The Washington times., 1915-05-13
Items of Interest and Import
( ance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
, Fashionable Folk.

Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter will enter
tain about 200 guests at garden party
and o'clock tea this afternoon at her
residence in I street complimentary to
the delegates to the convention of the
American Federation of Arts.
Mrs. Porter has entertained many Of
the members of the federation in the
same way in past years at her home in
Pittsburgh. and is meeting many of her
old friends. who are in Washington for
the convention.
Mrs. w. M. Ritter will be hostess at a
reception this afternoon in honor of her
guest, Miss Cecilia Beaux, the noted
portrait painter, who is in Washington
to address the convention Of the Amerl-
can Federation Of Arts.
Miss Beaux will also be the guest or
honor at a luncheon tomorrow given by
Mrs. Arthur Lee.
The Secretary Of the Navy, Josephus 9
Daniels, had guests lunching with him
at the Shoreham yesterday. The sec
retary of War. Lindley NJ. Garrison,
In the Rose Room.
Prince Hohenlohe. of the German
embassy, and the charge d'affaires or
Greece. Mr.. Vouros. were also among
the luncheon hosts at the Shoreham
yesterday.
Mrs. Brownson, wife Of Rear Ad-
miral w. H. Brownson, entertained at
bridge YESTERDAY sfternoon'
Mrs. William Lyster, wife Of Major
Lyster, u. S. A., Is giving bridge
party Of three tables this afternoon
In compliment to Mrs. Henry Lyster
and Mrs. Edward Parker.
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j. E. Lefevre, of the Panama lega-
tion, entertained at luncheon yester-
day at the Shoreham in honor of the
minister from Costa Rica, Senior Don
guests were Senior Don J. Rafael Ore
amuno, secretary of the Costa Rican
legation; DR.. Carlos A. MeSa, secretary
of the legation of Salvador, and Senior
Adolfo de la Guardia, attache of the
legation of Panama.
Among those lunching in the Palm
Room of the New Willard yesterday
were Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick G. Hos
letter. Of Broad Run. Va. Mrs. will
Of Montpelier Station. Va; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean. Preston Glib
son, Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard.
Colonel May and Miss May. c. a. Sa-
vim c. Hazen, John Q: Gheen., Thomas
Bones. Mr. and Mrs. Giraud Foster, of
Lenox, Mass: Mrs G. w. cambridge
and Miss Elise cambridge, of Louis.
Vile, Ky: Howard Elliott, president Of
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company: Mr.. and ldrs; Will
liam H. Wanamaker and Miss Louise
Wanamaker. Of Philadelphia former
Senator Joseph W. Bailey. Frank Ho.
Warrenton, Va; John Lind. Of Mime
sofa John L. Bushnell. of Springfield,
Ohio: Judge Brantlee. Of Georgia: Mr..
and Mrs c. H. Murray, Of New York !;
Moore. of New York city; Mr.. and Mrs.
William Thorn Kissel. of New York;
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Hanley. OF Provi-
dence. r. l.: Judge James L. Goode,
Of NorfoR rrapt TaP Roya and MTs VS. oseph
E. Davies, and MIR. and Mrs. Samuel
Untermyer. of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor en-
tertained the Woman's club OF Bethesda
at their summer home, Wildacres. near
Bethesda, Md. last evening. Mrs. Gran
willie FortesCue gave an extremely In
teresting illustrated talk about her ex-
perlences in Belgium at the outbreak of
the war with Germany. There We're
about fifty guests. among them Mrs.
Fortescue's parents, Mr. and MRS.
Charles ]. Bell A buffet supper was
served late in the evening.
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Mrs. Hung kWdl, Wl1e OF the counsel
Of the Chinese embassy, was hostess at
bridge party yesterday afternoon at
her residence near Bethesda.
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Mrs. Albert Todd entertained at a
luncheon today in honor of Mrs. Bubb,
wife of Brig. Gen. John w. Bubb.
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The minister of Honduras entertained
a. a luncheon yesterday at the Pan
American building. when his guests
were the Secretary Of State. the ambas-
sador of Brazil the ambassador of
Chile, the amba ssador of Argentina, the
minister of Uruguay, the charge DAT
faires of Peru. the minister of Santo
Domingo, the minister Of Cuba. the min
lister of Guatemala. the minister OF
Haiti, the minister of Costa Rica, the
minister of Bolivia, the minister of
cral of the Pan-American Union, and
DR.. Yanes, assistant director
DR.. Milton Rosneau. of Boston. pro-
fessor at Harvard University and head
OF the hygienic laboratory of the Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service,
was the honor guest at a reception given
last evening by DR.. and Mrs. Joseph
Goldberger as hosts. The house was
decorated In pink and white sweet peas
and ferns.
Among those present were DR.; and
Mrs. Allen Mclaughlin, DR.. and Mrs.
Scherenscheusky. Prof. and Mrs. L. H
Wilder. DR.. and Mrs Phelps, DR., and
Mrs. Cummings, DR.. and Mrs Waller,
DIR. and Mrs. J. Kerr. Dr. and Mrs.
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