Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-14
. HIS weeks program maintains

the average Of the past six
or seven days. Not so many
house balls, perhaps, but OPP
portunties just as promising.
The Chevy Chase Hunt Club will be quite
worth while anticipating II history is t
repeat itself, and 1t generally does aroun'
these parts. Maj. horizons dinner dane
also at the club will start the week goi1
The usual number of dinners are on IL
cards and there are teas by the dozen.
The Inequalities which the congress o.
the D. A. r. brings about will naturally
dominate. Several weddings will occur,
the number SO far this spring being so
few that each stands out with special dis
tinction. Those in view have been ar
ranged with many pleasing details. Late
ly, however, the quiet weddings have
quite outnumbered the larger affairs.
which idea, however, II persisted in,
would seriously interfere with one Of the
chief pleasures of the spring. The very
contrary has been the rule Of the past
week in New York and Philadelphia,
where most elaborate arrangements have
accompanied each ceremony. with equal
~ liberal festivities preceding and follow
ing the wedding day. Others of the win
ter's debutantes will be brides ere long,
as several announcements are pending,
the news of which, happily intrusted to a
few, has already become widely known.
The German ambassador and Countess
Bernstorff will entertain at dinner to-
| night,
Mr.. William G. Rocker of New York
| Joined his sisters, the Misses Rocker, at
the White House yesterday for an over
Sun6o " Wait Dy Of ohnO
Hopkins, Baltimore. is also guest there.
Miss Taft had a party of young people
including Lieut. Rogers, Mr.. Samuel Eili-
OFT and Mr.. George Harrison, to join her
house party at dinner and to go with
them to see FRITZ Scheff.
The Austrian ambassador and Baroness
Hengelmuller resumed their dinner CIV
ing last night, following the return of
the latter from Europe. Their guests
were the German ambassador and Count
| ess won Befnstorff, the Russian ambas-
sadoi and Nine. Bakhmetef, Senator and
Mis- Warren. Senator and Mrs. Guggen-
/ helm, the DANISH minister and Countess
Moltke. Mrs. Perry Belmont, Count
Podewils-Durniz Of Germany, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, the military at
tache of the French embassy and Count
| ess de Chambrun. Miss Josephine Patten,
Miss YvOnne Townsend, Count Cze Konics
and Baron Karl Won Prudential.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers
entertained at dinner last night the
chioness Cusani, Donna Beatrice Cusani,
| Senator Burton, Representative and Mrs.
| Weeks, Assistant Secretary and Mrs.
Oliver, Mr.. Won Buiow of the German
bassy, Gen. Edwards, Mrs. Hinckley, Miss
Maury, Miss Rogers and Mr.. Edward j.
Berwind Of New York, house guest
n.ss.. 4 x....ax.,.xss..
+ countess Chinda gave large reception
yesterday afternoon for the diplomatic
corps. The members of the embassy staff
assisted in receiving. The reception was
the customary one following the taking
up Of residence here by newly arrived
ambassador.
| The Congressional Club held bridge
party last night for its members.
/ Brig Gen. James A. Buchanan. U. S. A.,
| was the host at dinner of fourteen COW
ers last night.
Miss Frances Effinger entertained al a
small informal dinner last night, her
guests going later to the hop at Fort
Myer. The latter dance monopolized the
social attention of many of the younger
set last night.
Mrs. Andrew Stewart of New Orleans
will leave there the middle of April
| for this city, where she will spend
! some time with her daughter Mrs. c. G.
Marbury.
among her Boston friends Of the COM
ing visit there of Miss Alice Boutell,
daughter Of the minister to Switzerland
and Mrs Henry s. Boutell. who Will be
for some days the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Babson Ladd of Marlboro street
nd in hnnnr Of Uhon there ia certain
to be much elaborate entertaining. The
engagement Of Miss Boutell and Mr..
John w. b. Ladd. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Babson Ladd. was announced several
months ago and the marriage Is 70 pe
celebrated In the early summer. prob
ably in Washington. Mr.. Ladd was
graduated from Harvard last June and
will be one of the first men In his class
to become q benedict. Miss BOutel and
her parents spent EasterN in Paris.
where they are having the congenial
task of ordering the trousseau. Shortly
they are crossing to England. and Miss
Boutell is to sail from Liverpool direct
to Boston, her parents coming over In
abundant season for the wedding
Mrs. Robert Burkes was hostess at a
bridge. luncheon Wednesday at the
Columbia Club. A color scheme Of pink
was carried out in the place and tally.
cards. sweet peas being effectively used
in the decorations. There were twenty
eight covers.
Mrs. William Haney of I street was
hostess at bridge tea Tuesday. Mrs.
w. D. Cox served frappe and Mrs.
James Armstead Emery presided at the
tea table.
Mrs. w. F. Foster and Mrs. George N.
Hope Of Atlanta, Ga. are guests at the
New Willard and came to attend the D.
A. r. Congress.
Miss Georgia Taylor, daughter of
Representative George w. Taylor of Ala
bama, who has been the guest of Miss
Beryl McCauley, has returned to Balti-
| more, where she is a student at the Wom-
ans College.
The Theta Cappa Phi Sorority en-
joyed q delightful dance at the Cairo
Thursday evening.
Mrs. Theodore Greene Sullivan OF
Staunton, Va. Is house guest OF Mrs.
! william D. Cox.
1 Miss Hazel Cox leaves for New York
Tuesday to participate In the reunion
of the alumnae Of Tent Place College of
Summit, n j.. which will be held at the
Plaza in New York.
Mrs. William Sley Howard, wife of
Representative Howard OF Georgia. and
/ Miss Jean Robson, her house guest.
/ will be at home informally at the Park
wood Tuesday. the 18th. from to 8.
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