The Washington herald., 1908-04-20
In THE SOCIAL WORLD
Mrs. Roosevelt Attends East
er Services at st. Johns.
DINNER AT FRENCH EMBASSY
Italian Ambassador and baroness
Mayer Guests Of Honor Of Mr.. and
Nine. JasseraRd New Minister
from Norway and Nine. Guide Are
DomieiIed ia the Grafton.

Eastsr Sunday afternoon was not en-
tirely rainy or cloudy. and there were
many splendid intervals of beautiful sun
shine. Members of diplomatic. official,
and resident smart sets were out for de-
votIonai purposes first and visiting after
ward.
Mrs. Roosevelt attended, the II o'clock
service In st. Johns Church. accom-
panied by her daughter, Miss Roosevelt.
They did not. however. occupy the pew
known as the Presidents pew" and
which has been kept for the Chief Execu-
tive and his family almost since the
White House was built.
Both remained for the communion serv-
ice. which followed the regular morning
prayer. Mrs. Roosevelt wore all black.
and was. as usual for church. plainly at
tired.
The French Ambassador and Mime. JUS
serand entertained at dinner last evening,
in honor OF the Italian Ambassador and
Mayor des Planehes. Among
their other guests were Prof. Scpefeld.
of Harvard University, and Mrs. scho-
field. and Prof. Ravaioli; the Naval At
tache of the Embassy and Nine. de
Blanpre, the military attache. Capt.
Fournier; the Third Secretary of the EN-
bassy and Viscountess de Martel, and
Viscount de Chambrun.
The German Ambassador and Baroness
Won sternburg. who went to New York
last week, are now at Lakewood, where
the climate is benefiting them They will
return here later in the week.
The Chilean Minister, Mr. Cruz; the
Costa Rican Minister, Mr.. Calvo. and Mr..
John Barrett Of the Bureau OF American
viii go to Baltimore to-day. to
be the guests OF Cardinal Gibbons at
luncheon. They viii invite his eminenee
to pronounce the invocation at the lay.
ing of the corner stone. on May II. OF
the new building Of the American repub-
lies. in Van Ness Park. Mr.. Calvo and
Mr. Barrett will go on to New York and
be the guests Of Mr.. Andrew Carnegie at
luncheon Tuesday, and be present at the
banquet Of the American Asiatie Assoeia-
tion. at Delnonico's.
The Minister from Norway and Mime.
Owe GUIDE have arrived in Washington,
and are at the Grafton for the spring
Mr.. GUIDE was appointed early in Jsnu-
airy. to succeed the late NJ. Christian
Hauge. who lost his life while on a
skiing trip during his vacation visit al
home in December.
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver and Miss
Elizabeth Oliver. wife and daughter OF
the Assistant Secretary OF War. are pass
ing their Easter in Albany. with Mrs.
divers sister, Mrs Edward Bowditch.
The engagement of Miss Mary Bowditch
70 Mr.. Francis o Byrd vas announced
recently. just following the announce
ment OF the engagement of Miss Eliza
beth Oliver to Mr.. Frederick Stevens, OF
New York.
Society viii be much divided to-day in
the many interests offered for its amuse-
ments, its charity. and its instruction.
The opening Of the Continental Congress,
in Continental Memorial Hall; the VIII
son-Greene morning musicale, in the New
Willard ballroom. with Mr. Claude Gun
ningham, barytone, and Mr.. Emile Ferir
OF the Boston Symphony Orchestra. and
the egg rolling in the grounds of the
White House. which always attracts a
small party Of Mrs. Roosevelt's friends
and those OF the Roosevelt children, vii
all draw heavily from the Official diplo-
matte. and resident society.
A short. "quiek" rehearsal will be held
this morning for THE Prince of Par
cheesi." which will open this evening in
the Belaseo Theater. This viii not be a
dress rehearsal. and will be the first
rehearsal the company has had since Fri
day night. This goes to show to what
perfection the members OF the company
have learned their parts.
They viii give the performance with
only one dress rehearsal. which was held
more than a week ago. Last year there
were several of these, and there were
held on several Sundays, which
caused some dissatisfaction among the
artists and their families. This year Il
was arranged SO that Sunday rehearsals
were not deemed necessary.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Mclean enter
tanned company Of 100 guests at break
fast yesterday in their country place
Friendship, on the Tennallytown road
Mrs. Rush Shippen Huidekoper, Of PhIla-
delphia, who has been the guest of Mrs
Mclean and OF Mrs. Townsend, IS now
at Friendship. She has had a severe at
tack Of the grip while there. and IS nov
recovering. She Will remain with the
McLeans for some time longer.
Gen. and Mrs. John ". Foster have a
house party which makes up four genera
tions of their family, Mrs. McFesson. Mrs
Fosters mother; Mrs Lansing and Mrs
Dulles, daughters Of Gen. and Mrs. Fos-
ter, and Mrs Dulles children. The four
generations wifi be represented at the
tea which Mrs Foster viii give this aft
ernoon in her Eighteenth street home.
Miss Edith Sponord. granddaughter OF
the assistant librarian of Congress. en-
tertained a company at tea yesterday aft
ernoon, composed Of her associate men,
bers of the Washington Dramatic So
ciety which will present "The Prince OF
Parcheesi" Miss Spofferd has one of the
parts in the opera.
Miss Esther Denny, daughter of Col.
and Mrs. Frank L. Denny, who has been
visiting in New York for week or more.
returned last evening to her home, in
Connecticut avenue. Aer parents have
taken the Belmont box for this evening
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