The Washington herald., 1912-03-01

evening with the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Stimson for the first time. Mrs
Stimson has been in mourning through
out this season for her mother, and IN
stead Of having the President and Mrs.
Taft to dine. in the regular order OF pre-
cedence, they are giving their dinner
after all the others The guests asked
TO meet them were Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Hughes. Senator Root, Mai. Gen. and
Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mr and Mrs Lloyo
! Griscom. of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.
James r. Sheffield OF New York: Mr.. and
Mrs. William ID. Guthrie. Of New York;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wharton Pepper,
Of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w.
Farnam, of New Haven: Miss Hegeman,
and Miss Frances Gamble, house guest
and niece of Mrs. Stimson.
One of the prettiest functions of the
season was the leap year cotillion given
last evening by Miss Katherine Cameron
at her home. in n street. when Miss
Taft was the guest OF honor. There
were sixty guests dancing and six fig
ures led by Mr.. de Bach, Of the Russian
Embassy stan. The favors included chif-
| fon scarfs of variegated colors. desk
equipments of various sorts, and several
grotesque favors OF drums, horns, fifes.
and such things, inducing much merrt-
supper was served.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand went to Baltimore yesterday
afternoon to be the guests at dinner and
at the opera following OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Marburg.
The German Ambassador will be the
guest Of honor at a dinner given by Mr..
Ill ~
cago, on March q.
The Counselor of the Austro-Hungarian
Embassy and Nine. LOewenthal will go
over to New York at the beginning OF
the week and sail for Europe March Il.
Miss CaryI Crawford, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Crawford, is visiting
Miss Mollie Elliott Seawell, at 1867 p
street. for the early spring.
Mr.. Gilbert II. Grosvenor. OF Washing
ton. director of the National Geographic
Society, was in New York during the
week TO attend the Canadian Camp din
ner, which was held in the grand ball
room Of the Hotel Astor, Times Square.
Monday evening.
The Counselor of the German Embassy
e.
tanned a dinner company last evening in
their home.
A large and distinguished audience was
attracted to the Playhouse yesterday aft
ernoon to hear the programme OF Nine.
Jomelli, the great soprano, in the second
of the musical teas being given there
during Lent Mime. Jomelli was assisted
by Harold Smith at the piano. After
her programme tea was served in the
front dining-room of the Playhouse,
when the artists received the audience
and had tea with them. MH. Huron W.
Lawson mee Kaspar) poured tea, as
sisted by Miss Hazel Smith. Miss Mar
garet Allen. Miss Goff, Miss Prewitt.
and Miss Chadwick, all students of music
at the Chevy Chase College. Nine. Jo-
meli repeated the success she made last
easonS as soloist with the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra. She sang programme
OF wonderful songs, well-selected and
particularly delightful, including enc OF
her own composition. ''J'al pleure en-
reve," beautiful song and most eftec-
tive. with an accompaniment which takes
an artist to play we'll She sang two
encores. and at the end OF the pro-
gramme gave a beautiful rendition OF
the simple Scotch song, Annie Laurie"
which displayed her Consummate art TO
degree. Mr.. Smith, in addition 10 ex-
quisite work as accompanist, played four
piano solos. Among those in the audi
ence and at tea were Mrs. Bryce, wife
of the British Ambassador; Mrs. WICKER
sham, Mrs Hobscn, Mrs. Hinckley, Miss
Hinckley. Mrs. William Barret Ridgely,
Mrs. James Dudley Morgan, Mrs. OK
nard, Miss Pickon. Mrs. William F.
Dennis, Mrs. Evans, DR.. Williams, Mrs.
Vandergrift, Mr.. Frank Norris Jones,
Mrs. Underwood. Mrs. Riksr, Mrs. Lee,
and Mrs. Richardson.
Miss Amy Grant gave a delightful
reading last evening at the Playhouse
on ''Pelleas and Melisande," under dis
tlnguished patronage.