The Washington herald., 1908-02-09
ENTERTAINMENTS.

lie new FftNtN FsLlbtSSg III OlAteeHbti
street. or, as Mrs John b. Henderson
would have il called. Avenue Of the
Presidents" was the scene last night Of
a dinner party. the Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand gathering round them the fol-
lowing guests: The Chairman of the
Isthmlan Canal Commission and Mrs.
Richard Reid Rogers, Mr.. and Mrs. W. +.
Curtis. Mr.. Kroupensky counselor of the
Russian Embassy; Mr.. Royaards. of the
Netherlands Legation; Mr. and Mrs.
O O'Shaunnessy, Mrs. John b. Henderson,
Mrs. William Barret Ridgely, Miss Helen
Morton. Nile. des Portes. Miss BOardman,
Gen. CrozieT, Col. Goethals, Mr. Knox
smith, and Mr.. Walter Berry.
The Naval Attache Of the French En-
bassy and Nine de Blanpre were dinner
hosts of the evening. Their guests We're
the Naval Attache of the Russian En-
bassy and Nine Nebolsine, the Naval
Attache of the German Embassy and
Frau Livonius, Miss Marion Oliver Miss
Jackson. Miss Rodgers. Mr.. do AmaTal
counselor of the Brazilian Embassy; M.
de Thai, OF the Russian Embassy, and
Maj. Fournier, military attache of the
French Embassy.
Commander and Nine. de Blanpre viii
leave Washington Tuesday for New York
to represent. with NJ and Nine des
Portes. the French Embassy at the bene-
fit performance for the French Hospital
In that city,
Mrs. William Alden Smith entertained
at luncheon yesterday at her home in
Sixteenth street complimentary TO her
house guest, Mrs. Montgomery. of Lans-
ing, Mich. Invited 70 meet her were the
wives of the Michigan delegation in Con-
gress.
Mrs G. D. LitchfeId entertained at an
informal dinner last evening at her home.
in Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. A. l.. Barber was hostess at a
tea yesterday afternoon al her home, in
Fourteenth street, complimentary to Miss
Winifred Davis. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
S. T. Davis, of the Highlands The entire
first HoOr OF the residence was decorated
with flowers. palms. and ferns. pink being
the color scheme. The tea table had a
centerpiece Of deep pink carnations on a
bed of naidenhair ferns Assisting Mrs
Barber and Miss Davis were Mrs lie
Droit Langdon Barber. Mrs Bertha Vance
Barber Mrs. r. l.. Macdonald. Miss
Scully, Miss Raymond, and Miss Eleanor
Granger. Mrs. Samuel r. Davis and Miss
Crosby served at the tea table
Mrs. J. T. Mann was at home Informally
yesterday afternoon, complimentary to
her niece, Miss Ruth Baird. who is her
guest Assisting Mrs. Mann and Miss
Hewett were Miss Caroline Hickey. Miss
Ash0n, Of Tennessee; Miss Hewett, and
Miss Bessie Johnson.
Miss Walker. of Stoneleigh Court. was
hostess at a dinner last night
Mrs Charles II. Barbett has issued
cards for tea tomorrow from 3 TO 6
o'clock 10 meet Mrs. William A. Murphy.
Of Rochester. \. Y, and A. B. jenkins. of
Llewellyn n. Y.
Mrs. Charles E. Gilpin was hostess at
a tea yesterday afternoon at the resi-
dence Of her mother, Mrs. II. ". Fuller,
2l4 r street
Valentine card party will be held the
evening of February If, at the Sign of
the Fox. at O'Clock under the auspices
Of the Pocahontas Memorial Association.
The proceeds Of the entertainment will
go to the fund for the statue of Poca-
hontas, which William Ordway Partridge
has Just finished, and which viii be
erected on jamestown Island early in the
spring.
The District Pleasure Club was or
ganiZed last Monday evening. with the
following officers: Mr.. James Mcintosh
president, and Mr.. Clarence Curran. ser
geant-at-aTms- The members of the club
are AIr William Beach. Mr.. Frank Beach.
Mr.. Charles Bovello. Mr.. Eugene Redden.
Mr.. Philip Eel, Mr. Andrew Hefferman.
Mr.. Anthony Terwisse. Mr.. William