The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-02-06

members of the Foreign Relations Com
mittees of the House and Senate and
other committees Of these Houses pertain
ing TO the affairs of the state Depart
ment the Cabinet the Supreme Court,
and other officials, and the personnel OF
the State Department and the members of
the Illinois delegation in Congress. out
of compliment TO the Speaker OF the
House
The British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce
have Cancelled all their social engage
ments for the coming fortnight, because
OF the death in England of their nephew.
Nigel Bryce, younger son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
J. Oman Bryce, who, with their daughter.
Miss Marjorie Bryce, spent the early part
of the season at the British Embassy
here.
Former Senator and Mrs. Dryden enter
tanned a dinner company last evening. the
first they have given since their return
here for the season, owing TO Mrs. Dry
denis poor health this winter. Their guests
were Mr. Justice and Mrs. Harlan. Sena-
tor Bacon. Mrs. Hobart, Representative
and Mrs. Weeks, Paymaster Gen. Kenny
L. S. N: Judge and Mrs Thomas II. An
derson. Col. and Mrs. SymOns Rev. and
Mrs. Charles Wood, former Representa-
tive and Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter. former
Comptroller Of the Currency and Mrs.
William Barrett Ridgely. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Lansing. Miss Hegeman. and Col
and Mrs. Kuser. son-in-laW and daughter
Of the hosts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovey Of the British EN-
bassy, entertained at dinner last evening
in honor Of Miss Constance Hoyt and her
dance. Mr.. Won Stumm. Of the German
Embassy staff. Miss Constance Ovey
sister of Mr. Ovey, who has spent the
! season here. viii leave Washington Tues
/ day for Canada for a visit, and VIII sail
/ from Montreal to return TO her British
home Mr. and Mrs Ovey will also leave
Washington on Tuesday for a trip 10 the
| West Indies.
! Mai. and Mrs Z. X. Webster enter
tanned at dinner last evening in their
apartment in the Wyoming. Their guests
were Lieut. and Mrs. Patterson. Miss
/ Gladys Edgerton. Of Bryn Mawr. house
guest Of Miss Webster; Lieut.. Pratt. and
Lieut. Sutton. This company went to the
dance at the navy yard after dinner.
/ Miss Ethel Roosevelt was the guest of
/ honor at dinner last evening on the May
flower. the guests and their Chaperons
going 10 the dance in the yard afterward.
/ Capt. and Mrs Mclean. OF the navy
yard. we're dinner hosts last evening in
honor Of the Misses Meyer, daughters of
/ the Secretary Of the Navy, preceding the
dance at the yard. The guests asked TO
/ meet the Secretary's daughters were Miss
. Katherine Jennings. Miss Parrish. Miss
/ Gertrude Williams. Commander Davis,
Mr.. Thomas Riggs, MI Lake, Lieut.. Con-
stein, DR.. White, Miss Mclean, and Mr..
Paul Patterson.
Rear Admiral and Mrs Leutze enter
tanned a large supper party after the
dance at the navy yard last evening.
The Misses Meyer. daughters of the
/ Secrtary Of the Navy. entertained large
company at supper on board the Dolphin
at the navy yard last evening after the
dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson were hosts
at a dinner Of thirty guests last evening,
including the Secretary Of War and Mrs
Dickinson. and a large company was
asked afterward for a smart musicale.
Miss Banks gave the programme.
Mr. pnd Mrs. Edison Bradley enter
tanned at dinner, followed by a musicale,
last evening. The dinner guests were Mrs.
Herbert Shipman. of New York; Mrs.
| Bulmer and the house guests, Mr.. and
Mrs George Marshall Allen. Of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs Ben Ali Hagen, OF
New York. Mr.. Burnham OF England;
Miss Bunnie EstIer, Of New York, and
Nine. Gabrielle Lejeune and Nine Rita
Sachetto, singer and Spanish dancer, re-
spectively, who gave tbs programme.
The Bradley home was decorated with
punches of American Beauties in all the
> rooms on the first floor. Mrs Bradley
wore a gown OF black velvet, the bodice
of which was almost covered with a
, garniture Of rhinestones. Other dinner
parties Joined her for the music and the
dance which followed.
Miss Margaretta Symons entertained a
70 company of young people at dinner last
evening in honor of her house guest, Miss
Marie Brown, of Long Island, y. Y, last
evening. The guests went later to the
[ Edison musicale, joining Col. and Mrs
Symons there.
e Mrs. Thomas H Anderson, wife Of Mr.
y Justice Anderson. entertained at luncheon
e yesterday in honor of Mrs. BaIinger, wife