The Washington herald., 1912-05-15
RAIN PREVENTS
REALISTIC SHOW
What Might Have Happened at
Mclean Reception Threw
Scare Into City.
INDOOR SCENE WAS BRILLIANT

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Avenue mansion last night.
Fortunately for Washington and the
surrounding territory, however, rain
forestalled the outdoor features OF the
MISUNDERSTANDING the mimic battle
and Mr.. McLean's Napoleonlc coup did
not come to pass.
AssembIaEe CosmopOlitAn.
Invited to meet the Red Cross visitors
was q cosmopolitan assemblage. includ-
ing all the lumlnaries and satellites Of
oficial and social Washington. and for
these world-famous men and women.
wearing gowns and jewels worth fabu-
lous fortunes (thus the Mclean press
agent the great home Of the young mil
lionaire and his beautiful wife was trans
formed into a veritable fairy land
Had not the elements interposed, the
big feature OF the brilliant function
would have been the Red Cross first aid
demonstration. For this portion OF the
programme (again We quote the Mclean
press agent large Quantities OF dyna-
mite had been imported. and miniature
mines had been imbedded in the soft
clay Of the gardens. Small soldiers. made
Of gelatihe and china, were arranged on
the grounds, and tiny nurses in the Red
Cross garb were stationed at different
points, with little ambulances drawn by
four horses dotted the warlike scene.
Small fortresses were set up, and
cavalry and cannon were about AT a
given signal one OF the mines was to
have been exploded and the little war
rfors were TO have been blown into frag-
ments. Instantly the Red Cross nurses,
arranged on wires and charged with
electricity were TO have rushed onward.
The whole arrangement was realistic In
the extreme"
1t was this portion Of the function.
prepared at a cost approaching $4,000
Cagain the press agent, which the
weather man prevented last evening.
Guests Numbered 500.
The indoor reception was held accord
ing to schedule and was most delightful.
Mrs. Edward Mclean, wearing the ia
nous Hope diamond. received the guests,
assisted by Nine. Bakhmetef, wife OF
the Russian Ambassador. The guests be-
gan to arrive about $50 o'clock. and by
10 o'lock the mansion was crowded with
about 800 notable personages.
Announcement from the same source
yesterday that Mr.. Mclean intended to
explode 1000 tons OF dynamite on his
front lawn during the function caused
apprehension in the city. An
army officer stated that this large con-
signment of the explosion would blow
the entire District Of Columbia into
Present mt Reception. ---
Among the delegates present at the re-
ception were: The Russian Ambassador,
Mime. Bakhmeteff. Miss Mabel Boardman,
Cyrus H McCormiek, Vance C. McCor-
mick, Mrs. Theodore North Mclaughlin.
Henry B. r. Macsarland. Charles H.
Magee, Samuel Mather, Miss Annie c.
Maxwell, Col. John s. Muckle. Franklin
Murphy; Secretary Of Commerce and La
Dor Nagel, Miss Georgia II. NevinS,
Charles D. Norton, Henry K Porter. DR..
G. H. Richardson. Admiral William K
van Reypen, Cuno H. Rudolph, Col.
william c. Sanger, Jacob H. Schih, J.
c. Schmidlapp, James Brown Scott. DR..
NJ ]. Shields. Miss. Sarah Sly, Henry
James Turner, Beekman
Bayard Tuckerman, Town
send Howard, and Mai. Gen. George w.
Davis, U, S. A, retired.
Frederick NJ. Alger, Hon. D. R. An
thony, jr., Hon. Robert Bacon. Bernard
\. Baker, John Barrett. Ernest p. Bick-
nell Gen. Charles Bird. Miss Emily P. Bis
sell, William K. Bixby, Miss BoardmAn,
George c. Boldt, J. c. Brown. Kenneth
Clark, H. P. Dawson, Robert W. de
Forest, Miss Jane A. Delsno, Dr.Bdwsrd
7. Devine, Cleveland H. Dodge, F. W.
Dohrmann, Mrs. H. E. Draper. Hon. Will
am W. Farnham, Hon. W. Cameron
Forbes, Hon John W. Foster, John NJ.
ilenn, Theodore Francis Green, Hon.
Lloyd c. Griscom, Arnold Hague, Lieut.
Col. ]. A. Hall, Hon. w. R. Hammond,
W. P. @. Harding, Edward S. Hardness,
z. A. Hayes, DR.. Joseph A. Holmes, DR..
Henry D. Holton, R. w. Huntington, jr.,
hn Tralard H0n A q
kaufman, Gardiner NJ. Lane, George B.
Leighton, z. D. Libbey, Charles P. Light,
Hon. Seth Low, Lieut.. L L. Macarthur,
Medical Reserve Corps, U. S. A; ;Dr.
T. Mccormack, Gen. Won Pfuel.
DR.. Kimmle, Mr. Mosle, Dr. Won Oct
ingen, Mr.. Berheimer, Mr.. SUPP, Maj.
gon Herwarth, DR.. Emmanuel MsIbran.
Ar. Eduardo, Lieut. Col. DR.. Johann
steiner, DR.. NJ. V: SiIbermark, Nine
Y. Farkas, Joseph de-Babics, Mr.. L.
Iavenith, Mr.. A Won Schelle, Senior
Calderon. Senior da Cana, DR.. Joaquin
lie OliveIra BetheIho, Nine Bakhmeteff, |
senior SuareZ, Senior Alberto, Joachim
yaras, Mr.. Chang Yin Tang, Mr.. Yung
Swai, DR.. John c. Fergerson. 7. Theo- |
lore Wong. Maj. Gen. Jose de Jesus |
Monte Agudo, Mrs. Suite, Maria Parez |
2ichart de Sanches Fuentes, DR.. Eugenio |
Qe EGldCAf LII AulOulO
le Ia Piedra Gonzalez, MAJ. S. ]. C. |
deyer. Miss C. Lutken, Senior DR.. Fran
isco ]. Peynado. Senior Don Juan Riano. |
,ol Don Nicolas Urcullay Cereijo, Lieut. 4
Benoist day, DR.. Payart. /
daj. Eymeri, Gen Michal Comte jacques
Ie Pourtales, Nine. Panas, Comtesse Paul /
ls Portalles, Viscountess Benoist day,
Y. Emile Charrier. Lieut.. Col. G. NJ. W.
Maj. c. e. Pollock. Sir
Frederick Treves, Sir Benjamin Franklin.
'ir John Furley, and Col Guy Carlton
Iones
Col. George Stirling Ryerson, Hon.
,ol. ]. Morrison Gibson. Col. George A.
'wemy. Col. James Mason, Noel Mar
hall, John T. Small, Daniel r. wilkie,
Dr.. Charles r. Dickson. Mrs. Albert E.
Sooderham, Mrs. Samuel Rordheimer.
DR.. Il L, Caftcsnzogiu, DR.. Theodore
/. Ion, Anthony P. Rail-.
Count Luigi -AldrovandL Commander
suigi Ferrero di cavalledieone, Col. Fill
ipo Rho. Capt. Merriggio Serrati. Sig
ior Catazzi della Somalgia, Count Clan
ignor Lionello Perera, Count Jean
acdues cavazzi de la somagiia, Che
-alIer de POrdre
Lieut. Col. Kazutsugu Inouye, COM
nander TolCutaro Hiraga, DR.. Masan
)suke Akiyama, DR.. Yenjl Inouye, Bar
q Takeo ozawa. Countess Sada ogasa-
Fara, Nine. Taye Nagasald.
Col. Alepandro Ross, Senior Jeus Z.
donjarez.
Nine. Laura Bryn and W. NJ. Johan-
lessen.
Mira Ali Kuli Kahn.
Viscount d;Alte and Capt. Manuel
1oquette.
Nine. Marie de BakhmeteI, Lieut..
fen. Nicholas. Yermolow. Col. Baron de-