The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-02-05
In THESOCIAL WORLD
President Is Dinner Guest of
Postmaster General.
NOTABLE COMPANY ASSEMBLED
Count and Countess szechenyi En-
tertRined at Luncheon at AustrO-
Hungarian Embassy Dinner In
Their Homer Given by MIR. and
Mrs. George Vanderbilt.

p bIilltaut company was entertained
last night at the home OF the Postmaster
General and Mrs. George Won J.. Meyer,
who gave the fifth Cabinet dinner of the
season complimentary to the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt,
Invited 20 meet the honor guests were
Senator and Mrs. W. Murray Crane Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge, the Lieutenant
Governor Of Massachusetts and Mrs Eben
Draper Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Bacon. Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goelet. Mrs. Wal
dOrr AStoT, Representative and Mrs
Longworth, Miss Julia Meyer. Mr.. Will
lam Phillips. of the State Department;
chief of staff, Gen. Bell and Mr.. Moreton
Frewen, of England.
Count and Countess Di1nys Szechenyi
were entertained at luncheon yesterday
by the Austro-Hungariau Ambassador
and the Baroness Hengclmuner. at the
embassy, Covers were laid for fourteen.
The table was decorated with jonquils
and silver candelabra capped with yellow
and silver shades.
Athtt4S tllt EAfot0 WIZ WI - ibNlirtlau
and her house guest, Mrs. Alfred Town
send, Of New York; the Naval Attache
Of the Embassy and Baroness Won Preus-
chen; also Baron AmbTOzy, counselor Of
the embassy, and his colleagues, Baron
Haymcrle. Count Won Toeroel. and Baron
Hyc
Mr., and Mrs. George Vanderbilt enter
tanned them at dinner.
a charming luncheon was that given
yesterday at the German Embassy. the
Baroness Speck Won Sternburs acting as
hostess 10 Mrs. Bayard, Mrs. Lodge. Mrs.
Foster. Mrs. Fish. Mrs James, and Mrs.
Young, of the British Embassy; Miss
Car0w. Frau Livouius. wife OF the mill
tary atrache of the embassy, and Miss
I.angham, sister of the Baroness Won
Sternburs,
The French Ambassador and Nine. Jus
serand. with Mr.. and Mrs Larz Ander-
son and their house guest Mrs. Alfred
Vanderbilt were the dinner guests last
night Of Mrs. Benjamin F. Warder and
her daughter. Miss Alice Warder, at their
home IN X street.
After dinner the company was enter
tainod by Signor Bosco. whose singing
has won him much applause abroad.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs Root
who have just returned from a visit with
their sOn-in-l8W and daughter. Lieut.. and
Mrs l. S. Grant III, were dinner hosts
of the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahuestock gave
a dinner last night at their home in /
street
Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna is leaving Wash
iugton Saturday for Chicago TO visit for
two weeks her daughter, Mrs. MeduI Nc
Cormick.
The Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks
were entertained at dinner last night by
Bishop and Mrs. Earl Cranston. Invited
TO meet them were: Senator and Mrs.
Deliver. Rear Admiral and Mrs. Dun
lap, Senator Dillingham;. Justice and Mrs
Anderson. Mrs. S0mers. DIT. and Mrs
q. /. TanHyhIH Of Baltimore. and Dr.
and Mrs. T. L. Macdonald.
Nine. Cortes. wife OF the Colombian
Minister. was hostess yesterday after
noon at a tea at the legation. She was
assisted by her daughter. Nine Guzman.
wife Of the first secretary Of the legation.
and her callers We're recruited mostly
from her husbands colleagues I'm the
corps. with the ladies Of their families.
Mrs Meyer VIII not receive to-day.
Mrs. Henry Birth POlkinhoIm. 1883 p
street Will be home Friday. February 2.
and not February q, as heretofore an
nOunced.,
Miss Rathbone Smith Will be al home
to-day and the remaining Wednesdays
in February, at 100 Vermont avenue.
The ladies Of the First Congregational
Church. Tenth and G streets, VIII give a
patriotic carnival at The church this even
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