The Washington herald., 1912-03-02

After the programme a light supper.
buffet style, was served in the state
dining-room where the arrangements
were om,what different from those at
| the evening receptions, as the table was
smaller and stood in the middle Of the
room. 1t was beautifully appointed. The
occasion was also interesting Us an op-
portunity to bid Mai. Butt bon voyage" &"
as he left after the dinner party TO
catch a night train for New York, en-
route TO Italy.
The Misses Baker. of Utica. y. Y. are
visiting the Vice President and Mrs.
Sherman. having accompanied the latter
back from her home in Utica this week.
! The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained a dinner COM
pany last evening. and had as guests the
Minister from the Netherlands. NJ. Lou
don; Senator and Mrs. NewIands, Repre-
sentative Gillett Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
r. Wilson. Mrs. Robert ". Patterson
! the Naval Attache of the French En-
| bassy and Viscountess d'Azy, Mrs. Nc
I.achlan. wife of the military attache
of the British Embassy; Mrs. Wesley II.
/ Merritt. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Denegre
Miss Boardman, and Herr Won Buelow.
new attache OF the German Embassy
| staff.
The Minister from Norway and Nine
Bryn were hosts at dinner last evening.
and had as their guests Representative
and Mrs. Steenerson. Representative and
Mrs. John NJ. Nelson, Representative and
| Mrs. Sydney Anderson. DR.. and Mrs.
Stejneger, the former the head curator
of the National Museum; DR.. Johannes
sen, of the Norwegian Legation stan, and
Mr. cffa of la0a staR
The Counselor of the German Embassy
and Nine. HanieI Won Haimhausen had a
dinner company last evening. including
Mr.. and Mrs. Crowninshield, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Legare, Mrs. Preston
Gibson. Miss Alys Meyer, Miss Katherine
Cameron, Mr.. de Bach, OF the Russian
Embassy staff; Mr.. James F. Curtis. As
sistant Secretary OF the Treasury, and
Mr.. Henry DUPONT.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Macveagh, who have been in New
York this week, will return to their home
Eere tomorrow.
Mrs. StImson, wife of the Secretary
Of War. who has visiting her Miss
Frances Gamble, OF New York, was
hostess at luncheon yesterday, when
Miss Helen Taft and her cousin, Miss
Catherine Anderson, were the guests of
honor. The other guests were Miss Alys
Meyer, Miss Hildegarde Nagel, Miss
Frances Hodges, Miss Mary Winslow.
Miss Allen, Miss Ruggles, Miss Marion
Oliver. and Miss Katherine Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Belmont were
among the dinner hosts of last evening.
Lieut., Col. ]. D. McLachlan. military
attache of the British Embassy. is now
in Mexico, attending to his duties as
attache there also.
Mrs Fairchild, wife Of Representative
Fairchild, of New York, has returned to
Washington from New York, where she
spent the past ten days.
Ers. ]. Burnet Crane, who spent the
past two weeks in Mississippi. has re-
turned to Washington. and Joined her
daughters at their residence in Twen-
tieth street.
Miss Ellen NJ. Stone was the guest of
honor at the reception at the Congress
slonal Club yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
Roberts. president of the club. and Miss
Stone received the guests. and Mrs.
Henry l. Myers. wife of Senator Myers, |
of Montana: Mrs. d. ". Stephens, wife |
OF Representative Stephens. Of Nebraska; |
Mrs. julius Kahn, OF california: Mrs. |
Eugene +. Kinkead, Of New Jersey; Miss |
Beach. af Georgia, and Miss Brown, OF |
Missouri assisted. Mrs. Hughes, of New
Jersey. and Mrs. Humphrey. of WASH |
tngton. presid2d at the tea xhie- which !