Evening star., 1909-05-17
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MRS WALSH ENTERTAINS AT A
LUNCHEON FOR MISS DURAND.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fosters Party for
President and Mrs. Wilson-Other
Events-Notes.

Mrs Thomas F. Walsh gave a pretty
luncheon today in honor of Miss Durand
daughter Of the former British ambassa
dor, who is the guest of Miss Oliver dur
ing her Washington visit. In the com
pany to meet her there were present
Miss katherine Jennings, Miss Eleanor
Terry. Miss Cotton. Miss Foraker, Miss
Oliver. Miss Sheridan, Mrs Bugher. Mrs
W. b. Ridgely. Mrs. Preston Gibson and
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean
Mr.. and Mrs. John w Foster have
cards out for Thursday afternoon. May
20, from 5 to 6. to meet the president OF
Princeton University and Mrs Wilson II
will be garden party if weather is
favorable.
The German ambassador Count Won
Bernstorf. entertained his embassy staff
at dinner last night at the Chevy Cha Sc
club as a farewell compliment to the
counselor of the embassy and Countess
Wedel who sail tomorrow for a summer
vacation abroad
The secretary of the legation of Swe-
den and Nine. Ekengren entertained at
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club yester-
day. when among their guests were Miss
de LagercrantZ, Miss Mary de Lager
crantz, Mr.. Janssens of the Belgian lega-
ton, Mr.. Marshall Langhorne, Miss Faith
Simpkins, Miss Renee Coudert. Mr. Fred
erick Huidekoper and Mr.. Pousette, at
tache Of the Swedish legation
Miss Alice Vandergrift entertained at a
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club yes
terday. her guests being Capt. and Mrs
Roscoe c. Bulmer, Miss Dorothy Will
liams, Mrs. Clinton of Leesburg, Miss
Caroline Brownson. Lieut.. Osterhaus
Lieut.. Hart, Mr.. Beale Bloomer and Mr.
PrentisS Of New York.
Ex-Prosecutor and Mrs William A
Stryker of New Jersey gave luncheon
at the Shoreham yesterday to a party OF
Chevy Chase College girls in honor OF
their daughter. Jennie Shields Stryker
who is one of the coming graduates
Mrs Judson Harmon. wife of the Gov
ernor of Ohio. gave a luncheon last We'd
Larz Anderson of this city and Mrs. Her
man Groesbeck of Cincinnati.
Ferns and lilacs were used in the deco
ratlonS, which were carried out i'm Law
ender and white. The favors were bou-
quets of lilies of the valley. tied with
white and lavender ribbon.
number of handsome entertainments
were given in Columbus for Mrs. Harmon
and her guests. The three were also in
attendance upon the meeting of the CO.
lonial Danes.
Lieut.. Mark Brook, u S. A., and. Mrs.
Brook of West Point are the guests OF
Mrs. Brooks parents. DR.. and Mrs Fran
els Gunnell. They arrived here Saturday
Mrs. Brook will attend Miss Shepard as
matron of honor at her wedding Thurs
day afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter. who are in
Chicago, have taken the Pickman cottage
at Beverly, Mass, and expect to come
east early in June
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont are in
Paris again, having motored from Madrid.
Miss Briggs is entertaining Miss Dreier
of Fort Wayne, Ind, who will stay
here several weeks.
Miss Grace l.. Hudgins. daughter Of
Mrs. NJ. B. Hudgins, and DIR. Thomas
Eugene Hunt, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Gill
bert j. Hunt of Richmond. were mar
ried in this city Saturday.
DR.. and Mrs. Hunt will be at home
to their friends at 1O4 West Grace street,
Richmond, after their wedding trip.
Dr. NJ. NJ. DOlmage left Saturday even
ing for Boston. where his marriage with
Miss Virginia JeTmagian of San Francisco,
Cal, will take place shortly. The bride
to-be was born in Armenia, but came to