The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-03-15


dent to Pittsburg for the funeral of her
brother-in-law, Mr.. Laughhn, returned TO
the White House yesterday morning and
viii remain for several weeks. assisting
Mrs Taft and assuming all the duties
which Mrs. Taft is not able TO discharge.
Mrs More is the best known of Mrs.
Taft's sisters in Washington. and has
host OF friends who would fill her calen-
Oar with gayeties, should she permit.
Capt. and Mrs Frank F. Beatty have
taken possession of their quarters in the
navy yard, where Capt Beatty is now
commandant. They are established in the
former quarters Of Capt and Mrs. Nc
Lean. Capt Mclean having been ordered
to seq and Mrs Mclean having taken
possession OF her house In New Hamp-
shire avenue.
The Minister from the Netherlands and
Nine Loudon will sail on March % for
London. going later to Paris and thence
to Holland. TO be absent until october.
Miss Helen Downing was hostess at a
small Informal bridge party yesterday
afternoon. which was followed by a tea.
Count Renaud Won Pourtales. the newly
appointed attaehe of the German En-
bassy. will arrive In New York on the
George Washington March 80.
Miss Marthena Harrison will attend the
hop at the Naval Academy at Annapolis
on Saturday. and from Annapolis viii go
10 New York, where she will be brides
maid for Miss Flora Thierey and Capt.
Johnston. Miss Harrison will probably
spend several weeks in New York.
Mrs John w. Foster has invitations out
for a tea on Easter Saturday at o'clock.
Mrs. Burton Harrison will go to London
the first part Of June. She has engaged a
house for the season in London. Mrs.
Harrison is now entertaining guests from
Virginia and New York In her residence
in l street.
Mrs. Irving o. Ball entertained at
farewell tea yesterday afternoon froa I
to 6, az the Hamilton Hotel. in conpii-
ment to Mrs Moore, wife of Rev Robert
NJ Moore. pastor of Foundry NJ E.
Church, who has accepted another charge
in New York Those who presided in the
dining reom were Mrs Mason NJ Rich
ardson, Mrs. B. H. Stinemetz, Mrs Sum
| walt, Mrs. D. A. Selman, and the Misses
Stinemetz Mrs Earl CranstOn Mrs. WILL
bur p. Thirkield. Mrs A. B. Browne, and
Miss Elizabeth Pierce assisted Mrs. Ball
IN receiving her guests. The parlors were
beautifully decorated with palms, ferns,
and clusters Of jonqulls and 9arcIssus.
The Russian Ambassador and the men,
bers OF his staff viii be present at the
concert TO be given In New York April T.
under the auspices OF Archbishop Piaton,
OF the Russian-Greek Church Of America
The concert is for the benefit Of the Home
for Christian Russian Immigrants In New
York.
Mrs. Frederick 4. Ray who has been
seriously i'll Of typhoid fever. is rapidly
convalescing. She is at her fathers home
In street
The marriage OF Miss Caroline Brown
! son and Lieut. Commander Thomas C.
/ Hart will take place on March 30. Miss
/ Brownson viii have for her attendants
/ her sister, Mrs. G. L. Hussey. wife OF
/ Lieut. Commander Hussey. L. S. ". as
matrcn OF honor, and Miss Harriet
| Switzerland. daughter Of Capt. w H.
/ II. Switzerland, L. s n; Miss Edith
Cutler. daughter of Capt Cutler, L. S.
/ n, and Miss CeciIe Clifford. OF James,
town. N Y. as bridesmaids Lieut..
Commander Harris best man will be
Lieut.. Leigh c. Palmer, L. s. N. aid 10
| the President; and the ushers chosen
are Lieut.. Commander R. X. Crank, L.
/ S. N; Lieut.. Commander Overstreet. L
/ s. N, and Lieut.. Hugo Osterhaus, L. S.
N Chaplain Clark. of the Annapolis
Naval Academy, will perform the eere-
mony, to which only relatives and few
intimate friends have been invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil J. stehH. who have
been visiting the Swiss Minister and
Nine. Ritter, returned to New York yes
terday.
| The Counselor of the French Embassy
and Nine. Lefevre-Pontalis, who have
been travelling abroad for several weeks,
will arrive here the latter part of the
month. The counselor will act as charge
daffaires of the embassy during the
| summer, when the Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand will be travelling aboard. The
latter will entertain Col. Roosevelt dur
! ing his visit in France.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis J. Abbot have left
for Chicago, where they probably will
spend a week.
Mrs William Payne Thompson of
New York, arrived yesterday to be the
house guest of the Misses Cameron for
several days.
Mrs. Leeds. who has been the house
I guest for several days OF the Misses
Cameron. left yesterday for New York,
from where she will soon sail for Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, accom-
panied by their house guest. Miss Sterl-
ing, left yesterday for New York. where
they will be the guests of Mrs Bradley's
mother until Saturday.
| Mrs. Kossuth Niles viii give her third
of a series of parlor talks for the benefit
Of st. Thomas Church this evening at
the home of Mrs. c. A. Stedmsn. 1903
New Hampshire avenue. The subject
win be MILAN. italian lakes, and Swift
zerland.'
Miss Evelyn Chew. who is visiting Mr.
md Mrs Charles SteaIa Of Nau- yorI,