The Washington herald., 1915-05-26
Doings of Society

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The Secretary of State, Mr.. Bryan
| was host at a luncheon yesterday Al
his home in Calumet place. His guests
| included the Chilean Ambassador. the
Argentina Ambassador, the delegates to
the Pan-American financial congress
from Argentina. Brazil. Bolivia, Chile
Colombia. Cuba. Costa Rica. the Do
minican Republic. and Ecuador, the Sec
rotary Of the Navy. the Secretary of the
| Interior, the Secretary Of Commerce. the
! Secretary of Labor. Assistant Secretary
Of the Treasury. Mr.. Peters; the coun-
selor for the State Department. Mr..
Lansing, the Third Assistant Secretary
Of State, Mr.. Phillips: the director gen.
eral OF the Pan-American Union. Mr..
Barrett. and DIR. Rowe.
Mr. Walter S. Penfield entertained at
| luncheon yesterday in the presidential
suite CT the Willard. having as his guests
Mr.. Ramon F. Acevedo. of Panama
Mr.. Ramon Arias. jr.. of Panama; Mr..
h. X. MILFORD. Mr.. a. G. Clapham. Mr..
Francisco ]. Yanes. Mr.. ]. E. Lefevre.
DIR. Aristido Arizona. Mr.. Moralez, and
Mr.. Guardia.
A brilliant gathering of five hundred
at the reception given by the Argentine
Ambassador and Nine. Naon in celebra-
ton of the 1O5th anniversary of the in
dependence of Argentina. The rooms OF
the embassy. at 1906 Corcoran street
were beautifully decorated with white
roses and blue ribbons. in the colors OF
the Argentine flag. The ball room was
thrown open for the the dansant and
tea was served on the roof garden ami
In, he
the guests were representatives Of diplo-
matte. official and resident society III
Washington. the reception being the oc-
ca sion for the most distinguished gather
ing since Easter.
Mr.. Walter s. Penheld entertained at
a luncheon yesterday in the Presidential
suite of the Willard in honor of the
members of the delegation of Panama
to the Pan-American financial con-
ference.
The marriage of Miss Genevieve Clark,
daughter of Speaker and Mrs Champ
Clark. and MIR. James NJ Thompson. or
New Orleans. will take place on June
80 at ''Honeyshuck," the home of Speaker
and Mrs. Clark at Bowling Green, Mo-.
in the garden at o'clock in the after
noon. Among the brides attendants will
be Miss Imogene Thompson and Miss
Dorothy Thompson. sisters of Mr.. Thomp-
son; Miss Anne Bennett and Miss Susan
Bennett. daughters of Mrs. Clark's broth
er. Mr.. Jael Bennett, of Kansas City;
Miss Murray Sanderson. of Bowling
Green. and the Misses Roberts. of Alex
andria. who were school mates of Miss
Clark at the Friends School.
Mrs Stanton Norman was hostess at
bridge yesterday afternoon.
Miss Minnie Conrad. of White Post,
Va. is at the Willard for a few days.
Miss T. NJ. COLLEEN and Miss M. COLLEEN,
of Washington, accompany her.
Mrs William F. Dennis entertained
thirty guests at bridge yesterday after
noon in honor of her sister. Mrs. l.. d.
Cardwell, of Kentucky. and Mrs. James
Howison, of Virginia. who are her guests.
Mrs. Edward w. Eberle and Mrs. Charles
Nelson Riker presided at the tea table.
Mr. and Mrs Dennis and their son-in-
law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs. Riker.
will spend the summer at their country
home in kentucky and at the seashore.
leaving Washington about the last Of
June.
Mobile Chcvalier Giacomo Fara Forni.
Consul General from Italy to the port
of New York. accompanied by Mrs. For
nj, is at the Willard for stay of some
length.
Mrs. J. II. Oliver. wife of Capt. oliver.
L. S. M was hostess at a luncheon
of sixteen covers yesterday at the Army
and Navy Club. The guests included
Mrs William s. Benson. Mrs. c.
]. Badger. Mrs. John J. Knapp. Mrs
Victor Blue, Mrs. c. F. Glenn. Mrs.
Logan Waller Page. Mrs. Carlo Brit
tain. Mrs c. l.. Hussey, Mrs. John
Hood, Mrs. Edward W. Eberle, Mrs.
A. j. Hepburn, Mrs. J. V. Chase. Mrs
w. c. Braisted. Mrs. p. w. Taylor, and
Mrs. r. II. Jackson.
- The marriage of Miss Maud William
son and Mai. Parker w. West will take
place Tuesday. June l. at noon. at St
Stephens Episcopal Church. The cere-
mony will be performed by the Kew.
George F. Dudley in the presence of a
family party. There will be no at
tendants.
Immediately following the ceremony
Mai. Parker and his bride will leave
for trip to the Pacific Coast They
will be at home at Soldiers Home after
July Is.
Miss Sara Bell Williams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William s. G. Williams,
and Mr. Gilbert Lutrelle Lucas will be
married in Baltimore Wednesday. June
q, at old St. PauTs Church. Miss Will
Iiams will be the maid of honor at the
marriage of Miss Madse Pickett Stokes
and Mr.. r. King Stone, which will be
an event of next Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Boal enter
tanned at dinner last night at the
Shoreham.
Among those lunching at the Shore
ham Yesterday were the Secretary OF
War. the Secretary of the Interior. the
Secretary of Commerce, DR.. Cary Gray
son, Miss Bones. Miss Gertrude Gordon.
Mr. George Howard, jr.. Miss Perrin, the
charge d'affaires of Greece. Mr.. Vouros,
Mr. Constantinidi. Prince Hohenlohe, Mr..
de Beaufort, Miss Frances Moore. Mr..
Nelson Slater. of Philadelphia: Mrs. Peter
Gerry, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hagner. ana
Viscount de Sibour.
The celebration of June week at An
napoIis will attract large numbers Of
prominent folk from Washington. Gen.
and Mrs George Barnett will go down
this week for the alumni dinner at the
Naval Academy and the June ball and
Will be the guests of Mai. and Mrs.
Robert n. Dunlap. L. s. NJ. c., and Of
Col Eli Kelly Cole commandment of the