r. BOardman, who asked a hundred or
more guests 10 meet them later ct
reception.
The German Ambassador and the Bar
oness Won Sternburg gave a dinner last
night for Prince ~ Lynar, of the en-
bassy staff.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover entertained
at a young peoples dance last night for
their son, Mr.. c. c. Glover, jr., student
at Yale who is at home for the holidays.
A dinner of sixty covers preceded the
dance, the guests being from the debu-
tantes and the younger circles of So
ciety.
Gen. John A. Johnston, L. S. A.. and
Mrs. Johnston entertained at dinner last
evening complimentary to Lieut.. Z. S.
Grant 81, and Mrs. Grant. at their resi-
dence in Massachusetts avenue. the old
home Of Lieut.. Grants grandmother. Mrs.
L. S Grant. Invited to meet them were
Or. and Mrs. Cary Langhorne. Miss Hag-
ner, Miss Mary Randolph. Miss Marion
Oliver, Miss La BourbOis, Miss Gertrude
Clagett, Miss Gilmore, Miss MaxwAI, Capt
Fitzhugh Lee. T. 5. A; Gait Gilmore. L.
5. A; Capt Logan, L. S. A; Paymaster
BonnafHn, L. s, n; Lieut.. Rowcliff, Lieut.
Read. Mr.. Reginald Huidekoper, and Capt
and Mrs. Summerlin
Mrs. Nevil Monroe Hopkins entertained
at tea yesterday afternoon at her home in
Bancroft place, to which about a hundred
persons were asked. Mrs. Hopkins was
assisted by Mrs. f. A. NJ Hopkins, Mrs
Walter Chaplin, of New York. and Miss
Olivia Howard In the dining-room Mrs.
Perry Johnson and Miss Helen Ffoulke
did the honors of the tea table, which was
attractively appointed in red, with a CEN
terpiece of red roses. Mrs Hopkins wore
an attractive gown Of pale pink crepe de
chine.
Mr. and Mrs. George T. Marye have re-
turned TO their home in N street, from
Richmond. Va. where they have been the
guests of the governor Of Virginia and
Mrs. Swanson.
Mrs. Charles H. Watson entertained at
a prettily appointed tea New Years Day
in honor of her daughter, Miss Catherine
Watson, at their home on X street. The
drawing and dining rooms were beauti-
fully decorated with Christmas greens.
holly, and American Beauty roses. Mrs.
Watson received in a gown of black vel
vet with duchess lace. Miss Watson wore
pink chiffon over black taffeta and car
ried La France roses Receiving with
Mrs, Watson We're Mrs. M. Allen Holmes.
Mrs. Leonard Moore, the Misses Lippin-
colt, and Miss Dupree. Mrs, Moore poured
tea and Mrs. Allen Holmes served punch.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage Of Mr. John F. Strauss and
Mrs. Clara A. Muller on Tuesday, De-
cember g.
The many friends of Mrs. McCardle, of
Fifteenth street, are glad to hear she is
recovering from an attack Of grip.
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Pearce an
nounce the engagement Of their daughter
Elsie to Mr.. Thomas Chasteau Thatcher
Of Baltimore, son of Mr.. ard Mrs. J. Al
bert Thatcher, of that city. The wedding
will take place in the spring.
Mr.. and Mrs Archibald Oracle. with
their daughter, Miss Edith Temple Oracle
Dinner C0rdc