The Washington herald., 1916-06-01
Spanish American Atheneum Holds Final
Meeting of Season at Home of Mrs. Lansing;
Maj. and Mrs. James A. Shipton Give Dinner
Other News of Society at the Capital

Chevy Chase Club In compliment to Gen.
Black. Invited to meet the honor guest
were Col and Mrs. Duncan, Col. and
Mrs. Harry Taylor, DR.. and Mrs. Wells,
Capt. and Mrs. Baldwin, Miss Judge,
Col. and Mrs. johnson, Col. and Mrs. r.
P. Davis, Col. and Mrs. Munson, Miss
Alice Shepard, Mrs. Mark Brooke, Mr.
and Mrs. E. II. Rogers and Miss Rogers,
Of California; Mrs. w. =. Holiday, Capt
and Mrs. Percy Bishop, and Lieut.. Wood.
Mrs. Thomas Cleland Dawson was
hostess at dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club last evening when her guests in
cluded Col. and Mrs. Flagler, Capt. and
Mrs. Mott, Capt and Mrs. Robinson,
Maj. and Mrs. Connor. Capt. and Mrs
yschindel, Capt. Parker, Mr.. Raymond
Richardson, Capt. and Mrs. Bertholf,
Lieut. Heth, and Mr.. Lawrence o. Muir
ray.
Mrs. Robert Lansing was hostess last
evening for the Spanish American
Atheneum, which held its last meeting
Of the season at the residence Of the Sec
retary of State. A delightful program
was arranged for the evening, including
Modern Spanish Drama" Rabbi Abram
Simon; song, with piano accompaniment,
Mrs. Rosario VI. de Morrison; Life OF
Gen. Morelesy Pavon." Senator Thomas
B. Cstron, Of New Mexico; Spanish
Dances of Granada" Mrs. Marie Won
Unschuld; THE Age of Alfonso X in
Warren Currier; song, Miss Marie L.
Becker. with Mrs. Duff Lewis at the
plano.
Mrs. John wyeth entertained at a din
ner party last evening at her residence
in Massachusetts avenue.
Invitations have been issued by Dr.
Thomas Stockham Baker. headmaster Of
the Tome School. Port Deposit, Md, to
the commencement exercises at $50
o'clock on Monday. June 5. Judge John
c. Rose. Of the United States District
Court or Baltimore, will he the principal
speaker. The closing events Of the senior
class will begin on Saturday morning,
June 3 with the last chapel and the
initiation Of the Cum Laude Society. The
Rev. Percy Foster Hall, OF the Church
Of the Epiphany. Washington, will deliver
the commencement sermon in Memorial
Hall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles V. Wheeler en-
tertained thirty-six guests at dinner at
the Chevy Chase Club last evening.
Commissioner of Patents and Mr..
Thomas Ewing have closed their house
on H street for the summer and Mr..
Ewing has taken an apartment at the
Shoreham to remain there until he joins
his family later in the summer
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Nixon entertained
a company of eighteen at dinner last
evening at the Shoreham.
Capt. Clark was host at luncheon at
the Shoreham yesterday, entertaining a
company of ten.
Miss Anderson and Miss nth Apder-
son. daughters of Gen. Harry R. Ander-
son, sailed yesterday from New York on
the steamer AncOn for the Canal Zone
TO visit army friends.
Miss Dorothea Owen returned to Wash
mgton last evening after spending the
weekend as the guest of Mr.. and Mrs
John Buchanan at Ayrshire, UppervilIe
Va. Miss Owens will 90 to the Adiron-
tacks early in June to spend fortnight
at a girls camp.
Mrs. Edmund PendIeton entertained in
formally at a luncheon of eight covers
Yesterday afternoon at her apartment in
StOneleigh Court
Miss Pendleton will leave Washington
about July l to make a series Of visits
b. fore going to Bar Harbor for the re-
mainder Of the summer.
Mrs. Reginald Walker was hostess at
luncheon and theater party yesterday
In honor Of Miss Katherine Steele Bar
Tett, whose engagement to Lieut.. Charles
\ PUZer. Fourth Overseas Pioneer Bat
TALON. Canadian eXpeditiOnary force has
recently been announced. There were
.y eIve guests.
The ladies of the Columbia Country
tIub Will hold card party at the club
house, Chevy Chase, Md. on Wednesday,
-uen meeting to which town as well as
out-of-tOwn guests of members may be
invited Luncheon will be served at
o'clock for those making table reserva-
ions in advance.
Mrs s c, Neale left Washington yes
teTday. accompanied by her young daugh-
ter. Miss sydney Neale. for Eliot Me,
y here Miss Neale will spend the summer
a. the camp conducted by Mr.. and Mrs
Sidney Lanier. Mrs. Neale will return
20 Washington in about a week.
Mrs. Ollie James was hostess at a the
ater party yesterday afternoon, enter
t>-Ining in compliment to her house guest,
Mrs. Post Wheeler. After the play, Mrs
James took her guests to tea at her
apartment in the Parkwood, when about
fifty additional guests were asked to meet
Mrs. Wheeler. Mrs. Claude Swanson,
Miss Key Pittman. Mrs. Ben Johnson,
and Mrs. Wilton J. Lambert presided at
the tea table.
The director of fine arts of the
Carnegie Institute at Pittsburgh, Mr.
John NJ. Beatty. and Mrs. Beatty are in
Washington for a few days and are
stopping at the Shoreham.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyster H Dewey an
nounce the engagement OF their daugh-
ter, Grace Marguerite and DR.. Carl G.
Frost, OF Buffalo, n. Y. Thes wedding
will take place in the autumn
The announcement OF the engagement
was made at tea which Mr.. and Mrs
Dewey gave yesterday afternoon at their
residence, 4512 Ninth street
Mrs. James Mcdonald will leave
Washington today for Chicago to at
Tend the Republican convention.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dyer Howard an
nounce the engagement of their sister
Elvte Leslie Elliott, and Mr.. Frank H
Young. Of New York.
The marriage will take place Wed
nesday, June Z, at o'clock, at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard, 17os
Kilbourne place.