The Washington herald., 1917-04-10
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing
Are Guests at Theater Par
ty-Dinners and Suppers
in Large Numbers Precede
Charity Entertainments. .

The Secretary OF State and Mrs. Lam
sing were the guests of honor at a the
ater party. followed by a supper at the
shoreham. which Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Scott Penfeld gave last evening. The
other guests were the Chinese Minister
and Nine. Roo. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh.
and Mr.. John Barrett.
Maj. and Mrs. James A. Shipton enter
tained at dinner last evening, going later
with their guests to the bell at the Ma
rine Barracks. The dinner company in
cluded the Assistant Secretary of War
and Mrs. William N. Ingraham and As
sistant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Breckinridge Long.
Representative and Mrs. Charles b.
Ward were at a theater party. followed
by supper at the Willard last evening,
entertaining In compliment to their house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Far
rell and Mrs. i. Clifford, of Newark,
N. J.
mer Secretary of the Interior, has ar
rived at Washington and is at the VIII
lard for few days.
One Of the smartest charity entertain
ments yesterday afternoon was the tea
dance at the Willard for the benefit OF
the National Homeopathic Hospital.
Among those who entertained guests in
their boxes and at tea tables were Mme
de Rappard. Mr.. John DalzelI, Mrs.
Charles s. Hamlin. Mrs. Elkins, Mrs.
John Crayke Simpson, Mrs. Seaton Perry,
Mrs. John Dun, Mrs. Ross THOMPSON,
mrs. II. III. Hawxhurst, Mrs T L Mac
donald. Mrs. McClintock, Miss Sheriff.,
Miss Twitchell. Mrs. ]. NJ. Green, and
Mrs. James Drain.
Mrs. Frank p. Leetch will he at bor,s
Thursdays. April u and 10.
MISS Helen Cannon has returned to
washington from DanviIIe. Ill, where
she went after a visit at White SULPHUR
springs. and has Joined Representative
Cannon at the Willard.
A wedding OF international interest too,<
place at the British Embassy Yesterday
morning, when Miss Amy Violet Frslxine
q secretary of the embassy, became the
bride OF Horace ]. Seymour, also OF the
embassy stafr. The ceremony was per-
formed at II o'clock in the ballroom at
me embassy by Mgr. Arthur s. Barnes,
OF England and New York.
The Ambassador, Si- Cecil Arthur
Spring-Rice and Lady Spring-Rice. the
latter cousin of the bride. and the mem
hers OF the embassy stafr and several
friends of the young couple were present
at the ceremony
The brides sister. Miss Erskine. who
arrived from New York yesterday morn
Ing was the only member OF her family
al the wedding. her other relatives being
in England.
The ballroom was banked with palms
and spring flowers. The bride. who was
unattended, wore a becoming tailored suit
Of tan covert cloth with a white chiffon
blouse Her hat was of brown satin with
a brown straw crown. ornamented with
brown and white pom poms of ostrich
ieathers. She wore a corsage bouquet OF
lilies OF the valley.
Mr.. d. c. Osborne, third secretary of
the embassy. was best man. A break
fast for the wedding guests followed the
ceremony. after which Mr.. Seymour and
his bride left for a wedding trip. They
will reside in New York, where Mr.. Sey-
mour will be attached to the embassy
Offices in that city.
Mrs. Irving NJ Chase, Of Waterbury,
Conn.,. and her daughters, Miss Elizabeth
Irving Chase and Miss Dorothy NJ.
Chase. who are on their way home from
Florida. reached here yesterday and are
at the Willard.
tained at dinner last evening in compII-
ment to Miss Mary Regina Irwin, daugh-
ter of Commander and Mrs William
Manning Irwin. and Lieut. Thomas B.
l-arkin, L. S. A., whose marriage will
take place Monday.
The guests included the wedding party,
of which Miss Edith Blair is a member.
Miss Georgia Schofield gave a dinner
PARTY last evening at her residence in
New Hampshire avenue, taking her
guests later to the ball at the marine
6rracks. Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Pilson
haperoned the party.
beautiful home wedding took place
Yesterday morning at II o'clock, when
Miss BERTHE Vivian Clark became the
bride Of Mr.. Charles ]. Mains, a news
pIusT man OF Norfolk. Va. The cere-
n!ory was performed at the residence of