Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-03-28
Washington News

WASHINGTON, March 2s--In spite OF
the fact that the Mexican "situation, has
hit society rather hard at the national
capital Washington has had parties
ularly giddy week, with nasauerade
dinner-dance, skating and dancing car
| nlVal and Russian BALL with a number
OF Official dinners, and, of course, the
| usual weekly-at least, Lenten weekly
musicale at the White House. Designat.
ing some Of the more frivolous of thesa
festivities as "mi-careme" may have
soothed the social conscience, but Il was.
TO put II mildly, rather rushing the sea-
son, since Lent was barely two weeks
old.
The White House musicale Tuesday
night was made the occasion of presenting
Leopold StokowslSi, conductor of the
fhiIadelphia Orchestra, and Nine Sto4
kowSsi to the President and Mrs. Wilson.
The orchestra had given wonderful con.
cert-the last of its season-during the
afternoon. at which the Chief Executive
mad entertained a box party, and the
counselor of the state Department and
Mrs. Polk had entertained at dinner for
the Stokowskis, who were their guests
Tor the night and brought their party to
the White House that evening merely as
guests. of course. The program was fur
nished by lesser lights in the musical
armament But after It was over the Sto-
kowskis became decidedly the lions Of the
evening.
The concert of the afternoon had
brought out one of the most distinguished
audiences of the winter, and one that
packed the theatre to the doors. The
PRESIDENT and Mrs Wilson were there
with Miss Wilson, Miss Bones and as
usual, some of the Bollings in their box.
Ihe German Ambassador had a box full,
General and Mrs. Crozier had dis
ttnguished party in their box, including
members of the British Embassy stan.
Inc latter do not seem to share Nine.
Bakhmeteff's fear of exp. sing themselves
to German music. Lady spring-Rice and
Mr.. Thomas Spring-R;ce and unless
memory is at fault the Ambassador him-
self, have gone blithely to concerts during
the winter at which they were pretty sure
to near German music, but Nine. BaiSh-
meten is quoted as rejoicing in the op-
portunity offered by a Mccormick recital
of hearing good music without running the
fatal chance of having to patronize Teu-
tonic art
The fact that the much-discussed st.
Cyrs had taken the 'Luttrell house had
almost been forgotten. so quiet had they
kept themselves since their arrival, when
it was announced a few days ago that
Mr.. Rhnelander Stewart, Mrs. st. Cyr's
son, would stop on his way up from Aiken
and make them visit.
The Mitchell Harrisons, of philadelphia
do not find March in the country entirely
pleasant as they are up here every few
days. They came up apout the middle Of
the week, expecting to stay over Sunday
at the Willard. =
Miss Dorothy Aleshlre is spending sew
eral weeks in Philadelphia, while her
parents, Major General and Mrs Aleshire,s
are down at Hot Springs. She was to
visit Miss Katherine Gage and expected
Inta 20 ks, ~
Scott Thropp, The latter, with her hua.R
band. has been visiting her parents DIR. !
and Mrs. William Holland Wilmer, here
in Washington, and has been gladly well
coined by her many old friends, for
Rebekah Wilmer was one of the most
popular of Washington's younger set
Meanwhile, Mrs. Thropp, senior. is en-
tertaining her daughter, Mrs. Huger from
New York, and the Thropp family seems
to be gathered in Washington