The Washington herald., 1914-05-27

Mrs. John r. Williams entertained a
llrncheon party yesterday for her mother.
Mrs. Hewitt, of st. Louis, who celebrated
her eighty first birthday. Mrs Williams
sister, Mrs Lucius Turner. is also visit
ing her. Early In June Col. and Mrs.
Williams will take possession Of the
country place Of their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Letter, on
the palisades of the Potomac in Virginia
Miss Frances Williams, their younger
daughter, is making q trip around the
world with Mr.. and Mrs. Letter.
l. The American Minister to Denmark
and Mrs. Egan have Cancelled all their
social engagements, and the latter, his
lecture tour, on account of the serious
illness Of DR.. Egan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome Bonaparte will
spend the summer at Narragansett Pier.
and have taken a cottage there. The two
daughters of Nine. Bonaparte, the Misses
Strebeigh, will be there with them.
The former Secretary of the Treasury
and Mrs. Franklin MacVeagh have gone
| to Chicago to spend some time with their
son, Eames MacVeagh, who occupies
the old Macveagh house of 100 rooms, In
that city They will remain there for
several weeks and will then go to their
summer place at Dublin, N. H.
The Surgeon General Of the army has
sent out cards for the closing exercises
at the Army Medical School session Of
1sl3-I4, to be held at the school. I71
Thirteenth street. on Monday afternoon.
Mrs Champ Clark will make the only
address of the day at the Martha JEFF
ferson breakfast to be given by the
League Of Democratic Women At
Rauscher's on Thursday. Mrs. Clark
will have table and entertain q number
of guests
Mrs. Frank Foster oreenawalt will be
state regent Of the District Of Columbia
DaughterA
Mrs. Robert l. Owen. wife of Senator
Owen. has gone to New York to attend
the graduation exercises Of her daughter.
Miss Owen. and consequently will not be
able to attend the Martha Jefferson
breakfast
Representative and Mrs. Oscar Under
wood are spending a short time at the
Virginia Hot Springs.
Mrs. John W. Timmons has returned
to Washington to remain until late in
June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury
sailed from New York yesterday and will
spend the greater part Of the summer
motoring on the Continent After they
return Mrs Stotesbury will visit her SON.
in-Iaw and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter B. Brooks. jr., at their cottage at
York Harbor, Me.
Mrs. Stuart Hooker. who has been
spending some time abroad. arrived on
La France and is at the Wolcott. New
York City, for few days before re-
turning to her home here.
Mrs. Edwin Y. Webb. wife of Repre-
sentative Webb. of North Carolina. and
their children will go this week to their
home in Shelby, N. c., for the summer.
Their house there Is Of the colonial type
with spacious grounds around 1t.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Josephus Daniels will be guests Of Capt
william F. Fullam, U. s. n, superin-
tendent of the Naval Academy, and Mrs.
Fullam at the Army-Navy baseball
game Saturday. They will stop over Sum-
day in Annapolis. Mrs. Daniels will 60,
June 1, to Chapel Hill, N. c., and re-
turn June l.
Mrs. Daniel W. o'Donoghue will be at
home, 17o4 Avenue Of the Presidents.
from 4 10 O'Clock, to the Washington
Alurnnae of st. Joseph's College, OF En-
-mitsburg, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs George Peabody Eustis,
of thls city, have taken Zabriskie House,
at Newport, for the coming season.
Countess de Peretti de la Rocca went
to New York yesterday and VIII sail
from there today to join her husband.
Count de Peretti de la Rocca. former
counselor of the French Embassy, and
their children. in Paris
One OF the most charmingly arranged
receptions and dances held at the Cairo
in a long time was that last night given
by the executive board Of the Womens
National Democratic League for Mrs.
William r. Hancock. the president.
American Beauty roses formed the Key
note of decoration and an orchestra
played during the hours of receiving and
for the dance which followed. The re-
freshments were served from a table
decorated with roses. In the
receiving line with Mrs Hancock were
Mrs. Harry B. Denham. Mrs. William
E. Diffenderfer. Mrs. Frank Little. Mrs.
Van Stemmeyer. Mrs. Irving Ronsayille.
Mrs. Pentz Wilcox, Mrs. Littleton Lake,
Mrs. Vernon, Mrs. Barton, Mrs. Gage,
Mrs. Thomas whyte, Mrs Rob Roy Nc
Kahan. and others. Mrs. Cia( pee o.
Mckay served ices. assisted " Miss
Dorothy Denham. Miss Pansy Wilson,
Misses Bagget. Miss Sarah Kicking. Miss
Catherine Chesley. Miss Nellie Howard.
Miss Margaret Gage, Miss Sylvia Met
calf, the Misses Evans. Mss Helen
Bridges. Miss cariotta Murillo. and Miss
Helen Hopkins.
Mrs. william F. Hancock's tahle 1t the
Martha Jefferson breakfast wiz Be ad-