The Washington herald., 1909-02-14

Daughter OF the Secretary OF the \
lard on the evening OF Friday February
Is. The. patronesses are: Mrs. Fairbanks.
Mrs. Luke E. Wright. Mrs. BOnaparte.
Mrs Cortelyou. Miss Cannon. Mrs. J. S
Sherman. Baroness des Plsnches. Nine.
Jusserand. Nine. .Nabuco. Baroness Taxa
hira. Countess von BernstorT, Mrs. Lof-
tus. Nine. Quesada. Sonora de Parteia,
Sonora de Pastor. Nine GUIDE, Countess
Moltke. Mrs. Franklin Bell. Mrs. Brewer,
Mrs. Bromweu. Mrs. Burrows, Mrs.
Cameron. Mrs. Converse. Mrs. Gordon
Cumming. Mrs. Bourke Cochran. Mrs.
CowIes. Mrs. Crane Ms Murray Cobb,
Mrs Fairfield Carpenter. Mrs. John Dal-
zell, Mrs. ". F. Dennis, Mrs. G. Depew.
Mrs. EIksns. Mrs. c. O. Foster. Mrs Lee
Fearn. Mrs. Fahnstock. Mrs r I. FEM
ing. Mrs Guggenheina. Mrs. Clover. Mrs.
Hay. Mrs J. NJ harlan. Mrs. Harlow,
Mrs r D Harlan. Mrs. Henderson.
Mrs Hopkins Mrs. Hanna, Mrs.
] s Harlan. Mrs. Ar,Iur Lee. Mrs. J.
3. Larrer. Mrs. Lodge. Mrs Lowndes.
Mrs. J. I. Loose Mrs. MCGUIRE Mrs Nc
Kim. Mrs. MeCawley. Mrs. Fl. 3. r. Mac
farland. Mss Gale. Mrs. Theodore Noyes,
Mrs. Olcott. Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page,
Mrs. NJ N Parker. MS Russell. Mrs.
Richey. Mrs Sternbers Mrs. James 3.
Scott. Mrs Fremont Smith. Mrs. c. A.
SpaIding. Mrs. Wendell Stafford, Mrs.
Thropp. Mrs Tittman. Mrs. Wetmore.
Mrs. wadsworth. Miss Woodruff. Mrs.
| S. ". Woodward. Mrs. Wynne. Mrs Wen
dell and Mrs r. s. Woodward.
Mrs Robert Shaw Oliver, wife OF the
Assistant Secretary OF War. was hostess
at luncheon yesterday. having as heI
guests Mrs John b Henderson. Mrs
| John story. Mrs. Audenreid Mrs. Edison
Bradley. Mrs. J. P Sanger. Mrs. Peters
Mrs. John " Foster. Mrs George L
Andrews. Mrs. John Reyburn. Mrs. John
". Dwight. Mrs Henry 9. Sharpe. Mrs
Van Bureu. Mrs Thomas ". Symons
Mrs Burton Harrison. Miss Woodruff
Miss Gale. and Miss Howard
Miss Mary Lodge Mckee, granddaugh-
ter OF the late ex-President Harrison
one Of the White House babies during
his administration. is in St Louis. the
guest OF Mrs. Richard c. Kerens and her
debutante daughter. Gladys. They gave
a german for their distinguished gues;
last week. which IS describt IN the
/ ST. Louis press. as follows:
Miss Mary Harrison Mckee. descend
ant OF two United States Presidents. Is
! the guest OF Miss Gladys the debutante
daughter OF Col and Mrs Kerens Every
/ sort OF attention IS being shewered upon
/ the visitor BY St. Louis society. but ths
/ ball last night taxed even the managerial
powers OF Mrs. Kerens. who during the
/ 1. IL
gsrded as q major general in social en-
/ terprise. and the ingenuity of Jacot
| Mailer. the dancing master. who instruct
/ ed President Harrison. at the home ot
| Senator Henderson, in Washington. q
lead the cotillion.
There was an awful hold-up BY bold
bad robbers right in the glare Of tht
ballroom chandelier.
cold chiils gripped the dancers Ther
| eighteen fierce individuals IN villainou,
| coats. siouch hats. features concealed by
| bandana handkerchiefs with q blood
eurdling war whoop, and at the point oi
big rsvolvers. ordered hands of They
abducted eighteen merry widows. who
had lately serenely emerged from theil
rendezvous on the arms OF their chose-
SWANS
cOlored butterflies OF an entirely new
variety which had the quality OF stickIas
| Ike burrs once they alighted- The ali
was full Of them and the dancers seemed
10 be a1ioat on gauzy wings.
There was the grotesque sight Of Day.
ter Tiffany. the ever-pOpular beau. force
to accept a rag doll. a life-size irultatio,
| Of q partner
Cay parasols, diamond aigrettes. Hag,
! and streamers. empire wreaths foreirr
decorations. boutonnieres were some o
the properties which. with the never
ceasing music. contributed to a gidd,
maze which no one attempted to extricat,
himself from until dawn appeared to pal,
the lurid scene.
The February meeting Of the Potoma,
Chapter. D. A. r, was held at the HON,
OF Mrs. Lawrence H QuiroIlo. 201 7
street northwest. Wednesday last Tn,
programme. in accordance with the chan
ter's Year Book" included a xpac,a
and very historical paper by Mss Hud
lsoa, on the Stamp Act" Miss Matt;.
Thorton gave an account OF the earl,
mode Of travel, and Mrs. McDuf1e san,
added much TO the evenings pleas,-a
The chapter welcomed Mrs. Edwin Fjel,
Parham as a member by transfer f~or
the Columbia Chapter
Washington society IS fortunate IN hav
Ing another opportunity to hear the Mon
day Morning Music Club in tbs nro
gramme arranged by its president. Mrs
A. N. Blair, for the concert at Rauscher'
on the 18th for the benefit OF the Chris
Child Society Among the patronesses ar
mere than seventy OF the prominen
hostesses Of Washington. and the excel
lent work Of the Monday Morning Musi
Club is well known among music lover
n this city.
The club was formed three years az
by Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. Mrs. William Carr
Miss Susan Biddie. Mrs Hooe. Mrs. Da
vid Mccarthy. and sirs. Woods. its mem
bership being limited for the first year t