The Washington herald., 1913-02-12

table was beautifully decorated with
yellow tulips.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham have leased their country place,
Marsh Fields" at Cedarhurst. Long Is
land, to Mr.. Malcom d. Whitman.
Miss Esther Foote. debutante daugh-
ter of Col. Stephen NJ. Foote. L. S. A.
and Mrs. Foote. who spent the last few
| days in New York is now at West Point,
visiting Lieutenant and Mrs. Jacobs,
where she will remain until the latter
| part of the month.
Mrs. Norman Williams has sent out
| cards for luncheon on Sunday
The first meeting of the Lenten Skating
| Club, organized under the auspices OF the
Navy Relief Society, took place at the
Arcade yesterday afternoon. and drew
| crowd of enthusiastic skaters. Mrs. Alex
| ander Sharp. jr.. and Mrs. A s. Fech-
teller received the guests, who began
TO arrive shortly after o'cIock The
hand from the Mayfiower alternated with
the large organ in the gallery in playing
gay and catchy airs. The balconies We're
decorated with the Stars and Stripes and
from the roof hung pennants OF all va
T1eties. \ dainty tea booth, buried in
greens and surrounded with tables, at
tracted many thirsty skaters between the
hours of and ). The floor was not too
crowded for comfort. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. George T. Summerin,
Mrs. Hibbins. Mrs. Frank F.. Beatty,
| Mrs. W. L. Littlefield. Mrs. Walter r.
Gharardl, Mrs. George r. Evans. Mrs.
Isaac Mann. Mrs. Eldridge Jordan. Mime.
Pastor. Mr.. and Mrs. Colby Dodge. the
Misses Greble. the Misses Allen. Miss
| Rebekah Wilmer. Mrs W. b. Fletcher.
Mrs. Mark Brooke L. S. A. Mrs. Gould
| Lincoln. Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Under
wood. Miss Mable Boardman. Miss Down
ing. Miss Henrietta Fitch. Lieut.. Theo-
dore Jewell. L. s. ". retired; Mr.. F. NJ.
Schmolck. OF the Netherlands Legation;
Lieut.. Edwin II. Marks. L. S. A; Mr..
and Mrs. George Applehy, Mr.. Robert
Hume. Miss Frances NOyes. Miss Estelle
Crane. and Miss Katherine Crane, Mr..
]. William Henry. Mrs. David W. Tsy-
lor, Miss Mary McCauley. Mr.. Frank
Scott. Commander Walter Crcsley, L. s.
n. and the Misses Sands.
Another Lcnten skating class is being
formed by Viscountess Benoist day
and Mrs George Howard, which will
meet at the Arcade every Thursday
afternoon. Many Of the members of the
Diplomatic Corps have sgnifed their in
tcntion Of subscribing. The proceeds will
go to charity.
The Peruvian Minister and Mmc. Pczct
entertained at dinner last night at the
legation. Their guests were the French
Ambassador and Mime. Jusscrand. the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Stimson.
Mrs. REYNOLDS Hit. Representative and
Mrs. Mccall. Representative and Mrs.
Legation. Senior Don Manuel Walls Y
Mcrino: the Secretary to the legation
Of Panama and Srnorita Lefevrc. the
Naval AttaChc to the French Embassy
and Niscountess day. MIR and Mrs.
Christian Hemmick. Mrs. John Miller
Horton. OF Buffalo: Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
eriCk +. Chaplin. Miss Mccall, the Mill
tary Attache to the Peruvian Legation.
Senior Gomez. and Senior Don Washing
ton Pezet
4 large and enthusiastic audience filled
the Columbia Theater yesterday after
noon TO hear tn" concert given by the
Washington symphony Orchestra. Nine
Helen Donohue De Yo. the well-known
soprano. was the sololSt. II proved to
bc one OF the most delightful concerts
Of the season.
Mrs Walter TUCkerman entertained in
her box Mrs Walter Wilcox. Mrs Charles
Shepard. Mrs. Buckner Randolph. Mr..
Walter Wilcox. Mr.. Robert HolIister
Chapman and Mr.. Walter TuCkcrman.
Miss Morgan occupied Mrs. James Pin
chot's box. and had with her Mrs. Peter
r. Labouisse. Mrs. George Becker. Nine.
von Horn. and Miss Drew.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Reesidc and Miss
Reesidc were in one of the boxes. and
Miss Jones entertained a number OF
friends in Mrs. Duncan McKim's box.
Among the audience were DIR. and Mrs.
Fremont Smith, DR.. and Mrs Tom A.
Williams Mrs. PeirCe Crosby. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Tittmann. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hennen Jennings. Mr.. and Mrs. LivinCs-
ton Hunt. Mrs. Robert IIinckIey. Miss
Caryl Crawford Mr. William Bowie
Clark. Gen. and Mrs. Andrews, and Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Putnam.
Miss Ella Lorraine Dorsey gave n most
interesting address at the Congressional
Club yesterday morning. her subject be
ing The National Circulating Library
for the Blind 1t was the second OF
a series Of Lenten lectures. and the
next one will be given at the clubhouse
on February Is. when Mrs. Huntington
Wilson will talk about "Eugenics.'
Great interest is being taken by Wash
lnEtOn music lovers IN tne concert IlllS
afternoon at the Columbia Theater when
Mr. Ernest SchelIing. the famous pianist.
will he heard. Mr.. Schelling is the pupil
and intimate friend of Paderewski This
is the first time he has given a concert
In Washington. but he played at 4 pri-
vate musicale at the White House last
Friday night.
In January. Mr.. and Mrs. Schelling
were the house guests OF Mrs. Henry F.
DimoCky and they are at present visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. George Vanderbilt. They
will spend a few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page before leaving
Washington.
Mrs. Taft will occupy box at the con-
cert this afternoon. and other bOX-hOld-
ers are Mrs. Henry F. Dimock. Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Page. and Mrs. Marshall
Field.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Heath Rich. Of Brock
ton. Mass, are at the New Willard. Mr.
Rich is a cousin of Mrs. r. J. Putnam,
wife of the librarian of the Library OF
Congress. He is publisher of the Brock
ton Enterprise. a daily newspaper OF
Brockton. His previous visit to Wash
ington was nearly twenty years ago,
and he says he notes many changes.
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