The San Francisco call., 1908-04-26
NOTED GUESTS END
lENT'S KACTIONS
Washington Society Welcomes
Mrs. Reid and Canada's
Governor
Lady Grey and Miss SybiI Grey
Feted by Many Official
Personages
By Roberta v. Bradshaw

WASHINGTON, April 25.-If anybody
had a fiickering doubt as to just how
Washington society was going to de-
port itself in Holy Week it was imme-
diately dispelled when 1t became known
TO the world at large that Mrs. White
law Reid. wife of the American ambas-
sador to the court of st. James, fianked
by a list of noteworthy pcrsonages. in
Guiding Earl Grey. governor general
OF Canada, Lady Grey and their daugh-
ter, Lady Sybil Grey, Mr.. and Mrs.
Humphry Ward and Miss Humphry
Ward and Prof. and Mrs. Bury of OK
ford, England, were to arrive upon the
scene.
Mrs. Reid. who during her stay was
entertained by the presidents elder
sister, Mrs. William Sheffield Cowles,
wife of Rear Admiral Cowles. was in
constant requisliion as guest. Mrs.
Cowles gave dinner for her visitor,
following this up with smart tea.
when Mrs. Reid shared honors with
Mrs. Humphry Ward and Miss Ward.
PRESIDENT GIVES DINNER
Meantime the president and Mrs.
Roosevelt who very cleverly manage
to get over the difficulties incident to
the one adhering to a communion
where the lenten period is not recog-
nized and the other as member of
the Episcopal church vigorously per-
forming her churchly obligations, sig
nalized Mrs. Reid's arrival by din
ner distinguished by its personnel.
Gathered about the White House
board. in addition to Mrs. Reid. were
the Russian ambassador, the Hum
phry Wards, Nine. Jonkeer de Ma
rees van Swinderen, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth and a half score
of men and women affiliated with Dip
lomatic, cabinet and army and navy
circles.
The dinner was further notable, as
1t brought the coterie OF guests in
touch with the Russian ambassador,
Baron Rosen, who is soon to sail for
Russia to join his wife and daughter,
and Nine. van Swinderen. wife of the
former minister from Holland to the
United States. Mime. van Swinderen,
who sailed on the same ship with
Mrs. Reid, Aas gone to The Hague to
join her husband, who was recently
appointed a member of the Dutch cab
met AS Miss Glover, Nine. van Swim
deren enjoyed quite a vogue in Wash
nigton's resident society.
MUSICALE FOR GUESTS
The White House dinner was fol-
lowed by musicale when the din
ner guests, reinforced by an assem-
heard a program of folk songs OF the
Netherlands played by Miss Corrie
Scheffer, a young Dutch violinist, who
appeared in the picturesque garb of
one OF the lowland provinces.
Toward the latter part of her stay
in the city Mrs. Reid was honor guest
at tea given by Miss Boardman.
Miss Boardman, whom everybody
knows as an officer and a devoted
worker in the National Red Cross So
ciety, and smart society recognizes as
one of the most accomplished hostesses
in the capital city, e-empted the very
swagger Country club for the occa-
sion.
Mrs. Reid. who has just returned
from California. after lively social
experience of three days at the capital,
set off for New York. whence she sailed
for London. where she will again take
her place as one of the notable
hostesses OF the London season
The Humphry Wards went in for
everything during their stay in Wash
ington, where for the first few days
they were guests at the British en-.
bassy. A dinner at the embassy and
large tea brought the interesting
folk of the city in touch with the
English writer and her husband and
daughter, who were also personae
gratae at the White House, apropos of
which 1t is to be remarked that in this
regard the author OF Robert Else
mere" enjoyed a distinction denied the
auhor of Three Weeks"
Later Mrs Ward. who yielded to the
beguilements of Washington. took up
a residence at a hotel and prolonged
her stay In the city, going about do
ing' the sights with all the enthu-
siasm of an everyday week end trip
per-" Herbert Putnam, who presides
over the beautiful library of congress,
gave a luncheon for Mrs. Ward, who,
after paying a call of ceremony at the
library, made any number of trips
over to the great building, with which,
as with everything else and everybody
she expressed herself delighted
The departure of the Wards from the
embassy was followed by the arrival
of the governor general Of Canada and
his party. A dinner at the embassy
marked their first day and later Earl
and Lady Grey, with Captain Newcomb
aide de camp to the governor general.
were entertained by President and Mrs
Roosevelt at luncheon. Additional
guests We're Secretary of State Root