The Washington herald., 1913-03-26

ever given in Washington. Among thu
table hostesses will be Mrs. ]. W. Pin
chot. Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, presiden
of George Washington Memorial Asso
ciation: Mrs. Matthew T. Scott preslden
general Of the d. A. r.: Mrs. Charlie:
Boughton Wood, Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond. Mrs. Martin Knapp, Mrs. s. 0
Richey, Mrs. Woodbury. Blair. Mrs. Ar
| thur Lee, Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs
Albert Cummins, Miss Brown. Mis-!
Mamie Randolph Heth. Mrs. Henry r
Cooper. Mrs. Samuel Adams. Mrs. Rob
ert l. Owens. Miss Frances Thomson
Mrs. william Z. Andrews. Mrs. Charlie!
c. McChord. Miss Grace Porter Hopkins
Mrs. Mary S. Lockwood, Mrs. Blair. Miss
| Brown. Mrs. Amos Fries. Mrs. PhiliI
Andrews, Miss Cynthia Cleveland. Mrs
Edwin Sweet. Mrs. Kater Kearney
Henry, and Mrs. F. II. Smith.
| Mrs. Borland. wife of Representative
William p. Borland of Missouri. was
at home informally yesterday after
Miss Sylvia Metcalf. of Kansas City
Mo-. who is spending the winter in
| Washington sang a number OF songs
Mrs. Borland will leave Washington IL
few days for Western trip. stop
ping in Ann Arbor. Mich. for the mar
riage of Mr.. Borland's nephew. William
! Bo.land Fullerton, to Miss Margaret
| Reed. Mrs. Borland probably will 60
TO Ann Arbor for the wedding.
Mrs. Brinton Stone was hostess at a
| delightful bridge party yesterday in
honor of Mrs. Joseph Thropp. who is
| spending the Easter holidays at the Graf
ton. The rooms were charmingly deco
| rated with spring flowers. The guests
| included Mrs. Stuart. Mrs. Blunt. Mrs.
Munford. Mrs. Henry Wilson, Mrs. ST.
card. Mrs. Capehart, Mrs McChord. Mrs.
Buchanan. Miss Temple. Miss Baugher.
Mrs. Willis. Mrs. Holcombe. Mrs. Will
lam Kearney Carr. Mrs. Lee. Mrs. Tom
A. Williams. Mrs. Stevens Vail. and Miss
Mary Wilcox
A number of additional guests attended
the Informal tea which followed the
bridge party, among them being Mrs.
George Lewis Gillespie and Mrs. Taylor.
Mrs. Alexander Sharpe. Mrs N. s. Lin
coin. Mrs. Francis Chisholm. and Mrs.
Potts presided at the handsomely ap-
pointed tea table in the dining room.
The infant son Of Payma ster John Mer,
riam. L. s N. and Mrs. Merriam. was
christened Monday afternoon at the resi-
den"e OF his grandmother. Mrs. Richard
"allach. A number of relatives and in
timate friends were invited to the chris
tening party. and the boy now bears his
paternal srandfather's name. having
been baptized William Rush Merriam.
third.
The Minister of Switzerland and Nine
Ritter have as their guests at the lega-
tion the Swiss Consul at New York and
Mrs. A. l.. Gunod. To night the Minister
and Nine. Ritter will entertain at dinner
in compliment to their guests.
Mrs. Burton Harrison has sent out in
vitations to a tea in honor of Mrs. Mar
shall tomorrow afteYnoon.
General dancing will commence AT the
flower BALI at Mrs Edison BradIey's
residence tonight al the conclusion of the
flower dances.
The ushers who will assist the COM
mittee are as follows: Maj. Won Her
warth. Mr.. Arthur Willert. Mr.. Chand-
Ter Hale. Mr.. Clarence Wilson. Mr.. George
Howard. Mr.. Preston Gibson, Mr. Horace
Westcott. Mr.. Baron Lersner, Mr. Clar-
ence Hay. Mr.. Gurney Mum. Mr.. Henry
May, Mr.. Jesse Dodge, MIR. Oliver Harri-
man. Mr.. A. Kerr Clark Kerr Capt.
Louis Little. Mr.. Basil Miles. Mai. James
Logan, and Mr.. William Hit.
Mr.. Edward Mitchell will be stage man
ager.
The flower ball is given for the benefit
of the Washington Diet Kitchen, and
Miss Gwynn. 11+0 n Street. has the few
remaining tickets.
Mrs. Wellington Cobb was hostess at a
bridge party yesterday afternoon at her
residence in Hillyer Place.
Mrs. Berkeley, wife of Capt. Hugh
Berkeley. L. S. A, gave a luncheon fol-
lowed by bridge yesterday at their quar-
ters at Fort Myer. Va.
Mrs. Henry u. Fry entertained at
card part yesterday afternoon followed
by an informal tea, to which additional
guests were invited.
Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant, widow of
Gen. Grant. who is now visiting in Wash
ington. has just presented a group of
paintings of sacred subjects to the Chapel
Of ST. Cornelius, the Centurion. Trinity
parish, on Governors Island, in memory
of her husband
The marriage of Mrs. Gertrude w.
Stonestreet and Mr. Thomas Reeder
Cough took place last night at the
Edwards officiating.
from Gainesville. Nd. They will be at
home after April l.
Representative and Mrs. Mann of Illi-
nois, who have been i'm Panama for the
last month, have returned to Washing
ton. after spending a few days in New
York en- route.
Mai. and Mrs. Francis J. Korster, who
arrived in this city from Fort
Nebr.. have taken apartments
at the Richmond. Seventeenth and II
Streets, for the winter.
Mr.. E. Forday. the writer and explorer.
who has been visiting Commissioner Cen
eral of the Land Office and Mrs. bennett.
to Philadelphia yesterday, where
he completes his course of lectures which
he has been giving at the University of
Pennsylvania this week, when he will
sail for Europe.
Washingtonians We're much interested
In the marriage of Miss Betty MauIsby
Bouldin and Mr.. Chichester c. Kerr. of
New York, which took place Monday
afternoon in Grace Church, East Orange,
n. j. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Charles T. Walkley, rector OF
the church, assisted by the Rev. ]. New
EFT Steele. of New York, relative Of the
brides family.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father, and was attended only by a
iower gir4, her cousin, Miss Jane H.
Boyd.
The best man was Mr.. Dion Kerr, of
Va. brother of the bride
groom. The ushers were DIR. Harry II.
Kerr, another brother: Mr. William
Bouldin. Sd, brother Of the bride:
Mr.. Albert Ritchie, Mr.. Daingerfeld