The Washington herald., 1908-03-07
In THE SOCIAL WORLD
Duchess of Sutherland Guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran.
DINNER TO EDITOR TARDIEU
French Journalist II Guest of For
mer Ambassador and Mrs. McCor-
mick-Engagemept OF Miss Edith
Merrill, of Boston, and William
Ralph MaxOn, OF This City.

lie DUCHESS OF SulneEldnu was the
guest for whom Representative and Mrs.
Bourke Cochran entertained at dinner last
night The distinguished guest is the
wife of the fourth Duke OF Sutherland.
sister to the Earl OF Rosslyn. and half
sister to the Countess OF Warwick.
The duchess, accompanied by, Mr.. and
Mrs. Guinness. of London. arrived in
Washington yesterday afternoon on her
way TO Florida. and is the house guest OF
Representative and Mrs. Bourke Cochran
Other guests at dinner were the Italian
Ambassador and the Baroness Mayor des
Planches. Vice President Fairbanks, the
Counselor of the British Embassy and
Lady Isabella Howard. Senator Aldrich.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Guinness, Senator and Mrs.
Beveridge. Representative and Mrs Mich
olas Longworth, and Mrs. Richard Town
send.
Representative and Mrs. Cochran viii
give another dinner tonight in honor of
their guest. The dinner will be followed
by large reception.
On Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Nc
Lean viii entertain at dinner compli-
mentary TO the duchess. She will leave
Monday for the South
Former Ambassador to France and
Mrs. Mccormick entertained yesterday
at luncheon. complimentary TO II. Andre
Tardieu. editor Of the Paris Temps.
Among those present were the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand. Capt.
Raymond Rodgers, L. S n, and Mrs.
Rodgers, and Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont.
Mrs. Metcalf. wife Of the Secretary of
the Navy. was a luncheon hostess Of the
day. entertaining complimentary to her
house guest, Mrs. p. E Bowles OF Cali
fornia.
An engagement Of interest to Wash
ington society is that OF Miss Edith Mer-
rill, of Boston. and Mr.. William Ralph
MaxOn. of Washington.
The engagement comes as the sequel OF
an acquaintance begun two years ago
when Miss Merrill was a guest here Of
DR.. and Mrs. Frank Baker at their home
in Columbia road. and continued at a
recent visit. when Miss Merrill was again
here about a month ago.
Gr. Maxon is now IN Boston to see his
1ancee and to conduct research work at
Harvard.
Mr. Maxon. originally a New Yorker,
has lived in Washington for some years,
and is connected with she Smithsonian
Institution. He is graduate OF Yale and
about thirty years old
Miss Merrill is the elder daughter OF
Dr. Frederick Merrill. of Boston, who
makes his home at ROxbury. one OF the
many suburbs Of the Hub. She is twenty
two, brunette. pretty. vivacious. and
winning in personality. popular socially,
and viii be a welcome addition 10 Mr..
Maxon's circle OF friends here. He is
also a social favOrite.
They Will be married early in June
Nine. Quesada. wife OF the Cuban Min
lister. was hostess at a luncheon yester-
day, complimentary 20 Nine. Nabuco.
wife of the Brazilian Ambassador. The
Cuban and Brazilian flags formed a part
Of the decorations for the occasion. and
the table was abloom with pink roses, i'm
bedded IN maiden hair ferns
Invited TO meet Nine Nabuco were Mrs.
Daniel Manning. Of New York; Mrs. Glib
son Fahnestock, Mrs. Joseph +. Thropp.
Mrs. Converse, wife OF Rear Admiral
Converse, retired; Mrs. Rayner. Mrs. Nc
/ Cullum, Mrs. Loose, Mrs. Moran, Mrs
Oracle. Mrs. Harris. Mrs. Van Vechten
Olc0tt, of New York Mrs Chatard. Miss
Ida Thompson, and Nine. do Padro. wife
Of the first secretary Of the Cuban Lega-
ton.
Among the dinner hosts Of the evening
were the Military Attache Of the British
Embassy and the Honorable Mrs. James.
who entertained among others the new
naval attache OF the Austro- Hungarian
/ Embassy and Baroness Won Preuschen-
Mrs. Mark Hanna was a dinner hostess
OF the evening.
Nine. Lahnur, wife OF the Minister
from Uruguay. was hostess yesterday
afternoon at an at home for the last time
this season, at the legation. in Rhode ISL
and avenue. She was assisted by the
Minister'S sisters. the Miles. Lafinur
| Lady Alan Johnstone. wife of the Brit
| ism Minister TO Denmark. who has been
visiting her mother. Mrs. Pinchot, is
now with the latter. visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. A. R. T. Pinchot. of New York
Lady Johnstone will sail to-day for
home.
Gov Magoon. of Cuba, accompanied
by his aids. Maj. MART and Capt Ryan.
has gone to New York. from where he
will sail for Cuba.
The Hon. Violet Vivian, lady in wait
ing to Queen Alexandra Of England.
for some weeks the guest of the Post
master General and Mrs. Meyer, has
gone TO New York to visit Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt.
Mr. John Wheelwright. OF Boston. with
his wife. who was Miss Mabel Delano
Merriam. bride of last October, is vis-
iting Mrs. Wheelwrights parents, former
Director of the Census and Mrs. W. r.
Merriam. at their home, in Sixteenth
street. They are on their way South for
the Lenten season.
Mr.. and Mrs WheelWright were guests
Of Col. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards at
their box party at the National Theater
Monday night to see Olga Nethersole in
THE Awakening"
Among the features of the seventeenth
annual exhibit of the Society of Wash
ington Artists. on private view last night
at the CorcOran Gallery Of Art, were the
artistic photographs Of Nine ]. NJ. Girls
void, who exhibited two Brittany
scenes. both taken at Concarneau, one
Of the island and the other a street
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