Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-28
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
COUNT AND COUNTESS SZECHE.
N.Y. AT MRS. TOWNSEND'S.
Other Hospitalities for Visiting No.
tables-Travel Plans-Per-
sonal Notes.

SOUal NOLcS.
The Danish minister and Countess
| Motke gave brea kfast Yesterday for
| Count and Countess Laszlo SZechenyi, who
today were similarly entertained by Mrs.
Richard Townsend. Last night Mr..
Horstmann of the German embassy was
their dinner host
| Gen. and Mrs. Fred Grant were lunch
con guests yesterday of Mrs. Letter, and
last night Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Nc
Lean with whom they staying, gave
a large dinner in their honor.
| Gen. j. Franklin Bell gave buffet
luncheon yesterday as farewell party
| at his quarters at Fort Myer for the of
| ficers and their wives, student officers
| of tho War College and the officers OF
the general staff and their wives. The
host was assisted by his mother. Mrs.
John w. Bell. and Mrs. II. J. Luce of
New York and Miss Van Voorhis. who
are also Gen. and Mrs. Bells guests.
Mrs. Bell is in mourning this winter be-
| cause of the death of her parents and
| is taking no part in social life.
Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel Roose-
welt arrived from New York Yesterday
morning in Naples on board the steam
| ship Hamburg. They are stopping at the
| Hotel Excelsior and depart Friday by the
Schleswig for Port Said, whence they will
proceed to I<hartum to meet Mr.. Roose-
welt about March l.
| Mrs Wickersham. Wife of the Attorney
General. will leave tomorrow for the Vir
sinia Hot Springs. to remain until
| March ~.
Mr. tfre Tt,-o low had
guests. Mr.. and Mrs Allen of New York
and Mr. and Mrs Miers of Philadelphia,
lunching with them yesterday at the
| Chevy Chase Club.
| Miss Eleanor Parker and Miss Faith
| Simpkins. who are in Boston. were at
the annual dance of the Hasty Pudding
| Club at Harvard. Friday night last. Miss
| Parker wore pink satin and chiffon and
Miss Simpkins was In pale blue satin and
chiffon with crystal lace.
Miss Scdmore has returned from a
short visit west, where she went to- adj
| dress the Knife and Fork Club of Kan
| sas City at its annual ladies' night ban
| quet February ~. This famous dining
club had Speaker Cannon at its preceding
dinner. in December. Miss Scidmore told
the four hundred diners of affairs in the
| far east.
! Miss Murray Ledyard is spending a
| couple of weeks in the north.
| of eight parlor talks descriptive of travel
| on the continent and practical hints re-
garding the expense. Personal expert
ences and descriptions of painting and
| objects of art will be given. and the pro-
ceeds are for the benefit OF st. Thomas
| Church debt. The first talk will be given
at the home of Mrs. B. r. Lamberton, 1918
n street. Wednesday evening at o'clock.
Silas Casey Mrs. Medorem Crawford. Mrs.
r. J. Cromwell. Mrs. F. F. Fletcher.
Mrs W H. Graham. Mrs. Archibald
Oracle. Mrs Charles Humphrey, Mrs. B.
p Lapbertcn, Mrs George A. Mcllhen-
ny. Mrs. Fred Mexican. Mrs. F. B. Mo-
ran. Mrs J. w. McMurray, Mrs. J: w.
| Reilly Mrs. George Remey Mrs. c. A.
Stedman. Mrs. Joseph f. Thropp. Mrs.
Beekman Winthrop and Mrs. a. 7.
| Wortnngton.
The wedding of Miss Esther johnson
and Harry Littman of Philadelphia. Pa.
Israel Temple. the Rev: DIR. Louis I.
Egelson officiating. The bride was
gowned in white lace robe over white
satin. and carried shower bouquet
was caught with a bunch Of orange
blossoms. She was attended by Miss
| Bertha Hyman of Philadelphia as maid
| of honor. who wore gold color satin
johnson. brother of the bride, was best
man. Tire bridesmaid and ushers were
Miss Lottie Miller of Atlantic City. Miss
| Esther Haftka of Brockton. Mass; Miss
| Sadie Pelzman, Miss Irene Einstein, Miss
| Pearl I.ittman of Philadelphia Jack
Leon, Philip Bobys. Benjamin Shindler.
Frederick Pelzman, Isaac Pelzman and
Samuel Hirsh.
After the ceremony the bridal party
! went to the National Rifles Armory.
| where large reception was held. fol-
| lowed later in the evening by supper.
| Among those present were Miss Leah
Eisner of Poughkeepsie. n. v: Mr.. and
| Mrs. Bledenthal, Mr.. and Mrs II. Hal
perm. Mr.. and Mrs. d. Reed. Miss F..
Forkas. Mr.. H. Forkas and Miss Lottie
Miller. all OF Atlantic City. n. j.; Mr..
and Mrs. j. Medel of Pleasantvile. Pa.
Miss Annie Oliker of Monongah, W. Va
and Mr.. and Mrs. f. Wyne. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Wise. Mr.. Fl. jacob, Mr. and
Mrs. Littman. Mr.. and Mrs. Line
weber and Mr.. and Mrs. Howntz, all of
Philadelphia, Pa.
Mrs. S. W. McInnis of Brandon, Man
| inoba. is visiting Washington, where
she has many friends, on her way to
Palm Beach. She will remain in Florida
until April I.
Mrs. Willard Turner of ~ V street has
had Mrs. Pardee of Philadelphia as her
| guest the past week.
| MISS F1Ourle Watkins OF TINS city IS lr
Chicago for the wedding of Miss McCon
nell and Mr. G. A. Wright, at which she
will be a bridesmaid.
Mrs. ". C. Mcmillan and daughter
| Miss Doris Mcmillan. spending sew
eral weeks in Washington with Mrs
James Mcmillan. The latter will &C
| abroad late next month to visit hel
daughter. Lady Harrington. for two
months. Later Sir John and Lady Har-
| rington will come to this country and be
the guests of Mrs. Mcmillan at Manches-
| ter-by-the- Sea.
With children and grandchildren gath
| cred about them and hosts of friends ex-
| tending congratulations, Mr.. and Mrs
| Leopold Luchs celebrated their golden
| wedding anniversary yesterday in their
| home IA 9th street southwest. Forty
nine of their fifty years of married life
have been spent In Washington. and for
the past forty-two years they have re-
sided in the same house.
| Many beautiful and appropriate gifts
were received by the couple, and mes
sages of felicitation came from far and
near. The Ladies Sewing Society of the
German Orphan Asylum gave Mrs. Luchs