The Washington herald., 1916-05-23


Mr.. John Barrett, director general of
the Pan-American Union. has gone to st.
Louis to attend the annual convention Of
the Missouri Bankers Association. Mr..
Barrett will return to Washington on
Thursday.
Mrs Lemuel Phillips Padgett enter
tained at luncheon at Rauscher's yes
terday in compliment to Mrs. Josephus
Daniels and Mrs. William c. Braisted.
Baskets of spring flowers were ar
ranged in the reception room. and each
OF the small tables at which the guests
were seated had as its centerpiece
tall basket Of spring flowers.
Invited to meet the honor guests were
Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs. William Gibbs
McAdoo. Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory.
Mrs. William Cox Redfield, Mrs. Champ
Clark, Mrs. William c. Gorgas, Mrs.
Duncan U. Fletcher, Mrs. Frank F.
Fletcher, Mrs. James A. Reed, Mrs.
Thomas P. Gore, Mrs. John F. Shaforth,
Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs. Alexander Wat
son. Mrs. Stephen G. Porter. Mrs. Ed
ward T. Taylor. Mrs. David Taylor, Mrs.
John A Lejeune, Mrs. Fred bennett,
Mrs. W. D. Stephens, Mrs. Percy E.
Quin. Mrs. James r Mann, Mrs. Bayard
Livingston, Mrs. Edward E. Capehart.
Mrs. A. A. Jones, Mrs. Bo Sweeney, Mrs.
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Mrs Patrick H. Kelley, Mrs. Robert E.
Peary, Mrs. Henry \, ,ilsOn, Mrs. John
n. Gibbons, Mrs. Josiah a. Van Orsdel,
Mrs. Rufus Day, Mrs. Albert S. McLen-
non. Mrs. Joseph Strauss, Mrs. l. A
StubblefieId Mrs. Arthur Ramsey, Mrs.
Ben johnson, Mrs. Henry T. Mayo. Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. E. S. Newman,
Mrs. Ernest w Roberts, Mrs. Charles
W. Richardson, Mrs. w. L. Padgett, Mrs.
Frederick Harris, Mrs. w. A. Oldfeld
and Mrs. George Laws, of Annapolis.
Mrs. Padgett will entertain at cards
this afternoon at the Congressional CluD
in honor Of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
W. L. Padgett. who is now visiting Rep
resentative and Mrs. Padsett.
Mrs. George Barnett was at home yes
terday afternoon at her quarters at the
Marine Barracks for the last time this
season. \ section of the Marine Band
rIaycd during the afternoon and Mrs
Barnetts sister, Mrs. Phillips Hill, and
Mrs. Clifford CapertOn, Of Richmond, Va,
assisted Mrs. Barnett in receiving.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joel E. Bulkley were
hosts at a luncheon yesterday at their
apartment in the Balfour. Their guests
were Capt. and Mrs Thomas Washing
ton. Judge and Mrs. c. c. McChord and
the Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture
and Mrs. Carl VroOman.
Judge \. 4. Wilder. Of Honolulu, has
arrived at Washington for a stay Of
some days and is stopping at the Will
lard.
The Brazilian Ambassador and Nine.
da Cana left Washington yesterday for
New York making the trip by motor.
Nine. da Cana will spend some time at
Heron Hall, Long Branch, where the
summer embassy will be established. be-
fore accompanying the Ambassador to
Chicago for the Republican convention.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels returned to Washington yester-
day from North Carolina, where Mrs.
Daniels has made a series of visits. The
Secretary attended the Mecklenburg cell
ebration at Charlotte.
Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mrs.
Willard Salisbury. Mrs. Charles J. Bell,
Mrs. Armistead Peter, Mrs. W. p. Spur
grOn, Mrs John B. LaTner, Mr.. and Mrs
L. Z. Whiting and Melville Church were
among the society folk who occupied
boxes at the production of the opera
Martha" by the Community Singing So
ciety at the Belasco Theater last even
in.
The patronesses and patrons of the
PRODUCTION were Mrs. Robert Lansing.
Mrs Claude A. swanson. Mrs. Willard
Salisbury Mrs. Christian D. Hemmick,
s,rs. William Hamilton Bayley, Mrs. X J.
~lag@eft. Mrs. =. Q. Kern. Mrs. Armistead
Peter Mrs Giles, Scott Raftcr, Byron S.
. ....I.:s. char, s. J. Bell, Henry p Blair,
Louis BrOwnlow, Ernest II. Daniel. Percy
: Foster. Dr. u. Percy IIickling. John
J.. Iarner. James Parmalec. and J. Lee
WhitmOrc.
Brig Gen Horatio Gates Gibson. U. s..
A. retired. was host at a reception yes
.crday afternoon at his residence in n
street. in celebration Of his eighty-ninth
birthday anniversary. The members Of
n" Aztec club and the GuadeIoupe Club
ucre the guests Of honor. Mrs F. H
White. Gen. Gibeon's daughter, received