The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

Mr.. william McNeir. Mr.. Charles Chand-
| Ter, Mr.. Charles Pepper. former secre-
| tary to the American Legation At Cuba:
Mr.. Bell. Mr.. John Barrett, Mr.. Yanes,
Mr. Francis Adams, Mr.. Cook. of the
| State Department; Prof. Desvermine,
4, of the University Of Havana; the As
| sistant Secretary of State In Cuba; Mr..
William Paterson, the vice consul OF
Cuba. Mr.. Barranco, and Mr.. Leslie
Coombs. secretary to Mr.. Knox.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edson Bradley enter
tanned at a dinner last night at their
residence in Connecticut Avenue. Among
| their guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Brooks, of Baltimore: Lieut.. Commander
| and Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer. of Annapolis,
Md. Mrs. Herbert Shipman, OF New
York. and Maj. Rhoads. U. S. A.
The Vice President-elect and Mrs
Thomas r. Marshall will attend the Indi
ana dinner tomorrow night, after which
| they will go to the reception being given
| by the woman's Wilson and Marshall
League.
The French Ambassador and Mime.
Jusserand entertained a number Of
friends Informally at dinner last night
| at their residence in Sixteenth Street.
Many society women are greatly in
terested in the suffrage meeting. which
will be held this evening at the Carnegie
Library. DR.. Cecilia Parker Wooley
will be one of the speakers. She 10 the
house guest of DR.. and Mrs. T. L. Mac
Donald at their residence in Massachu-
| setts Avenue.
The Second Secretary of the Spanish
Legation and Countess de Esteban de
| night at their residence In Sixteenth
Street.
The Cosmos Club, whose membership
assumes a gathering of the most in
teresting people in the resident and Of
| fetal life Of the Capital. offered hos
pitality at a reception Friday afternoon,
when several hundred guests were enter
tained In its rooms, The guests were re-
| ceived by the president and former presi-
dents of the club. In the line were DR..
Charles F.. Munroe. president OF the club;
Mr.. Newell. Mr.. Gannett. Mr.. o. ii. Tit
| mann. DIR. Gallaudet. Mr.. Howell. and
Gen. Sternbcrg. Mr.. Littlehales made
the introductions.
All the reception rooms were in use
and a floral decoration was at all avail
| able places. An orchestra played. and
tea, punch, ices, &c. were served
| throughout the reception.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
MacVeagh were hosts at a farewell re-
ception yesterday afternoon. when their
guests were the officials OF the Treas
ury Department and their families. The
beautiful rooms were decorated with
| palms. smilax. and cut flowers. and a
musical programme was played on the
great organ in the music room, and
! section of the Marine Band was sta
| toned in the ballroom and played dur
| ing the reception.
Miss Mary Wilcox will entertain in
,, formally Wednesday afternoon at a
| reception from 5 to o'clock. in honor
of Mrs. William Cumming Story. of
New York. at the Congressional Club.
1882 X Street. There are no formal
| cards Of invitation. but most cordially
invited are the members of the Con-
gressional Club and friends among the
visiting and resident members of the
Daughters of the American Revolution
| the Colonial Danes of America, the
| Legion OF Loyal Women. and the
| United Daughters OF the Confederacy.
Among those entertaining at box
parties this evening at the John Nc
Cormack concert at the National Thea
ter will be Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan. Mrs. John Mccormack, the
wife of the great singer. will be her
guest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philander p. Claxton an
! nounce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Miss Claire Claxton, to Mr.. Dale
Redmond Mayo. jr.. of Knoxville, Tenn.
The marriage will take place in the early
part of April.
The Vice President-elect and Mrs.
Marshall will have as their guest for
over Inauguration at the Shoreham Miss
Caroline ii. HowIard, of Indianapolis,
who will arrive in Washington to-day.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. KimbaI gave a
charming dinner last night in honor of
| the Minister of Switzerland and Mme
Ritter. The other guests were Mr.. and
| Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mr. and
| Mrs Frederick Atherton, Mr.. and Mrs
Guyer. of Rock Island: Mrs. Henry +.
Dimock. and the Counselor of the Italian
Embassy. Mr.. Catalani.
The British Ambassador entertained at
| a luncheon yesterday in honor of Capt
| Rostron, the hero of the Titanic disas-
ter.
| Mrs. Christian Hemmick will occupy a
I
| lumbia Theater this afternoon, and there
| fore will not receive this afternoon at
| Studio House
| Rear Admiral Rrownson entertained
| twenty guests at luncheon yesterday in
honor of the Secretary of the Navy,
Mr. George Won L. Meyer Mr. Beekman
Winthrop. Assistant Secretary of the
| Navy, and others of the Navy Depart
| ment were among the guests.
The wedding of Baroness Alex Mon
| cheur. daughter of the late Baron
| Ludovic Moncheur. and Mr.. Robert Loree
will take place at the Cathedral in Bal
| timore on May ).
Mrs. Taft and Miss Helen Taft at
tended the lecture on 1.-The Persian Ball.
given by the Chevalier Andre de
Fouquieres at the Playhouse yesterday
afternoon for the benefit of the Wash
ington Playground Association. The
theater was crowded with members of
fashionable society, among them being
Mime. Jusserand. Mime. da Cana, Mar
chioness Cusani, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Meyer. Mrs. Marshall
Field. Mrs. Hope Slater. Nine. Christian
| Hauge, Mrs. Hennen Jennings, the
Spanish Minister and Nine. de Riano.
| Count and Countess de San Esteban de
| Canongo, Maj. and Nine Won Her.
warth, Mr.. and Mrs Kienlin. Mr.. Will
lam Phelps Emo, Nine. de Pastor, Mr.
and Mrs. George Eustis, Mrs. Keep. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mr.. and
Mrs. belmont, the Counselor of the
de la Rocca, Mrs. r. r. Hit, Mrs. r. r.
4 nj nd