The Washington herald., 1915-01-06

brown have invitations out for tea on
Saturday, January Is, from 4 to 6
Miss Hemphin. daughter of Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. HemphilI, issued invita-
! tions for bridge on january l. in honor
of Mrs. Reid Hunt, daughter OF Hon.
and Mrs. Hannis Taylor Mr.. and Mrs
Hunt came to Washington to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Hunts parents.
Miss Ruth Parker daughter Of Mr..
NJ. NJ. Parker, was hostess at luncheon
yesterday, when covers were laid for
/ twelve.
| Mr.. and Mrs D. 3. Carson, OF Nash
Vile, Tenn, weIl-known figures in South
ern society,". are at the Willard for
/ few days.
Mrs. Mary Robert Rhinehart, the
writer has arrived from Pittsburgh and
| is stopping at the Shoreham.
Mr. and Mrs. ". P. Van Wrinkle. Of
Washington. are in New York at the
Hotel Astor for visit Of week.
Invitations have been issued for a
dance to be given by the members OF
the Quartermaster Corps, stationed At
Fort Washington, Nd, and Fort Hunt.
Va, Saturday eyning, January Is, l9lJ,
al the Post Gymnasium, Fort Washing
ton. Md. The new government transport
Capt. Wetherill will carry the guests
from the lighthouse wharf, corner Sew
enth and o streets southwest, leaving
at C:3O p. m, stopping at Alexandria, Va,
II D. m to receive the Alexandrians, and
returning, leaving the Fort at ll:30 p. m.
Several hundred invitations having been
sent to the corps friends in this city and
Alexandra, a large gathering is eX-
pected to attend. a Washington or
chestra will furnish the dance music.
Admittance by card only
Col Raybaud and Mr. c. SaIazar, of
Beunos Ayres, have arrived in Washing
ton and have Joined the first secretary
of the Argentine Embassy, Mr.. Carlos
Acuna, at the shoreham-
Miss Eileen Roach. of Baltimore,
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Roach,
is the guest OF Miss Helen McCumber.
Miss Roach will be the guest at dinner
of Mr. and Mrs. McCumber on Wednes-
day at the Chevy Chase Club and on
Thursday at the Army and Navy Club.
Miss Roach entertained a company at
dinner at her home in Baltimore on
Monday in honor of Miss Hendrick, of
Washington, who went over for the Mon
! day german.
Mrs Christian Febiger and Mrs. Frank
Miles Day, of Philadelphia, well known
in civic centers, are at the New Willard
attending the National Child Labor con-
ventiOn.
Mr. and Mrs. ]. r. Miller, Of Pittsburgh.
Pa. well known in social and philan-
thropic circles. are here attending the Ma
stopping at the New willard.
Mrs Theodore Teller will be at home
Friday. January S, at her home, 27O6 On
tariO road Mrs. Philip Clancy, Of Nj
agara Falls, n. Y, is the guest Of her
sister. Mrs. Teller.
Mrs. NJ. D. Harter and Mr. Harrington
Harter. OF Mansfield, Ohio, arrived in
Washington yesterday and are at the
Shoreham.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jackson Earn
shaw announce the engagement of their
daughter. Mary Porter. to Mr.. John
Melish COuden, Of Cincinnati, Ohio. Ths
wedding will take place in February.
A tea dansant for which several of the
ladies of the Cabinet are patronesses
will be given Friday afternoon, January
s, to 7 o'clock, at the New Richmond
Hotel, for the benefit of the British
American Y. w. c. A. of Paris,
This organization at the present time
is engaged in furnishing employment to
women and girls of the French capital.
and the funds raised by this dansant
will be used to continue the work. The
earnings of these women, which are Paid
from the funds raised by the British
American Y. w. c. A, is all that Is
keeping them from starvation.
The dansant is being promoted by Mrs.
]. Mark Baldwin, wife of Prof Baldwin.
a lecturer at the Sarbonne. Paris, France.
and formerly Of the faculty of Prince
ton. They are spending some time in this
country, but expect to return to Paris
within a few weeks. Mrs. Baldwin is be
ing actively assisted in the project by
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, wife of Senator
Pomerene, of Ohio, and a friend of Prof.
Baldwin while attending Princeton.
The patronesses are Mrs. Burleson, Mrs.
Daniels, Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Redfeld, Miss
Agnes Wilson, Mrs. Mclean. wife of Sem
ator Mclean, of Connecticut; Mrs. Pom
creme, wife of Senator POmerene, Of
Ohio: Mrs. Reed, wife of Senator Reed,
OF Missouri; Mrs. Lansing, wife Of Rob-
crt Lansing, Counselor for the State De-
partment: Mrs. David Jayne HILL wife
Of our former ambassador to Germany;
Mrs Folk, wife of General Counsel Jo-
seph W. Folk, of the Interstate Com
merce Commission; Mrs. Bayly, presi-
dent of the Washington Y. w. c. A:
Mrs. William II. Baldwin, Mrs. Norman
Gait Mr.. Joseph V. Jordan, proprietor
of the New Richmond Hotel, has donated
the supper and the use of the dining
room and hotel to further the success
OF the undertaking.