The Washington herald., 1914-03-31
SOCIETY
By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN.

| A brilliant audience filled the Columbia
Theater last night to see the first per-
Torrance OF ''The Man Who Would
Live"
The President occupied a box. accom-
panied by Miss Eleanor Wilson and
DIR. Cary Grayson, u. S. N. The Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall entertained
friends in one of the lower stage boxes,
and the Secretary OF Labor and Mrs.
William b. Wilson had friends with them
/ in their box. The Minister of Peru and
Nine. Pezet had with them Mr.. and Mrs.
Van Loon in their box.
Mai Gen and Mrs. George Barnett en-
tertaIned Miss Emily Beatty and other
friends in their box. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
Borden Hartman occupied a stage box.
having with them the Counselor of the
British Embassy and Mrs. Colville Bar
clay, and Miss Isabel May. Mrs. Thomas
+. Walsh also entertained guests in her
box.
In the audience were Maj. Gen. W. W.
Wotherspoon, u. s. A.: Mrs. William
Barret Ridgely. DIR. Harry Lehr. Mrs.
Theodore Baldwin. jr, Master Baldwin.
Miss Judge. Capt and Mrs. Frank Hal
| ford, Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs. William
Tucker. Mrs. William briggs. Miss Ma
talie briggs. Mrs. William Marshall, Miss
Maitland Marshall, Senator and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson. Senator and Mrs.
Ollie James. Representative and Mrs.
Henry ID. Clayton, Representative and
Mrs. William p. Borland. Representative
and Mrs Thomas l.. Reilly, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Victor Murdoch. Miss Mar
cia Murdock. Representative and Mrs
Kinkaid.
Miss Margaret Wilson went TO New
York yesterday to spend the week.
The japanese Ambassador and Wis.,
countess Chinda were hosts at a dinner
last night at the embassy in X street.
Their guests were the German Ambassa-
dor and Countess Won Benstorff. the
Turkish Ambassador. Zia PaCha: Justice
and Mrs Charles Z. Hughes. Senator
Elihu Root. DR.. and Mrs. David jayne
Hill. Miss Katherine Hill. DIR. and Mrs.
H. Il. Scott, Hon. and Mrs. Albert ].
Beveridge Col and Mrs. Henry May. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lansing.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. WILL
lam Jennings Bryan were the guests of
honor at a dinner last night given by
former Gov. and Mrs Joseph w. Folk,
in the Presidential suite at the New
Willard.
The other guests were the Brazilian
Ambassador and Nine. da Cana. Senator
and Mrs. Robert L. owen, the Assistant
Secretary Of State and Mrs. John E. Os-
borne, the Comptroller of the Currency
and Mrs. John SHELTON Williams, the
Commissioner of Corporations and Mrs.
Joseph Z. Davies, the Interstate Com
merce Commissioner and Mrs. Charles c.
McChord. Miss Margaret McChord. and
5Ir. John Barrett. director general of the
Pan-American Union.
This afternoon it is expected one of
the most brilliant audiences of the sea-
son is expected at the New National for
the concert by Mime. Johanna Gadskl.
The list Of boX-holders includes many Of
the leaders in the social and official life
of Washington.
Mrs. Mary Sherman McCallum enter
tanned at a dance for young people last
night for her daughter and son. Miss
Cecilia McCallum and Mr.. John Sherman
McCallum. at her residence in r street.
Boernstein's Orchestra played for the
dancing. and a seated supper was served
later in the evening. after which dancing
was resumed.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Hollister Chap
man entertained at a dinner last night at
their residence in Q street. in honor OF
lHt NlltL VI SdHstud anu Lduy
Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. and Mrs. William J. Pettus gave a
dinner-dance last night at their residence
in Connecticut avenue.
Miss Mary Morris Amber and Miss
Jennie Gibbs have sent out cards 10 a the
dansant at the Washington Club on April
l5. from until o'clock.
Navy circles in Washington were much
interested in the announcement yesterday
of the engagement of Miss Louise Gull
bertson Lawton and Ensign Oliver W.
Bagby. L. S. y. The engagement was
announced at a luncheon given by Mrs.
John Fore Hines, wife of Commodore
Hines. L. S. N, at their quarters in An
napolis, Md.
Ensign BaGby graduated from the Unit
ed States Naval Academy in 1912. and is
on duty on the L. S. 5 New Hampshire
The luncheon guests included Miss Hor-
sey Williams. Miss Mary Welch, Miss
Anita Crawford. Miss Nelson. Miss
Louise Davis. Miss Louise Lawton, Miss
Frances Lawton, Miss Agnes Hall and
Miss ElviraS Johnston.
The Ambassador of stria-Hunzary
and Nine. Dumba, who spent the past ten
days at Aiken, S. c.. returned to Wash
ington yesterday. Nine. Dumba will
leave Washington shortly for Austria.
Mrs Carl Kaufman. of St Gall. Switz-
erland. who is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Samuel Goldenburg. at her residence, 2Sl9
Twenty-seventh street, northwest, will be
at home Thursday afternoon, from three
until six o'clock.
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luncheon on Friday last in compliment to
Miss Mary Beall Ewing, OF Yonkers, n.
Y. Miss Ewing and Mrs. Haden were
schoolgirls together.
Navy Yard Tea-Dance