The Washington herald., 1913-05-12
[DOTWGS OF SOCIETY I'm AND AROUND WASHINGTON

The President and Mrs. wilson, ac-
companied by their house guests. Mrs,
Woodrow and Mrs. Wells, of Denver,
Colo, and by their daughters, attended
the service at the Central Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning. Miss Hoyt,
Of Baltimore, spent Sunday at the White
House.
In the afternoon they all took a motor
trip about the District, despite the chilly
weather which suggested October rather
than May.
Mrs. Wilson and the Misses Wilson
have issued invitations 10 an informal
dance on Thursday evening at the
White House.
Mrs. Wilson will entertain a few
friends at tea tomorrow afternoon at
O'Clock
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston, who have been residing at
the Highlands since March. have leased
the residence at 1717 p Street and will
take possession of it within a few days.
ION TO Friendship is the slogan of
society today. for one and all desire to
attend the novel fete which is to be held
this afternoon for the benefit of the
Children's Hospital Mr.. John r. Nc
Lean has most generously donated the
use of the grounds about his country
place. Friendship and the lovely
lawns will be dotted with booths and
tents. The hours are to be from until
Z o'clock and, i'm case of rain, the enter
tainment will he postponed until another
day.
All who travel ont to Friendship
will find ample amusement, well as
all sorts of dainty refreshments.
The third secretary Of the British En-
bassy MIR A. Kerr Clark Kerr, will
rattle off the valuable sheep dog which
has been presented by Mr.. Preston Glib
son. Several other young diplomats viii
be assistants to Mr.. Kerr.
Another amusing incident will be Mr..
Basil Miles presiding at the soft drink
booth, having Capt. Mccoy Maj. James
A. Logan. Mr.. Elliott Goodwin. Mr.
Chauncey Hackett, and Mr.. Reginald
Huidekoper assisting la the mixing or
mysterious and dele,table drinks.
To see Capt. LOUIS McCarty Little
dressed in a white suit pushing a peanut
and popcorn wagon will also be worth
the price of admission.
Nine. Marcia will read fortunes by
cards. and Nine. Simone. New York
palmist. will also be present to reveal
the future.
Mr. James F. Curtis, who. with Mrs.
Curtis. has worked untringly in an effort
to make the fete a success, VIII pre-"
side at an original pcstoffice, where
stamps will he sold with numbers when
will correspond to the packages to he
redeemed.
The Counselor of the French Embassy
and Countess de Perctti de la Rocca en-
tertaincd at dinner Saturday night the
military attache of the Spanish LeSa-
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Charge d Affaires for Panama. and MISS
Icfevre Miss Manuela de Pena. ana
CHRISTOPHER Smith. of the Norwegian Lc-
CATION.
Mr. and Mrs. Hannis Taylor gave a
luncheon Yesterday in honor OF the non.
Arthur Shirley Benn, NJ. F.. who is
member of the Client Peace Commission.
tho other guests being Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Lurton Mrs. Gaillard u. Clark, OF
Baltimore. Md: Judge Garwood, ol
Texas: Judge Anderson, DIR. and Mrs.
Reid Hunt. and Miss Hanna w. Taylor.
Washington society is greatly inter-
ested i'm a cable dispatch from Paris
which SAYS that the betrothal OF the
Duke Of Croy to Miss Nancy Leishman
is officially announced by Mrs. Lelsh-
man.
The Duke of Croy is extremely devoted
TO his fiancee in spite of the most en-
phatic opposition to the marriage shown
by the Duchess Dowaser of Croy, the
young dukes mother. by family coun-
Gil of the House of Croy and by all the
branches of the Croy family in Belgium,
Prussia, France, and Hungary.
The engagement, Of Miss Leishman to
NO
weeks ago. and soon afterward it was
said that i'm the event of the marriage
the right of the dukes wife to the title
of duchess would be contested in the
courts Miss Leishman is the daughter
of John G. A. Leishman, Amba ssador to
Germany.
Commenting on the rumoT. the Neue
Gesellschaftliche Correspondent. the rec
ognized organ Of court society in Ger
many. said that as the title of the duke
is of French origin. it is not directly
within the German laws and that the
future social position of Miss Leishman
as the wife of the Duke Of Croy could
not be easily determined.
I'VE have reason to believe the
article continued that it will lead to
one of those controversies which have
frequently taken place among the houses
of the mediatized German nobility under
such circumstances.
The Correspondent also declared that
il was understood that the duke had al
ready handed i'm his resignation from
the kaisers Gardes du Corps Regiment
An elder sister of Miss Leishman is
Martha, Countess de Contradiction,
whose husband. Comte Louis de Gontaut-
Biron. died in 1907.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
J. Burnet Crane to the marriage of
her daughter, Miss Katherine f. Crane
to Mr.. Harold s. Brown, of Plainfield,