The Washington herald., 1909-03-29

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tary Of the Treasury, Is to Visit
the Capital This Week-COI. and
Mrs. Colin Campbell Are Guests of
Mrs. Letter, but Visit Nears End.
Lady Paget who has been the guest
for week Of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Moore. will leave Washington to-day for
New York She viii sail for her home
In England some time IN April. Her
twin sons Arthur and Reginald. are with
her They have been the object of much
attention from the members Of the smart
set I'm Washington society.
Lady Lico and Miss Charters. mother
and sister OF Hon r F. Charters. OF
the British Embassy an. who have been
his guests FOR a week, left Washington
yesterday FOR their home IN Canada
Official society will be much interested
IN the visit here OF Mrs. MscVeagh. wife
OF the Secretary OF the Treasury. who
viii come on Tuesday for a stay Of
several weeks. before going 70 their sum
mer home at Dublin, " H. The Mac
Veaghs will not take house here until
fan
Col and Mrs Colin Campbell. who are
here on a short visit, are being enter
tained quite a bit Mrs. Letter gave a
dinner for her daughter and son-in-law
Saturday evening, and other attentions
have been showered upon the couple
They viii sail for England this week.
Mrs. Campbell, who was formerly Miss
Mamie Letter, was oi.- - ne most pOpu-
lar OF WashingtOn's smart set. They
have two children. the youngest about
FIVE months old.
Mrs. J. D. ChampIin has annqunced the
engagement OF her daughter. Miss Ethel
Chatham Powers. 20 Ensign Herndon B.
Kelly. L. S. y. Mrs. Champlin and her
daughter are now on their way to Hong
kong. China. having ssj.ed from san
Francisco last week go wedding win
take place soon after arrival
The free wards OF } , ne Hospital
VIII receive the proceeds Mrs. Bar
neys new play. About Thebes." on
Tuesday evening. April -. This Is one
OF the most worthy charities TO be pre-
sented during the week Of the production
Of Mrs Barneys play. Each night q
\ different charity of the city viii be the
beneficiary Mr. Percy Loech will arrive
to-day 10 take charge OF the rehearsals.
The cast Is as follows. khedlve, Dr.
Hopkins; grand vlzier Mr.. Leroy Cough,
scientist. Mr.. Thompson; missionary. AIr.
! Charles Harris. Cleopatra. Mrs Fremont;
young widow. Miss Collins: spinster
Miss Sessions; pretty tourists, Miss Slack
Miss Converse. the Misses Fremont the
Misses Wyborg. Mrs. Noyes. Mrs. Cough.
Mrs Wheeler. Mrs. Bennett. Mrs. StOd-
dard: baron. Mr.. ElmOre; wizard Mira
Ali Kuu Khan.
Dr. and Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen enter
tanned at a delightful musicale IN their
apartment in Stonelelgh Court TIE
guests were asked al 1890 o'clock. ana
Mr.. Ernest Hutcheson, pianist OF Balu-
more. gave the programme. Mr.. Hutche-
son comes TO Washington each Saturday.
giving here q series OF lecture reoitals on
Wsgner's 'Niebelungen Ring" HIS pro-
gramme Saturday night at DR.. Bowen's
was as follows: Prelude IN & minor, two
Etudes and Ballade in @ minor Chopin. +.
"Serenata' (DAIbert); Chant Polonaise"
(Chopln-LIszDs Ia CampaneIla' OiszD.
spinning Song from The Flying
DutChman' CWagner-Lsztl; Isoldes Lie
besJod" (Wagnerl. and The Ride OF the
Valkyries' (Wagner-Hutcheson).
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair will entertain at a tea
this afternoon at o'clock in her home. in
Lerow place, for the active members Of
the Rubinstein Club. Of which she IS con-
ductor This function is IN celebration Of
the first anniversary OF the clubs exist
ence.
Mrs. James Robert Mckee, daughter Of
former President benjamin Harrison. win
come TO Washington April Il for visit
with Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs. Mckee viii
be accompanied BY her daughter. Miss
Mary Lodge Mckee, who made her debut
in society last season in Washington AZ
tea given by her mother at Rauscher's
Mrs. Mckee has been very III this winter.
but is now regainiug her health. and IS
coming 10 Washington for the spring
season.
The United States Ambassador 10 Ger
many and Mrs. Hill have sent out invi-
tations for a very smart musicale at the
\ embassy in Berlin. on the evening Of
April L The artist Of the occasion Will
be Nine. Schumann- Heink. More than
two hundred guests have been asked
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick COURTYARD Pen
field, Of New York. who are spending
! this year abroad. are now on their way
back 10 Cairo. Egypt, from an extended
journey on the specially chartered steam
er. the Scraps. the largest private boat
on the river Nile. They have visited the
temples and tombs Of Upper Egypt, and
made an excursion into the Soudan, as
well as a trip up the Blue Nile and the
White Nile. Mr.. and Mrs Penfeld's s
guests on this winter trip are Commodore
Z. c. Benedict and Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
Goetchius, Of New York.
An interesting affair in London VIII be
the annual midsummer fete which viii
take place in June at the Olympia. Mrs
Pierre Ronalds. who was a guest OF Nfrs.
Richard Townsend in Washington this
season. is making arrangements for an
American stall. One Of the features
which she has already announced Is a
gavOtte 10 be danced by Miss Mildred
Carter. daughter Of the First Secretary Of
the American Embassy, and a grand
daughter Of Mrs. d. P. Morgan, Of this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. MedW Mccormick, OF
Chicago, the latter Formerly Miss Ruth
Hanna. daughter Of the late Senator
Hanna. have gone from Berlin 10 Switz-
erland, where they have taken a couple
Of villas for the spring and summer
seasons One Of these is at Kreitzlingen.
near Lake Constance. and tho other is
at Zurich.