The Washington times., 1914-05-19
The News of Society
BY JEAN ELIOT.

uIS" II. Lacey at tne Portland. Mrs.
Smith was formerly OF Washington.
Ielms. ferns. and spring blossoms
vii! acorn the house for the occasion.
Assisting Mrs. Mitchell will be Mrs.
Ollie Gore. Mrs. Andrew b. Lacey. and
Miss Keyes.
Col. and Mrs. III. III. Treadwell, of
New York, are at the Shoreham.
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The civil governor OF Vera Cruz,
Robert ]. Kerr. is at the Shoreham.
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The board of the Home for Found
lings will give lawn party and bridge
the afternoon of May %, ct 2:3O O'Clock,
at the home. 1915 Fifteenth street.
Those in charge are Mrs. Simon Wolf,
Mrs. Abram Lisner. Mrs. A. b. Browne,
Mrs. Richard Sylvester Mrs. Carl
Casey, Mrs. George c. Johnson, Mrs.
4. B. Lacey, Mrs. T. l.. Ames, Mrs. J.
L. Barnes, Mrs. c. Fl. Bates, Mrs. Isa-
dor Berman, Mrs. Shirley Bowles, Mrs.
John i. Cassen, Mrs. Frances Dickens,
Mrs. Giles F. Heilprin, Mrs. Herman
Howenstein. Miss Kate MacCarthy,
Mrs. Albert NJ. Read. Mrs. S. Fl, Smith,
Mrs Charles J. Williamson, Mrs. Will
liam NJ. Weaver.
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The Flying Fish" by the roadside
about half way out TO the Chevy
Chase Club. has attracted much at
tention in the last few days, and
1t is expected that most of
those who have been there will go
again today. The fete for the sum-
mer camp of the Working Boys Home
will offer refreshments, fortune telling.
flowers, and music.
Mrs. Arthur Lee Mrs Frederick
Athertcn, MIS- Stephen Slocum, Mrs.
Elliott Goodwin, the Misses Mackay-
Smith. Miss Calhoun. and Miss Lucia
Hull are among those at the tea table.
Mrs. Victor Crshman, hrs. Perry John
son. and Mrs. Davis will have the for
tune telling and flowers. with many of
this and last years debutantes to as
sis. her; Mrs. Cary Langhorne, Miss
Marcery Cotton. Mrs. Murray Cobb. and
Mr.. Fleming Newbold will have pets
TO: sale. ponies to ride, and a unique
fishpOnd. and Miss Julia Whiting. Miss
GlsGys Hinckley. and several assist
ants will have the lemonade and ice
cream.
There will be many other attractions
70: tine children, and some skilled mu-
sic:ana vii! play throughout the after
no"h at this beautiful woodland spot
between Pierce Mill road and Albe-
marie street, on the Chevy Chase car
lie. After half-past delightful
picnic supper will be served under the
direction of Mrs. WaIttr Tuckerman.
PRESIDENT of the ladies' board of the
home. Mrs. Walter Wilcox, Mrs.
Francis RuGgles, Mrs. George T. Odell.
Mrs. Upshur Morehead and many other
members of the board will entertain
friends
Mr.. and Mrs. James Archibald are
spending the week at the country
place of Mr.. and Mrs. I. Townsend
Burden. jr.. of New York.
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Mrs. John A. Logan. president of the
board of lady managers OF the Garfield
National Memorial Hospital. has Sc
cured the orchestra of the Marine Band
for the dancing in the pavilion at Great
Falls on May q, when the ladies of the
board give an excursion and chicken
dinner.
There will be a prize for the best lady
dancer. and also a prize for the best
gentleman dancer. on this occasion.
The arrangements made insure a
most enjoyable afternoon and evening
have the exclusive use of the pavilion
for that evening.
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OF Mr. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings.
whose marriage to Chauncey Hackett
will take place on Saturday. will be at
tended by Miss Persis Coleman. Of San
Francisco. as maid OF honor. Her
bridesmaids will be Miss Katherine
Logendre, OF New Orleans. and Miss
Amy Jennings. both cousins: Miss Julia
Meyer. and Miss Ruth Perkins
Mr. Hackett will have for best man
Minturn Verdi. of New York. and the
ushers will be Franklin Ellis. Lord Eus-
tace Percy. of the British embassy;
Coleman Jennings, and William
Hackett.
Mrs. Lane and Miss Nancy Lane
w'fe and daughter of the Secretary of
the Interior. are preparing TO leave for
a Virginia resort. where they will spend
several weeks.
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Mrs. John Biddle Porter viii close
her house in | street next week and
leave for Bar Harbor. accompanied
by the Misses Porter. TO spend the
summer at their villa there. They
will stop en- route at Philadelphia,
where they will attend the coming
out party on Jane , of Miss Chew.
daughter of Mrs. David Chew. Miss
Margueretta Porter. who spent the
winter with her father, Col. John
f3iddle Porter. L. s. A.. at Fort LeaV-
enworth, has returned to Washing
ton. and Is leaving in a day or two u
visit Mrs. Charles Biddle at the old
Nicho olas Biddle place on the banks
of the Delaware at Andalusia. Pa.
Colonel Porter, who was appointed
Judge advocate of the army in Mex
lco fortnight ago, has Joined Gen
cral funStons command at Vera
/ cruz.
DR.. and Mrs. James +. Mitchell Will
leave Washington early in June iof
Bar Harbor. where they have taken
! the cottage occupied for several sea
sons by the former Ambassador from
Austria-Hungarv and Baroness HenGel-
/ muller.
Nc I,Io,cla,. u.irI no et home inCOr-