The Washington herald., 1914-11-13

Following out the tendency now preva-
lent among washington's younger set to
learn one useful thing each year a group
OF young ladies are meeting every Thurs
day afternoon for first aid lessons at the
Y. w. c. A.. and stili another group Is
studying stenography.
Among those who are attending the
Thursday afternoon irst-aid classes are
Miss Gladys HinckIey. Miss Mary Howry.
Miss Edith Howe. Miss Margaret Howe.
Miss Margaret McChord. Miss Ruth
Larner. Miss Cora Barry. Miss Eleanora
Morgan. Miss Katherine Theiss. Miss
Frances Carpenter and Miss woodward.
Miss Marguerite Barbour entertained
Informally at dinner last night in cOmpli-
ment TO Miss Frances Williams Twelve
guests were invited. and among them
were debutantes OF this year.
Mime. Riano, wife Of the Spanish Am
bassador, returned to Washington yester-
dag from New York. Except for hurried
ylslts to Washington. Nine Riano spent
the fall season at Newport and New
York
The military attache Of the British En-
bassy, Mai the Hon. Murrough O'Brien.
and Mrs. o'Brien have taken the home Of
Mrs W. W. Finley for the season Mai.
and Mrs. O'Brien have recently arrived
in Washington.
The Misses Patten will entertain at tea
at o'clock November 20 to meet the
italian Ambassador and Countess Macchi
di cellere.
The legation Of the Netherlands has
had an addition to its force in Count J. A
2. Van Rechteren Leinburg. attache.
Charles symon and Count du Monceau.
OF the Belgian diplomatic service. have
returned to that country. leaving the Min
lister. NJ. Havenith. the sole representative
Of King Albert in Washington.
Hon. Ernest Scott, nrst secretary OF the
British Embassy. and Horace Seymour.
third secretary. have leased the residence
lbs New Hampshire avenue where they
are established for the winter.
Major c. w Martin, L. S. A., has ar
rived in Washington and Joined Mrs.
Martin at the Shoreham where she has
been spending some weeks.
The Solicitor OF the Interstate Com
merce Commission and Mrs. Joseph E
Folk have given up their apartments at
the New Willard and have taken a house
in Leroy place.
Interstate Commerce Commissioner and
Mrs Charles c. McChord and Miss Mar
garet McChord, who have been the guests
OF the Comptroller Of the Currency and
Mrs. John Skelton Williams at their
home in Richmond, have returned to the
New Willard.
1t H. =
by Mime. Najla Mogabgab at Hot Springs,
Va. for the Belgian sufferers. Already
more than 500 in bids has been received.
The subscribers include Mrs. Harry
HarlCness, Mrs. H II. Hilton, Mrs. Rob
ert Waller, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, Mrs.
a. d. b. Pratt. Mrs George Gunton.
Mrs. W. II. Moorehouse, Mrs u. W.
Schuyler and Mrs. Melville E ingalls,, jr
has Joined Mrs. Pollock at the Hotel
Powhatan-
Mrs. Huntington Jackson and children.
who lived IN Italy during the last year,
have returned and, with Mr.. Jackson.
are at the Connecticut avenue residence
of the latter's mother. Mrs. John P.
jackson.
Bertram Stockman and his daughter.
Miss Stockman, who has just arrived
here from Glasgow, Scotland, are spend
ing a fortnight at the Powhatan.
Miss Sara Carr Upton, who has been
in Washington for the early autumn, will
pass the winter with friends at Fred
Va. Miss Upton has leased
her house in Nineteenth street to Rear
Admiral and Mrs Stephen Rand for an
other season.
Gen. W. p. Rogers. L. S. A. retired. and
Mrs Rogers, who have been spending a
few weeks at the hotel Powhatan. have
taken possession Of their apartment at
the Rochambeau.
Mre. George Croghan Reid and her
niece, Miss Nina Stockton, are the !
guests OF Mrs. Reds son and daughter |
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Reid. at !
their home in Chevy Chase. They have
recently closed their cottage at Glou-
cester. Mass. and will go on Monday to
Va, for the early winter
months.
Miss Marguerite Caperton. daughter
Of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Caperton,
arrived in Washington yesterday to be
the guest of airs. Ordway and Miss VAL
erie Padelford.
Mrs. George F. E. Harrison has issued
invitations for the marriage OF her
daughter Leila and Lieut.. Goeffrey
Keyes. Sixth Artillery. L. S. A. on
Tuesday December l. at 4 o'clock, at
ST. Matthews Church.
The ceremony will be followed by a
small reception for the bridal party and
1 few relatives at Mrs. Harrison's
apartment in the Parkwood.
Captain and Mrs. Henry Wiley will
give a dinner in compliment to Miss
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