The Washington herald., 1916-04-14
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing Guests
Of Senator and Mrs. H. J. Lipptt at Dinner;
Folks Viii Go to Virginia Hot Springs Today
Other News of Society at the Capital

The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lans-
ing were the guests in whose honor Sem
ator and Mrs. Henry J. Lippitt enter
tanned at dinner last evening.
Capt and Mrs s. j. Bayard Schindel
were hosts at dinner last evening at the
Army and Navy Club. Their guests were:
Senator Hoke Smith, Mrs. Samuel spen-
GER, Mai and Mrs. Theodore Lyster. Mrs.
Hampson Gary, Mrs. Victor Kaufman,
Miss Callie Hoke Smith. Miss Joan Oil,
Col Jay Hoffer. Mai. Douglas MacAr-
thur. Mr.. j. E Lefevre, Lieut.. Iseman,
Mr.. Lyman Pratt and DR.. Laikin.
Others entertaining at dinner at the
Army and Navy Club last evening were:
Dr. and Mrs. Walter ]. Wells and Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Snyder.
Mai r. G. Paxton. Capt. c. G. Harvey,
Lieut.. Charles W. Foster. Lieut.. Paul R
= Frank and DR.. Daniels. all OF the Second
>Cavalry. and Lieut.. Alexander James, Of
the Fifteenth Cavalry. were host at a
dinner party at the club, entertaining in
honor of some of the ladies of Fort Myer
The Counselor of the State Department
and Mrs. Frank Polk will leave today to
spend the weekend at Virginia Hot
Springs.
The Governor of the Federal Reserve
Board and Mrs Charles S. Hsmlin enter
tained at dinner last evening.
Miss Marjorie HeImbold VII go to Bal
timore today TO spend several days with
her cousins, Mr. and Mrs A W. Thomp-
son, at their home in Roland Park.
Mrs. Edwin T Pollock, wife of Com
mander Pollock, U. S. N, entertained
at a bridge party yesterday. Mrs. c. B.
Britain, Mrs. w. Fl. G. Bullard and Mrs.
Roland Barker whitridge presided at
the tea table, which was adorned with
spring flowers
Mrs. John Burke was hostess at an
informal luncheon yesterday at her resi-
dence in Cleveland Park, in honor Of
Miss May Power. whose marriage to
Lieut.. William Tupper Lightle will take
place on May .
Mrs William Ballentyne entertained at
bridge yesterday afternoon in compliment
to Mrs. Underwood. Of Knoxville, Tenn,
formerly Miss Belle Graves, of George
town.
Mrs BaIlentyne's mother. Mrs. N. A.
Jeffras, and Mrs. John Smoot poured tea.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ballentyne also entertained
guests at bridge last evening.
Miss Elizabeth Deeble, who has been
in New York for several weeks, returned
to Washington yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David ]. Evans, Of
Montreal. Canada, are making a spring
visit to Washington, and are at the
ShOreham Hotel
Mrs. David a. KincheIoe will present
the following program at the Congress
sional Club this afternoon from 4 to 5
O'Clock:
Overture, song carmena, H. Lane VII
son: piano solo, Valse Brillante, opus.
3HChOpin; reading, The Midnight Run
of the OVERLAND whistling solo, I'm
prOvisation, Southern melodies: reading,
negro dialect, How Cousin Celeste
Solved the Negro Question:" "Mstilda's"
''Nassination.'
The cIun members invited tn assist at
the tea following the recital are:
Mrs Frederick c. Hicks, Mrs. Asher {.
Kinds. Mrs. William c. Houston. Mrs.
Joseph Howell. Mrs. William E. Hughes,
Mrs. William L. Humphrey, Mrs. James
W Hustled, Mrs. Michael F. Phelan,
Mrs. Edmund Plat. Mrs H. Kirk
Porter. Mrs. F. ". Rowe. Mrs. Thomas
L. Ruby. Mrs Charles B. Smith. Mrs.
Reed Smoot. Mrs. H. B. Snyder, Mrs.
T. J. Steele. Mrs. Halore Steenerson- Mrs.
Dan V. Stephens, Mrs. John A. Sterling,
MIS-. Walter Stiness, Mrs. Frederick e.
Stevens, Mrs. William J. Stone, Mrs.
Thomas Stout. Mrs. Edwin F. Sweet, and
Mrs. Robert VI. Switzer.
Mrs Robert P. Hill and Mrs. R. F.
Hopwood will preside at the tea table.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Baden. 3932 Illinois ave-
nue. PetwOrth, is in New York City for
tn" week visiting her granddaughter,
Mrs. Clay GoodlOe Collette.
Arrangements are being completed by
The District Of Columbia Division, United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, for their
vaudeville-tea to be given Saturday aft
ernOon, May S, from until o'clock, at
the Raleigh Hotel
Miss Nell Rose Baggett, president of
the local Winnie Davis Chapter, United