The Washington herald., 1912-03-10

Wood. wife Of Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood.
Chief OF stan OF the army, was the
guest Of honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Britton en-
tertained at dinner last night in compli-
ment to the Hungarian dancers Of the
kermess. OF which group OF young peo-
pie Mrs. Britton has been the chaperon
during rehearsais and the performances,
which concluded last night.
Mrs. James R. Mann entertained a
company at luncheon yesterday. when
her guests were asked to meet Mrs
wickersham, wife Of the Attorney Cen
erai.
Mrs Thomas c. Dawson will be host
ess at a dinner this evening in honor Of
her guest. Mrs. Edward Bowes. OF New
York. Mr.. Dawson, who has been in III
health for several days. has gone South
for short trip In hope Of eonvaiescing-
Mrs. stephens, wife Of Representative
Stephens. Of Nebraska. was hostess at
luncheon yesterday at her residence. l72o
Seventeenth street. when her guests
were the Congressional ladies OF the
Driscoli. Mrs. Henry T. Rainey. Mrs.
Martin D. Foster. Mrs William Hughes.
Mrs. Thomas L Reilly, Mrs. s. A. With
erspoon, Mrs. John II. Stevens, Mrs.
Walter L. Hensley, Mrs. c. u. Stone,
Miss Wilson. and Miss Ragsdale.
Mrs. seIden Day gave Japanese
luncheon yesterday in compliment to her
young relative and guest. Miss Margaret
Peale. The other guests were Miss
Genevieve Clark. Miss Sally Williams.
Carankam Kath-
crime Sherwood
The italian Ambassador with Marchesa
Cusani entertained at dinner last night
In honor OF Miss Taft. The guests asked
10 meet her were her cousinl Miss Cath
crime Anderson; Miss Julia Meyer and
Miss Alys Meyer, daughters Of the Sec
retary of the Navy: Miss Hildegarde
Nagel. daughter Of the Secretary OF Com
merce and Labor; Miss Hppitt. Miss
Switzerland. Miss Clover, Miss Marion
Oliver. Miss Julia Whiting, Miss Martha
Bowers, Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers.
Donna Beatrice Cusani, Postmaster Gen.
eral Hitchcock. Maj. Blanton Winship,
Mr.. Charles Richardson. Mr.. ]. z. White.
Count Ssekonics. Mr.. Frank Hlls. Mr..
Freyre. of the Peruvian Legation; Mr..
Pimentel, Marquise Constantine. Mr.. Will
lam Bowie Clarke. Mr.. stauffer. and Mr..
Rosso and Mr.. ceccato, both OF the Itai-
ian Embassy stan.
Mrs. william f. Draper entertained a
company at dinner last evening and had
as her guests the British Ambassador
and Mrs Bryce, the Russian Ambassador
and Mime. Bakhmeten, the Spanish Min
lister and Nine. Risno, Senator Aldrich.
Senator Bacon. Senator Brandegee. Mrs
Robert Mccormick. Mrs. Robert Patter-
son, Mrs. Marshall Field, Count de la
Chabannes, Gen. Crozier, Miss Draper.
Viscount d'Azy. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley. Paymaster and Mrs. Lawrence
Heap. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reid
Rogers. Mr.. and Mrs. Darlington Moore.
and Mr.. de Bach.
Mrs. Elmer Black, OF New York. who
spent the week at the New Willard, en-
tertained a small company at dinner last
evening. Secretary Wilson being the guest
Of honor. Mrs. Black and Miss Flora
Wilson have travelled In Europe together
way home from Palm Beach. where she
spent the winter. and has been here In
the interest Of the International Peace
Conference. She will leave to-day for
New York. stopping en- route in Balti-
more and Philadelphia.
Mrs. Alexander Britton gave a dinner
party last night, when the Hungarian
dancers OF the kermess were her guests.
Mrs. BrittOn was the chaperon for the
dancers.
Mrs George Luten. OF Chestnut street.
Takoma Park. entertained a dozen
friends at a daintily appointed luncheon
last Friday