The Washington herald., 1915-03-19

The Secretary of State and Mrs. Will
lam Jennings Bryan entertained at din
ner last evening in honor .of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrington Emerson. Additional
guests We're invited for $3.50 to hear Mr..
! Harrington speak OH Efficiency
The Siamese Minister was host at
luncheon yesterday at the Legation. The
guests Were the Secretary of State. Nh.
Bryan: the newly appointed United
States Minister to Siam, Mr.. William II.
I Hornibrook: the newly appointed secre-
| tary of the United States Legation at
Bangkok. Mr.. Richard F.. Pennoyer; the
commissioner general for Siam To the
Panama-Pacific Exposition. DR.. James
Gore, and the secretary oil the Siamese
Legation. Mr. f. II. Lotus.
The Florence CrittentOn branch OF the
Sunshine and Community Society will
entertain at tea this afternoon frrIn ) q
at the Wyoming.
Mrs. Walter II. Howard. president of
the branch. will be assisted IN receiving
by Mrs. William Jennings Bryan. wife Of
the Secretary of State; Mrs JoScphus
Daniels. wife OF the Secretary of the
Navy: Mrs Thomas Watt Gregory. wife
of the Attorney General; Mrs GcOr-' y.
Armes. Mrs. A Caminetti. Mrs. W. II
Osborne Mrs. 3. \ Cunningham, Mrs.
J. Edison Briggs. Mrs. George TUlly.
Vaughn. Mrs. George Bahcr. Mrs. Ellis
Logan. Mrs. Ella :. Knight and Mrs W.
s. COrby.
A musical program will be furnished by
Miss LEILA Howard. Miss Flora Briggs.
Miss Cohen. Mrs. Ewing, and others.
The Opium Pipe" the ancient Persian
play, which is being arranged for
presentation by Mrs. Christian llemmICk.
Ib..r L. to-
some time during the week of April T.
The exact date has not yet been an
nounced. The performance. which is for
the benefit of city poor. promises 10 be
most interesting and unusual
During the progress of the PLAY Mrs.
Sidney Ballou will give Il series Of Per
sian dances. in which she is Icing in
structcd by the Persian charge affair"S.
Ali Kuli Khan. TIL" mu~h for the dances
will be furnished by tlut". played 10y Il
Persian musician.
Among the distinguished people IL tn"
cast of the play are Ms. Maudc Howell
Smith. Mrs. Christian ITcmmick. Mr..
Keith Forrest. Nine. De YO. Dr. Alfred
Monroe Hopkins. Miss Helen buchanan,
Judge Sidney BallOu. Miss Frances Car
pentcr, Miss Crane. Miss Anne Hopkins.
Miss Candace Howard. Mr.. Robert
Gilmore. Mr.. George Oakley Totten. Mr..
Wilbur Underwood Mr.. MUrvcn Thomp-
son. Mr.. Meredith ONril. Mr.. Mortimer
clark. Mr.. Donohu". Mr.. Springs, Mr..
Dixon and MIR Bryan.
There will be dress rehearsal OF The |
Opium Pipe on sunday evening at Mrs |
Hcmmick's residence before the authors |
and players group of the Drama League. !
Mrs Christian Iiemmick will not re- |
ceivc again this season on Sunday after !
noon. Next week. Mrs HemmiCk will !
entertain in honor of Mime. Emma Calve. /
who will he in Washington for short |
time. {
The president of the Federal Reserve
Board and Mrs. Charles IiamIin will .
leave Washington in a Few days to at
tend the Panama-Pacifc Exposition.
Mrs. James IIeustis entertained at a
breakfasts Yesterday in honor Of Mrs
George Pollock. of Florida. who is the
guest of the Comptroller of the Treasury
and Mrs. George +. Duwney. Amon91
Mrs. Hcustis' guests were Mrs. J. Ii.
Fishback. Mrs. q. Warren Allen. Mrs.
NJ y. ZoOk. Mrs. Samuel F. Furman.
and Mrs. Augustus Knight.
Miss Lillian Birney will entertain at
dinner this evening in honor of her
house guest, Miss Elaine English. of
Philadelphia. taking her guests later to
the Friday evening dance at the Will
lard.
Senator and Mrs Willard salisbury left
Yesterday for their home in Delaware.
The Misses Sedglcy entertained at an
Informal musical Yesterday at their resi-
denCe in Massachusetts avenue. Miss
BrandeCce. who has studied
Il. 7
the head of musical conservatory in
Detroit, gave several delightful violin Sc
Icctions. and Mr.. Charles II. Tittman
sang
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l. BahcOck. of Nee
nah. Wis. who formerly resided in
are here on an extended Wis
il. Mrs. BabCock CAV" an informal ,
luncheon to party of friends yesterday
1t the Powhatan. where they al" staying
while in Washington.
A tea dance and card party will be )
given at the Cairo on the afternoon Z
Of Thursday, April s. for the benefit
IF the George Washington University
Hospital. Cards will be from to )
o'clock and dancing from : to :. En-
lbition and competition dancing will !
De some of the features of the after q
noon.
The youuc ladies' committee in ,,
.ludes Mrs Thomas Forney. the Misses ,,
Williamson. Miss Helen Cooper, Mrs
Albert Rust, Miss Elizabet Crenshaw. ,
Miss Gladys PuCh. the Misses Gould.
Mrs William Richardson. and Miss :
Marie Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Bristol are
lmonG the dinner hosts of this even
nC.
Mrs. Porter Chandler. OF GcncscO.
'. Y. accompanied by her son. Porter
Z. Chandler. and Mrs. William l.. !