The Washington herald., 1911-03-29

dent: Mrs. Bryce, wife of the British |
Ambassador; Mrs B. M. Randolph, and
Mr.. Kessler were guests of Miss May
Williams in her box yesterday at the
last concert of the Philharmonic Or
chestra. The Turkish Ambassador. with
his daughter, son, and daughter-ln-IaW
and a party of guests, occupied two
boxes, and the Minister from the Meth
| erlands and Nine. Loudon occupied
another box.
| The reopening of the Old Pierce Mill
| Tea House, at Rock Creek Park, next
| Saturday, April l, is a pleasant remind
! er that the open-air pleasure season Is
| on again. Miss Mary Louise Noble has
been designated by the authorities again
to manage the place. The tea house
at the old mill is easily reached via
Tilden street. which a little later on will
be a lovely shaded lane. from the Chevy
Chase car line. Afternoon tea and light
refreshments there, with home cooking.
| afford great opportunities for picnic
parties, both for children and Grown-ups,
and will no doubt be as popular the rest
/ of the spring months, the summer ana
! the early autumn, the tea house was
! last year The spot is q very peauulul
| one, and aside from its facilities Tor
creature comforts. the old mill has an
| official side. being the first aid station
of the District branch of the Red cross
Society. Miss Eoardman. Mrs. John X
| Mclean. Mrs Theodore W. Noyes, Mrs.
Frank & Noyes Mrs. J. c. Simpson.
Mrs Rudolph Kaufman. and Mrs j. ii.
II Crawford kauffmann were some OF those
interested in this project last year and
will also be this year.
Mrs. Josephine Preston Peabody Will
give an entertainment on Thursday. April
G. at 40 o'clock, in the New Willard
ballroom. under the auspices OF the
League of the Covenant. for the sup
port of an instructive visiting nurse. Mrs.
Peabody will read The Piper. Some
of the patrOnesses are: Mrs. sherman,
Mrs Burrows. Mrs W. r. Curtis, Mrs.
John w. Foster, Miss Gale. Mrs. Ed
ward II. Ghecn. Mrs. Chandler Hale
Mrs. Hay. Mrs. Hilles. Mrs. Arthur Lee,
Mrs Macfarand, Mrs. Mcmillan. Mrs
Isaac Mann. Mrs. Stanley Matthews. Mrs
New bcrry. Mrs. Pullman. Mrs. Ray ner.
Mrs. Somcrs- Mrs Talmase. Mrs. Wal
colt. Mrs. Norman Williams, and Mrs
Charles Wood.
Senator and Mrs Core have as their
guests Miss Ferris, OF Oklahoma sister
of Representative Ferris: and Mr.. Cam
cron Kay. of Palestine, Tex, brother Of
Mrs Gore.
The French Naval Attache and Wis
countess day joined the Admiral Of
the French squadron at Annapolis Mon
day. and will be his guests for a week 5
cruise to New York, for which port the
two vessels have sailed
The British Ambassador and Mrs
Bryce. who have as their house guests
Lady Grey and Lady Evelyn Grey. wife
and daughter of the governor general Of
Canada. and Mr.. f. Kcssler. nephew OF
Mrs Bryce entertained at dinner last
night at the embassy. The guests in
cluded Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes. At
torncv General and Mrs. Wickersham.
the Portuguese minister, VisCount date:
Assistant Secretary o! War and Mrs
Oliver, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Vain
. wright LADY Grey. Mr. and Mrs. John
Hays Hammond. Mrs. Letter. NJ. and
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Lady Evelyn
Grey, Miss Ashton. nice" Of Mrs. Bryce,
. who returned to the embassy yesterday:
Mr. kesslrr. Mr.. Konnard. and Lord
| Eustace Percy, of the embaSSr staf.
|; Former Senator and Mrs. John & Hen
! derson entertained at dinner last night
at their home, Boundary Costl". Tae
guests were the French Ambassador and
Nine Jusserand. the Italian Ambassador
and Marchesa Cusani ConfalOnieri, the
Naval Attache Of the Austrian Embassy
and Baroness Preuschen. Gen. and Mrs
John W Foster Mrs. Bayard. Mrs. Rob
ert T Lincoln. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
. mont. Mrs. Beckwith, Mrs. Charles b
Wood. Miss Mabel Boardman, Miss
Spang of France; Miss Miriam Crosby
Prince Koudachef. charge d'affaires Of
Russia: Herr Haniel. counselor of the
. German Embassy: Mr.. I. Dmitrow. second
| secretary of the Russian Embassy; Mr.
| Charles Sy1non. of the Belgian Legation
staff: Mr.. Ackland. and Mr.. John b
Henderson, jr.
< Miss Helen Taft was the guest oil
honor at a theater party last evening
= given by the United States Treasurer. Mr.
, zee MCCIung, who is also president Of
= tho Yale Alumni Association of Wash
y ington The party. which occupied three
= boxes to see Billie Burke, was chaper
oned by Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson
$ Page, and had supper afterward in the
: red parlor of the New Willard.
The United States Ambassador to Der
h lin. Dr. David Jayne Hill, who spent th'
= last few DAYS IN w dSnlTSIOil- TtluI nt'
e | Yesterday to New York. He and Mrs
: Hill and their debutante daughter, Mis-:
Katherine Hill, will come to Washingto or
April 10 for a short visit in, their OLE
u home.
The new Cuban Minister, Senior Dor
Antonio Martin Rivero. with his wifi
J. and a large family of children. has ar
n rived in Washington, where several o.
: the children were born The Minister
c was secretary of the legation for many
J. years under the regime of the first Min
/ lister, Mr.. Quesada.
/, Mr.. and Mrs. James Lansburgh are en-
e tertaining their brother-in-law and sis
l. ter. Mr. and Mrs. Leopold Frankel, o
! New York, for a few weeks. Mrs
| Frankel and Mrs. Lansburgh were a
= home on Monday afternoon. when largl
. numbers of old friends of Mrs FRANKIE
- ! called
t Mrs A F. Whitaker. secretary of tn
n Housekeepers' Alliance, is convalescini
| at her Harvard street home after tw,
months in Garfield Hospital. following
. serious surgical operation.
!. A theater party was given Saturday b!
: the Beta Iota Club, the members attend
q ing being the Misses Cornelia Capers
! Eleanor Capers, Ella Kraft, Grace Mar