The Washington herald., 1912-02-28

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Miss Helen Taft and her cousin. Miss
Catherine Anderson. were the guests OF
| honor at dinner last nfgat Of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Parmelee. Of New York.
Cleveland, and Washington. the latter
formerly Miss Alice Maury. Of this city.
The guests asked TO meet them were
| Miss Constance Mather. OF Cleveland;
Miss Constance Parmely, OF Cleveland.
a niece OF the hosts. although the name
| is O, different spelling: Mr.. Henderson
n Gregory. Mr., Charles F. Wilson, Mr..
Cotton smith. and Mr.. Robert NJ. Par
melee, brother Of the host.
The French Ambassador and Nine Jus
serand entertained company at
dinner last night. including the British
Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce. the Italian
Ambassador and Msrchesa Cusani, Donna
| Beatrice Cusani. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Hughes, Senator Lodge, Senator and Mrs.
Newlands, Senator and Mrs Crane.
/ former United States Ambassador 10
| France and Mrs. Henry white. Gen. and
Mrs. Greedy. NJ Diehl, member Of the
\ Institute of France, and Nine. Diehl; Mrs.
! Helen Morton, Mgr. Lee and the Naval
Attache of the French Embassy and Wis.,
countess d'AZy.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham entertained at dinner last night.
Their guests were Senator and Mrs.
Warren. Senator Brandegee. Interstate
Commerce Commissioner and Mrs. Frank
lin p. Lane. Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Ed
wards. Capt. and Mrs. Gibbons. Nine.
a Nr
and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair, and MAJ.
Archibald W. Butt
Mrs, Never. wife OF the Secretary OF
the Navy, is detained indefinitely at her
home in Hamilton, Mass. Miss Meyer.
who has been with her mother there for
some time because of the accident TO her
brother. Is quite III with bronchitis. Miss
AIys Meyer, is the only member
Of the family with the Secretary In Wash
ington.
Mrs. william F. Draper entertained a
large company at dinner last night IN
honor of his eminence. James Cardinal
Gibbons, who unfortunately was too Ill
with a cold to leave his home in Bal
timore. The other guests were the Bra
lillian Ambassador. Senor da Cana; Mr..
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Speaker Of the House Of Representatives
and Miss Cannon. Mgr. Russell. Mrs.
Stanley Matthews. Mrs. Richard Town
send. Mrs. Henry c. Corbin. Miss Board
man, Mrs. Lloyd c. Bowers. Mr.. and Mrs.
James Marion Johnston. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Crowninshield. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward BeaIe Mclean, Miss Janet Fish,
Miss Draper. Count de Chabannes, Mr..
| Henry Du Pont, Mr.. Gist Blair. Mai.
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c. White.
Mrs John Hay, widow OF the former
| Secretary OF State. has as her guest
her young niece, Miss Constance Mather.
OF Cleveland. Ohio. Miss Mather's
mother Is a vell-known and frequent
guest in the Hay home In Washington.
The Charge d.Afaires of Persia and
Mime. Khan will go to Philadelphia for
| the weekend. to be the guests OF Mrs.
Frederick Schoff. Their hostess has cards
out for dinner in their honor. They
will 20 on to New York early next week,
for short visit. -
Quite the largest audience Of the sea-
son of the Washington Symphony orches-
ira witnessed the debut Of Miss Eliza.
beth Reeside as soprano soIoist. Miss
Reside was one Of the buds in the fash
ionable life OF Washington three years
ago. but has turned her attention to
more serious affairs than social festivi-
ties the past two years. giving up
the gayeties for the cultivation OF her
voice. All three floors OF the Columbia
were filed 10 standing room. and all the
boxes were occupied. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood. Mrs. Pinchot. and Miss Nor
San occupied a stage box and next to
them Mrs. Letter had a box sccompa-
nied by Mrs. Herbert Wadsworth and the
formers relatives, Mrs. Prettyman and
Miss Prettyman. Mrs. John r. Mclean
had in her box Mrs Loudon wife of
the Netherlands Minister: Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend, Mrs. Hunt Slater. Mrs. Ed
ward Beale Mclean. and Mr.. Truxtun
Beale. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman
had as their guests in the other stage
box Mrs. Bryce, wife OF the British
Ambassador: Mrs. Hobson, Miss Hobson,
and Mrs. Hemmick. Others in the audi
ence in orchestra seats were the Italian
Ambassador and Marchesa Cusani Con-
fslonieri and their daughter, Donna
Beatrice Cusani: the Charge d'Affaires of
Persia and Nine. Khan, Mrs. ]. c. Bur-
rows, Mrs. William F. Dennis, Mgr. Lee.
Mrs. ". r. Riker. Mrs. Robert HinckIey,
Mrs. Barbour. Miss Gladys HinckIey. Mrs.
William Haywood. Miss Haywood, Mrs
Gillett-HiIl, Miss Gillett and Miss Hill,
Mrs. Lee, Mrs. Russell Harrison. Mrs.
Saunders, Mrs. Z. II. G. Slater. Mrs
Emmons. Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen, Mrs.
B. NJ. Randolph. Mrs. Penfield, Mr.. Wal
ter Penfield. Mrs. Fremont Smith. Mr..
Gist Blair. Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Henderson,
Miss Wetmore, Mrs. Ri1gely. Mrs. Gaff.
Judge and Mrs. Leighton Hunt. Mrs.
Merrill. Mrs. Noble. MFR. and Mrs. Cor
don Cumming, Mrs. Wood, Mrs. Lisner,
Mrs. Putnam, Mrs. Howry. Mrs. Cosby,
Miss Boardman, Mrs. Schutt, Mrs. and
Miss Whiting.
Moltke will return to Washington about
March IL.
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver. wife of the
Assistant Secretary OF War, has returned
to Washington from a brief stay with
her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph II. Choate, jr.. Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Choate are receiving con-
gratulations upon the birth OF a son,
their third child.
Col and Mrs. Garrard have as their
house guests at Fort Myer. where Col
Garrard is commanding officer, Miss
Hirchinger, Of Charlotte, N C; Miss
Eruyn. of Albany, n. Y, and the colo
nels nephew, Mr.. Garrard Ford, of
Middlesburg, Ky. Miss Valerie Gar
rard will entertain the members of the
Army and Navy Girls Club at the drill
at Fort Myer Friday afternoon and after
the drill at small informal tea.