The Washington herald., 1916-11-28

The Secretary Oh State ana Mrs- boH
sing entertained brilliant company al
dinner last evening at their residence IN
Eighteenth street. Their guests includ-
ed the German Ambassador and Count
ess Won Bernstorff. the Spanish Ambas-
sador and Nine. Riano. the Danish Min
lister, Mr.. Constantin Brun: the Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston
the American Ambassador to Germany
and Mrs. James w. Gerard, the Ameri-
can Ambassador to Spain and MIS-.
Joseph willard, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick
A. Delano, the Counselor Of the State
Department and Mrs. Polk, Mrs Adolpn
Caspar Miller, Mr.. and Mrs Gibson
Fahnestock, and Mr.. and Mrs. John Fos-
ter Dulles. of New York, who are visiting
the Secretary and Mrs. Lansing.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained Informally at
luncheon yesterday at the Embassy in
compliment to the American Ambassador
to Germany and Mrs. Gerard. The other
guests were the Secretary Of State ana
Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. Richard Townsend,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Peabody Eustis and
the Counselor of the Embassy, Mr.. Han
lei Won Haimhausen.
Nine. Naon, wife OF the Argentine Am
bassador, entertained a few friends in
formally at tea yesterday afternoon to
meet her house guest. Nine. Edouardo
Naon. wife Of the Amhsssador's brother.
MN >rIflliam Corcoran Hill entertained
at a luncheon yesterday in compliment
to Miss Minna Blair, debutante daughter
Of Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair. The
guests included debutantes of this sea-
son and a number of other young girls.
Capt. and Mrs. Ridley Mclean, U. s.
N. returned to Washington last evening
from their wedding trip and are the
guests OF Mrs. McLean's parents, Mr.
will leave town shortly to take up his
duties as executive officer Of the U. s. s.
Columbia and chief of staff to Rear Ad-
nliral A. W. Grant, in command of the
submarine hotilla of the Atlantic fleet.
A brilliant reception and ball in COM
pliment to the delegates to the Balti-
more convention of the International Fed
Grafton Of Catholic Alumnae, who visited
Washington yesterday, was held in the
ballroom at the New Willard last even
ing from until II o'clock. The entire
ballroom suite was thrown open for the
occasion and deliberately decorated with
palms and draped flags. An orchestra
played for the ball. which opened at 3
night The guests included. in addition
to the delegates. distinguished folk from
all circles Of Capital society and large
numbers Of the younger student set
Miss Ida Hill Bowie made the presenta-
tions to Miss Clare Cogan, who introduced
each guest to Mrs. Edward Douglass
White. The other ladies in the receiving
line were:
Mrs. Joseph McKenna, Mrs. Newton D.
Baker, Mrs Thomas Watt Gregory, Mrs.
Albert Sydney Burleson, Mrs. Josephus
Daniels. Mrs. Franklin X. Lane, Mrs.
David Franklin Houston, Mrs. William
Cox Redield, Mrs Hugh l. Scott, Mrs.
Duncan U. Fletcher Mrs. Henry Ashurst
Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs. George Bar
nett, Mrs. Hannis Taylor, Mrs. Robert
Hinckley. Mrs. Gaillard Hunt, Mrs. Cor
coran Thorn. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs.
J. Borden Hartman. Mrs. George Hamh-
ton, Mrs William Wheatley, Mrs. Sam
uel Spencer Mrs. Thomas Axnard, Mrs.
Ryan Devereaux, Mrs. Eugene Van
Rensslealer. Marquise di Brolo LAMA,
Mrs. Henry May, Mrs. Marion Butler,
Mrs. F. B. Moran. Mrs. Brinton Stone,
Mrs. Charles Henry Butler, Miss Mamie
Randolph Heth, Mrs David Jayne Hill,
Mrs. Joseph Thropp. Mrs. Samuel ].
Graham, Mrs. Edwin Sweet. Miss Rachel
Barrington, Miss Mable T. Boardman,
Mrs. Arthur Powell Davis, Mrs. Archibald
Oracle. Mrs. Louisa Key Norton, Miss
Ee5ccca wOrthington and Mrs. John
Glenn.
Among the debutantes and members of
The younger set who assisted in welcom-
ing the guests were: Miss Nellie Johnson.
Miss Mary Lord Andrews, Miss Edith
Oracle. Miss Ada Morgan Hill. Miss Elena
Calderon. Miss Catherine Harlow, Miss
Elizabeth Hamilton, Miss Amy Bennett,
Miss Margaret Clark, Miss Reeves Harris,
the Misses Tuttle, Miss Mary Veeder, Miss
Dolores Crawford. Miss Louise Hamilton,
Miss Roberta Wiley. Mr.. Ralph Snowden
Hill, Mr. Bowie Clark, Mr.. Warwick
Emile Montgomery, Jr.. and Mr.. William
Payne Meredith.
At the reception and luncheon extended
10 the International Federation of Cath
Olic AIumnae. at the Catholic University
Of America yesterday, the visiting alum
nae were introduced to the Right Rev.
Thomas ]. Shahan. rector Of the Catholic
University. by Mrs Lorin johnson and
Mrs Charles W. Semmes. In the receiv-
ing line were Mrs. Frank P. Scrivner,
Miss Ida Hill Bowie, Mrs. Stimson ],
Brown, Mrs. Edward Douglass White.
who wore blue broadcloth with mink furs