Evening star., 1917-03-19
Society Assists at st. Joseph's Day
Celebration at Little Sisters
of the Poor.
Mrs. John C. Phillips Hostess at
Brilliant Musical-Japanese Am
bassador Dinner Host Tonight.


celebration today at the Little Sisters
of the Poor, when the annual dinner
was served to the old people residing
at the home with prominent men and
women of society waiting upon the
tables in the various refrectories
Smart turnouts and caterers wagons
from the fashionable northwest sec
tion of the city lined up before the
home shortly before noon, indicating
the unusual activity within. The din
ner, which was served at 1890, was
followed by a plentiful supply of to-
bacco for the old men and candy for
all, including the popular contribution
of old-fashioned stick candy sent every
year by Mrs James F. Barbour.
Nine. Jusserand, who has never
missed her attendance at the home on
this day since she came to Washing
ton. fourteen years ago, donning q
white apron and waiting at table, was
among the visitors today. Others
helping to make the day memora BILE
for the old people were Nine. Riano, the
Misses Patten, Miss Riggs, Miss Jane
Riggs, Mrs. James L. Barbour and many
young people.
afternoon at a tea in honor of DR..
Pablo Desvernine, the Cuban minister
Of foreign affairs. Among the guests
are DIR. Cristobal Bidegaray. counselor
of the diplomatic department OF the
Cuban foreign office, and Mr.. Alfredo
Lombard, who accompanied DIR. Des-
vernine on his visit to the United
States.
| Mrs John c. Phillips was hostess at
a brilliant musical yesterday afternoon
at her home in New Hampshire ave
! nue., when Mr.. Francis Rogers. bari
tone, was the artist. Tea followed
the program. Among the guests We're
Mrs. Louis Brandeis, MIR. Edwin Nor
gan. United States ambassador to
Brazil; Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs.
Thomas Richardson. Mrs Frederick
Gillett, Miss Lee, Mrs. Hunt Slater
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell, Admiral
J O'Nen, Mrs. Charles Warren. Mr. and
F.: Mrs. William Phillips, Mrs. Nicholas
j Longworth. Mrs. Archibald Hopkins,
| Mrs. Paul Bartlett, Mrs. Buckner
! Randolph. DR.. Charles Swisher. Mrs.
| w. Sinclair Bowen. Mrs. Adolph Casper
Miller, Mrs. William Denman, Mrs.
J Frederic Delano. Mr.. and Mrs: Henry
| Marquand, Capt. and Mrs. John Glib
bons, Mr.. and Mrs Myron Whitney
! Mrs Charles w. Rae, Mrs. Francis
I Rogers and Miss Randolph.
The Japanese ambassador will enter.
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing
Mrs. James w. ,Wadsworth, jr., WIN
has been the guest of her sister, Mrs
Payne Whitney, at New York for sew
eral days. will return to Washington
on Wednesday.
Col. and Mrs. James A. Shipton viii
have as their guest Mrs. Charles \
Pratt of Little Rock, Ark. who viii
arrive at Washington tomorrow for
visit of several weeks. Early in Apri
Mrs. Pratt will go south for short sta
before opening her summer home a
Sutton. Mass.
Mrs William II. Bliss, who is con
valescing from her recent illness, ha
left Washington for a short visit. MI
Bliss. who returned last night from
Florida, will accompany her.
Mrs Horace Bennett, Miss Glady
Bennett and Miss Marguerite Bennett
of Denver, Col, and Mrs. Frances Rich
will arrive this evening to be the hous
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic D. Nc
| Kenney. Mr.. and Mrs. McKenney will
give q theater party in compliment t
them tomorrow evening and will hav
guests to meet them at dinner Wednes
day and Thursday evenings.
Mrs. Charles Warren, who left Wash
ington Saturday is spending this weel
at Boston. She will return Saturday
Mrs. Frederic Young and her son ar,
spending a fortnight at Atlantic City
Miss Elizabeth Chase is the guest O
Miss Josephine Tunstan Smith at tn,
apartment of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Tunstall Smith, at the Preston, Balti
more. Miss Chase went over to assis
at the allied exhibition.
Miss Suzanne Chase. with Miss Dor
othy Adams Savage. daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Frederick Adams Savage
whom she is visiting at Baltimore
T-s"~' .s'f sser's end at Annapolis a.