The Washington herald., 1912-06-26

Father Joseph FriolL pastor OF st. An
drew's, and the Rev. Father Rankin as
sisted at the masses and ceremony.
Mrs. Elmer E. Covert. Of Ssfs Twendeth
Street Northwest, win be at home 10 her
friends, Informally, Thursday, June q. to
meet her neice, Miss Rhea Mcconnell. Of
Elmira, N. Y.
The national conventions have become
a fad Of the society women. They are
not attracting the class Of what wal
known twenty years ago as strong
minded" women Of common-sense shos
type, but It Is the really society
women. both young and otherwise
who I'LL the guests seats at These
great affairs The gallery Of Armory
Hall. which Is reserved for the specially
distinguished guests. was filed yester-
day with a fashionably dressed throns
Of women and men, as many Of, the one
as Of the other. and looked much like an
audience at one OF the washington thea
ters so many Washingtunians being
prominent.
In the front row were Mrs Peter Goelet
Gerry and her mother, Mrs. Townsend.
Of Washington: Mrs Henry c. Corbin.
Miss Mary Patten, Miss Josephine Pat
much time here; the German Ambassador,
Count Won Bernstorff; Representative and
Mrs. Nicholas DongwOrth, the Belgian
Minister. Mr.. Havenith; Mrs. Perry Bel
mont. and Mrs. Laurence Townsend. 9th
ers in that gallery were Mr.. and Mrs.
William F. Dennis, Mrs. Huntington VIII
son. Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Miss Katharine
Elkins, Mrs. W. A. Cullop, Mrs. Thomas
Taggart, Mrs William ]. Bryan, and
- ~ To-
thaniel Francis, Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Sen
ator and Mrs. F. @. Newlands. Mrs. John
r. Mclean. Miss Lota Robinson, Mr..
George Howard, Mrs. Martin w. Little
ton, Representative and Mrs Richmond
Pearson Hobson, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter B.
Brooks, jr.. Miss Laura Merriam, Miss
Dorothy Williams, Miss Genevieve Clare
Mr.. Charles LetoIs, Miss Suzanne Carroll.
of New York, who spent several winters
here with her mother; Rear Admiral
winslow, Judge and Mrs. J. n. Dickin-
son. Gen. Green Clay Goodloe, Mr..
F. z. Chaplin, Mrs. John r. Will
Jams and daughter, Miss Francise
Williams; Mrs. Gore, wife Of the
Senator from Oklahoma. and Mrs.
Willis J. Abbott. Tomorrow Postmaster
General Hitchcock. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Letter, Mrs. Oscar Underwood, Mrs.
Henry D. Clayton, Mrs. John w. Davis,
ana many OIneTs are expected over. Inc
Postmaster General Will be the guest
OF Maj. John Philip Hill Mrs Under
wood is to be the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Mosley Walker at The Meadows"
their country place near Owings Mills
Mrs. Walker will give a large tea for
Mrs. Underwood on Sunday.
Because Of the sudden appearance OF
bubonic plague in San Juan. Porto Rico.
Count Benoist day. naval attache Of
the French Embassy at Washington, and
the Countess day. abandoned an ex-
tended trip through the West Indies
and returned to the United States yester-
day on the steamship San Juan, Of the
New York and Porto Rico line. They
will stop in Baltimore for the conven-
ton.
At San Juan. Count d'Azy tried to
book passage to both St. Thomas and
Cuba so that he might continue his trip.
but when informed that he would not
be allowed TO land at either place he
to abandon his trip.
II was the plan OF the count and
when they left New York
June TO visit all the principal ports in
the West Indies and then go to Panama
cross the isthmus. and return to the
-nited States via California.