The Washington herald., 1914-03-04
British Ambassador Entertains

The British Ambassador and Lady
Cecil Spring-Ric entertained at bril-
liant dinner last night at the embassy
in Connecticut avenue, in honor OF the
Secretary of State and Mrs William
Jennings Bryan.
The guests invited to meet them were
the French Ambassador and Mime. JUS
serand, the Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane, the Belgium Minister and
Nine. Havenith. Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, U. s. A; Representative Henry
Flood, chairman of the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs; the Assistant Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. John E. Osborne,
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Charles Hamiin, the Assistant
Secretary of the Navy and Mrs Franklin
Roosevelt Hon. Henry White, Mrs. John
Hay, Mr.. John Barrett, director general
Of the Pan-American Union; Mrs Borden
Hartman, Mrs Hope Slater. Mrs Girls
void, Miss Patten, the Counselor OF the
Russian Embassy and Mime. Scheroats-
koy, Commander Burstyn. naval attache
to tffe Austrian Embassy; Count de Sar-
tiges. Of the French Embassy: Sir Lionel
Garden, British Minister to Mexico; the
Counselor Of the British Embassy and
Mrs. Colville Barclay. Mr.. Thomas
Spring Rice, and Mr.. d. G. Osborne. OF
the British Embassy.
Mrs. Richard Townsend was hostess
last night at a dinner at her Massa-
chusetts avenue residence in honor OF
Mrs Henry Clevs, Of New York
The other guests were the Ambassador
of Austria-Hungary and Mime. Dumba,
the Spanish Ambassador and Mime. de
Riano, the Minister of Sweden and Mime.
Ekengren, Mr.. Justice and Mrs Pit
ney, Senator Elihu Root, Senior Don
Algara, charge d'affaires Of Mexico; Rep
resentative and Mrs A. p. Gardiner,
Representative Frederick Gillett, Rear
Admiral William Shefiield Cowles, L. s.
n, retired; Col. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Cawley, Mr.. and Mrs. Woodbury. Blair,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll. Of Car
rollton. Md: Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs.
Norman Williams, Mrs. Lee Thomas,
Miss Margaret Cameron. Miss Edith
wetmore, Mr. George Eustis, Mr.. Won
Rath, of the German Embassy, and Count
Laszlo Cziraky, Of the Austro-Hungar-
ian Embassy.
Mrs. Edward Douglass White, wife OF
the Chief Justice. was the guest OF
honor at a luncheon yesterday given by
Mrs Rufus Day. Covers were laid for
twenty.
Owing to the death Of Mr.. John C.
Emo, brother Of the president Of the
Riding and Hunt Club of Washington,
the tea which the ladies' committee had
announced for this afternoon will not
be given.
The ladies' committee will give a tea
on Wednesday, March Is, at the club
house. Mrs. Cary D. Langhorne Is
chairman Of the ladies' committee.
Mrs Jack Beall, wife Of Representa-
tive Beall, Of Texas, was hostess yes
terday At large buffet luncheon at
Rauscher's in compliment to Mrs. Hous-
ton. wife Of the Secretary Of Agricul-
ture.
Assisting Mrs. BeaIl was Mrs. Ollie
James, Mrs. Culberson, Mrs. Schulter,
Mrs. Clayton. Mrs. Eagle. Mrs. Henry,
Mrs Rufus Hardy. Mrs. s. Hubert Dent.
jr., Mrs. Charles C. McChord, Mrs. T. T.
Ansberry, Mrs. William Bailey Lamar,
Mrs. Gregg, and Mrs. Robert L Owen.
The Congressional Club has sent out in
vitations to q reception and dance Tues
day evening. March 10. at $50 o'clock.
Bishop Nathaniel Seymour Thomas. of
Wyoming. is the guest Of Right Rev.
Alfred Harding. Bishop of Washington.
at his home in Massachusetts, avenue.
Miss Hanna Taylor was hostess yester-
day at card party followed by an in
formal tea The guests were Miss Anna
Portner, Miss Natalie briggs, Mrs.
Charles Riker. Miss Maitland Marshall,
Miss Edith Oracle, Miss Marta Calvo,
Miss Fisher, Miss Frances Dunn. Miss
Mary Chase. Of Boston; Miss Frances
Ehinger. Miss Nancy Jones, Miss SaIlie1
Williams. Miss Shucy. Miss Helen Nc
cumber.-diss Power. Miss Hfldreth Gate
wood Miss Slemp. Mrs. Aston Simp-
son, Miss Godoy, and Miss Eleana Cald-
eron. who later presided at the prettily
appointed tea table.
Mrs- Joseph Z. Thropp has sent out in
yitations to q luncheon on Saturday,
March IA.
Mrs. Thurston Ballard entertained NJ
luncheon yesterday.
Miss N. Lovisa White xiu be at home