The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-07
Berlin's Winter Season Likely
To Be One of Extreme Gavetv
Clearing OF the Atmosphere in American Political Circles and
Peace in the Balkans Combine to Make for Unusual Brill
lance in Boil, Circles in German Capital


lat--thc latter would have had ,,iff;o,,i,,
IN escaping the viyilant cyc Of an ,,,o,;.
can custom house ofiicer-aud wearing :,
! chinchilla stole and muff.
! FRAU Won Below, the American wifo ,c
Colonel Won Below. commander or mo
ROYAL Augusta Guar, prcsidcd p, =,
f1hic decorated with wealth of old eiI,o,.
ana pink roses. Her .ucstS were cutiro,,
from tic DIPLOMATS circles and incIi,d.,,
tho American Ambassador ami Mr.
Gerard ana Mr.. Thackara.
| y luncheon was tho sro.i.I do.;..,.,:
gwen to IN" weeks meeting % the Amor
ican Luncheon club held ~ tho II.,c,
Adlon. Tho retiring Consul Gcnoro, an
/ inns occasion was raised from ,bn ro,L
lof membership TO be tho princin,l ..pos,
/ pom the American Amhas,a,Inr -.
chairman and ,oas,mastcr of Tho day
devoYcd The pleasant duty Of making =
speech Of presentation, ACCOMMODATING :,
gitt OF silver loving CUP. upon which
VAS inscribed TO Consul General
Alexander NJ rhachara as :: ,okcu ~
friendship and cs,ccm from Tic Amer.
can Luncheon Club
Talk on Opera.
Mrs. Anna McEirec. who recent, was
inppointcd acting president of tho Ladies
tnion OF tho American Church. ushered
I'm e series Of Monday afternoon teas
by inviting tho members and guests to
listen to an analytical ak on Carpen.
TIERS opera Louise given by Mrs
Louise Van Osle. Of Seattle. who is well
known in the United States as a lecturer
.on mnsica! topics. She il now on her way
10 Russia with Mrs. John l.. Wilson.
widow Of Senator Wilson. of Washington.
where she expects 10 mako q study OF Rus
sian o1cra at first hand and ccllcc, ma
tcrial FOR extending the scope of tho sub
J"ct The well known aria ~ louise
vas sung by Miss Leila IIoltcrhoff. an
interesting Young blind soprano Before.
tho Introduction Of the speaker a letter.
was read rs Mrs STEPHEN :. Ncladden.
vice president. in which Mr.. Jane. w.
Gerard accepted tho Invitation 10 become
honorary president of tho organization.
Mrs T. Stewart White entertained II
dinner ior The American Amba,s ador ana
'''s. GERARD IA r"nainin: guests 81 the
party being Coun; Mout-clas. Of tho For.
eica Office, and Countess Mon,gclas. the
latter's mother. Mrs. CAnrlcs Hazeltjpo
OF Grand Rapids Mr. and Mrs. :. 81
longer Miss Agnes Kerr baroness Won
Schroeder. Mrs. Dewitt roolc and MI.
RoIerick White
Others Who Entertain.
other hostcS>cs of The wee. vcrc Mrs
NJ. + Walker, who entertained Tor Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Mesmcr, Of Chicago
Mrs. Harry IIirsh, Of Philadelphia. who
offered her guests musical programme
hy Mr.. John Thompson. a
young American pianist, and Mime. Kin. |
singer. whose salon presented the cus
tomnry international physiognolny on the
afternoon she entertained for Mr. +
Adoiphc Borchard. OF the French MUSICAL
World
Upon learning Of the death OF her SIS.
tor. Mrs. Thomas Williams Fitch, Mrs. /
Thackara cancelled all her engagements.
and this wili neccssitatc some sweeping
changes in the social State as many Of tho
forthcoming events were 10 he given either
yy or for tho family al the Consul Gen.
nral