The Washington times., 1913-02-24
Bachelors of the Diplomatic Corps
10 Entertain Capital Society Tonight
Affair at Rauscher's Will Be
One of the Most Notable
Events of the Season.


"HE BALL for which Washington
society people have waited with
u keen delight will take place at
Rauscher's tonight. when twelve
bachelors OF the Diplomatic Corps will
entertain several hundred of the most
prominent people of Washington So
ctety.
The diplomats, who will be hosts of
the occasion, are Baron Erich Zwie-
cinek Won Sudenhorst, Austro-Hun-
garian counselor and charge d'affaires;
konstantin Won. Vasirevich, first secre-
tary of the Austro- Hungarian embassy:
Commander Macmillan Burstyn, naval
sttache Of the Austro- Hungarian en-
bassy; Stephen Hedry de Hedri ct de
Genere Aba. second secretary of the
Austro-Hunsarian embassy; Count de
saruges. third French secretary; Mr..
Won Buiow and Baron Won Lersner. at
taches of the German embassy; Com
rnander Boyd, German naval attache;
Senior Don A. Alsara r. de Terreros,
second Mexican secretary; Mr.. de Bach,
and Mr.. Kalpaschnikoff, of the Russian
embassy staff, and Count Claes Bonde,
secretary of the Swedish legation.
The guests include several hundred of
the most prominent people of washing
ton society, resident and official, and
while there will be no attempt to make
tae occasion equal in spectacular beauty
the flower ball given several years ago
by Baron Ambrozy, then charge DAFT
faires for Austria, it will be one of the
most notable events of the winter.
= II Is probable that the wives of three
Of the counselors of the embassy will
be asked to assist the bachelors while
the guests are arriving. but otherwise,
the party will besconducted entirely by
the men. The Marine Band will play
throughout the evening.
number of dinner parties will pre-
ceed the ball. the French Counselor and
Countess de Peretti de la Rocca enter
tanning party they will accompany to
the dance.
The Second German Secretary and
Madame Kienlin will also entertain
number Of guests at dinner. and later
Jake them to the ball.
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Mrs. Taft will join the President at
the White House this evening in time
TO attend the d!nner which Mr. Justice
and Mrs. PitEey are giving in their
fonor She did not return with the
President yesterday. but remained over
Tor special visiting and shopping.
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! Miss Mabel Boardman will entertain
81 dinner tonight Miss Taft. Miss Edith
Morgan. Miss Catherine Anderson. and
others. later taking her entire party to
the bachelor diplomats dance At
Rauscher's. 81
Miss Catherine Anderson returned to
Washington today from a weekend
visit to Warrenton. Va. and is the
guest OF her aunt, Mrs. Thomas X.
Laughlin, with whom she Will remain
for some time. Miss Anderson was the
guest Of her older aunt, Mrs. Taft, at
the White House for several weeks.
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Frederick Eckstein. who was the
guest of Robert Taft at the White
House for several days. left there yes
terday afternoon TO resume his studies
at Harvard.
The italian Ambassador. Marquis Gu
sani, has arrived In Washington from
Italy, where he and his family have
been since last July.
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The German ambassador is spending
a few days in New York.
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A number of small dinner parties were !
given last night at the Shoreham. The |
guests afterward attending the usual |
Sunday night concert in the drawing |
room.
Among those dining in the rose room
last night were Mrs. Samuel F. Mat
tingiy. Mrs. David d. Porter, Henry |
May, Miss Isabel May, the Venezuelan
DR.. Rojas; the secretary of
the Pan-American Union and Nine. !
Yanes. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stoddart,
the counselor of the Italian embassy,
Mr.. Catalani. Mr.. de Bach, of the Rus
sian embassy. and a number OF the
young members of the Diplomatic Corps. !
Norman E. Mack, OF BuTa.o, has ar
rived in Washington. and is stopping
at the shoreham. He will be joined |
shortly by Mrs. Mack and the Misses
Mack.