Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-27
MRS. MARSHALL AND MRS.
DANIELS HONOR GUESTS.
Large and Small Parties at Dinners.
Coming Events.
Notes.

Danlels, VIE OIL the secretary OF the
Navy.
There were sixty guests around the
table at Rauscher's. A decoration of
spring flowers, jonquils and white bios
some predominating. adorned the board.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
were honor guests at a dinner given last
night by the minister of Norway and
Nine. Bryn.
The Japanese ambassador and Viscount-
ess Chinda entertained at dinner last
night. Their guests were the French am
bassador and Nine. Jusserand. Mr.. JUS
Mrs. William Alden Smith, Senator
James A. O'Gorman, Mr. Henry White
former ambassador to France; Mr.. Thorn
as O'Brien, former ambassador to Japan
and Italy. and Mrs. O'Brien; the assist
ant secretary of the navy and Mrs
Franklin Roosevelt. Miss Mabel Board
man, the counselor of the Russian en-
bassy and Nine. Scherbatskoy. :h- naval
attache of the French embassy and Eis-
countess day. Mrs. A. a. Fowler, the
counselor of the Japanese embassy and
Nine. Miura, Mr.. Matsuoka, second sec
rotary of the embassy, and Mr. Saito Of
the embassy.
Gen. and Mrs. David S Gordon enter
tanned at dinner last night at the Army
and Navy Club in compliment to DR.. and
Mrs. David Jayne Hill.
Lieut.. Col. Joseph E. Kuhn. command
ant of the Washington barracks and Mrs.
Kuhn entertained at dinner last night at
the Army and Navy Club in compliment
to their house guest, Mrs. Benjamin Har-
rison. Mrs Kuhn will go to West Point
to spend Easter with her son. who is at
the Military Academy. and from there
W tp before
returning to Washington.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Fiske enter
tanned at dinner last night Capt. and
teller. Pay Director and Mrs. Reynolds,
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace G. Macfarland
Commander and Mrs. Crosley. Com
mander and Mrs Reed and Miss F'iske.
Capt. and Mrs. Frank Halford enter
tanned at dinner a the Army and Navy
Club last night for the commandant of
the Marine Corps and Mrs. Barnett. The
other guests were Capt and Mrs. DAVIS
Wills Lieut.. and Mrs. Fryer. Mrs. Ray
S. Farwell and Lieut.. Wirglnan.
Mrs George Summerlin, Mr.. and Mrs.
George X. McLanahan and Mr.. and Mrs.
J. William Henry were others giving din
ners last night.
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yesterday afternoon in honor of .Irs
Cottman. wife of Fear Admiral Nncen-
den Cottman,' who are here for a visit of
several weeks Assisting Mrs. Thesis were
Mrs. Schwerin of California Mrs Mason
wife Of Rear Admiral Mason: Mrs Stahl
and Mrs. B. G. Bryan. Miss katherine
Thesis. a debutante of this season. helped
her mother, assisted by number of
young girls.
Mrs. A. II. Plant of 1889 Euclid street,
has with her. as guests during the mid
spring vacation from school, her school
mates, Miss Sudie Beck Powers of Tus-
caloosa, Ala, and Miss Thacker May
Brown of Mexico City.
The dramatic committee has arranged
for the production of two one-act plays
Monday afternoon April 13. at the Play
house. for the benefit of the Dominican
Sisters. The curtain will rise at 2:3O
o'clock promptly. The first play will be
Suicides" comedy in one act, by
Preston Gibson, adapted from story by
Leonard Merrick. The second play will
be "L'Autre Motif" by Pailleron. The
cast will include Niscountess Benoist
Day. Countess Thea Erdody, Countess
de Bertier, Miss Elliott and Baron E. de
Maggie.
Dancing will follow the play from 4:3o
to l. and tea will be served.
The patronesses are: Mrs. Edward
Douglas White. Viscountess Benoist
Countess de Bertier. Mrs. Henry May,
Mrs. Henry Corbin, Mrs. George Howard,
the Misses Patten, Mrs. Edward Il. Nc
Lean and Mrs. Preson Gibson
Mrs. James Mcmillan, Mrs. Edward b.
Mclean and Countess Gizycka have
taken boxes.
The Washington Eye, Ear and Throat
Hospital, No. Iowa circle, will hold
rummage sale from April + to II, in
elusive. at 1913 ~. street southwest.
The sale will be in charge of the board
of lady managers of the hospital, and
under the immediate direction of Mrs.
j. c. Kondrup Friends of the hospital
will confer favor by sending for this
sale anything in the shape of clothing,
household goods, furnishings, etc.
Things which are thrown away i'll the
spring housecleaning can often be turn
ed to advantage in these sales, and the
ladies of the board will be glad to re-
ceive any kind of contributions.
Send contributions to 1927 Euclid street,
laos l. street; or. if this is not conven-
lent, call west 932 or mail postal to Mrs
T. c. Ilondrup, 3013 Cambridge street
northwest, and the board of lady man
ayers will send for all donations.
The College Women's Club tea will be
held Monday afternoon at 1%9 +
street northwest. The hostesses are
Miss Isabel l.. ToWner and the mem
bers of section eight. Mrs Julia t. Bod
fish will pour assisted by Mrs. Paul
Hickok and Mrs. r. Augustus Dye The
other members Of the section who will
receive are Miss May Bradshaw, Miss
Lillian Carpenter Miss Adelaide Davis,
Mrs w. w. Eggleston, Miss Mary Franc,
Mrs. W. p. Hardy. Miss Hester McNelly,
Miss Julia Macmillan. Miss Lottie Ma
gee Miss Mary Pancoast. Miss Mary
Parkman, Miss Louisa Puffer, Mrs. c. l..
Siebenthal. Miss Laura Stalmaker Miss
Helen Starr. Miss NJ. Elsie Turner. Miss
Resale Walker Miss Jessie Watson.
Miss E. Marguerite Weller and Mrs.
Harriet de Kraft Woods. Miss Alice
FLETCHER. the clubs only honorary men,
Der and member Of the section, will not
be present on account of illness. Miss
Christine Church will sing.
Miss Fannie L. Gait has been called to
williamsburg Va, on account of the Ill
ness of her sister.
Among the passengers sailing on the
steamship Princess Irene tomorrow from
New York for Naples and Genoa will be
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Hoyt. Miss N. Hoyt and Miss
Marion McPeck of this city.
Mrs. E. II. G. States gave a musical
preceded by dinner last night at which
all the women appeared in colored wigs.
Misses Julia Eta and Marie Sell
domridge, daughters of Representative
and Mrs Seldomridge 1876 street, are
home for a spring vacation from school
at Chambersburg, Pa.