The Washington herald., 1916-01-23

Mr.. Henry Howell Armstead, who is
spending part of the season here, we're
hosts Wednesday evening at one of the
smartest dances of the winter, entertain
ing about 200 guests at the Playhouse.
There were a number of out-of-town
guests, and many interesting dinner par
ties preceded the dance. The Playhouse
was charmingly decorated spruce trees
and hanging vines giving a woodland
effect to the assembly room. Tall vases
filled with American Beauty roses adorn-
ed the drawing-room, where Mrs. Davis
and Mr.. Armstead. assisted by Mrs. Ar
thur Lee. received the guests, who began
to arrive about 10 o'clock. A buffet sup
per was served at midnight, and an early
breakfast in the morning as the dance
broke up.
The guests were the Brazilian Ambss-
sador and Nine. da Cana, the Secretary
of the Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo. the
Swedish Minister and Nine. Ekengren,
the Minister of Peru and Nine. de Pezet.
the Assistant Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Breckenridge. the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt
the Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Charles Warren, Miss Margaret Wilson,
Col. and Mrs. Raybaud, Mrs. Stephen
B. Elkins, the Misses Patten, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Campbell Graef, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry NJ Earle, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
c. Millett, Mr.. Monson Morris, all of
New York; Miss Frances Sullivan, of
Philadelphia; Mrs. George A. Pope, of
San Francisco; Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Barnett,
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles ]. Bell, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Blue, Pay Inspector and Mrs. Bon
nation, Capt. and Mrs. Roscoe Bulmer,
DR.. and Mrs. Breckenridge Bayne, Capt
and Mrs. Baldwin. Capt and Mrs. Mark
Bristol, Mrs. Lloyd Bowers, Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin p. Baugh, Mr.. and Mrs. Victor
Cushman, Mr.. and Mrs. Allerton Cush-
man, Mr.. and Mrs. George Howland
Chase. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Vaudeville Car
iisle, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Clover, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar T. Crosby, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Hollister Chapman, Mrs. Richard
Crane, Brig. Gen. Enoch Crowder, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Dwight, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Peabody Eustis, Mr. and Mrs
Blaine Elkins, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fair
banks, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Flood, Mr..
and Mrs. Carroll Glover, Mr. and Mrs
Richard Harlow, Mr.. and Mrs Randall
Hagner. Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Hack
EFT. Mr.. and Mrs. Monroe Hopkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Christian Hemmick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry johnson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Hubert johnson, Mr.. Francis B.
Loomis, DR.. and Mrs. Louis Lehr Mr..
and Mrs. Littauer. Senator and Mrs
Hamilton Lewis Mrs. Hare Lppincott,
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison McClintock, Col.
and Mrs. Charles McCawley, Mrs. Sher-
man McCallum, Mr.. and Mrs. Upshur
Moorehead, Mr.. and Mrs. Or1nsby Nc
Cannon. Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold Noyes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Callan OLaughlin, Senator James Phe-
Ian, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jacob Rogers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Ritter, Lieut. Col. and Mrs.
Samuel Reber, Mr.. and Mrs William
Barret Ridgely, Mr.. and Mrs Henry
Spencer, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bell
Sweeney, Mr.. and Mrs. Corcoran Thorn,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter r. Tuckerman, Mr.
Alexandra Vouros, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Westcott, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan wyeth,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Wilcox, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarke waggaman, Col and Mrs.
Wright, Miss Catherine Britton, Miss
Margaret Breckinridge, Miss Sally
Beecher, Miss Edith Blair, Miss Beatrice
Clover. Miss Eudora Clover, Miss Juliette
Crosby, Miss Margaret Draper. Miss vir-
giniay Gilmore. Miss Gladys Hinckley,
Miss Elizabeth Harding Miss Frances
Hoar, Miss Jean Hinkle, Miss Sophy
Johnston, Miss Camilla Lippincott, Miss
Catherine McCIintock, Miss Virginia
Mackay-Smith, Miss Mona McAdoo, Miss
Teresa de Pezet Miss Manuella de Pepa,
the Misses Raybaud, Miss Harriet South
erland, Miss Margaretta symons, Miss
Gladys Sullivan, Miss Margaret Treat
Miss Katherine Treat. Count d'Adhenar,
Mr.. Carlos Acuna. Mr. Montgomery An
gell. Count Bonde, Commander Bassett,
Mr.. William tt Bingham, Surgeon Gem
eral Rupert Blue, Lieut.. Bastedo Com
mander H. v. Butler, Mr.. Frederic
Cauldwell. DIR. Cofer, Mr.. Constantinidi.
Mr.. Arthur b. Campbell. Mr.. Henry F..
Idu Pont, Lieut.. Davidson, Mr. Franklin
Ellis, Mr.. Oliver B. Hartman. Mr.. Fred
eric. Huidekoper. Mr.. Carl Hubscher, Mr..
Leland Harrison, Capt. Holcombe, Mr..
William Johannessen, Mr.. Eames Mac
yeagh. Mr. Basil Miles. Capt Ridley Nc
lean. MIR. George Marvin, Maj Thomas
Paxton. Mr.. Hugh de Pena. Mr.. Charles
Richardson, Mr.. Racedo, Mr. Robert
Stead. Lieut.. Commander Steele, Mr.. =.
Butler Wright Capt. Williams, Col VIII
der and Capt. wirgman.
His eminence, Cardinal Gibbons. was
the guest of honor at a dinner given
Wednesday evening by Mrs William r.