The Washington herald., 1916-05-02

The President and Mrs. Wilson occu-
pied box at Heith's last evening. They
were accompanied by Miss Boiling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont were hosts
at dinner last evening.
Mr.. and Mrs Frank L. Worthy and
Mr.. Morgan Worthy, Of Springfield,
Mass, who are motoring, arrived at
Washington yesterday and are stopping
at the Willard.
The Congressional Club celebrated its
seventh birthday anniversary yesterday
morning with a musical followed by a
buffet luncheon. The clubhouse was
charrninEly decorated with quantities OF
spring flowers and graceful sprays OF
fruit blossoms. Miss Casselnan, pianist
and Miss Katherine Taylor, who sang
gave a delightful program. Following the
luncheon there were several Informal ad-
dresses with Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, prest-
dent Of the club, and Mrs. William N
Harr as the principal speakers.
The second OF the series OF informal
dances which have been arranged for
Monday evenings during the spring, was
given at the club last evening.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle entertained in
formally at luncheon at the shoreham
yesterday.
Miss Gladys Sullivan, who has been the
guest OF her uncle and aunt, Senator
Phelan and Mrs, Phelan, for the past
few days, will return TO New York
today.
Preparations are being hurried forward
in the gardens Of the historic OctaFon
house in New York avenue and Eighteenth
street for the fair in aid OF British wound
ed soldiers. The fair will open next Mon
gInww II
the afternoons tea will be served, which,
It IS hoped, will be a welcome addition to
the attractions Of the horse show, which
will be in progress a short distance on.
In the evenings there will be dancing
upon a specially prepared platform in the
garden and vaudeville and other perform
ances in a theater which Is also being ex-
temporized in the garden.
The program for the opening night in
cludes a pageant Of the nations like that
held at Newport last summer. Among
those appearing will be Miss Mona Nc
Adoo as Japan, Miss Margaret Perrin as
Russia, who appeared in the same role at
Newport: Miss Ethel Hartman as Brit
tania, and Countess Gizycka as France
On Tuesday night there will be a dane
ing competition open to all-cOmers and an
exhibition Of dancing by professionals. as
we'll as vaudeville. On Wednesday night
the Preparedness movement will be the
feature and on Thursday night. like Tues
day night, dancing will rule supreme.
One Of the features Of the afternoons
will be a number Of booths representing
the British Colonies and Domnions in
which appropriate things will be sold by
society matrons and girls.
Tickets OF admmission will be 50 cents
in the afternoon and g in the evening,
including vaudeville and dancing. Reser-
vation Of tea tables surrounding the dane
~ 1Fv,Fk kn1 h6V- rF
tables, for which the demand, especially
on the first night, is already great, on the
terrace before the vaudeville stage. IN
the evening. may be secured by request
and check to the treasurer, Mr.. Walter
Bruce Howe, III Fourteenth street Gele-
phone Main 429O. Tickets of admission
may be secured at the entrance.
The fair is being got up by the follow
ing committee Of prominent Washington
ians: Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis, Mrs.
J. Borden Hartman, Mrs George How
ard, Miss Ernst, Mr.. F. H. Brooke, Mr..
William Corcoran Eustis. Mr.. George
Howard, Mr.. Basil Miles, and Mr.. Walter
Bruce Howe.
Mrs. L. Rogers McAwley. Of Lake
Forest, Ill, is in Washington for stay
of some days, and is at the Shoreham.
Mrs. Charles Downer Hazen entertained
at luncheon yesterday at her apartment
in the Connecticut, entertaining in COM
plirnent to Mrs. Robert Lansing and her
guests Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Stebbins,
Of Watertown, N Y. The table was dec
GRATED with Ophelia roses.
Miss Nancy Gordon Jones was hostess
at a theater party yesterday afternoon
in honor Of Miss Hanna Willard Taylor,
whose marriage to Mr.. Charles Clay Bay
ly will take place next Monday evening.
Miss Jones entertained the party at tea
at her residence in P street, after the
matinee. The guests were Miss Taylor's
sister, Mrs Reid Hunt; Mrs. William
Henry Holcombe. Miss Olive Cugle, Miss
Antoinette Ray. Miss May Radford, Mrs.
Joseph Clay Habersham Colquitt. Mrs.
John Harrison Knapp. Mrs. Freeman
Day. Mrs. Frances Washington, Miss
Dorothy Taylor. Miss Helen McCumber,
Miss May Power. Miss Katherine Hol-
brook. Miss Ethel Norris and Miss Marie
Peary. Mrs. Hunt and Mrs. Knapp pre-
sided at the tea table, which was adorned
with yellow roses.
Mrs. Frances S. Bangs, Miss Mary W.
Bangs. Miss Helen c. Bangs and Miss
Jeanette B. Bangs have arrived from
their home in New York. and are at
the Shoreham.
Mrs DieTenderfer, wife Of DR.. William
T. Diefenderfer, entertained at a re-
Ception yesterday afternoon in compli-
ment to Mrs. Agnes H Bartram.
The ladies who assisted Mrs. Diefen-
depSer were Mrs. Chester Everglade, of
Pakldena, Cal; Mrs. George Metcalf
Mrs. J. VI. Haywood Mrs. Hardy B. Den
ham. Mrs. Philip Walker, Mrs. Franklin
Little. Mrs. William F. Hancock, Mrs
Robert Patterson, Mrs. Clarence Mckay,
Mrs. James B. Horrigon. Miss Sylvia
Metcalf. Miss Alice Grif1th, Miss May
Little, Miss Dorothy Denham, Miss Mary
Louise Slack and Mrs. Edwin Almon, wife
Of Representative Almon.
The drawing-rooms were lighted with
soft-shaded electric lamps and candela-
bra and a large basket filled with azaIias
and trailing vines stood at the entra nee