The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-03-12
Last-Hour Festivities.

In honor of the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing, the Ambassador of
Brazil and Nine. da CANA gave a din
ner at the embassy. The guests in
cluded the Ambassador of Germany,
Count Won Bernstorff; Senator and
Mrs. James w. Wadsworth, jr., Mr..
and Mrs. George P Eustis. Mrs. Rob-
ert W. Patterson and Nine. da Gama's
brother-in-law, Mr.. George Bailey
Wheeler, of New York, who is stop
ping at the embassy.
Mrs. La Sale c. Pickett entertained
informally at luncheon in her apart
ment at the Ontario in honor of Miss
Margaret Wilson. The other guests
included Mrs. T. L. Macdonald, Mrs.
Thomas Anderson, Mrs. Sniffn, Mrs.
Samuel P. Ficklen. and Mrs. William
Hitz.
Mrs. william F. Draper was host
ess at dinner at her residence in K
street. The guests were the Russian
Ambassador and Nine. Bakmeteff, the
Italian Ambassador and Countess di
Cellere, the Charge d'Affaires of Ar
gentina and Mrs. Quintana, the former
Ambassador to Spain and Mrs. William
Collier, Mr.. and Nine. Scherbatskoy,
Nine. Wilikin. Admiral and Mrs.
Glover, Miss Manuela de Pena, Miss
Eudora Glover, Miss Margaret Draper,
Baron Won Ungern, Mr.. Jules Blondel,
Mr.. John Hayes Hammond, jr., Mr..
Leslie Boswell, and Mr.. Edwin Father.
Clusters of yellow tea roses and far
leyence ferns formed a beautiful table
decoration.
Lieut.. Newton, Coast Artillery Corps,
U. 8. A, gave a box party at the Ma
tional in compliment to Mrs. N. Dew
ereux Putnam, of EngIewood, N. J.,
who is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Alton Connolly. Mr.. and Mrs. Con-
molly are among the guests, as were
Mrs. R. ]. Hunter and Mr.. Stuart
Hunt.
Mrs. Philip L. Thurber entertained
at a bridge yesterday afternoon.
A number of dinner. parties
were given at the Army and Navy
Club before the weekly dance. Capt.
and Mrs. Dennis E. Nolan were din
ner hosts there when their guests were
Gen. and Mrs. Tasker H. Bliss, Prof
and Mrs. Simpson Brown, Col. and
| Mrs. Niche, Col. and Mrs. Duncan
Maj. and Mrs. Edward N. Jones, Mai
and Mrs. Thales L. Ames, Maj. and
| John H. Rice, Capt. and Mrs. Schin-
| del, Capt. and Mrs. A. G. Lott, Miss
Bliss and Maj. Douglas Macarthur.
| Commodore James c. Gilmore and
Col. Wilds P. Richardson were hosts
at dinner, having as their guests Rep
.ut Mrs. Winslow, Gen
and Mrs. Price, Col. and Mrs McIver
DI.as FRANCES McIver, Maj. and Mrs
William P. Jackson, Lieut.. Com
mander and Mrs. J. c. Richardson, and
Col. and Mrs. Thomas N. Wood.
Capt. and Mrs. James ]. Loving also
entertained at dinner. Their guests
were Col. and Mrs. Harry Taylor, Col
and Mrs. Jervey, Col. and Mrs. Mum
son, Col. and Mrs. Jadwin, Mai. and
| Mrs. Thomas, Maj. and Mrs. Lukesh
Capt. and Mrs. Hodges and Lieut.. Bes-
son.
| Among others entertaining or din
ing were: Col and Mrs. Rufus Lane
| Capt. and Mrs. William C. Harlee
Capt. and Mrs. James Meade, Capt and
Mrs Jesse Dyer, Capt. and Mrs. Charles
r Sanderson, Lieut.. and Mrs. Edwin
N. Mcclellan, Maj. Charles S. Hill, DR.
| Stepp, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Droop, Mrs
Edwin T. Pollock, Mrs. George H
Fort, Commander and Mrs. Arthur
Willard, Mrs. ]. r. Parmelee, and Miss
Robinson.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis entertained
at dinner at their home in Massachu.
sets avenue in honor of Senator and
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. In addition tc
lSenator and Mis-. RarasEsae the guests