The Washington herald., 1916-11-29

3 Mrs. John B. Henderson entertained a
brilliant company at dinner last evening
at her residence in Sixteenth street. The
guests included the Brazilian Ambassa-
dor and Nine. da Cana, the Spanish Am
bassador and Mme Riano, the Japanese
Ambassador, Mr.. Aimaro Sato; the Swiss
Minister and Nine Ritter. Mr. and Mrs.
Stabler, Admiral and Mrs Richardson
Clover Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Bliss,
Baron and Baroness Akerheilm, Col. and
Mrs. Stephen Slocum, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Henderson. Countess Raben. who
Is visiting the Spanish Ambassador, and
Nine Riano; Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mrs.
Carroll Shafer. Mrs. Preston Gibson.f Mr..
Constantinidi. Of the Greek legation; Mr..
Howard Van Rensselaer,, and Mr.. John
z. Henderson, jr
Mrs. Henderson will entertain at dinner
again on Thanksgiving evening.
An engagement of great interest In
diplomatic and residential circles is that
of Miss Catherine w. Birney to Baron
Wilhelm A. Won Schoen, of the German
Embassy. The announcement was made
yesterday by Mrs. Harold Walker. sister
of Miss Birney, and while no date was
announced for the wedding. 1t is expected
that 1t will take place within a few days
at the residence Of Mr. and Mrs. Walker
in Twenty-second street.
Miss Birney is a sister of Miss Lillian
Birney, who returned to Washington re-
Gently after a year spent in doing hos
pital work abroad.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Leigh Palmer
were hosts at dinner last evening. enter
tanning in compliment to Capt. and Mrs.
Ridley Mclean. There were ten guests.
Mrs. George Barnett will return to
Washington today from New York, where
she went to attend the Army and Navy
game.
Mrs. Gregory, wife Of the Attorney
General accompanied by Miss Jane
Gregory, went to New York yesterday to
spend a fortnight as the guest Of Mrs.
r. w. Clark at the Ritz-Carlton.
Mrs. T. Franklin Schneider will enter
tain about $50 guests at a dance this
evening in the ballroom of the Cairo for
her young daughter. Miss Ethel Schnei-
der, and her son, Mr.. Franklin Schneider.
1r. Assisting Mrs. Schneider in receiving
will be her other daughter, Miss Florence
Schneider, Mrs. R. o. Evans, and Mrs.
c. A. Hawley.
Mrs. Margaret du Pont Lee announces
the engagement Of her son, Mr.. Maurice
du Pont Lee. and Miss Geraldine Shaw.
of Eau Claire, Wis. The wedding will
take place December s in New York City.
Mrs. Murray Cobb left Washington last
evening for Greensburg. Pa, where she
viii be the guest of her mother, Mrs.
George F. Hun.
Miss Elizabeth J. Leckie entertain
ed at a luncheon and shower yesterday
in compliment to Miss Ruth Hall. whose
marriage to Mr.. Ferdinand T. Schneider
will take place on December 6.
The other guests were Miss Leckie's
sister. Mrs. Leroy Freemire; Mrs George
Collins. Mrs. Ross Chamberlain. Mrs.
Roger Whiteford, Miss Marguerite Hall.
and Miss Frances Brady. A centerpiece
Of pink roses adorned the table.
Miss Leckie entertained her guests at
a musicale later in the afternoon.
Mrs. Charles Bromwell widow Of Col
Bromwell and daughter Of Mrs. Matthew
T. Scott, former president general OF
the d. A. R., Is spending some time in
Washington and is stopping at the Shore
ham
Mrs. Vrooman. wife Of the Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs Brom-
wells sister Is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Scott in Bloomington, Ill.
Mis- lmogene Young, debutante dauEh-
ter Of Representative and Mrs. James
Young, will go to Annapolis today to
attend the Thanksgiving hop at the
Naval Academy this evening accom-
panied by Miss Frances Smith, Of Texas,
and Mrs. Rose F. Whitney. They will
return to Washington tomorrow after
noon.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle will give Q
lecture December 10, at the Cairo, in
terpreting the United States nag.
Miss Kitty Belt. of warrenton, Va.
who has been the house guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. King Stone at the resi-
dence of the latter's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes, returned to her
home yesterday. Miss Belt viii come
to Washington again December to be
present at the dinner which Mr.. ana
Mrs. Sylvanus Stokes viii give that even
ing for Miss Margaret Fahnestock.
Mrs. Henry B. Brown will preside at
the tea table at the Christmas bazaar
and tea for the benefit of the House of
Mercy. which will be given Wednesday
afternoon, December 6, from to 4