The Washington herald., 1916-04-15

Mai and Mrs Gustave Lukesn ehteI-
tanned at dinner last evening at their
quarters at Washington Barracks. Their
guests were Capt aod Mrs. welker. MAJ.
and Mrs. Casad. Ms. Buck. Capt Powell
. and Capt. Barber. Maj. and Mrs Lukesh
took their guests later to the Informal
hop at the Officers Club.
Can't. and Mrs. Virgil Peterson were
hosts at a dinner Of fourteen covers last
evening preceding the hop at washing
ton Barracks.
Miss Eloise orme, who has been in At
Iantic City for several weeks, will return
to Washington today.
Mrs. Albert Ordway and Miss Padel-
ford expect to leave Washington today
for a weeks motor trip through the
Shenandoah Valley and the Aleghenies.
Mrs. william Cline Borden. wife Of
Lieut.. Col Borden, U. S. A, retired, en-
tertained at a charming luncheon yester-
day at her home in Tracy place.
The guests, who were seated at small
tables adorned with spring flowers. in
cluded Mrs Josephus Daniels, Mrs. John
W. Foster, Mrs. Charles Stockton, Mrs.
Tasker H Bliss, Mrs. Charles F. Thomas.
Mrs. William c. Gorgas, Mrs. T. H. Car
ter, Mrs. Augustus Brandriff, Mrs John
P. shafroth, Mrs. Margaret Busbee Shipp,
Of Raleigh, n. c.; Mrs. Albert Mills. the
Misses Lansing. Mrs. Lee s. Overman,
Mrs. William P. Malburn. Mrs. Luther
W. Mott, Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer. Mrs.
John Van r. Hoff, Mrs. Henry Brecken-
ridge, Mrs W. W. Harts, Mrs. Charles
T. Menoher. Mrs. William Allen, of Bos-
ton; Mrs. William P. Wooten, Mrs. Harry
L Rust and Mrs. James Franklin.
Mr.. and Mrs. olinus Smith entertained
informally at bridge yesterday evening
in honor Of Mrs. Smiths brother-in-iaw
and sister. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Carruth-
ers Jefrerds, of Charleston, w va
Society is much interested in the
southern recital this evening at $50
o'clock at Rauscher's. to be given by
Miss Louise Alice williams, Of Georg-
ia. and a large number of parties are
being formed for attendance. The
gathering will be representative Of
oficial, army, navy and residential So
ciety.
Miss williams. who gives the folk
lore cabin stories of the old darkey
of the South and sings the quaint old
negro spirituels, will be assisted by
Miss Edyths Marmion Brosius, harpist,
and Mrs. Lenore Byrnes Fuller. soprano,
who will render old songs and melo-
dies Of the South. Miss Williams was
recently heard in an after-dinner re-
cital at the home Of Mrs. Champ Clark
when she delighted those present with
her artistic portrayal Of these passing
quaint old characters.
The entertainment this evening is
under the patronage Of the Secretary
OF State and Mrs Lansing, the Secre-
tary Of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels, the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson,
the Attorney General and Mrs. Gre
CORY, Chief Justice white, Speaker and
Mrs Champ Clark. Gen. and Mrs. W.
c. Gorgas, Gen. and Mrs. George Bar
nett, Admiral and Mrs. Victor Blue,
Col. and Mrs. W. W. Harts, Capt. and
Mrs. G. H. Harlow, Senator and Mrs.
Hoks Smith, Senator and Mrs T. H.
Hsrdwick, Senator and Mrs. Oscar I'm
derwood, Senator and Mrs. Charles A.
Culberson, Senator and Mrs. Ollie NJ.
James, Senator and Mrs. ]. H. Bank
head. Senator and Mrs, J. A Reed,
Senator and Mrs d. U. Fletcher. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Charles s Thomas, Sena-
tor and Mrs. William z. Borah; Sena-
tor and Mrs. John F. shafroth. sena-
tor and Mrs. w. s. Kenyon, Senator
and Mrs. Claude Swanson. Senator and
Mrs. A. B. Cummins, Senator and Mrs
Atlee Poremene. Senator and Mrs
Thomas J. Walsh, Senator and Mrs
John d. Works, Mrs. Oyerton Lea, Mrs.
John Temple Graves, Mrs. Gist Blair,
Mrs. Joel Bankley. Miss Helen Wood
row Bones, Mrs. C. c. McChord, Miss
Bessie Kibbey, Mrs. W. ]. Harris, Mrs.
c. d. Mennin, Mrs. w. A. Cullop, Mrs.
Percy E. Quin. Mrs. B. c. Humphreys
Mrs. Oscar Galloway. Representative
and Mrs. Asbury Lever, Representative
and Mrs. Gordon Lee, Representative
and Mrs. J. Millard Ragsdale, Mrs
James F. Byrne. Mrs. Samuel Nichols.
Mrs. Charles T. Neill. Mrs W. H. Tai
bott. Mrs. William p. Hall, Mrs. Will
liam Hitz, Mrs. Swagar SherIey. Mrs.
J. W. Stoddard. Mrs. Horatio Joplin,
Miss Sands.
Miss HiIdegarde Hurley was hostess at
a delightful luncheon yesterday at the