The Washington herald., 1911-02-07
British Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce Entertain at
Dinner in Honor of Italian Ambassador
and Marchesa ConfaL0nieri

Mrs. Taft and Miss Taft, with 9
party of young girls who are guest
at the White House. occupied the
Presidential box at the National Thea
ter last evening to see Sarah Bern
hardt. Miss Taft's guests are all Bryr
Mawr girls. and are Miss Barber. MISS
Wolf, Miss Lamb. Miss Vincent, and
Miss Arthur. They spent the week
end at the White House, and will re-
main a couple of days longer.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sher'
man were entertained at dinner last
night by the Misses Patten.
The Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor and Mrs. Nagel entertained at din
ner last night. and had as their guests
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Lurton, Secretary
and Mrs. griggs. Assistant Secretar,
of State and Mrs. Huntington Wilson
Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution
and Mrs. Charles d. Walcott, Secretary
to the President and Mrs. Charles ID
Norton, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott
Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Griswold. ano
Mr.. and Mrs. George Laighton, OF st
Louis, house guests of the hosts.
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce entertained at dinner last even
ing at the embassy in honor OF the
Italian Ambassador and Marchesa Con-
tfalonieri. The guests asked to meet
them were Postmaster General Hitcn'
cock. Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Hughes
Senator Burton. the Norwegian Minis
ter and Mime. Bryn. Representative and
Mrs Olcott. Representative and Mrs
Parker. Representative and Mrs. Long
worth, Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Andrew. Mrs. Bayard. Mrs
Merrill. Mrs. lockwood Hoar. Rev
and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe. Rev
Roland Cotton Smith. Miss Hegeman
Miss Harriet Wadsworth. Miss Ashton
niece of Mrs. Bryce: Lord Ffrench and
Mr.. Hugh Chisholm. both visiting In
Washington: Mr.. John B. Henderson
jr.. Mr.. Buxton. Mr.. T. B. Scott. and
Mr. Gladstone, of the British Embassy
staff.
| Senator and Mrs. Smoot entertained a
dinner company of fourteen last evening
in honor of their house guest. Mrs. Ham
ilton, and of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Whit
ney, Of Salt Lake City. Utah. who are
the guests of Mr.. and MS. Harold Smoot.
Mrs Whitney is a sister of Mrs. Harold
Smoot. MIR. and Mrs. Whitney are on
their wedding trip. and arrived here yes
terGay from New York.
| Mrs. Sternberg. wife Of Gen. George NJ.
Sternberg. L. s. A. was hostess al
luncheon yesterday at her residence. III
! Massachusetts, avenue. Those present
were Mrs. Ballinger. wife of the Secre-
| tary of the Interior: Mrs. Briggs. wife OF
| Senator Briggs. Of New Jersey; Mrs
| Young. wife OF Gen. S. B. NJ. Young.
l.. s. A: Mrs. Aleshire. wife of the
Quartermaster General of the army; Mrs.
Samuel Spencer. Mrs. William f. Curtis.
Mrs Perry S. Heath. Miss Temple, Of
Tennessee: Miss Amaryllis Gillett. Miss
Ida THOMPSON, and Miss Bessie kibbey.
Lieut. Gen. Nelson A. Miles has issued
invitations for "a dinner on Thursday
evening. February 16.
Nine. Christian Hauge. widow Of the
former Norwegian Minister. is in Louis
vilie where she is visiting her brother.
Mr.. J. Ross Todd She was the guest of
honor at a luncheon yesterday at the
Pendennis Club. of that city. She will re-
turn here on Wednesday, and remain
until the 18th.
Mrs. Edwards. wife of Fir:t Lieut.. r.
O. Edwards. Coast Artillery Corps. sta
toned at Fort CaSwell. n. c.. is the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert A. Meyer,
at their apartment in the Duquesne. 14s9
Newton street.
Mrs. William Allen Cullop. wife Of Rep
resentative Cullop. of Indiana: Mrs. Ed
ward T. Taylor, wife of Representative
Taylor, of Ohio: Mrs. c. H. Sharpe. wife
of Representative Sharpe. of Ohio: Mrs.
]. H. Sterling. wife of Representative
Sterling. of Illinois, have cards out for
"a large tea to be given at the Congress
sional Club Saturday, February II, from
5 to Z O'Clock.
Mrs. f. P. Mertz will leave Washing
ton on Thursday for Miami. Fla. where
she will join her daughter. Miss Marjorie
Mertz, who is there visiting her grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Hine.
Representative and Mrs Frank O. Low
den are at their farm at Oregon. Ill.
where they will spend a fortnight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Faber White, of
Cambridge Springs, Pa. are visiting the
latter's parents, DR.. and Mrs. Charles p.
Grandfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peyton Russell will be
hosts at dinner on Thursday, February
16.
Mrs. Samuel Spencer will entertain at
a luncheon to-day.
The ladies Of the Congressional circle
who will receive this afternoon from 3
to O'Clock at the Cairo are Mrs Stevens.
Mrs. Driscoll, Mrs. Steenerson, Mrs. Page,
Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs. Rowland, Mrs. Bor-
land, Mrs. Hamer, and Mrs. Cassidy.
The Misses Finley were hostesses at a
small luncheon yesterday at their home
in r street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin S. Minor have
been obliged to cancel all their social
enRagements on account Of the death Of
the formers father, Mr.. John T. Minor.
of Comorn. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont went to
New York yesterday to remain until next