The Washington herald., 1908-01-26
ENTERTAINMENTS.


Nine. Leger wife of the Haitian Min
lister. was hostess at a charming tea
Thursday afternoon at her home. in
Rhode Island avenue. Wednesday an
equally delightful tea was given at Stone
leigh Court. with Miss Rose Walker as
hostess. Miss Pansy Perkins poured tea.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Roscoe BuImer were
among the dinner hosts of the past week.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Converse also en-
tertained a dinner party.
For the coming week a number Of din
ners are scheduled. Tt is safe to say the
most interesting will be the dinner at the
German Embassy Monday night. when
the Ambassador and the Baroness Won
Sternburg viii celebrate the Emperor
birthday. This viii be an affair to which
VIII be asked the Ambassadors official
family. with additional guests OF German
affiliations or sympathies. perhaps The
customs of the Fatherand and the toast.
"Hoch der Kaiser" will be the order of
the celebration.
Gen. and Mrs. Draper, Secretary and
Mrs. Straus, Gen. and Mrs Fitzhugh
Representative and Mrs Lowden and
Senator and Mrs. Depew are others who
viii give dinners this week,
Mrs Alfred E. Bates will give her
second large tea Friday afternoon.
At the Argentine Legation last night.
the Minister and Nine. PorteIa enter
tained at the second Of their series Of
dinners. entertaining the Chilean Minis
ter and Nine, Cruz, the Assistant Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs, Robert Bacon.
Third Assistant Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Huntington Wilson. Mr. Yoachim.
first secretary Of the Chilean Legation.
Mrs. John b. Henderson, the first secre-
tary of the Spanish Legation and Nine.
Pastor, the second secretary Of the Bra
lillian Embassy and Nine. Chermont. Sig
nor Montagna. counselor of the. Italian
Embassy; pr. Costa. and Senior Julien
Portela. Of the legation staff
Mrs. John B, Henderson was hostess at
dinner the night before for Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Pulitzer, OF New York. AT which
were also present the first secretary Of
the Spanish Legation and Nine Pastor.
Nine. Godoy wife Of the counselor of
the Mexican Embassy. entertained AZ her
Saturday afternoon at home yesterday.
being assisted by her daughter. Mile.
Godoy. and some of the ladies of the EN-
bassy personnel Her guests We're mostly
colleagues of her husband in the corps
and the ladies Of their families.
Nine Chermont wife Of the second sec
retary Of the Brazilian Embassy. was
hostess yesterday afternoon al a bridge
party at her home, in Eighteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. John W. Foster gave
dinner last night
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
MetcaH have sent out their invitations for
their Cabinet dinner. February II. when
Ihey "lil entertain the President and Mrs.
Roosevelt,
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Taft
entertained. the past week. the Secretarv's
brother, Mr. Charles p. Taft.
The Misses Shaw. daughters Of tho for
mer Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
Leslie NJ. Shaw. who have been for the
past week the guest Of Miss Moore, are
perhaps the most feted young women who
have visited Washington this winter
Their visit To Miss Moore. since last
week, has been a continuous round of
luncheons, dinners, and bridge parties.
Mrs. George Barrie entertained for them
and Miss Moore, Friday, at a prettily-
appointed luncheon. which was followed
by a bridge party additional guests ar
Tlvlng later for tea.
Among those present were: Miss Pansv
Perkins, Miss Alma Perkins. Miss Edith
Sutherland, Miss Alice BouteII. Miss
Irene Moore, Miss Davis. Miss Koon
Miss Sally Darlington. Miss Mildred
Lambert, Miss Alice Boyd. Miss Ray
mond, Miss Smoot. Miss Vaughan. Miss
Madden, and Miss Hobbs
Representative Slemp entertained A box
party, complimentary TO the Misses Shaw
and Miss Moore Friday evening, inviting
10 meet them Lieut. Foote and Lieut..
Sweet, Lieut.. Foote afterward entertain
ing at supper
Miss Perie Anderson, daughter of
Justice and Mrs Thomas H. Anderson,
entertained at a luncheon yesterday i'm
honor Of the Misses Shaw.
Since their arrival here, they have been
the guests of Miss Elizabeth Stauffer
Moore. but until their return 10 New
York. Wednesday Of this week. Miss Enid
Shaw viii be the guest OF Miss Andar-
son, and Miss Erma Shaw viii visit Miss
Pansy Perkins, at StoneIeigh Court
One OF the most enjoyable entertain
ments Of the past week was the tea given
by Mrs. J. J. Richardson In honor of Mrs.
George Post Wheeler who was formerly
Miss Halle Ermlnie Rlves. wife Of the
first secretary OF the American Embassy
at Tokyo. Mrs. Jesse Overstreet and