The Washington times., 1913-04-08
Official Society Throngs Galleries
As President Reads His Message

i women today, bent upon hearing
the President read his own mes
sage. an event which. history states,
happens but once in many years
Mrs Wilson sat in the Presidents
box, and was accompanied by Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones. the President s
cousin: John Wilson and Alfred Wilson,
relatives of the President; Miss HaSner,
and DR.. Grayson.
Mrs. Marshall also occupied the spe-
cal seats allotted the Vice President
and his wife, and had several friends
with her.
Almost all of the Cabinet members
were present, Mrs. Lindley NJ. Garrison
having with her Mrs. George Leary, of
New York and other of the Cabinet
women entertained friends.
Mrs Francis E. Warren, Mrs. John
Sharp Williams, Mrs. Oscar Underwood,
Mrs. James r. Mann, wife of the min
ority leader in the House, and other
women of the Congressional set filled
the private galleries, while large num-
Der Of diplomats filled the gallery allot-
ted to them. s ....r .....
Mrs. Wilson will receive a few women
Informally at tea this afternoon.
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Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn, wife of DR.
". A. Bloedorn, U. S. N, has returned
10 Washington after spending the last
three years in Yokohama, Japan, max
ing the trip via Russia Mrs. Bloedorn
VIII be at hcme the second and fourth
Tuesdays of each month from 4 until 6
o'clock at her residence, z72S Thirteenth
street.
The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce, who are leaving this country
The last Of the month for England,
entertained at dinner at the embassy
last night in compliment to the Sec
Tetary Of State and Mrs. Bryan. Their
other guests were the French Am
hassador and Madame Jusserand, the
German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff, the Italian Ambassa-
dor. Senator Root Mrs. Maggie, Mr.
and Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Miss
Emily Tuckerman, A. Kerr Clark
Kerr, and Lord Eustice Percy, of the
embassy staff.
Sir Cecil Spring Rice. who succeeds
Mr.. Bryce as ambassador to this
country. will san from England
about April 19, and Mr.. Bryce will
meet him when he lands in New York
Lady Spring Rice will probably defer
coming to this country until the en-
hassy is moved to it's summer quar-
fers, when she will cross the ocean
with her little daughter of seven
years. The new ambassadors wife is
in mourning for her brother, the late
Major William Frank Lascelle.
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A unique entertainment was given
at the Playhouse last night with
Count and Countess de la Rocca and
Miss LaGarde as hosts. A play,
'EAssassin," q comedy in one act,
by Edmond About. was given, with
Mile. Lascelle MacClusky. Mile. Ce-
ceile Denis de LaGadre. Francois
Schmolck. Comte de la Rocca
Georges Denaint, and Ernest Bau-
mann in the cast. Later there were
two groups of dances given, Mile
Ramona Lefevre, doing the Tango
and Comtesse de la Rocca and Mile
Ramona Lefevre, doing La Jota, ac-
companied by Mile. ManuaIa de Pena
and Colonel deUrcullu, Spanish mill
tary attache. Following the play
supper was served. The guests in
cluded a large number Of diplomats
and others from resident and official
society. Later the hosts and their
guests attended the cotillion given
by Mrs. Patterson.
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Washington friends of Lieut. Philip
II. Sheridan, u. S. A, stationed in Hon
oluiu, have received the news of his
marriage to Miss Isabel McGunnigle.
daughter of Col. George K McGunnigIe.
First Infantry, U. S. A., tomorrow The
marriage will be soleinnized in Homo
lulu, where both Lieutenant Sheridan
and Colonel McGunnigle are stationed
Lieutenant Sheridan's mother. Mrs. Phil
Sheridan, and his sisters, the Misses
Sheridan, will not go on for the we'd
ding.
The Vice President and Mrs Marshall
occupied box at the Belasco last night
TO hear Robert Mantell in Louis XII"
Their guests were Attorney General Nc
Reynolds, Miss Eleanor Wilson, younger
daughter OF the President and Mrs.
Wilson; Miss Maitland Marshall, and
Faymaster Knapp.
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Judge and Mrs. Martin A Knapp en-
tcrtained box party at the Belasco
Theater last night, having as guests OF
honor. Judge and ME- Hunt