The Washington herald., 1910-03-27

Calderon Carlisle. Miss Mary Carlisle
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott, Miss EN-
/ lily Tuckerman. the Misses Schenck. Mrs
! Frederick Huidekoper, Paymaster General
/ Kenny, Gen. and Mrs. Miller. Hon. and
Mrs George A. Pearre. DIR. and Mrs.
Walter a. Wells, the Misses Tenley. MIR.
and Mrs. John F. Rogers, Commissioner
and Mrs. Rudolph. Mr.. and Mrs. Ross
Perry, Mrs. Seaton Perry, Admiral and
Mrs. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. John D. Pat
ten, Mrs. James Merrill, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Stellwagen, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward the
Misses Woodward, the Misses Henry. Mr..
and Mrs. Barbour, DR.. Acker. Mr.. and
Mrs HUFF. and Mrs. Nicholas Anderson.
Mrs. Drown and Miss West gave g
unique party at the Midway last Monday
afternoon for the Sigma lambda Soror-
ity. OF which Mrs Drown is a member
Amons the guests were Miss Annette
Smith. Miss Jane Gardner. Miss McKin-
ley. Miss Ballinger. Miss Kidwen. Miss
Dorrett Smith. and Miss Mary MINK.
Trinity Social Club will give a dance on
Easter Monday night at their hall in
Georgetown.
Mrs. Grant Jarvis and daughter, Miss
Harriet, were hosts last Wednesday
evening at 8 charming entertainment
Their large double parlors were dec
Grated with green and yellow, and were
redolent with the perfume OF spring fow-
ers. Progressive 900 was the game of the
evening. and was played by the guests.
the prizes being won by Miss Margaret
Barrett and Mr. VIII Richardson. of
Murfreesboro, Tenn. At the close Of the
game refreshments were served.
Those present were Judge and Mrs. w.
c. Houston, Mrs ". p. NJ. King. Mrs.
s. H. Sawyer Misses Edna Rathran.
Bertha Frances Wolfe, Sarah Dyer, Jane
Barrett. Margaret Barrett, Edna Eek
stein. Ruth Fitzhugh. Elsie. Fouts, Messrs
W C. Houston. jr-. Simpson Houston,
VIII Richardson, c. A. RowIey, Charles
B. Elwell. Richard Doyle. f. c. Shannon,
Henry NJ. Burton. John B. Bardroff,
Grant Jarvis. and Henry Jarvis.
The Washington branch Of the wom-
ans welfare department Of the National
Civic Federation will hold a special
meeting tomorrow afternoon at the res
idence Of the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Meyer in Scott circle. Mrs. Taft
and twoscore prominent women OF Of
fetal and resident society are active
members OF the federation, which has
for its object the Improvement of con-
ditions in ali lines of wonan's work.
The occasion of to-morrow's meeting
is to call attention to a bill recently in
trodueed in the House by Representa-
tive Olcott, Of New York, and under the
patronage of Senator Burton, asking for
the creation OF a national board of san
itary inspectors for all government build
ings and offices, with view to reporting
the conditions and recommending I'M
provements to the respective heads of the
departments every three months and an
nually to the President and Congress.
The Attorney General will make a short
address, commencing the bill and its pos
while other prominent speakers
viii include Surgeon General Stokes, OF
the navy, and Or. Wyman, Of the Marine
Hospital Service, both OF whom are CO.
operating with the energetic band of
women urging the needed improvement,
The President is heartily in favor OF the
measure. zys.i-.'s will be one Of the most
important in the government OF the Dis
trict during the present session. In ad-