Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-13
WOMAN SINGERS ENTERTAIN
THE WHITE HOUSE GUESTS.
Other Events of Fashionable Import
and Coming Ones.
Personals.

for the entertainment of the guests wa:
the singing by the Mozart Society Of New
York "a chorus of 1872 women) of the fol
lowing program, accompanied by the
full Marine Band: Lullaby" Mozart
Claassen; 1.-The Rosary" Ethelbert New
in; by the Beautiful Blue Danube,
Strauss. with Mr.. Arthur Claassen, di
rector.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham entertained at dinner last even
ing the British ambassador and Mrs
Bryce, Senator Lippitt, Gen. and Mrs
Leonard Wood, the first secretary Of tn
French embassy and Nine. de Ia Rocca
the librarian of Congress and Mrs. Her
bert Putnam, Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hague
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Mr.
and Mrs. Allerton Cushman. Mrs. Rob
ert Sturgis Of New York, Miss May vii
liams and Mr.. Low.
The assistant secretary Of state ant
Mrs. Huntington Wilson entertained at I
farewell dinner last night in compliment t.
the Belgian minister and Countess d.
Buisseret The minister will leave Wash
ington May 10 for his new post at st
Petersburg, the countess following abou
a month later. which interval she Will
spend with her parents, Gen. and Mrs
Story. at their Maryland place.
The Congressional Club was an attract
i've spot yesterday for large circle of its
members. who were interested in the lee.
| ture given by Miss Winifred Holt of New
York on methods Of teaching the blind.
Mrs. Huntington Wilson and Mrs. James
c. Needham. assisted by Mrs. Roberts
president of the club, in receiving, and
| Mrs. Andrew Volsted and Mrs. Morris
Sheppard poured tea during the social
hour following the lecture.
Mr. and Mrs Clifton Richards Of Chevy
Chase have leased their house to Capt
and Mrs. Frank Evans.
Mrs. Agnes r. Chichester of Stafford
county, Va, who has been visiting her
son-in-law and daughter, DR.. and Mrs.
John Lewis of West Chevy Chase and
Bethesda, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Lawrence M. Prior Of West Kirke
street has gone to New York to spend q
few weeks.
Miss Elsie McCubbin Of East Kirke
street, who has been visiting friends in
Baltimore, Nd, has returned to her home.
The ex-minister Of foreign affairs of
China and Nine. LANG Tun Yen, who
spent the winter in Chevy Chase. on Graf
ton street. with their interesting family,
have purchased q house in Bethesda,
where they are now living.
Mrs. William s. Corby OF Connecticut
avenue entertained at luncheon during
the week, to meet her guest Mrs Mar
garet Staggers, Mrs Fred Trueleben, Miss
Mary st. John OF North Carolina, Mrs.
G. Mates and Miss Lucy Clark.
Mrs. r. Golden Carter of West Irving
street, who has been quite SICK has en-
tirely recovered.
Mrs. Samuel w. Mellott of Newlands
street will spend part Of the summer at
her old home in Ohio.
Mr.. Waldo H. Greenough, assistant at
torney general of Rhode Island. and
Judge Richard Lyman of Rhode Island.
were weekend guests Of Mr. and Mrs.
A. V. Cushman OF West Irving street. =
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard VAIN
wright L. 8. N, entertained some friends
informally at the Chevy Chase Club the
past week.
The board Of managers of the Chill
dren's Country Home are to have a gar
den party for the benefit Of the home
Wednesday. May II. for which Mrs John
Newbold, 1880 Phelps place. has loaned
her grounds. Music. a fortune teller, a
Punch and Judy show and sale of
parasols. cushions, ETC.. will be special
features, with, Of course, tea, ices and
cakes number of parties have been
made up for the evening. when the
grounds will be illuminated with Ian
terms. The afternoon party will open at
o'clock.
The patronesses are Mrs. Hinckley.
Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mrs. Glover, Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. George Won
L. Meyer, Mrs. Letter; Mrs. George How
de Sibour. Mrs. Walcott Tuckerman.
Mrs Richardson Glover and Mrs. Will
| liam Slater.
Miss Jean Oliver and Miss Elsie Cassels
will have the parasol table. Mrs. Nc
| Cannon and Mrs. Dunlop will sell the
| candy. Mrs. Clark Waggaman and Mrs.
Robert Roosevelt will have the tea table
| and Mrs. Spencer Cosby and Mrs. Muir
ray Cobb will have booth for pillows
and other porch requisites.
| Mrs. John l.. Newbold is president of
the board of managers of the home. Miss
Victoria Emory, first vice president: Mrs.
George Porter. second vice president
Miss Catharne Saville, corresponding Sec
| rotary, and Mr.. F. V. Robinson. treas
urer.
Mrs. Charles Hanback, OF the Alabama
left Thursday for New York and Bridge
port. Conn.,, for a two-week visit with
| relatives.
Miss Kate Kelsey of Chestnut Hill
fnllaQelpn1a, Is visiting her sister, MIS-
| j. r. Darling, at the Dresden.
Mrs. George w. Goethals, wife of Col
Goethals, chairman Of the Panama cana
commission, who has been in Culebra
Panama, for the past eight months, Il
now in New York. where she expects tt
remain for a few days.
| Mr. Frank A. Richardson has gone Il
Atlantic City to spend the next TIVE
months at the Marlborough Blenhem
The last half of the summer he will spent
| on the Massachusetts coast, returning
| here in the autumn.
| Mr.. Charles W. Seidell OF Atlanta i
| here on visit to her son. DIR. Appleton
Seideli. and his sister, Mrs. Mollie B
Carlisle
| Miss Louise Cromwell had q party o.
fifty at luncheon today with her fiance
Mr.. Walter B. Brooks. at the Playhouse
| It was q jolly party OF mostly thu
young friends Of this popular girl. II
whose happiness so many are interested
| A number Of coon singers gave &
program while the meal progressed.
| Mr.. Brooks and his bride will sail To-