The Washington times., 1909-04-20

ley, Mr.. and Mrs. Mox'ey. Mrs. Koran,
Mrs Summers, Earl Macintosh. Ell Roy
Plant, Milton Block, Henry Bear, and
Harper Snapp.
Mrs. Carpenters Guests.
Mrs. J. Fairfield Carpenter has as her
guests for q week Mrs. Augustus Clark,
Of Cagenovia, N. Y, regent of the
Cazenovia Chapter; Miss Hyde. ana
Miss Jane Brouster Hyde, of Bing-
hamton, N. 2, and L. S. Carroll, Of
Chicago.
Moncheur left Washington yesterday
afternoon for New York, where they
VIII stay untl Thursday.
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Mrs. George Holman. Of Baltimore,
arrived In Washington yesterday for a
brief visit to her granddaughter Ba-
roness Marguerite Moncheur and Ba-
roness Alix Moncheur.
On Thursday Mrs. Grant Duff, wife Of
the British Minister to Cuba, and a
sister of the Baroness Moncheur, will
arrive In Washington and will be the
guest OF the Minister and Baroness
Moncheur for several weeks.
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Hostess at Luncheon.
AIRS SibIey. wife Of ex-Representattve
Joseph G. Sfbley, was hostess at a
luncheon today. Her guests were Miss
Cannon. Mrs. Babcock. Mrs. Dolliver,
Mrs. Sewers, Mrs. Henderson. Mr..
Radcliffe, Mrs. Grandin, Mrs. Parker,
Mrs. Fairchild, Mrs. Greeland, Mrs. An
derson, Mrs. Macleod, Mrs. Sims. Mrs.
H1ckling, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs. White.
Mrs, Schluter. Mrs. Kaufman, Mrs.
Neale, Mrs Moore, Mrs. Moves, Mrs
Culoertson, and Miss Rev.
Announcement is made OF the engage
ment of Miss Edith Heating. daughter
of Mrs. John NJ. Heating, of PhiIadel-
phia, to William z. Sands, of this city
Mr.. Sands, who is the son of Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. ]. Hoban Sands, is sec
rotary of the American embassy at
Mexico, but at present is on leave in
this country.
Mr.. Regards, counselor Of the Meth
erlands legation, was the honor guest at
dinner given Sunday evening by TWEEN
ty-one of his colleagues in the Diplo-
matte Corps. Mr.. Royaards left Wash
ington yesterday for New York from
where he Will sail shortly for Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Vanderbilt, of
New York, who spent several days in
Washington, the guests Of Mr. and Mrs
Preston Gibson, have returned to their
home.
The Danish Minister. Count Moltke.
has returned to Washington from a
brief tour in the middle West
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Francis Adams
entertained a party at dinner last
evening in their home on Massachu-
setts avenue.
Senator and Miss Kean were hosts
at dinner last evening in compliment
TO the Vice President and Mrs. Sher-
man.
At "At0ut Thebes."
The premiere of Mrs. Barnev,s NAV
About Thebes." presented at the Be-
lasco Theater last evening by the Com
edy Club of Washington. attracted a
large and fashionable audience of rep
resentative Washington society folk.
A number of dinner parties preceded
the play, the guests later accompanying
their hosts TO the theater.
Among the boxholders who entertained
their guests ar dinner previous to the
play were Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Brit
ton. who had in their party Gen. and
OAdAGACG E<uH dIuSs MI ana MIS-
William Barrett Ridgely, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield
Senior Yoacham, OF the Chilean le-
CATION, entertained Mr. and Mrs. John
Biddle. Mrs. Piquette Mitchell, wife Of
the American vice consul general at
Mexico; Miss Grace Bell. and John Bar
rett. director of the Bureau of American
.Repubiics.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee had as their
guests Miss Katherine Elkins, Miss
Adele Armstrong. OF st. Louis: Miss
Mary Mckee, Henri Martin, OF the
Swiss legation; Col. Spencer Cosby, and
William Hit.
with Mr. and Mr. Richard Harlow
were Mr.. and Mrs Charles Henry But
Ter and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward McCau-
ley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb entertained
a party including Capt. and Mrs. VIII
liam F. Kelly, and Mrs. Norman VIII
Iiams had with her Mr.. and Mrs. Pres
ton Gibson, Mrs. Merritt, Eames Mac
Veagh. Frederick Huidekoper, and Cap
tain Logan.
Mrs. j. Fairfield Carpenters party in