The Washington herald., 1914-04-04
SOCIETY
By NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN.

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The President occupied a box at tn,
New National Theater last night. III,
was accompanied by Miss Eleanor vii
son, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones, ant
DIR. Cary 7. Grayson,. u. s. N.
The President received the members o.
the Intercollegiate Civic League yester
day at the White House.
| DR.. and Mrs. David jayne Hill wert
hosts at dinner last night at their resi-
dence In Massachusetts avenue, in honor
OF the Vice President and Mrs. Thoma:
r. Marshall
The guests invited to meet them were
Attorney General McReynolds. Mrs. Bur.
ton Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Mil.
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Anderson
Representative and Mrs. Thomas Dunn
Mrs George w. Aldridge, of Rochester
N. Y; Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bell, and Col and Mrs. John Temple
Graves.
The japanese Ambassador and Wis
countess Chinda entertained at a dinner
last night at the embassy in X street In
honor Of the Russian Ambassador and
Nine. Bakhmeteff.
The other guests were Senator John
Sharp Williams, Miss Sally Williams,
the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. Charles Hamlin, Mr.. and Mrs
John Bassett Moore. Capt and Mrs. ].
II. Oliver. the Naval Attache of the
Russian Embassy and Nine. Vassiliefr
the Military Attache Of the Russian En-
bassy and Nine. Golejewski, Hon. Err
nest Scott, of the British Embassy: Mr..
and Mrs. Rufus Day. the Counselor Of
the japanese Embassy and Mime. Miura,
Nn0nka nlra
OF the japanese Embassy. and Mr.
Hiroshi saito, attache OF the japanese
Embassy.
MAI. Gen. George Barnett, command
ing the L. S. Marine Corps and Mrs
Barnett entertained at a dinner last
night at their quarters at the Marine
Barracks. In honor OF the Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
The guests invited to meet them were
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Victor Blue, Col
and Mrs. Charles McCawley. Capt. and
Mrs. Edward Z. Capehart. Capt. Hilary
Jones. U. S. N. commandant of the
Washington Navy Yard; the Naval At
tache Of the French Embassy and Wis
countess Benoist day; Mrs. Schwerin.
Of San Francisco. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Roosevelt.
Washington society is greatly interested
in the order just issued detaching Capt.
Richard S. Hooker. L. S. NJ. c., from
the u. S. S. Ohio. and ordering him to
the Marine Barracks at Philadelphia
Capt. Hooker is the grandson of the
late Senator Stewart, of Nevada. He
will go shortly to Philadelphia to take
up his new duties. accompanied by his
wife. who was formerly Miss Mary Con-
dit-Smith. sister of Mrs. Leonard Wood.
Mrs. Hooker was the heroine Of the
siege. Of Pekin during the Boxer upris-
ing. She spent her girlhood in Wash
ington and has many friends here.
Mrs. Charles f. Hughes. wife Of Mr..
Justice Hughes. gave tea yesterday
afternoon at her home in the Avenue of
the Presidents. in compliment to the
of the Intercollegiate Civic |
League. which has been holding meet |
ings In New York.
Miss Hughes and Miss Gertrude Greely |
presided at the tea table.
Word has been received in Washing |
ton Of the birth Of a daughter on We'd |
nesday. April 1. to Mr.. and Mrs. Harold |
Williams. jr.. Of Brookline, Mass. Mrs |
was formerly Miss Katharine |
Craig. only daughter OF Col and Mrs. |
Robert Craig, Of this city.