The Washington herald., 1912-09-21
SOCIETY

L The Presldent with leave Beverly or
sunday night to keep his social engage.
ment here on Monday afternoon for the
third White House garden party Of this
month in honor Of the delegates to the
international Hygiene Congress
The President will then return TO Bey.
erly and remain there until October E
After that date he will visit Virginia Hot
Springs. and from there the President
win return to Ohio to cast his vote
Gen. George Andrews, the Adjutant
General Of the Army. has taken the resi-.
dence., s123 R Street Northwest former
Iy occupied by Mrs. Tanner, widow of
Rear Admiral Tanner. u. 8. N. Mrs.
Andrews has Joined her husband. and
their daughter, Miss Katherine Andrews,
will return about October /. She has
been visiting friends in New England.
4 Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe has returned
Ito Washington from his summer vacation
lat the Huron Mountain Club on Lake
Superior. Mrs. Radcliffe Is still visiting
in Michigan.
The spacious drawing-room and dining
hall Of the Confederate Memorial Home,
In Vermont Avenue. was the scene of
reception given by Mildred Lee Chap
ter. Children of the Confederacy, yes
terday afternoon. The sixty or more
| children present were received by the
juvenile officers of tile society. who are
Miss Virginia Hereford, president Of the
chapter; Master Stuart Murray. first
vice president; Miss Nancy Weeks. re-
cording secretary: Miss Helen Mead. cor
responding secretary: Miss Edith Rich
ter. treasurer. Each small guest was in
| troduced to the receiving party by Mas
| ter Gwynne Rust.
The entertainment was given under the
auspices of the members Of the local
chapters of the United Daughters Of the
Confederacy. through whose efforts the
children's organization was recently
formed. and Miss Frances Weeks. direc-
| tor OF the chiidren's chapter, assisted by
! Mrs. Mangus S. Thompson. honorary
president of the division, was in charge.
During the afternoon Gen. King, of this
city, made a short address. which the
children and their older guests greatly
enjoyed. Miss Edith Richter gave a song
solo. "The Old Folks at Home" and then
general dancing followed. the music be-
ing played by Miss Sallie Bouldin.
member of the Stonewall Jackson Chap
ter.
At o'clock refreshments were served
by the children.
A pretty feature of the afterRoon was
the playing Of little Miss Elsie Richter.
who rendered many well-known airs re-
markabiy well. although her small head
could hardly be seen above the keyboard,
she being but six years old.
At the end of the reception Miss Boul-
din struck up Dixie" and as the ia
miliar air sounded through the room
every child stopped talking and Joined in
the song with great enthusiasm.
Justice Martin Augustus Knapp. Of
the Commerce Court and Mrs. Knapp.
having spent the summer months In
New England, have returned to WASH
ington and reopened their apartment
at Stoneleigh Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. White. Of
S5O5 Sixteenth Street. have taken apart
ments at the Woodward for the winter,
having recently disposed of their home.
Capt. I. s. X. Reeves, L. S. N. and
Mrs. Reeves went to Baltimore on
Thursday to attend the wedding of their
niece, Miss Julia Ross Potter. daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. William S. Potter
and Mrs. Potter. and Mr.. Maxwell Case.
of New Castle. Del.
The sudden death Of Mrs. Stanley
Matthews. widow of Associate Justice
Stanley Matthews. of the United States
Supreme Court. will be a great shock to
her many friends In this city. Mrs.
Matthews left Washington early In the
summer to spend the season in the Ad-
irondacks and was then in her usual
health.
Few women have been more prominent
in Washington. both socially and in all
charities. than she. and she will be sin
cerely mourned. Her house was the
scene of many delightful entertainments,
for she was an ideal hostess. and her
and charming manner en-
deared her to her friends and acquaint-
ances.
Mrs. John 8. Henderson. who has
spent the summer at Bar Harbor, will
return to Washington early next week
Justice and Mrs Horace Lurton have
returned to Washington from Hot
Springs.
Former Senator John NJ. Thurston is |
Ill at his apartment at the Wyoming.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court !
and Mrs. White. who have spent their |
first summer in the Adirondacks, in the |
Idull at SdIdTdC Inn, formerly occupied |
by Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cleveland. are |
en- route to Washington. They are max
Ing the trip by motor, and are now
spending a day or two at the Curtis Ho-
tel at Lenox. Mass.
1t is rumored that Justice White will \
buy place in the neighborhood of Lake
Placid and erect a cottage as a perma-
nent summer home.
Mrs. George T. Marye, who has spent
he summer at Newport with her brother
n-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs Andrew
VI. Moreland, Of Pittsburg. will sail for
Europe this fall. accompanied by her
1iece, Miss Mary Moreland, who will en-
er school abroad.
Baron Zwiedinek, charge d'affaires Of
AUSTRIA Hungary, has returned to Bar
iarbor after a brief visit in Washing
on. II
Senior Don Juan de Riano, Minister
rom Spain, and Mime. de Riano, who {
ave been passing the summer in Spain.
will return to this country early next
Month.
Lieut.. Commander Burstyn, naval at
ache of the ustro-Hungarian Embassy,