The Washington herald., 1912-02-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Legare enter
taired a dinner company last night in
honor OF the Russian Ambassador and
Nine. Bakhmeteff. There were eighteen
guests, including the German Ambassa-
dor and Countess Won Bernstorff, Post
master General Hitchcock, Mrs. Richard
Townsend, Mrs Robert W. Patterson,
the Naval Attache Of the Russian EN-
bassy and Nine. Vassiliefr. the Military
Attache of the German Embassy and
Nine. Herwarth, Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Belmont, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Moore,
and Lieut.. Col. McCawley.
Miss Helen Taft was entertained at
dinner last night by the Presidents
naval aid, Lieut. John W. Timmons, and
Mrs. Timmons. The young people asked
TO meet her were Mrs. Leigh Palmerg
wife of the former naval aid to the
President who is now aid to the Secre-
tary of the Navy; Miss Harriet Ander.
son, cousin of Miss Taft: Miss Gladys
ingalls,, Miss Barnard. Miss Leslie Page,
of California, house guest OF Mrs. John
Hays Hammond; Capt. Sanderson, Maj.
winship, Capt. Louis Little. Lieut.. Cook,
Lieut.. Long, Lieut.. Leahy, and Mr.. Will
stach, OF Virginia.
the Civic Federation met In the ball.
room of the British Embassy yesterday
morning and had as It's special guest
Mrs. Taft, accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Miss Taft. The subject was The
loan shark evil" and Mr.. A. h. Ham,
of the Russell Sage Foundation OF New
York, and Representative Kahn. OF San
Francisco, gave interesting addresses.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, president OF the
federation, presided at the meeting and
also made an address. The bill for the
protection OF the public against usury
will come up in the House February Il,
and the women of this organization are
working hard for its passage.
Among others who were at the meeting
were Mrs. wickersham. wife OF the At
torney General; Mrs. Wetmore and Miss
wetmore, and Mrs. Crane, of the Sena-
torial circle; Mrs. John Hays Hammond.
Mrs Joseph Medin Mccormick. Mrs.
James w. Pinchot, Mrs. Hobson, Mrs.
Sheridan, Mrs. Littauer. Miss Hoyle'
Mrs. Morton Grinnell. Miss Lee, Mrs.
James wadsworth. Mrs. Pilling, Mrs.
James Marion Johnston, and Miss Sophy
Johnston. Mrs. Arthur willert took the
tickets Mt the door. The next meeting
will he held Wednesday morning at the
British Embassy.
The French Ambassador. NJ. Jusserand,
returned last evening from New York.
The news received here of the death
yesterday in st. Petersburg, of Boris de
struve a former attache OF the Russian
Embassy here, has been a great shock
in society. where he and Nine. de Struve
are so well known. Nine. de Struve was
formerly Miss Eleanor Slater, the only
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. A. Slater,
OF Providence. whose winter home is
now In Washington. She was married TO
Mr. de Struve at the end OF her first sea-
son in society. Miss Slater was con-
temporary bud with Miss Ethel Roose-
welt, Miss Martha Bacon, and Miss Car
Tie Mum. MIR. de Struve was a nephew
of a former Russian Minister. Baron de
Struve, who was an important factor for
many years in the social life OF Wash
ington, when the embassy was located in
the house which is now the residence OF
Mrs. William F. Draper.
Mrs. Littauer, Of New York. entertained
at dinner last evening a company OF
young people TO meet her niece, Miss
Dorothy J. Manice, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Manice, OF New York.
These guests, like Mrs. Timmons' guests,
all went to the Bachelors CotiIliOn after
ward.
Col. and Mrs. Thomas w. Symons en-
tertained n dinner company last night,
Mrs. Symons asking the guests to meet
Col Symons in celebration OF HIS birth
day. Miss Margaretta Symons will sail
March 3 to visit her brother, who is q
student at oxford.
Representative and Mrs. Charles J.
Linthicum, who are entertaining at a
large reception on Monday evening at
the Congressional Club. gave a large
theater party last evening. Their guests |
included Representative and Mrs. Stephen |
B. Ayres and Miss Ayres, of New York; |
Representative and Mrs. Sulzer, OF New |
York; Mrs Wilder, of Geneva, n. Y:
Mrs. A. A. Allen, of New York; DR.. John |
Leland Perry, of New York. and Mrs. |
NJ. B. Downing. A supper followed at
the New willard. Mrs. Wilder, Mrs. |
Allen, and DR.. Perry are house guests |
Of the hosts, and will remain here for |
the reception on Monday. Mrs. Margaret |
Graham will join the house party for |
that occasion. and the house guests will !
assist in receiving the guests.
Mrs. Linthicum has cards out for a |
luncheon Tuesday in honor Of Mrs. Colds |
wife of the governor of Mary
land, and Mrs. Preston, wife OF the |
mayor of Baltimore. On account of a |
death in the family. Mrs. Goldsborough |
will not come over, but Mrs. Preston
will be the guest of honor.
Mrs. Thornton Lewis, of Cincinnati and |
White Sulphur Springs, with her daugh-
Ter, Miss Alice Lewis, and her son, Mr..
Lawrence Lewis, returned last night to
heir place, THE Meadows" at the White
sulphur, after spending some days at
he New Willard to attend the marriage
If Miss Marthena Harrison to Mr.. Harry
4. williams, jr. Mrs. Lewis is a niece
II former President Benjamin Harrison,
md Miss Alice Lewis was one of the
at the Naturalization
Wedding. Mrs. Lewis and her children
attended the Southern Relief ball and
he Congressional reception at the White
House. Miss Lewis will return next
month TO be the guest of Miss Valerie
oadelford.