The Washington herald., 1912-02-22
SOCIETY

gold DeaoS.
Miss Della Torrey. the Presidents
aunt, who has been visiting at the White
House for several weeks. returned to her
home, in Watertown, Mass. yesterday
morning Miss Margaret Bissell, OF New
lYork, who has been Miss Taft's guest
for several days, left for her home yes
terday.
Mrs Christian d. Hemmick, who was
formerly Mrs. Barney. is arranging one
of her beautiful and artistic plays to be
given at Mi-careme at the Playhouse
for the benefit Of the Playhodse and
Neighborhood House, which promises to
be a masterpiece OF artistic conception.
II will be Oriental in character.
The first part will consist of classic
dances and tableaux, Indian dances, and
Oriental dances of many kinds. new
dancer Nayrb, who. is said to be des-
tined to rival Mordlin, and who will
make his debut in public on this occasion,
will be seen in the Indian dances. He is
a modern Apollo, and possessed OF won
derful talents. Galatea, a dancer, of
Boston, who has been seen in many
beautiful affairs for charity, and who is
now located in Washington. will take
the leading parts in the pictures and the
dancing.
The second part OF the entertainment
Of Echo" a veritable fairy tale worked
out IN the most graceful and artistic way
by Mrs. Hemmick, with dance of the
myths, dance OF the whirlwinds, dance
OF the willows, and some others. which
will go to make up beautiful fairy tale.
The characters OF the Greek shepherdess
and shepherd win be taken by Miss Eliza
beth Reeside and Mr.. Louis Thompson,
two gifted young singers Of the city, and
the characters Of Echo and Narcissus will
bs taken by Galatea and Nayrb. and in
these their gifts OF dancing viii be es-
pecially shown. Mr.. Harry Wheaton
Howard has charge OF the music. Miss
Sophie Siebert and Mrs. Chase have
charge OF the arrangements, and Mrs
Chase will have the ticket sale. Mrs.
Chase Is again at her home. pos Mas
sachusetts avenue, after a long absence
abroad. The performances will be given
| on the evening of March Il and the
afternoon Of March Is.
Ambassador and Mrs. whiteIaw Reid
and Count Aponyi sailed for Europe yes
terday on the Olympic.
Mrs. Champ Clark wife Of the Speaker
OF the House of Representatives, was
| the guest in whose honor Mrs. William
| Graves Sharp, wife OF Representative
Sharp, Of Ohio entertained the following
company at luncheon yesterday at her
home, In Sixteenth street: Mrs. Champ
| Clark. Mrs. Pomerene, wife of Senator
Pomerene, of Ohio; Mrs Ernest W. Rob-
erts, wife of Representative Roberts, Of
Massachusetts,; Mrs. Burrows. OF AIichi-
gan; Mrs. Isaac r. Sherwood, Mrs.
George White and Mrs. William A. Clay
pool, wives of Representatives from
Ohio; Mrs. E. S. Underhil and Mrs.
Stephen B. Ayres. wives OF New York
Representatives: Mrs. Slayden and Mrs.
William r. Smith. of Texas, and Mrs. J.
C. Linthicum, OF Maryland.
Capt and Mrs. A. G. Love have as
| their guests the Misses Stone, OF Brook
lyn, sisters Of Mrs. Love.
The marriage is announced OF Miss
Susan Margaret Taggart, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh T. Taggart, and Mr..
Ralph Hunter DaHghton, on Tuesday,
February 20. Owing to the death OF the
brides brother early last fall, the we'd
ding was a very quiet one
Former Senator Henry Gassaway Da-
Wis has engaged apartments at the Hotel
Hampton Terrace, Augusta, Ga. for the
middle OF March, and will go there for
a rest. He will be jsined by his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins. according
10 their present pans.
The woman's welfare department OF
the Civic Federation will meet this
morning in the ballroom of Mrs. Herbert |
Wadsworth. The last few meetings
have been held in the ballroom of the !
British Embassy.
The next Junior Bachelors ball will be |
held on the evening OF March I, in Mrs. |
Dyer's ballroom, in r street.
Mrs. lie Roy TuttIe has returned from
Utica, n. ". where she was called by |
the death of her father.
Miss Marie L. o'Connor, Of this city, |
who has been touring in the South for
the past year, was married February s /
to Mr. Joseph F. Mullen, of Boston. at
st. Mary's Catholic Church. at Green
wood, N c. The bride is the daughter
Of Mrs. NJ. NJ. and the late ]. ]. o'Conno=,
Of this city.
Mrs. E. S. Abel, of Baltimore. is the
guest Of DIR. and Mrs. James Dudley
Morgan, and went with them to the re-
oeption at the White House Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Abel wore a very hand
some gown of black satin and lace with
pearl and diamond ornaments. I
Another Baltimore guest at the recep-
tion to the army and navy was Mrs.
aIattee. who wore gray chiffon over vio-
let satin. Mrs. Mattee was the guest Of
Miss Belle Burns.
Mrs. Linthicum, wife OF Representative
Linthicum, of Baltimore. will leave
Washington to-day for New York to re-
main for some weeks. She will return !
nere in April for the spring season. Mrs.
Linthicum has been quite the most i'm
portant factor socially in Washington
this season Of any OF the Maryland Of
acial people.
State Senator and Mrs EweIl STAN
ton were the guests for few deys of
Mrs Gatewood, wife of Pay Inspector
u. 6 N. Mr.. and Mrs. STAN ,
ton accompanied Mrs. Gatewood TO the
at the White House Tuesday :
evening.
Mrs. Nancy Moncure Parker, we'll J
Known monologist of, New York and
Chicago, who has been here giving her
original monologues under the auspices
Of st. Thomas Church, will give 8 read
ing Thursday at o'clock at PIP o street
for the benefit Of the guild Of ST. Thomas J
Church. IL
Mrs. de B. Randolph Keim and Miss !
Seim will be ct home at their residence, I
ISIS T street northwest, tomorrow for .
the last time this season. S