The Washington herald., 1913-05-03

1frs Wilson, Miss Eleanor Wilson. and
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones attended the
children's charity ball at the New Will
lard last night
At the opera in the afternoon Mrs.
Wilson occupied one of the boxes. She
was accompanied by the Misses Wilson,
and Miss Bones.
The Vice President and Mrs. Thomas
r. Marshall were the guests of honor
~ dinner given by Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock last night at her residence In
Street The guests invited to meet
them were the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Houston, the Secretary or
| Commerce and Mrs. Redfield, the Min
| lister of the Netherlands and Nine.
Loudon, Col. and Mrs. Robert M. Thomp-
son, Capt and Mrs Charles Marsh, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins, Mr..
| and Mrs. George Barton French, of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Atherton,
Mrs Dmock Hutchinson, Mr.. Catalani,
counselor Of the Italian Embassy. and
Mrs. Maurice Lowe.
Brig Gen. f. NJ. Weaver. chief of the
Coast Artillery, L. s. A, and Mrs.
Weaver gave a dinner in honor of the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Garrison
. last night at Rauscher's. The table
was placed IN the large bali room and
. the decorations were beautiful Richmond
roses, which represented the artillery
! colors
The guests were the Assistant Secre-
| tary of War and Mrs. Breckenridge;
| Mai Gen. and Mrs. James Aleshire;
Mai. Gen. and Mrs Bixby; the Surgeon
General Of the Army and Mrs. Torney;
| Brig Gen and Mrs. Andrews: Mr.. and
. Mrs. John Hays Hammond: Mrs. George
HARRISON Mrs w. j. Snow, Mrs. de
Witt, Mrs c. c. Hearn. Miss Niche.
Brig. Gen. William Crozier, Col. Rogers
BRINE, U. S. A; Maj. DE Laney, u. S.
A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell
entertained at dinner last night in
honor of the Secretary of the Interior
and Mrs. Lane at their residence in
Connecticut Avenue. their other guests
being the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand, MIR. Justice and Mrs. Van
Devanter Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs.
James Pinchot, Mr. and Mrs Corcoran
Thorn, Mr.. Barbour Lathrop, of Chicago,
ILL.,: Mr. and Mrs Gilbert II. Grosvenor,
Mr. and Mrs. David II. Fairchld.
Mr., and Mrs Philip S. Henry gave a
dinner last night at their residence, 1402
Massa chusetts Avenue, in honor of Mr..
Walter II. Page, the recently appointed
American Amba ssador to the Court Of
st. James
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Harrison enter
tanned at dinner last night at their resi-
dence in Sixteenth Street.
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur-
Lesson were the guests of honor at a din
ner given by Senator and Mrs George
Oliver at their residence i'm New Hamp-
shire Avenue last night.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood was
hostess yesterday afternoon at delight
full reception in honor OF Mrs. Steven b.
Ayers. The occasion was marked by the
presentation to Mrs. Ayres OF gold
watch-bracelet by nine of the women
who acted as hostesses at the welcome
breakfast" to Mrs. Wilson early in April
They gave il as a token of their appre-
citation of Mrs. Ayres' untiring efforts i'm
making the breakfast notable event
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott presented the
gift to Mrs Ayres with the words:
Few moments like this come into the
life of any woman, and the significance
of this expression of the loyalty and
appreciation of devoted friends must
touch the woman whom we have so spon-
taneously assembled to honor.
"A small boy once defined A friend as
person who knows you, but likes you
and assuredly there could be no greater
proof of friendship than his-that, know
ing Mrs. Ayres, we not only like. but
love her. Her rare intellectual gifts, her
ready wit, her gracious womanliness, her
quick intuition, and intelligent grasp Of
affairs mark her as one in whom the
elements are SO mixed that nature might
stand up ard say to all the world, this
is a woman
"A short time ago an occasion unique
in the history of Washington arrived.
An administration beloved of many had
drawn to a close; a new galaxy of stars