The Washington herald., 1916-02-09

GERS Miss Ruth Lsrner, president;
MISS Beatrice Clover and Miss Alice
Brlce, and Its membership Is composed
largely OF the maids and young ma
irons prominent in the social life of
the Capital.
Miss Mabel Nelson Thurton is In VIII
mington, Del, where she has zone To-
make an address. Later Miss Thurston
VIII speak in Harrisburg and Brooklyn.
the Netherlands Minister. NJ. Rappard,
entertained informally at luncheon at the
shoreham yesterday. and Commander Mo-
mura- naval attache Of the Japanese EN-
oassy, also was a luncheon host at the
shoreham yesterday.
Mrs. Paul Hoder entertained Miss
Shelley, the house guest of Mrs. Josiah
A. van orsdel. at tea at the New VIII
lard yesterday. Invited to meet Miss
Shelley were Mrs. Roy W. Howard. OF
New York. who, with Mr.. Howard. Is
stopping at the Shoreham; Mrs. Charles
f. p. b. Price, and Mrs. Perry Arnold.
Miss Henrietta Luber, lately graduated
from Central High School. has left for
a snort stay In New York. where she will
visit relatives. On her return she will
lege.
Mrs. Hogs. wife OF Commodore William
S. Hosg. will be at home informally this
afternoon. and wiz be assisted by Miss
Amanda Heyl and Miss Mary HeyL
All arrangements have been completed
for the Valentine masquerade to be given
under the auspices Of the Mildred Lee So
cfety, Children of the Confederacy. Fri
day evening, February II, from s TO IL in
Confederate Memorial Hall, Is22 Vermont
avenue. The chaperons will be Mrs.
Blanch West, Mrs. Kearney, Mrs. Saul
Mrs kinion. Mrs. Walter f. Hutton,
Mrs. George Coyington, Mrs Charles W.
Richter. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith, di-
vision president Of d. c., will lead the
grand march.
The members of the Cabinet met as
usual on Tuesday in the Rose Room OF
the Shoreham-fo for luncheon, and Miss
Margaret Wilson. daughter of the Presi-
dent. was one of a number of ladies en-
tertained at luncheon by Mrs. Davis.
Mrs. Harry Reade and Miss wiIco. will
not be at home today. but will receive
Wednesday. February 1s.
Mrs Charles F. Hitchings and the
Misses Hitchings will be at home in
formally this afternoon from to Z.
Speaker Champ Clark entertained at a
luncheon yesterday afternoon at the
Capitol. Red carnations predomfnated In
ia Bile decorations. The guests were Rep
resentative and Mrs. MondelI. Represent
ative and Mrs, Evens. Representative and
Mrs. Flood, Representative Sherwood and
Miss Sherwood, Mr.. and Mrs Theodore
T1iier, Mr.. Fred Emery and Miss Emery,
Miss Thompson. and Mrs. Thomson,
formerly Miss Genevieve Clark.
The College Women's Club will hold
its annual guest night for men this even
ing at the Raleigh Hotel, the Mount
Holyoke College section being hostesses
for the evening. with Mrs Eugene
Stevens as chairman. The guests VIII be
received by Mise Emma Harper Turner
president of the club. assisted by Nh,
Bodfish, Mrs White, Mrs Price and Mis-.
Stauffer. representing Mount Holyok.
The program at O'Clock will be rfven
by Mrs. Huron Lawson. Dr. and Mrs W
F. G. Swami. Mrs. Chas- L. Bliss, and
Miss Siddons.
A black and white baII' for the bene-
At of French soldiers rendered blind dur
ing the present war will be held tonight
a' tne Playhouse. All dresses worn by
dancers must be Of black and white de-
sign. The decorations will be unusually
pretty and Will folloy out the simple
black and white scheme.
The floor committee will consist of
Basil Miles, Oliver Hartman, Leland
Harrison, Cotton Smith. Gerald May,
Franklin Ellis, Newbold Noyes Robert
Stead. Manning Stead. Henry Dickson,
Hugo de Pena, Julian Bishop, Walker
Beale, and Arthur Campbell
No tickets will be sold at the door. but
they may be obtained at 1905 X street
northwest and l2s7 P street northwest.