The Washington herald., 1914-05-29
Society Dotitss III ouo Around
Ole 91dtionol Capital
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Mr.. and Ma Ross Devid ana Ma
i guests Of the President. and MrA Wilson
for the musicale Wednesday afternoon
and who remained there over night. re
turned to New York yesterday afternoon
Miss David 10 a pianist of splendit
achieyement. and accompanied Miss vii
son In her songs. and Mr.. Melville A
Clark, harpist at the recent musicale.
Mrs Francis Bowes Sayre's arrival IL
/ Washington Wednesday was the sigma
for activity on the part Of women in.
/ terested In the Young Women's Christian
Association In Washington. and the re.
suit was charming entertainment yes
terday afternoon at Single Oak. the sub
urban place Of the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels. where an afternoon
tea was served. The event was purely
of a social nature and intended to bring
together the old and new members OF
the association and especially those who
have generously responded to the call for
aid.
Mrs. Daniels was assisted in receiving
by Mrs Sayre, Mrs. William Bayiey. and
Mrs Robert Lansing. Mrs. Bayiey was
the chief speaker and Mrs. Sayre. who
has just returned from making addresses
in behalf of the Y. w. C. A, also gave
q short talk. A number Of others assist
ed in the hospitality Of the afternoon.
Daintiiy laid tables were set under the
Single Oak and the shelter of smaller
trees and the lawn was gay with the
dainty summer gowns and flower trimmed
hats Of the women The Marine Band
gave a well-arransed program.
1 Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has added to the
already long list of handsome prizes for
the players at the card party to be given
at Radscher's on the afternoon Of
"wednesday, June 3. at O'Clock Some
exceedingly beautiful things have been
donated as prizes to awaken the inter-
est Of those who wish to, help the
Tuberculosis hospital at Ponce. Porto
Rico.
| Considerable rivalry exists between
those who are getting up tables for the
event and so far, Mrs. Charles c. Wal
cutt, wife of Col. Walcutt. Of the Bureau
Of Insular Affairs, has the largest score
to her credit. She has some close fol-
lowers in the Congressional as well as
among the army ard navy set. Those
who have taken tables in the last day
include Miss Flora Wilson. Mrs. James
E. MARITIME. Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh, Mrs
Willard Salisbury, Mrs. Kate Kearney
Henry, Mrs. Eaton A. Edwards, Mrs
Percy e Quin. Mrs. Chester Wells, Mrs
Edwin s. Underhill. Miss Mary Peary
Brown. and Mrs. Dixon.
The German Ambassador will return
to the Capital today from q short visit |
in New York, where he met a number |
of social engagements
Mrs. Robert Hinckley and Miss Hinck- |
ley have gone to New York preparatory |
to sailing on the Olympic for Europe. |
They will visit Thomas Hinckley at
Vienna, where he Is secretary of embassy.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Royal B. Brad-i
ford announce the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Rose Mary Bradford. to
Lieut. Clarence Alvin Richards, u. 8. N.
The wedding will be an event of next
month Miss Bradford is one of the
handsomest women of the navy set.
and her excellent work for the Junior Re-
public and other organisations in. addi-
ton to her social achievements have
combined to make her one OF the most
popular society girls Of Washington.
Mr.-and Mrs. Post Wheeler will sail
for China In about a month. Mr.. Wheel
ers appointment as secretary of the le-
cation there having Just been confirmed.
Mr.. Scherbatskoy, counselor of the
Russian embassy. and Nine. Scherbat-
skoy and their family left yesterday
morning for Virginia. and closed their
house In Rhode Island avenue for the
summer. They have taken q cottage 1t
Alum Springs, in the heart
Of the Shenandoah Valley. for the sea-
son.
Mrs. George Peabody Eustis left WASH .
ngton yesterday morning for New York. I
where she will join Mr.. Eustis. who pre-
,eeded her by several days. Mr. Eustis 4
look with him the nurse and the infant {
child born during the mid-social season, I
and Mrs. Eustis was accompanied by a
he other members of the family. Mr.. (
sustis has leased the Zabriskie cottage s
It Newport, and the family will settle | n
here within short time c
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur-
eson have as a guest the friend of their
'oung daughters, Miss Seurlle, of Texas,
Who will remain for a short time. c
The Counselor Of the eAustro-Hungarian +
Embassy and Baroness Zwiedinek will \
hose their Washington home today and E
viii go to Manchester. Mass where they II
VII take cottage for the summer p
Mrs. John Jay White Of Washington, Il
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Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Ingalls, will leave
Washington today for the Virginia Hot u
prings, where they have a summer home.
Mrs Daniel W. o'Donoghue was at
ome yesterday afternoon az her resi-
ence 170f Avenue Of the Presidents, from
to o'clock, to the Washington Alum d
ae of st. Josephs College. of Emmits- 81
urg. Md. e,
Mrs. William Dwight Chandler will give re-
garden party this afternoon at
clock at the nome of her parents DR.. "a
nd Mrs. Charles W. Richardson, in A
rant road. between Connecticut avenue II,
nd Broad Branch road. h,
tn
Mr. and Mrs william J. Boardman en- w
ertained a distinguished company. at a,
inner last night to meet DR.. and Mrs. co
lason the former long In the consular m
srvice in France and Germany.
Mrs. Duncan u. Fletcher received In q
FINALLY at the Congressional Club yes ar
rday afternoon. her guests being mem ~,
ers of official society