The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-12-12
Lady Spring-Rice at Tea

| Lady Cecil spring-Rice, wife OF the
British Ambassador, was the guest or
honor at a small tea given by Mrs. Hope
Slater yesterday afternoon at her resi-
dence in Eighteenth street.
Mrs. Nicholas Anderson was hostess at
luncheon yesterday at the Country Club
in compliment to Mrs. s. Weir Mitchell,
of Philadelphia, Pa
The other guests included Mrs Thomas
Bayard. Mrs. John Hay, Mrs. Eugene
Hale Mrs wetmore. Mrs Larz Anderson.
Mrs. Norman Williams, Mrs Charles Nc
Cawley, Mrs John Story, Mrs. Sheriff.,
Miss Jay, Miss Stevens, and Miss Pen
dleton.
Mrs Thomas Bayard entertained at din
ner last night complimentary to her
house guest, Mrs. S. Weir Mitchell. Of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Thomas Buckley. of Albany, n.
Y, Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Stevens
Vail, at her apartment at the Champlain.
Mrs. Garrett, Of Pittsburgh, Pa, is
visiting her brother-in-law and sister,
the Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
John z. Osborne, at their apartment at
the Connecticut
Mrs Henry F. Dimock was hostess yes
terday at one Of the most brilliant re-
ceptions ever given in Washington, one
which. in point Of lightly and elegance,
recalled the gracious hospitality of her
brother. the late William C. Whitney,
when Mr.. Whitney was Secretary of the
Navy in Cleyeland's first administration.
The reception was given in honor of Mrs.
Dlmocks son-in-law and daughter, the
counselor of the Italian Embassy and
Mime. Catalani, who are spending the win
ter with her.
The house, one of the handsomest in
Washington and especially adapted to
entertaining, was charmingly decorated
with palms and ferns and cut flowers
Mrs. Dimock and the two guests OF
honor received in the drawing room. Mrs
Joseph Lamar and Mrs. Frederick Ather-
ton presided over the handsomely ap-
pointed tea table.
The large drawing room, ballroom, and
dining room were thronged with a most
distinguished gathering, among the guests
being the French Ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand, the Spanish Ambassador and
Nine de Riano, the Turkish Ambassador,
the Minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. van Rappard. Mile. van Rappard,
the Peruvian Minister and Nine. Pezet.
the Minister of Norway and Mime. Bryn,
the Minister of Belgium and Nine. Hav-
enith, Mrs. Thomas Marshall, the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan, Mrs. A. s. Burleson. Misses
Burleson, Mrs. Edward White. Mr.. Jus
tice McKenna and Mrs. McKenna, Miss
Montgomery, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Macveagh, aMr. and Mrs. Charles Camp
bell, Mrs. n. S. Lincoln. Mr.. and Mrs.
n. II. d. PIERCE, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. Ro-
land Cotton Smith, Mr.. Charles Page
Bryan, Mrs. Payne, DR.. Charles Swisher.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles. U. s. A,
retired: Mrs. John Hay. Mrs William
Draper, Miss Margaret Draper, Mr.. CAL
houn. Mr.. William Hays Ackland. Mrs.
Chandler Anderson. Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Greedy. Miss Rose Greedy, Nine.
Christian Hauge. Mrs. James R.
Mann, Mrs. Oxnard. Mrs. Ira Copley,
Mrs. Pryce Phillips, the Misses Mackay-
Smith, Rear Admiral and Mrs, Kimball,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Edward Gheen,
Miss. Mary Gheen. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. James Adams, Miss Edmonia |
Adams, Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely, |
Mrs. Buckner Randolph. DR.. and Mrs. |
Dudley Morgan, Miss Eleanora Morgan, |
Mrs Micou, Miss Leila Harrison. Mrs. |
Edward McCauley, Miss Mary McCauley. |
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick, Mrs
Burton Harrison. Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh, |
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, the Charge |
d'Affaires of Austro-Hungary and Nine. |
Zwiedinek. the Military Attache of the |
Russian Embassy and Nine. Golejevski, |
Mr.. Johannessen, of the Norwegian Le-
cation; Mrs David Jayne Hill. Miss Hill. |
Ms. Brinton Stone, Mr.. Charles Store, |
Mrs. Charles C. Glover, Mrs. Corcoran |
Hill. Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Crawford, |
Mrs. Eugene Hale, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. |
McKim. and Mrs. Arthur Lee. |