The Washington times., 1913-03-26

f cational Association, at a tea
and lecture this afternoon
given in the ball room of the Shoreham.
The handicraft of the mountain chill
dren. such as basket. rugs and, other
features of weaving. will be combined
with mountain laurel and flowers in
decorating the ball rooms. the work
giving the visitors an, opportunity to
see what istbeing accomplished among
them.
Archdeacons Spur willfdeliver a short
address and will be introduced by
Thomas Nelson Page.
Mrs Wilson has shown a deep inter-
est in the work of theSassociation.
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Miss Jessie Wilson, Miss Helen Wood
row Bones, and Capt. A. NJ. Wilson oc-
cupied a. box at the New National last
night tot hear Mrs. Fisk tin THE High
Road
Mrs. Eliphalet p. Andrews entertained
a party of young girls at luncheon to-
day for her daughter. Miss Mary Lord
Andrews. a student at the Cathedral
school. who is spending her Easter
vacation in town with her parents.
In the party were Miss Lucy Burleson
anu MlSs SfUuey bNicSDf, uduBHlSfs Oh
the Postmaster General and Mrs. Burle-
son: Miss Katherine II. Beach, Miss
Holcomb. Miss Messtc3. Miss ChadweIl,
Miss Cunningham, and Miss Pocohontas
Butler. most of whom are school girls
enjoying their Easter vacation.
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Constantin Dumba, who was Tecently
appointed ambassador to this country
from Austra-Hungary, and who planned
to sail for this country the first week
in April, has delayed his departure for
this country by a week. and will not
sail until about April u. The chauffeur
and chef. with other of the domestic
staff of the embassy will precede the
ambassador to this country by a week.
Two large vans of furniture, bric-a-
brac, and rugs have been shipped by
freight from New York. and will be
placed in the embassy before the arrival
of the ambassador.
Many repairs have been put on the
embassy property. which is jointly own
ed by the Austrian and Hungarian
governments, such as papering. paint
ing. and decorating the drawing rooms,
Railways. dining room. and the main
living rooms on the second floor
Mrs. Joseph Thropp entertained infor-
mally at luncheon today at the Grafton.
Mrs. Thropp. who has been spending
the last week in Washington will return
10 her home in Pennsylvania Saturday.
Later in the season she will return to
Washington and will spend some time
at the New Willard. Mrs. Thropp will
not open her handsome residence, 17Ol
Twentieth street. which has been closed
81 winter, until next fall.
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Mrs. Edward Munford will entertain
at a bridge party this afternoon.
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Congressman and Mrs. Charles Ben
net Smith have as guests at Congress
Hall. Miss Stanton, sister of Mrs Smith,
and Miss Cavanaugh, both of Buffalo.
The eighth annual convention of the
Navy League of the United States will
be held in Washington April 10 to u
at the New Willard Hotel
The annual dinner, which will be
given in honor Of the Secretary Of the
Navy, Josephus Daniels, will take place
at 7:30 o'clock on April II.
The committee on arrangements IN
cIudes Robert II. Thompson. Henry B.
F. Macfarland, Henry II. Ward, Hor-
ace Porter, George Dewey. and Richard
Wainwright.
Arrangements will be made to wit
ness an exhibition cavalry drill at Fort
Myer, Va. to visit the home Of Rob
ert z. Lee, Arlington, Va, and the
Arlington Wireless Telegraph Station,
which is said TO be the largest in the
world.
Miss Marcia Bready has sent out
cards for Monday afternoon at 5
o'clock. at 1917 Lamont street, to meet
Miss Beaver.
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock will become a
permanent resident of Washington, hav-
ing bought a large plot of ground on
New Hampshire avenue and Swan
street. and when her home is built
she will be a near neighbor of Thomas
Nelson Page. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Bel
mont. and others who own large houses
In that vicinity.
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Madame da Cana, wife of the Bra
lillian ambassador, will return to Wash
ington tomorrow, and the last Of the
week the Ambassador and Madame da
Cana will entertain the Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Bryan al dinner.