The Washington herald., 1912-01-23
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4 Bachelors Miss Vandergrift Will accom-.
1 pany her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. h
Vandergrift. on a trip TO Florida early
in February.
Brig. Gen. W. w. wotherspoon, o. 3
A and Mrs. wotherspoon Will leave
washington about the LIST OF February
for Atlanta, Ca, where Gen. Wother.
spoon has been detailed as commander
Of the Department OF the Gulf. They
viii be much missed IN Washington so.
ciety. for during their residence here
| they have been prominently Identified
with the social activities OF the Capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durant Church, who have
been visiting the latter's parents, Judge
and Mrs. Daniel Thew Wright, have re-
| turned to their home in New York
Mrs 7 d. Young and Miss Robyn
Young have gone to Join Mr.. Young in
FLORIDA. They will not return TO WASH
ington until Easter.
washington society will be well repre-
sented, II one might judge from the de-
mand for seats. at the two versions of
"a Vanishing Race" which Will be given
for charity by Edward S. Curtis, under
the auspices Of the League Of the Cove
nant. They will be given at the Belasco
\ Theater January 30 and February ]. The
box holders will be Mrs Charles Henry
Butler, Col. d. c. Collier. Rev. F. Ward
Denys, Mrs Frank ]. Goodnow, Miss
Grandin, Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
Mrs. BeaIe Howard. Mrs. Julian James,
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman, Mrs. Martin
4. Knapp. Mrs. George X McLanahan,
Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Willis Moore, Mrs.
c. H Nichols, Mrs. James R. Pinchot,
Rev. Dr. Himmel. Mrs. Ord Preston, Miss
SculIy, Miss Mary A. Sharpe, Mrs. Eliza
beth J. Somers. Miss Julia d. Strong.
Mrs. Joseph E. Thropp. Robert G. Valen-
tine Mrs. Henry Ward, and Mrs. Henry
White. The honorary committee for the
matinees includes the President the
French Ambassador, the British Ambas-
sador. the German Ambassador, F. H
Abbott. Larz Anderson. John Barrett,
Alexander Graham Bell. Charles Bell, Ed
son Bradley, J. c. Burrows, Senator Bur
ton, Miss Boardman, Charles Henry But
Ter, Speaker Clark, Moses f. Clapp,
Frank Carpenter. Mrs. Stephen B. FL
lSins, Gilbert H Grosvenor, Senator Gal
linger, g. c. Glover Mrs. John Hay.
f. W. Hodge, Justice Hughes. Mrs Sam
uel Hill, John Hays Hammond, Archibald
Hopkins. Rudolph Kaufman, Mrs. Ar
thur Lee. Francis f. Leupp, Representa-
tive Longworth. Senator Lodge, Senator
Newlands, II. b. +. Macfarland, Thomas
Nelson Page, Herbert Putnam, Mrs.
James Pinchot. Clifford Pinchot. Rev. DR..
Wallace Radcliffe. Senator Hoke Smith.
Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton Smith. Mrs.
Elizabeth Somers. George Otis Smith
Gen. George NJ. Sternberg. Rear Admiral
Stockton, Robert G. Valentine. Mrs. Her
bert Wadsworth. DR.. Charles Walcott,
DIR. Wiley. Or. Woodward. and Rev. DR..
Charles Wood.
Invitations have been sent out for the
second OF the joint series OF subscription
dances being given by the Aloysius Club
and the Carroll Institute which will take
place in Carroll Institute Hall Friday
evening. January %. at $50 o'clock. The
committee In charge OF the arrangements
consists OF Mr.. John T. Burns, chairman;
Mr.. Richard J. DOwney. vice chairman;
Mr.. Charles ]. Dean, secretary: Mr.. John
]. Babbington, Mr.. Edmund J. Beaulac,
Mr.. John J. Croghan, Mr.. John V. Co
gan, +. V. Crowley, Mr.. Francis Dono-
van. Mr.. Francis J. Fealy, Mr.. Paul A.
Hines, jr.. Mr.. Howard B. Hodge, DR..
E. H. Horen, Mr.. James /. Nolan, Mr..
Joseph Y. Reeves. Mr.. Aloysius p. Shields,
Mr.. John A. Shields. Mr. W. c. Sullivan,
Henry J. ZIlIiox. The next dance OF the
series will be given Friday evening. Feb
ruary Is.
Mrs. Carl Won Mayhofr Will entertain a
theater party in honor OF Miss Edith
Oracle. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Archi-
bald Oracle, February 20.
Mrs. Frederick Townsend Martin, of
New York. has issued invitations for a
dinner on February s, in honor OF the
Brazilian Ambassador. Mr.. Martin will
afterward take his guests to the theater.
The Colonial Danes OF Washington will
give a tea this afternoon in honor of the
Colonial Danes of Maryland in their
handsome club rooms at the ROcham-
beau, the occasion marking the forty
fourth anniversary OF the organization of
the former. The new president OF the
Washington club, Mrs Gheen, wife or
Rear Admiral Edward Gheen. will receive
the guests with the president OF the Mary
land club, Mrs. William Reed. OF Balti-
more. Assisting at the tea table will be
Miss Mary Marsh Amber, the first vice
president OF the Washington club: Mrs.
Edward c. Munford. one OF the new gov
ernOrs OF the club; Miss Ellen Wood,
sister OF Representative Ira Wood, OF
New Jersey, the new treasurer of the
club, and Mrs. Hughes OIL
phant who was formerly Miss Blossom
Drum, who will serve the punch.
The Playhouse was the scene OF a
merry party and a late one last evening
at the regular Monday evening dance.
Miss Taft and her hostesses, the Misses
Meyer, and the dinner company of the
OF the Navy and Mrs. Meyer,
and various other dinner parties went
there for the late dancing. There were
many supper parties after the dancing.
Among these hosts were Viscount and
Viscountess de Sibour, Viscountess day,
wife of the naval attache of the French
Embassy; Col and Mrs. Cosby, Mr.. and
Mrs. Murray Cobb, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. Low
and Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Cas-
sells.
One of the most interesting and charm |
ing functions Of yesterday afternoon was
the tea given by Miss Freeman and Mrs. |
widow OF Capt. Bucking- |
ham, in the Freeman home in II street. |
next to the Arlington, one of the few
mansions of the older Washington left |
in this locality This is the first enter
taInment these hostesses have given |
since the death Of Capt. Buckingham.
and IL marks the reopening of one OF |
the most important of the homes among |
exclusive resident society. 1t was given
in honor Of Mrs. Higginson, wife or Rear
Admiral Higginson, U. S. N. who was /