The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1916-02-24
Venezuelan Minister and Miss
Dominica Give Dinner in Honor
Of the Premier and Mrs. Lansing
News Of Society at the Capital.

Mrs. w. F. QuicksaI was hostess at
a luncheon yesterday for Mrs. William
Cumming Story. The other gusts were
Mrs. +. F. Greenwalt Mrs. L. C. Nc
Culloch, Mrs. John s. Blair, Mrs. r. c.
Dubois. Mrs. Isaac Winston, and Mrs.
Wathen d. Strong.
Mrs. Charles p. Keyser, OF the Sher-
man. will be at home today, from
to o'clock. In honor of Mrs. Hyrtil
Coolentz. OF FL Paso. and her sister,
Mrs. Sumner Curtis, whom she is visit
ing. Assisting will be Mrs. j. W, Alex
ander, Mrs. N. r. Jenner. Mrs. w. p.
Borland, Mrs. L. c. Dyer, Mrs. Ellis
Logan. Mrs. Ella S. knight, and Mrs
A. K. Heiss.
The tendance given by the Phi Alpha
Delta Law Fraternity at the cha pier
house Washingtons Birthday was large
ly attended. Besides the many guests of
the Georgetown University faculty and
other fraternities about $50 couples were
present. Prof. and Mrs. d. w. O'Donog
hue and Prof. and Mrs. Jesse Adkins
acted as chaperones. The committee in
charge were, chairman, Charles f. Nor
ganston, jr., FREDERICK Sisnlega, jr., and
G. Hayes.
Mrs. F. Eliot Middleton. a014 Dent
place, will be at hoem Informally this aft
ernoon, and again on March 3
Mrs. Duncan Church Phillips, owing to
the sudden illness of Mr.. Phillips, will
be unable to receive today.
Mrs. Guernsey, wife of Representative
terday in the rose room of the Shore
ham.
Mrs. Rudolph Kaufman and Miss
Kaufman were at home yesterday af-
ternoon at Airlie. Military road. They
were assisted in receiving by Mrs. Albert
Douglas. Mrs. Thomas w. lockwood.
Mrs. Seth Shepard. jr.. Mrs. Rudolph
Max Kaufman, Ms. Ward Brown and
Miss Grace Temple.
Mrs. Kaufman and Miss Kaufman
will also be at home on Wednesday.
March /.
Mrs. Maurice Hoffman gave a lunch
con yesterday afternoon. followed by
bridge. The table was decorated with a
centerpiece of red carnations. Among the
guests were Mrs. Reginald Walker. Mrs.
Harry Burr. Mrs. Henry Cooper. Mrs
Albert Howard. Mrs. John Larcombe.
Mrs. Richard Young. Miss Effie Henry.
Miss May Grace. Mrs. Charles Hoffman.
Mrs. Philip Wattles. Mrs. Adkins. Mrs.
Rhett Stuart. Mrs Herbert oliver. Mrs.
f. Perry, Mrs Edwin Varela and Mrs
Alexander Kearney.
Mrs. Thomas. wife of Senator Thomas
and Miss Thomas will not be at home to-
day.
Mrs. L. W. Eugster entertained thirty
five guests at a buffet luncheon yester-
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nue.. The decorations were red and green.
Mrs. William Cato entertained at
tea yesterday afternoon In honor Of Mrs.
Smith Gordon. formerly Miss Nellie
Fletcher, daughter of Senator and Mrs
Duncan U. Fletcher. Presiding at the tea
table were Mrs. Fred bennett. Mrs. Mary
French. Miss Hannah Houston, OF New
York: Mrs. c. A. Preston, OF Philadel-
phia, and Mrs. Jerome J. Wilbur. Among
the others assisting in the dining room
were the Misses Clark. daughters of Con-
gresham Clark. Of Florida; Miss Lillian
Canova. Miss Ava Seabrook, and Miss
Susanna Ripley. of Andover. Mass.
Among the dinner hosts at the Chevy
Chase Club last evening were A. L.
Parsons, civil engineer, U. 8. N, and
Mrs. Parsons. Mr.. and Mrs. James l.
Karrick. Commander Richard H. Leigh,
U. s. N; Mr.. and Mrs. Evans Browne,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Thomas Dunlap, Mr.
and Mrs. Louis W. Austin. Mr.. and Mrs
William A. Hill, Mr.. and Mrs Frederick
Chaplin. Commander Claude c. Bloch, U.
S. N, Senator and Mrs. Porter J. Nc
Cumber, Maj. c. 8. HILL Mr.. and Mrs
David Barry, DR.. and Mrs. John Crayke
Simpson, Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Emery
and F. Crawford.
Mrs. Victor Kaufman entertained at
bridge party yesterday afternoon In
compliment to Mrs. Henry d. Clayton
Mrs. Ollie James and Mrs. Wilton ].
Lambert presided at the tea table.
Mrs Alexander Bentley and Mrs Perry
Miller were at home yesterday afternoon
at their residence in Cathedral avenue.
Receiving with them were Mrs. Carlo B.
Britain, Mrs. William B. Green, Mrs.
S. NJ. Miller and Miss Marie Adams
Mrs. Larkin w. Glazebrook will en-
tertain at tea this afternoon in honor of
Miss Van Pelt, who is spending the win
ter in Washington with Mrs. Hancock
Robinson.
Mrs. John H. Bankhead will not be at
home this afternoon.
Mrs. Ralph E. GalIinger will be at
nome lnis AFTERNOON at Stoneielgh court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Seligman, of New
York, have arrived in Washington and
are stopping at the Shoreham.
Others at the Shoreham are Mr.. and
Mrs. Reid Riley, of Virginia, and Mr.
]. s. Carr, jr., son Of Gen. Carr, OF Dur
ham, N. c.
The patronesses for the Sons of Con-
federate Veterans annual Mardi Gras
ball, to be held at the Raleigh Tuesday,
March 7, are:
Mrs. Lee s. overman, Mrs. John H
Bankhead, wife of Senator Bankhead:
Mrs. John H. Bankhead. Jr., Mrs. Claude
A. Swanson, Mrs. William Fits, Mrs.
Edward w. Pou, Mrs. Frank G. Oden-
heimer. Mrs. Maud Howell Smith. Mrs.
George Bennett Ashby, Mrs. Charles X.
Drury. Mrs. E. Lester Jones, Mrs. WILL
lam j. Harris. Mrs. Josiah H. Brinker,
Mrs. Walter E. Hutton, Mrs. Elisha z.
Meredith. Mrs. James U. Mccormick.
Mrs. Claude N. Bennett. Mrs. George 8.
Covington. Mrs. Wallace Streater, Mrs.
oscar Wilkinson, Mrs. William s. SIAM
per, Mrs. Taylor Undertake, Mrs. Will
lam Bailey Lamar, Mrs. Hoke Smith,
Mrs. John Sharpe Williams. Mrs. Joel w.