The Washington times., 1914-03-12
OF
Society

The British Ambassador and Lady
s ring-Rice entertained at a large dinner
r -ty last evening in the embassy. Their
..sts were Vice President and Mrs. Mar
5 Ill Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes,
y r. Justice and Mrs. Pitney, Senator
g / Mrs Newlands. Senator and Mrs.
Is anson, Mrs John BaSsett Moore, Sir
aries Fitzpatrick. chief justice of
{ 7ada: Lady Fitzpatrick and Miss
] rzpatrick. the Danish minister, Mime.
.engren. Congressman and Mrs. Au-
9 stus Gardner. Congressman and Mrs.
= drew Peters. Mrs. Richard Townsend.
-s. Marshall Field. Mr.. and Mrs.
-orge Howard. the Counsellor of the
: strian Embassy and Baroness Zwei-
:, elk. the Naval Attache of the French
-lbassy and Viscountess Benoist
AZy. c. ]. B. Hurst and L. j. Les
IL. of the London foreign office. and
lrs. Heethcoat Grant, Thomas Spring
Itce. D. G. Osborne. and Viscount
Campden, of the British embassy; Sem
or Root. John Bassett Moore. Tie
50 edish minister and the naval at
tlche of the British embassy were un-
: ble to sttend.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. y. Brands, of the
burlington, were hosts at an unusual
6ancing party last evening in the ball
loom OF the Burlington. They were
rssisted by DR.. and Mrs Paris Brengle
nd Mr. and Mrs. Q. NJ. Brown.
As the guests entered they were es-
orted to the reception rooms at either
',ide of the ball room, where they were
provided with harem wells and French
, oses In this attire they were pre-
ssnted to their hosts and not until after
rnidnight, when supper was served. did
hey unmask.
Palms, ferns. and clusters of pink
roses and carnations formed the decora-
IONS.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
N,endom Biumenberg, Mr.. and Mrs.
lillian E. Boulter, Mr.. and Mrs. R. E.
urks. Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Eynon, Mr..
md Mrs. ]. N. Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
8. c. Slater. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Beller,
Nr. and Mrs. ]. p. Mewshaw, DR.. and
Nrs. P. L. Hodges, the Misses O'Mara,
o. O'Mara, Mr.. and Mrs Z. c. Gott
Gfr. and Mrs. Harry Lakeman, Miss
'finnie Saxton. Raymond Hahn, Mr.. and
frs. ]. o. Gheen. Mrs. P. c. Treanor
aul Treanor, Mr.. and Mrs. E. J.
f.ynon, jr.. Miss NJ. E. Davidson. NJ. r
Iealy, and MIR. and Mrs. Arthur B
shelton.
The President will be the guest O,
onor at a dinner party this evening
hich the Secretary of Commerce anC
Mrs. Redfield will give in their apart
pent at the Highlands. Mrs. Wilson
v no is still confined to her room, will
ne unable to attend.
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The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels were the honor guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Andreas Jones at dinner las,
evening. Invited to meet them were
Senator and Mrs. James A. Reed, the
4 assistant Secretary of State and Mrs
John E. Osborne. and Congressman
and Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer.
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Congressman and Mrs Thomas G.
Patten of New York had as their
guests at dinner last evening the Bra
7'lian Ambassador and Nine. da Cana
he Argentine Minister and Nine
Naon. Senator OGorman, Col and
Irs. Thomas Symons. Mrs. Lloyd Bow.
rs. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mis-.
charteris. and Mr.. Johannessen, Of
ne Norwegian legation.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Patten are now settled
IN their residence, 1926 n street, wher,
Mrs Patten is receiving informally oil
sundays.
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Mrs. Heathcoat Grant, wife of tn
naval attache of the British embassy
and their children, will sail March Il 70
England. where they will be joined b
'aptain Grant in the summer.
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The Brazilian Ambassador and Nine
da Cana will give dinner this evening
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a decidedly unique party was give
yesterday afternoon by Mr.. and Mr.:
Pearce Raynor, at their apartment i
he Summit, in honor of their bab
daughter. Helen Edwards Raynor. A
II the babies present were under yea
I'D, and none had ever attended
narty before. Those present were Jan
Sinclair Mcleod. Bergman Davis. Ed
ward Goodrich. and their mothers
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President Alexander Meiklejohn, o
Amherst College, accompanied by Mrs
heiklejohn, arrived in Washington yes
terdsy afternoon 10 be the guests Of tn
Secretary of Commerce and Mrs Red
field during their brief stay.
Today President Meiklejohn will b
the guest of the Amherst Alumni of tn
District OF Columbia at an informa
luncheon at the Cosmos Club. The OF
ficers of the association are Justic
Ashley NJ Gould. president; the Rev
Roland Cotton Smith, vice presiden,
Barry Bulkley, secretary, and Evan
Browne, treasurer.
Mrs. Shively. wife of Senator Shivel
Of Indiana, will receive today at III
Cochran from 4 till 6. Mrs Shively wi
be assisted in receiving by Mrs. Over
man, Mrs. johnson, Mrs. Bartlett, Mr.
Lee. Mrs Rothermel. Mrs. Watson. an
Mrs Campbell. wife of Commander Et
ward Hale Campbell. L. s n.
Mrs. Willard Salisbury will be 4;
home this afternoon. and will be =!
sisted by her house guest. Miss Bissel
OF Wilmington.
Mrs. John w. Kern, who will leaN
Washington Monday and return
Kernford. her country home in Eirgini
will receive today at Congress Hall f.
the last time this season.
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The Club of Colonial Danes will eI
tertain Monday afternoon. March Is.
40 o'clock. when Miss Boardman VI
be the guest of honor. Miss Boardma
will address the club on the Red Cro
work.
Miss Sue NJ. Kerstein vas hostess
theater party last etening in hon'
o. Miss Lena Saidel- of Worceste
49, hons. .y1,eSr of Miss EerStein