The Washington herald., 1913-01-09
|SOCi0tY

by the many prominent guests present
American Beauty roses and palms were
used to decorate the handsome rooms
and American Beauty roses also were
used as a centerpiece for the tea table.
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. Preston Glib
son. Mrs. Horace wescott. and Miss
Cecilia May presided In the dining-room.
Mrs. Henry Dimock gave a brillian,
reception yesterday afternoon In honor
! of her house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Ern-
est scheIling. of New York.
Representative and Mrs Robert D
Harris and their daughter. Miss Alice
o. Harris, OF Massachusetts, have taken
apartments at The Grafton for the re-
| mainder of the Congressional session. In
December they enjoyed a trip to the
Panama Canal.
1 Representative and Mrs A. B. Rouse,
| of Kentucky, are entertaining the lat
ter's sister. Miss Anna Kelly. Of Cow
ington, Ky.
Mrs. Daniel 8. Lamont will come to
Washington to attend the dinner which
the President and Mrs Taft are giving
in honor of Mrs. Grover Cleveland on
Saturday evening
| Col. and Mrs F. L. Faison have ar
rived in Washington, and are visiting
Mrs. Faison's parents. DR.. and Mrs.
Sewers, at the latter's residence, In Mas
sachusetts Avenue.
Mrs. Sewers and Mrs. Faison will be
at home informally on Friday afternoons
in January.
Mr.. Theodore MoIkenboer has sent out
cards for studio tea on January II at
l?s H Street. E..
Mime. Calderon and Miss CaIderon will
! receive the first and third Fridays In
January.
| party. followed by tea yesterday after
noon in honor Of Mrs. Goethals at her
home in Bancroft Place.
The Brazilian Ambassador went to New
York yesterday to be with his wife, Nine.
da Cana, who is TO undergo a slight
operation at one Of the hospitals to-
day.
Mrs. George W. Ray. OF Thirty-nrst
Street. will be at home to-day and the
! remaining Tuesdays in January.
The Constitution chapter. D. A. r,
gave a brilliant reception and musicale
on Tuesday afternoon in the George
hatan. being their annual observance OF
ST. DistaT's Day.
The hostesses of the occasion were
Mrs. Morgan d. Lewis, Mrs. II. A.
Lewis. and Mrs. c. NJ. Lewis. who were
In colonial costumes with powdered hair
and carried distaffs. which was the
emblem Of femininity in the days which
this tea commentaries.
The tea room was decorated with
palms. American iags. American Beauty
roses, ana pink shaded candelabra.
A musical programme was rendered by
Mrs Warner A. Gibbs, soprano: Mr..
George Herbert Wells, organist. and Mr..
George Wilson, accompanist. Miss Gibbs
sang Bird Rapture" by Schneider;
From the Land OF the Sky Blue Wat
er" (Cadman). 81 Know Lovely Gar
den" OHardeloo, Come to the Gar
den. Love" (Salter). Love Is a Rose"
Me. of All Those Endearing Young
Charms" "Four-leaved Clover"
Birth OF Morn" GeonD. Mr.. Wells
rendered Hungarian Dance" Brahmsl.
Meditation CThais), ''Humoresque"
Dvorak). The Bridal Song (by Gold
Marke Wedding Symphony. Fanfare in
D. by Lemmens.
The following ladies were in the receiv-
ing line: Mrs. Matthew S. Scott. presi-
dent gnaral, n. S. d. A. r., Mrs. Morgan
ID. Lewis. Miss Elizabeth Pierce. chap
lain general: Mrs Flora Patterson, Mrs.
Henry A. Couden, Mrs. Mary Lockwood.
Among the guests were the following
Daughters: Mrs. Howard Hodgkins, Mrs.
Henry L. Mann. Miss Duncanson. Mrs.
Louis P. Shoemaker. Mrs. F. B. Moran.
Mrs. T. Franklin Schneider, Mrs. George
A. Armes. Mrs. Alexander Mcneil. Mrs.
William Cato. Mrs. Arakella Daven-
port. Mrs. Edwin Du Bose, Mrs. John ].
Harroen. Mrs. Frederick Clemens, Mrs.
Thomas w. Johnston, Mrs. George
Marsh. Mrs. James NJ. Hoge, Mrs. Ar
thur r. Burkholden. Mrs. NJ. Z. S. Davis.
Mrs. Carl A. Carlson. Mrs z. Clark
Jones. Mrs. Bella Touky, Mrs. L. II.
Quirollo. Mrs. Howard L. Bishop, Mrs
NJ. B. Moore. Mrs. Francis A. st. Clair.
Miss Magruder. Miss NJ. F. Bailey, Miss
Prather. Capt. and Mrs. Louis Van
Schaick, Mrs. E. Richard Gasch. Mrs.
Ella s. Knight. Mrs. Ausbrook. Mrs. Nc
Kahan, Mrs. Clayton z. Emig, Mrs. Sid
ney W. Phillips, Miss Helen Granfield,
Mrs. Shelton. Mrs. Bovee. Mrs. Mabel
Platt Trickey, and Mrs. Platt
Mr.. D. o. Eaton, who Is stopping at
the Raleigh. and who represents the
Autocar Company of Ardmore, Pa, is
spending few days In this city.
Mrs Louis P. Shoemaker will give a |
tea at her residence, Georgia Avenue, for
the Southern League women's Wilson
and Marshall organization. this afternoon
from to 6 o'clock. Mrs. Shoemaker will |
be assisted by her sister. Mrs W. 8. |
Thompson, Miss Jessie Coleman, Mrs. |
Fred Mertsen. Mrs. George A. Armes, |
president of the District Southern
League Wilson and Marshall organixa-
ton: Mrs. Leonard Hoffman, Mrs Bev-
erlv Buchanan. Mrs. Etha Patterson
Griffin, Mrs. John Poole, and Mrs. John
E. Lockwood.
Mrs. Judson c. Clements and Miss
Clements will be at home this after
noon.
The annual Charity Ball Of the South
ern Relief Society will be given at the
Willard on Monday evening. January q.
The President and Mrs. Taft have ac-
cepted an invitation to be present and
will occupy their box.
Receiving with Miss Mamie Randolph
Heth. the president OF the society, will
be Mrs. White, the wife Of the Chief
Justice, and Mrs. VIM. Corcoran Eustis.
Official, diplomatic and resident So
clety will be largely represented In the
list of patronesses ....
This ball has been one Of the big
functions of the winter. and coming as II