The Washington herald., 1911-04-30

son, Miss Alice vandegrift, Mr. Frank
lin Ellis, Mrs. Biddle, Col. Downey, Wal
| ter Tuckerman, Miss Clarke. Capt.
Gulick, Miss Kibbey. Mr.. Davidge. Miss
Glover, Mr.. Crawford, and Mrs. Brooke.
Nine. Ali Kuli Khan, wife Of the charge
d'affaires of Persia. had a large and
beautiful reception yesterday afternoon
at the legation in honor of Mrs. Schoff
Of Philadelphia, president Of the Moth
ers' Congress: Mrs. Birney, Mrs. Nc
Clelland, mother of the founder of the
society, Mrs. Birney, and the delegates
to this International congress. to which
Nine Khan is the delegate from Persia
She had assisting her Mrs. Josephine
Cowles Belaniels, Miss Julia Culver, Of
! Boston: Mrs. Edward Esbert, Mrs. Tom
Williams, and Mrs. Finckelstein. There
were about 500 guests, who went early
and remained late to admire the many
superb specimens Of Persian art in the
rugs and hangings in this interesting
legation home. Nine Khan responded
to the toast, The children of Persia"
at the luncheon yesterday to the dele
gates in one of the most womanly and
graceful speeches Of the congress.
A dance was given at. the Washington
Country Club on Friday evening and was
largely attended.
Among those who will be patronesses
for the play The Innocents." to be given
by the Mask and Wig Club, Of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, at the Belasco
Theater Tomorrow evening, May /, are:
Mrs. James B. Aleshire. Mrs. Larz An
derson. Mrs. Nicholas L. Anderson. Mrs.
op1r A,l,
Audenried Mrs. Joseph w Bailey, Mrs
Robert w. Baker. Mrs. James F. Bar
tour. Mrs. David S. Berry. Mrs. Frank
E. Beatty. Mrs. George F. Becker, Mrs.
Charles j. Bell, Mrs. Thomas NJ Biddle,
Mrs. Montgomery Blair. Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair. Mrs. William J. Boardman, Mrs.
Winthrop Murray Crane, Mrs William
Gordon Crawford Mrs. Oliver E. Crom-
we'll, Mrs. Peirce Crosby, Mrs. Whitman
Cross, Mrs. Francis B. Crowninshield,
Mrs. .Alastair P. Gordon Cumming, Mrs.
William Eleroy Curtis, Mrs John G. Fos-
ter, Mrs. Nathaniel L. Francis, Mrs. John
c. Fremont, Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff, Miss
Margaret E. Gale, Mrs. Edward H.
Green. Mrs. John H. Gibbons, Mrs Pres
ton Gibson, Mrs. George L. Gillespie,
Mrs. Charles c. Glover, Mrs. Archibald
Oracle. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, Sd, Mrs.
John B. Henderson, Miss Mary H. Heyl,
Miss Julia T. Heyl, Mrs. H. Morgan Hill,
Mrs. William Corcoran HILL Mrs. Robert
Hinckley. Mrs. Robert R. Hit. Mrs
lockwood Hoar. Mrs. Harry F. Hodges,
Mrs. Oliver w. Holmes. Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins, Mrs. George Howard, Mrs.
Charles B. Howry, Mrs. Gardner F. Will
lams, Mrs. John r. Williams, Mrs. Nor
man Williams, Mrs. William Holland
Wilmer. Mrs. Huntington Wilson, Mrs
Eeekman Winthrop, Mrs. Harmon Wit
mer. Mrs. Leonard Wood. Miss Ellen NJ
E. Woodruff. and Mrs. William w.
Witherspoon.
Mr.. Oscar B. Hunter was the host at a
dance given at the Washington Canoe
Club Thursday evening. Mr.. Hunter was
assisted by the .Messrs. ]. c. Ristine, A.
B. Whittit w. A. Brittingham, T. A.
Murray. R. c. Wood. W. S. Hammers,
]. T. Dawson. and w. J. Cannon. The
grand march was led by Miss Amy Top
ham. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs George
Topham. this city. and Mr.. William j.
Cannon, of New York. The balcony, which
opens from the ballroom, and which over
looks the Potomac, was a popular rem
desvouz for the guests, owing to the de-
hghtful cool breeze that blew from the
river. Delicious refreshments were
served during intermission in the grill
room. Among the eighty or more guests
who participated in the enjoyment Of the
evening were the Misses Elva Mccarthy,
Hazel McQuay. Virginia G. Hunter, Pearl
Jenkins. Agnes Hanley. Edna Topham.
Kathryn Garvey. Marguerite McAllister.
Helen Cossley. Ethel Tubins Mary NJ
Barron, Anna Weaver. Anna B.
Davidson. Florence Dykes, Ella Mey-
ers. Kathryn o'Connell, Kathryn R.
Doyle, Loretta Lanahau. and h
N. Tancre. Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Ro-
gers. and the Messrs. n. c. Slaves, C. +.
Stake, Arthur Hunt, D. E washburn.
L. A. LaGarde. jr.; @. W. Calver. Ray.
mond vose, c. r. Simpson. Ned Dunkei,
E. G. Bailinger. A. H. Stevens, w. J.
Corbin, and Thomas NeKals The chap
erons were the Mesdames Davidson ana
Hunter. 49,
The bazaar for the Episcopal Eye, Ear
and Throat Hospital st the Arlington
Hotel on wednesday and Thursday Of
this wcek b IN event much ANTICIPATED,
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