The Washington times., 1915-05-31
Items of Interest and Import t.
anee of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official
and Fashionable Folk.

panied by her daughters, the Misses
Leila and Anne Gordon, will leave
washington the latter part of next week
Tor Wakefield Manor. Mrs. Barnctts
estate in Virginia, where they will pass
the early summer. Later Mrs. Earnett
and her daughters will make trip to
the Panama-Paciflc Exposition.
The breakfast given yesterday at
Woodley. by the Assistant Secretary
OF the Treasury and Mrs. Andrew
Peters in compliment to the delegates
TO the Pan-American Congress and their
1amllles brought to close 4 round or
notable in the social annals Of WASH
ington. The garden of the lovely old
place the suburban home of Senator
and Mrs. Newlands, which the Peters
are occupying for the spring, Is riot
or bloom. Richmond roses, peonies and
iris In sundry shades. and there the
function would have taken place had
not the fnclement weather spoiled this
feature of the entertainment Instead
me hosts received in the red room. and
the great south windows giving, how
ever, a glimpse Of the lovely terraced
garden.
A number of the delegates were ac-
ters, among them being Mrs. Samuel
Haie Pearson and the Misses Pearson.
OF Argentina; Mrs. Aldao. of Argentina !;
Mrs. Octavia Zayas, of Cuba: Mrs Will
liam wallace White. Of Paraguay: Miss
Emily Keith and Miss Rosalie Keith.
of Costa Rica; Mrs. Calvcanti. of Bra
al; Mrs. Gertrude Triana, of Colombia
Miss Letitia Suay. of Salvador. and
mrs. Pedro Rafael Rincones; Of Venez-
guests. in addition to the ambassado
and ministers and embassy and legation
staffs of the various South and Central
American countries, were the Secretary
Of State and Mrs Bryan. the Secretary
of the Treasury. the Secretary Of War
and Mrs. Garrison. the Attorney Gen
eral and Mrs. Gregory. the Secretary
OF the Navy and Mrs. Daniels, the Post
master General and Mrs. Burleson. the
secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
I1ane' M.n' .se the Secretary Of Agriculture and
merge and Mrs. Redfeld. the Secretary
OF Labor and Mrs. Wilson, the AS
S,stant Secretary of War and Mrs.
l. Scott, First Assistant Secretary of
the Interior and Mrs. A. A. Jones, As
sstant ss'. Secretary and Mrs Bo
selor of the State Department and Mrs
Lansing. the First Assistant Secretary
or state and Mrs. Osborne, the Second
Assistant ;Hs,ls Secretary. Mr.. Adee; the
HSslStdHt secretary ana MIS-.
Phillips: the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. B. r. Newton, the
assistant Secretary and Mrs. w. P.
MaIburn. Mr. and Mrs. John skelton
socis6r wlriams gsI.rs mr. and Mrs John Rurk. the
Davis, the Assistant Secretary and
Mrs. Post, the Assistant Secretary Of
AsrieultuIe 1is,a e., and Mrs Vrooman. the As;
s,s,an. Mr. svss; Secretary ,ta Of Commerce and
al reserve board. including Charles
Hamlin, and Mrs. Hamlin; F. d. De-
lano and Mrs: Delano, w. P. G.
Harding and Miss Harding, Paul NJ.
c. Miller and Mrs. Miller, John Bar
rett. director general Of the Pan-Ameri-
can Union: Elliott H. Goodwin, secre-
tary Of the Chamber Of Commerce; ;
Marvin and ]. s. Cuttings. assistant
secretary general of the conference,
and his conferees, w. S. Sands and
j. Brooks B, Parker.
Among the interesting events of today
was the picnic arranged by Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Nicholson. The party,
which left town early this morning and
dition to Mr.. and Mrs Nicholson. Miss
Alice Shepard and her guest. Miss Cor
nelia Boggs; Miss Lena Collins. Robert
Hagner. Edwin Hege, and number OF
o'fefs. 1hey VIII return this evening.
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Miss Lucy Mackall, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Douglass Mackall, is enter.
tanning picnic party today at the
Mackall country place. near Langley
Miss Anne Blackwood. Miss Lucia Hoi.
erith. Harris Franklin. DR.. ~. Edmund
Franklin. DR.. Adam Kemble, and Gil.
NOR Easley are among the guests.
Miss Miriam Crosby. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Oscar T. Crosby. of Wash.
irgton and Warrenton. has selected
June 2 as the date of her marriage tc
Count Mario Caracciolo de Melito. OF
on June 2. Mrs. Crosby and the Misses
Crosby sailed for Europe the day afte,
the announcement of the ensagement
to join Mr.. Crosby. who is at the head
OF the Belgian relief committee at Brus
sells.
The wedding will take place at the
Parker Hotel. where Mrs. Crosby anG
her daughters are stopping. Mr.. Cros
by. 1t is thought. will be unable tc
reach Naples for the wedding. for which
the bridegroom. who is an officer in tht
italian army. obtained leave of absence
from his post at Tripoli. The American
ambassador, Thomas Nelson Page. vii
act as witness for Miss Crosby. and tn,
zisni. the Duke of MadraRone Baror
Francoise Compagne and the Duke dt
Terranova.
According to reports in the Cleveland
papers. Mrs. Alexander f. Brown, o.
that city. has announced the engage
ment of her daughter. Florence Corne
lila Brown Finn. to, the Rev. c. G. r
Bratenahl. Of WASHINGTON Mrs Finn
is the widow of an Episcopal clergy
man. Dr. Bratenahl az present is canor
OF the Cathedral of So. Peter and Pau
md also secretary of tho province o
Washington. He was originally a resi-
dent Of Cleveland and came here frs
with the late Bishop Satterlee. He wa
for number of years rector Of St. Al
bans
Miss Eleanor Henry was the guest Of
honor at a dance given last ThursdaN
evening at the Potomac Roat Club hy
some Of her Washington friends DR.. r
A. Robey contributed several vocal Sc
lections. Among those present were
Miss Clara P"nrv. Miss Dorothv Walk,
er. Mrs NJ. Re'tz. Mrs J. r. Cunningi
ham, Miss Marion Brooks, Miss Agnes