The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-05-11

The Attorney General, Hon George w.
Wickersham, entertained the younger men
Of the departments at dinner last evening
in his Sixteenth street residence. The
guests were Mr.. Chandler Hale. Assistant
Secretary Of State: Mr.. c. D. Norton.
Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury; Mr..
Charles ID. Hilles. Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury; Mr.. James Freeman Cur
tbs, Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury;
Mr.. Beekman Winthrop. Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy; Mr.. J. Miller Kenyon.
Assistant Attorney General; Mr. Lee Nc
Chung. United States Treasurer. Mr.. Ben
jamin s. Gable, Assistant Secretary OF
Commerce and Labor; Mr. Oscar Lawler,
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior; Mr.
Royal Z. CabeI Commissioner Of Inter
nal Revenue; Mr. A. Piatt Andrew, Di-
rector Of the Mint: Mr. Robert c. Valen-
tine. Commissioner Of Indian Affairs: Mr..
r. Dana Durand, Director Of the Census;
Mr. William r Wmoughby, Assistant
Director of the Census; Mr.. Charles L.
/ Earl. solicitor of the Department Of
! Commerce and Labor; Mr.. Charles +.
! Wilson. Assistant Solicitor General Of
the state Department. and Mr. Joseph E
Ralph, Director Of the Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing.
Lord Eustace Sutherland Campbell
Percy arrived at the end Of last week to
take up his duties as attache Of the Brit
ish Embassy. Lord Percy is the young
est son Of the Duke Of Northumberland.
and comes OF distinguished lineage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. wilkins enter
tanned large circus party last night.
going early 10 the show and having sup
per afterward
Mrs. F. Z. Chaplin spent last week with
Mrs. J. c. Pilling and Miss Pilling al the
formers summer home in the Blue Ridge
Mountains. They had several comet par
ties. the view Of that wonderful body
being particularly impressive from the
mountain top.
The President and Mrs. Taft received
the Charge d'Affaires Of Guatemala and
Sonora Sanchez Latour yesterday after
noon at the White House. The guests
were received. as at each first formal
presentation Of new members Of the
diplomatic corps 10 the President. in the
Blue Room.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer. with the Misses Meyer. viii at
tend theSaunching Of the United States
battle ship Florida az the Brooklyn Navy
Yard Mss Helen Taft and the Misses
Meyer will be maids Of honor Rear
Admiral and Mrs Leutze will entertain
at luncheon at their quarters. Admiral
Leutze was formerly commandant Of the
Washington Navy Yard, and IS now COM
mandant Of the New York yard.
The Mexican Ambassador returned from
New York yesterday, where he went TO
attend a public dinner and 10 make an
address. The ministers Of Venezuela and
Panama were also in New York for the
same purpose.
Mrs Williams, wife Of Capt Richard
Williams. L. s. NJ c.. visited relatives IN
recently ordered 20 new post in Pekln.
and will sail in July.
Mr. John Hays Hammond Is travelling
in Mexico in his private car, and has his
sister, Mrs Charles HoyIe in his party.
Mrs. Nicholas LonEworth went 70 New
York yesterday, from where she will sail
for England to-day. She will be Joined
in London by Col. and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Mrs. Longworth will be the guest OF the
American Ambassador and Mrs. Reid
Count de Chambrun, military attache
Of the French embassy, with his wife and
children, is the guest OF the countess
mother. Mrs Nicholas Longworth. in
Cincinnati. The count will return 10
Washington about May IS but the
countess and their children viii be in Gin
cinnati until June, and will go directly to
New York, where they Will be Joined by
the count. and sail from there about the
middle Of the month for Europe. to spend
the remainder Of the summer abroad.
The second secretary OF the British en-
bassy and Mrs. George Young with their
children. have been the guests Of Mrs
Phillips and Miss Phillips, at their home
in Sixteenth street. for the last few DAYS
but went to New York yesterday morn
ing. from where they VIII sail for their
home in England today. They will return
to this city IN the fall
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page. who IS in
New York, will sail to-day for England.
where her daughter, Mrs. Algernon Burn
ably, is seriously III.
Representative and Mrs. Francis Bur
ton Harrison left yesterday for Bar Har-
Dor, Me, where they have a new cottage
Miss Edna Aliens MacAIurray and Cant
James Parsons Robinson, L. S. A.. whose
engagement was recently announced Will
be married on June Is at ST. Thomas
Episcopal Church. Rev. DR.. Brooks. NJ
st. Paurs Episcopal Church Of Albany.
n. Y, performing the ceremony. assisted
by Rev. c. Ernest Smith. rector Of 81
Thomas. Miss MacMurray has lust re-
turned from New York. where she has
spent the last few weeks
Miss Janet Richards Is visiting friends
in New York City for a few DAYS prior
to sailing for Europe for the summer.
Miss Richards. accompanied by her
friend, Miss Cornelia Grams. Of this city
will make an extended tour of Italv and
Austria. including the Dolomites and
: ust''-.. '"~-0l with a visit TO the Pas
sion Play at Oberammergau on JuIv o.
the famous drama. which Miss Rich
ards has D,ado far,;I{o~ g.