The Washington herald., 1908-02-11
In The SOCIAL WORLD
Official Dinner at British
Embassy Last Night.
FASSETTS ARE DINNER HOSTS
Diplomats at Board eff Mrs. Richard
Townsend-GeOrgetO COtiIliOn's
night-Mme. BOnapartc and Son
TO Sail for Europe To-day.

While the British Embassy is in court |
for the late King of Portugal, !
the Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce will !
at none but official dinners.
Such was the function they gave last
night. Their guests numbered Justice and |
Mrs. Brewer. the Argentine Minister and |
Nine Portela. Gen. and Mrs. Draper, |
Gen. and Miss Ernst. Commissioner and |
Mrs. Macfarland Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur !
Lee, Mr.. and Mrs. William Elroy Curtis, |
Justice and Mrs. Anderson, Senator and !
Mrs. Hopkins, Representative and Mrs |
Perkins. Miss Patten, Miss Edith Wet |
more, Senator McCreary, Mr. Aulck |
Palmer, former Gov. of Maryland John |
L. Carroll, the Hon Violet Vivian. Col. |
and Mrs. James, and Mr.. and Mrs. Grant |
of the British Embassy,
Mrs, Richard Townsend was hostess at
a dinner last night. having as her guests
the Brazilian Ambassador and Nine. Ma
buco. Baroness HengelmuIer. wife of the
Ambassador. and her
house guest, Mrs Hubbard, of New York;
the Belgian Minister and the Baroness
Moncheur, Senator and Mrs. Depew, Gen.
and Mrs. Clarence Edwards. Mrs. John
Rogers, Gen. and Mrs Corbin. Mr. and
Mrs. Perry Belmont Mrs TimmOns, Mrs
Lawrence Townsend. Of New York, and
her daughter. Miss Yvonne Townsend,
Miss Matildc Townsend. MIR. and Mrs
Hugh Legare. Count Hatzfeidt. of the
German Embassy; Baron Ambrozy and
Baron Haymerle, of the Hungarian
Embassy. NJ. de Thai, of the Russian EN-
bassy; SiEnor Centaro. of the Italian En-
bassy, and Count q Adhemar.
The Charge d'Affaires of Japan and
Nine. Myaoka who are giving a series
OF Monday dinners, entertained last night
Representative Robert G. Cousins. Repre-
sentative Lands, the Secretary Of the
Senate ana Mrs c. O. Bennett Mt
John Barrett. Miss Carow. Miss Bender,
guest of Representative and Mrs. Fas-
sett; Miss Adelaide de Groot, Of Pittsburg.
and Mr. Hanahara and Mr. Nagai, If the
embassy STAFF.
Nine Bonaparte and her son. Mr.. Je-
rome Bonap7rte. viii sail from New York
to-day for Europe. where they will re-
main a year Part Of the time will be
spent with Count and Countess Won
Moltke. the latter formerly Miss Bona
parte. who spent several months in Wash
ingtou last winter and spring.
The Georgetown C0tllIi0n will have the
second of its series of dances tonight
at Linthicum Hall The guests viii be-
received by Mrs. William II. Rohrer. Mrs.
H. owen ThomEon, Miss Mary Lippitt.
and Mrs. Semmts.
Representative James r. Mann enter
tanned at dinner last evening, compi-
mentary to Gov Magoon. at his house
in q street. Covers were laid for twelve
Representative and Mrs. J. Sloat Fas-
sett. and Mr.. and Mrs. Hensen Jennings
were among the dinner hosts last evening.
Gen. John c. Black welcomed a num-
Der Of friends at an informal reception
last evening from 10 10 J. o'clock at a
stag reception. complimentary To the
Hon Ralph Smith and the Hon. Wtlbert
Mcintyre. two members of the Canadian
Parliament who are in Washington on
official business.
Mrs Dryden, wife Of former Senator
Dryden, who recently reopened their resi-
dence in Washington, which they have
occupied for the past few winters. OBJ
served her first day at home yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Marchand Of
Chicago, are making a short visit with
friends at the Keuesaw. They spent
yesterday at Annapolis with Dir. March
and's mother. Mir. and Mrs. Marchand
were formerly residents of Washington.
and have many friends here.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Eleanor Patterson. daughter of the late
Mrs. A. NJ. Patterson. of this city, to
Mr. Harral Mulliken, of New York.
The Misses Dapray will be at home
1852 Seventeenth street northwest We'd
nesday afternoon this week, and Wednes-
day afternoons of each succeeding week
during the remainder Of the season.
Mrs Hayes. wife of Representative T.
A. Hayes. of California, will not be at
home to-day, or the Tuesdays following
until March 3.
Mr. John W. Thompson, of 2l2l Kalo-
rama road. gave a dinner Saturday even
ing and afterward box party to a num-
Der Of his schoolmates of the University
School. Those present were. William R.
Ward. Anthony T. Lucas. Herbert q.
Kubel, Eaton W Bowers jr.. James r
Mann, jr,, William A Jones, Preston 3.
Porter, John ". Thompson, John Cal
vert. John Hemphill, and Ross Thomp-
son.
Mrs. bennett, wife of the newly ap-
pointed Commissioner of the General
Land Office; Mrs Rowland. wife Of Rep
resentative Rowland of Ohio. and Mrs
Humphrey, wife of Representative Hum
phrey, of Washington, viii be at home
this afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin Alexander Finck-
el entertained on Saturday evening at
their home. 500 Taylor street. Petworth.
in honor of Miss Evelyn Benson. OF
Maryland. who is the house guest Of
her cousin. Miss Edna Thomas. The
guests included DR. and Mrs. Jaffe.
Mr.. and Mrs. SOmme mers. Misses Benson.
Thomas. lie Due Redmond, and Nor
cross DR. NorcrOSS and MPSSVS Short