The Washington herald., 1912-03-11
SOCIETY


Mrs. Charles l. Anderson, sister Of
Mrs. Taft, and a guest at the White
House, was entertained at luncheon yes
terdey Sby Mrs. L. T. Letter, who had a
company OF interesting women TO meet
her.
Miss Marion oliver. daughter Of the
Assistant Secretary OF War. entertained
a company at supper last evening. She
had as her guests of honor Miss Taft and
her cousin. Miss Catherine Anderson.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff were entertained at dinner
/ last evening by the Minister from the
Netherlands and Nine Loudon. The MIN
| lister and Nine Loudon will leave on
March IS for visit to their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace westcott enter
taIned a company at luncheon yesterday
| at the Chevy Chase Club. in honor Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Satterwhite and
| Mrs Robert Graves, of New York, who
are the house guests Of Mrs. Lloyd Bow
ers. Mrs Bowers was hostess at dinner
last evening I'm their honor.
The youthful heir Of Mr. Joseph Letter.
over whose arrival there has been much
rejoicing in both the Letter and the WILL
Jams families. has been named by his
maternal grandfather. Col John r. Will
Jams. A Revolutionary ancestor has been
chosen for the honor. and the youngest
Letter will bear the name of Thomas
williams Letter, for his mothers great
grandfather. Gen. Thomas Williams, who
was a colonik officer killed in battle
The Charge sd'Affaires OF Persia and
Nine. Khan have returned to the lega-
ton, in this city. after a visit in Phila-
delphia and New York. They were the
guests OF honor at dinner, on Thursday
evening, OF Mr.. and Mrs. William r.
Hearst, who had to meet them, Mr.. and
Mrs. John H. F'Iagler, Mr. and Mrs. z. n.
Breitung. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Bourke Cock
ran, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Untermyer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Montgomery Hare, Mr.. and
Mrs Clarence J. Shern, Judge and Mrs.
William Young. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s.
Whitman, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Duveen,
Mrs. A. W. Tovey, Miss NJ. Parsons, JUS
tice James W. Gerard, and Arthur Bris-
bane.
The table was decorated with orchids
and fruit After dinner the Persian
song cycle, THE Divan," the work Of the
poet Shans al Din Mohammed Hafiz,
set to music by Bruno HUM, was given
by Edith Chapman Goold. Corinne Welsh,
John Barnes Wells, and Francis Rogers.
Maurice did some OF his dances with
Florence Walton, and Walter c. Kelly
gave his representations
Nine. Hauge. widow of the former Nor
wegian Minister. who has been a
factor in the seasons gsyeties here, will
leave at the end OF THIS week for her
former home IN Louisville, to be the guest
of her relatives, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Ross
Todd. at their country place near Chero-
kee Park.
MAJ. Gen. Leonard Wood, Chief OF
Stafr OF the U. S. A, entertained dis
tinguished company at luncheon yester-
day. at their home at Fort Myer. Covers
were laid for eighteen guests.
An entertainment of historic tableaux
and symbolic figures will be given at the
Bristol School. on the evening Of April
IL and afternoon of Aprk Il, in the new
auditorium OF that school, for the bene-
Mt of the Southern Industrial Education
al Association. The patronesses include
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Mrs. Bankhead, |
Mrs. johnson, and Mrs. Richmond Pear |
son Hobson.
Washington society is deeply grieved !
over the death on Saturday of Mrs. Lucy |
Kean. mother OF the former Senator |
y
lily, consisting OF his mother and sisters, |
were important members Of the Sena- |
torial circle and active in the gayeties |
Of the seasons they spent In Washington. |
Mrs. Kean always spent her winters here |
with her son and her several daughters |
the Misses Kean, who were hostesses |
for their brother. Mrs. Kean was Of ad- |
vanced age. but, as a rule, met the /
Thursday afternoon callers Of her daugh- |
farg Gha 70 ha
House receptions, and was one OF the |
guests at a few functions of every sea-
son. where she always lent a specially
interesting atmosphere. being a woman
OF distinction and OF the old school She
was invariably among the guests at the
annual luncheon to the women Of the
Senatorial circle which Mrs. Hale, wife |
Of former Senator Hale, gave. Mrs Kean
will be buried from Grace Church to-
morrow. Mrs. Kean was the mother OF |
eleven children, and their old home is
the Livingston mansion at Ursino, n. J.,
which is still one of the sacred possess
sions OF the Kean family, although they
have not lived in it for many years.
Gen and Mrs. wotherspoon were
luncheon hosts yesterday at the Chevy
Chase Club, having a company Of ten.
Mr.. and Mrs George T. Clayton an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter. Mabel F'rommer. and Mr.. Russell
Sage woglum, OF New York and Cali
fornia. The wedding will take place
shortly after Easter in ST. Paurs Rock
Creek Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Covert announce
the marriage Of their daughter. Jean.' to
Mr.. Jesse Irving Buck, March 2. Mr..
and Mrs. Buck will be at home after
March 10 at 3o2 V street.
Mrs. A. L. Barber will entertain at a
tea from to next Friday afternoon
for the members OF the League OF Amer
lean Pen Women and the Seymour Club.
DR.. Ellie S. Carroll. formerly Of this
city, now of Buffalo. arrived in Washing
ton and Joined Mrs. Carroll and their
daughter, Mrs. Burwen Cutler. who
have been guests of Mrs Byron Andrews.
1t the Mendoza, for few days. Mr.. and
Mrs. Cutler have spent the winter In
Florida, and were on their way to their ,
home in Buffalo. They returned there !
asst evening. DR.. and Mrs. Carroll and /
Mrs Andrews will leave this morning ,