Evening star., 1912-11-11

IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
COURTESIES TO CUBAN DIPLO.
MAT AND FAMILY.
Other Events of Timely Interest and
Future Ones-Personal
Notes.

The Venezuelan minister, Senor Don P.
Ezequel Rojas, entertained at dinner last
night in compliment to the Cuban minis
ter to Berlin and Nine. Quesada- His
other guests were DR.. Manuel de Olfveira
Lima, Brazilian minister to Belgium, and
Nine. de Lima; Mr.. John Barrett. DR..
and Nine. Yanes, Miss Elena Calderon,
Miss Quesada. Miss Green of New York
and Mr.. Walter S. Penfield.
Minister and Nine Quesada are leaving
today for Havana.
Mrs. and Miss MacNaughton were at
home informally yesterday afternoon and
had with them the Brazilian minister to
BRUSSELS and Nine. De Oliveira Lima.
VINO are making short visit to Wash
ington. Mrs. Robert Montgomery. wife
OF the presiding judge of the Court Of
customs Appeals, and Mrs. Burson pre-
sided at the tea table and were assisted
by Mrs. John Walter Kerr, wife Of the
assistant surgeon general Of the public
health service: Mrs Henry Rose, wife
or the assistant secretary of the Senate;
Mrs. Joerissen and Miss Olive Green Of
New York. Mrs. Warner Gibbs sang de-
lightfully several French and Italian
songs and was accompanied by Miss
Henry. Among those who called during
the afternoon were Judge Robert Mont
gomery, the Venezuelan minister, Judge
Martin of the Court of Customs Appeals
and Mrs. Martin, Dr.. John Walter Kerr,
Admiral O'Neill, Gen and Mrs Carter,
Gen. and Mrs. Morton. Gen. and Mrs.
Goodwin, Maj and Mrs. Hancock, Com
mander and Mrs. Willard, Mr.. Yanes,
Mrs. Thomas c. Dawson. Vicomte de
Saint-Phalle. Mrs. Charles Douglass, Mr..
Henry Rose, Mrs. Jonathan X. Bourne,
jr.; Mr.. William Window. Miss Window,
Mrs. Frederick Emory, Mr.. Charles Pep
per, Miss Pepper, Mrs. Charles Aver, Mr..
and Mrs. J. Selwin TAFT, Solicitor of In
ternal Revenue and Mrs. Maddox, Mrs.
Belva Lockwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley
Montgomery and DR.. William Tindall.
Senior and Nine Lima leave the city to-
morrow, as Senior Lima lectures at
Yale and Harvard before sailing for Bra
zil, at the end of the month.
Mrs. Thomas w. Symons is in Pitts
burgh and will assist tomorrow at the
coming-out reception of her nieees. the
Misses Louise Alexandra and Letitia
Robinson, who will be presented by their
mother, Mrs. James A. Robinson.
Wednesday afternoon Mrs. George Col
linson Burgwin of Craft avenue will en-
tertain at bridge in honor of Mrs.
Symons. who will then be her guest Mrs.
Joseph Wood of Ellsworth avenue will be
hostess at a bridge-luncheon in the Pitts
burgh Golf Club for the same honor guest
the next day.
Visiting members of the Georgetown
Convent Alumnae are invited there to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock to attend
the annual mass of requiem for the de-
ceased members.
Mrs. Edward S. Munford and Miss
Elizabeth Munford, who are now at At
lanta, Ga, will return here about De-
cember 1.
Col. Robert NJ. Thompson and Mrs.
Thompson will give a farewell luncheon
today at the ST. Regis. in New York,
where they have been since their return
from Hot Springs. They expect to come
here. They plan to go to Palm Beach inn
mediately after Thanksgiving and will
pass the greater part of the winter
cruising in southern waters on their
Mrs. Henry Fitch and Mrs Charles
Poor, president and vice president, re-
spectively, of the board of managers of
Columbia Hospital for Women, at Penn
sylvania avenue and 25th street, have
made arrangements for linen shower
for the free wards of that institution,
which will be held all day tomorrow. Mrs.
Nathaniel Wilson, Mrs. Chester, Mrs.
Rixey, Mrs. Mac Murray, Miss Lawrence,
Mrs. Abercrombie, Mrs. Weaver Mrs.
Moore and all the other members of the
board are endeavorng to interest their
friends and others to whom the charity
especially appeals in the success of the
event, as the wards are in great need of
sheets, towels. etc. Mrs. Lawrence Heap
is chairman of the linen committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Xander entertained
the members of the Washington Dichter-
bund-a local society of German poets
at their home on Georgia avenue last
night in honor of the birthday anniver>
sary of Friedrich Schiller-Interesting pa
pers in the life of Schiller were read by
DR.. Strack and Mr.. Frank Claudy. There
were also poems read by Messrs. Gichner,
Spier, Levy and Mr.. Jacob Xander After
the literary part of the program. sump-
tuous supper was served in the dining
room. Mrs. N.ander was assisted by Mrs.
Waldman. Miss Xander. Mrs. Iseman and
the Misses Miller. Among those present
were Dr. Strack, DR.. Bartsch, Messrs.
Claudy. Spier, Waldman, Levy Schultze,
Goenner, Won Ezdorf, Bergman. Won
Boyer, Guide. Gichner, Brodt and Mr..
Henry Xander.
The Guild Of the First Baptist Church,
10th and o streets, has sent out rhymed
invitations for a sale and supper to be
held tomorrow and Wednesday. The pro-
ceeds are for mission work in this city.
Capt and Mrs. Young of the Olympia
are visiting Lieut.. and Mrs. Bertram,
Fort Monroe, Va.
The marriage of Miss Mary Evelyn
Haynes, daughter of Mr.. James c.
Haynes of Boston. and Mr.. William S.
Samuels. jr., of Philadelphia will take
place Wednesday, November 81, in Trini-
ty Episcopal Church. this city, where the
marriage Of the brides parents also took
place. Only small family party will be
present, and the ceremony will take place
at o'clock.
Miss Hebe B. Haynes will be maid of
honor for her sister and Mr.. Howard
Samuels of Philadelphia will be best man.
The marianne Of Miss Laura Merriam,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Mer-
riam, and Mr.. James F. Curtis. assistant
secretary of the Treasury, will take place
Tuesday. November 26. Only a small
family party will be present at the cere-
mony, which will be performed by the
Rev DIR. Roland Cotton Smith, rector of
ST. Johns Episcopal Church.
Miss Edwina Elkins Bruner of Phila-
delphia, granddaughter of the late Sena-
tor Elkins, will give a luncheon. followed
by foot ball party to the Pennsylvania
Cornell game Thanksgiving day. The
guests will include this and last years
debutantes.
Miss Edith Oracle, daughter of Col and
Mrs. Oracle, was hostess at tea yesterday
and a farewell party before leaving today
for New York. Col. and Mrs. Oracle will
join Miss Oracle in about fortnight, and
will spend the winter in New York Miss