The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-22
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the art committee will receive at the
Corcoran Art Gallery this afternoon at
4:39 o'clock.
Viscount Benoist day, naval attache
of the French Embassy, left Washing
ton yesterday for New York, and on
Thursday will sail for France to visit
his family. He will return here in June,
accompanied by Viscountess Benoist
dAzy, and they will spend the summer
| at Newport.
The counselor of the Italian Embassy.
Signore Giuseppe Catalani. has returned
to the embassy after visit to the flood
districts of Ohio.
Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn, wife of DR..
w. A. Bloedorn. U. s, N, will be at home
this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock, at her
residence. 2725 Thirteenth Street North
west.
Senior Don p. A. Morales, recently
named Minister from Panama to sue
arrive here within a fortnight to as
sumo his duties. Senior Valdez, who left
Washington on account of i'll health,
will return here May 1 for a short time.
The wedding of Miss Jessie r. Grant,
of San Diego. Cal. and Lieut.. Com
mander William p. Cronan. U. S. N,
viii take place on May /. Miss Grant is
a granddaughter of the late Gen. Ulysses
s. Grant, a niece Of the late MAJ. Gen.
Frederick d. Grant, u S. A. and a
cousin of Princess Catacuzene, of st.
Petersburg.
Mrs. c. d. Merwin, chairman of the
committee i'm charge of the luncheon to
he CiVen tho heno6f of ha cd
crate Memorial Home on April q %.
and 90, will receive this afternoon
from until 5 o'clock at the home, 1922
Vermont Avenue, when she will be glad
to see any one who desires to assist
at the luncheon. This luncheon will be
a State and club affair. and prominent
Southern women of Washington society
will be among the hostesses.
The Woman's Auxiliary Of st. Johns
Church will give a tea in the Parish
Hall, 81 Sixteenth Street on Wednes-
day, April %, from to o'clock. Those
who will assist Miss Wilkes, the presi-
dent, to receive are Mrs. Cotton Smith,
Mrs. Henry T. Allen, Mrs. Thornburg,
Mrs. Henry Todd. Mrs. Henry Randall
Webb, and Mrs. Mackay Smith. Other
ladies interested are Mrs. Kate Kearney
Henry, Mrs Smithgate Tucker, Mrs.
William Mather, Miss Hazeltine Miss
Emory, Mrs. James Hopkins. Mrs. P. NJ.
Rixey, Mrs. Edward D. Dunlap, Mrs.
Peter Wilson. Miss Fairfax, Mrs RAM
age, Mrs. Gallon, Miss Ella Smith, Miss
Herman, Miss Conden, Miss Pauline Ma
gruder. Mrs. De Cassidy, Mrs. Stockton.
Mrs. Harrison Dodge, Mrs. Luquer, Mrs
Goodwin, Mrs. Griffith Johnson Miss
Sexton. Mrs. Allen r. Boyd, Miss Clay
ton. Miss Adee. and Mrs. Richard s.
Washington.
Miss Mable Boardman has added her
name to the list of patronesses for the
Children's Relief Ball to be given at the
New Willard on May 2, for the relief of
destitute children in the flood district.
Miss Boardman was present at the first
meeting called by Miss Dabney to for
mulate plans for the ball. and gave
most interesting talk concerning her ex-
periences in the flooded district. She
outlined several ways in which relief
could be given the children. Other names
added to the list of patronesses are
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, wife Of the Sena-
tor from Ohio, Miss Mamie Randolph
Heth, and Mrs. John Hays Hammond |
Tickets for the ball have been placed !
at the leading hotels, Gibbs and drug
agency.
Mrs. William p. Borland, wife Of Rep |
resentative Borland of Missouri. will not |
receive today, but will be at home on |
Tuesday, April q. at her residence. in |
Sixteenth Street
Miss Helen Varick Boswell, of New
York. chairman Of the political science |
committee, General Federation of wom- |
ems Clubs has arrived in Washington to /
attend the council meeting of the fedora
ton; and is the guest of Miss Elizabeth
F. Pierce. at the Portner.
Miss Sue Wharton O,Neale and Mr..
John A. Maxwell, jr., were married inl
Baltimore last Saturday by Rev. H M.
Wharton, D. D., uncle Of the bride, with
only the immediate families of the con-
tracing parties being present. After the