The Washington herald., 1917-02-17
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hamlin Hosts
At Dinner Party for the Marshalls

Ing in compliment to Mrs. w. F. Mellow
en-. wife of the resident Bishop of Wash
ington, and Mrs. Walter e. Burnett, wife
OF the pastor Of Foundry Church.
Prestding at the tea table were Mrs.
Earl Cranston, wife OF Bishop Cranston;
Miss Francis Battles, and Miss Eliza
beth Pierce. Assisting them were Mrs.
w. j. Dickery, Mrs. r. N. Patterson, and
hfss Helene Hamilton. The tea table
was adorned with maiden-hair ferns and
white sweetpeas and tulips and tonquils
formed the decorations in the drawing
room.
Mrs. Beverly Randolph Mason recalled
ner invitations for the reception at Gun
ston Hall today owing to the death OF
her brother. Bishop Nelson. Of Atlanta.
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar will be at
nome today from to 6.
Mrs. Thorpp will not receive today, haV-
ing Cancelled all of her engagements
owing to the death at Paris of Mrs.
Beach Grant.
Representative Mckinley and his niece,
MISS Julia Maths entertained at dinner
last evening at their residence in Seven
teenth street
Mrs. Charles w. Fairfax will be at
home today for the last time this season.
Miss Mary Gertrude Fendall, of BaIti-
more spoke at the tea which Mrs. Lu-
cille l.. Deemer gave yesterday at 2377
champagne street. Mrs. Fendall talked
about the policy of the Congressional
Union.
The Corcoran Art Gallery has sent out
invitations for private view of the
twenty-sixth annual exhibition of the So
ciety OF Washington Artists. Wednesday
evening, February q, from till II clock.
Commander and Mrs. Richard H. Leigh
Will go to Annapolis today to spend the
week end with Commander and Mrs. G.
w. Laws.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly and Mrs.
George Arthur Barnes. Of Chicago. will
be at home this afternoon from 3 to 6
for the last time this season at 2l3 y
street.
The patronesses for the Washington
Stage Society plays to be given this even
ing al $50 o'clock at the Casino Theater
for the benefit OF local charities include
Mrs. William Mcclellan Ritten, Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. Fred L. Chaplin
Mrs. Frederick A. Delano, Mrs. A. c.
Downing. Mrs. Clement F1agler. Mrs
Richard A. Harlow, Mrs. Nevil Monroe
Hopkins. Mrs. Charles w. Kutz, Mrs
Joseph Letter. Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes
Mrs. John J. Rogers, Mrs. John H. Hew-
son. Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott Mrs. Harold
Walker. Mrs. John r. Williams, Mrs. w
NJ. Wright, and Miss Flora Wilson.
The cast for the three playlets includes
Miss Lillian Birney. Miss Anna Hopkins
Mr.. Mason Wright, Mr.. Frederic Michels,
Commander G. T. Jewell. Mrs. John w
Thompson, Mr.. Newbold Noyes. Mr. John
J. Cunningham, Mr.. John w. Thompson
Miss Edith Goode. Miss Leslie Cameron
and Mr.. George Vest Triplett.
The plays TO be given are: "A Purely
Relative Matter" a farce; "One Day
More" a melodrama, and "Rosalind," a
comedy.
Mrs. Robert Hollister Chapman will be
at home this afternoon at her home in
Q street.
Mrs. Samuel Shively koones, l73l Nine
teenth street. will receive today and will
have Mrs. William Hawling, of Leesburg
with her.
Mrs. Hannis Taylor will receive today
from 4 to O'Clock at her residence, a0ls
o street
Among those present at the Cosmos
Club for the lecture OF the Alliance Fran
Caise were:
Nine. Jusserand. Mrs. Crozer, Mrs.
Theodore V. Boynton. Mr.. and Mrs. w.
H. Baldwin, Mrs. H. Oliphant, Miss A
Wilson, Miss NJ. P. Lymons. Miss Cullen,
Mrs. J. w. Davis, Mrs. Morehead, Mr..
Brantly.
The next lecture will be given on Feb
ruary 81 by NJ. G. Lechartier. The SUBJ
ject is: Les livres francais pendant la
guerre."
Mrs. Robert Larner will not be at home
this afternoon.
Mrs. Albert f. Saxton entertained in
formally at bridge yesterday afternoon In
her apartment at the Dresden.
Mrs. William E. Eaton will entertain
at luncheon today in compliment to Miss
Ellie Lejeune and her house guest Miss
Fannie Chamberlain, of Oregon.
Mrs. Charles Picket Stokes, of Rich
mond. will receive with Mrs. Fielding
Lewis Marshall and Miss Mary Morris
Amber today from until at Mrs.
Marshalrs house.
The annual freshmen prom of George
town University Law School was held
at the Raleigh last evening. 1t was the
first social event OF the new students
at Georgetown, and proved a brilliant
occasion.
The patronesses were Mrs. Henry Ash
hurst, Mrs. Ashley NJ. Gould, Mrs James
S. Easby-Smith, Mrs. James A Toomey,
Mrs. Daniel w. Baker, Mrs. Katherine
Wise Fegan, Mrs. John w. Kelley
Mrs. Lawrence V. Grogan, Mrs. Henry
s. Boutell, Mrs. Vernon E. West, Mrs.
Robert A. Maurer. Mrs. Conrad Reid,
Mrs. William E. Leahy, and Miss Flor
ence Faust
The freshman committee is composed
of Mr.. John H. Mccarthy, chairman; Mr.
Paul A. Sweeney, Mr. John e. Haltigan,
Mr.. Joseph Rumler, Mr.. Joseph A Mari
MIR. William c. Brooker, Mr.. Guerro Ev-
erett, Mr.. Anthony Gothic Mr.. Norman
E. Kane, Mr.. ]. B. Wagstaff, Mr.. Allen
B. Shall, Mr.. d. R Spaight, Mr.. Samuel
Barach. Mr.. Walter Gould, Mr.. Walter
NJ Sullivan, Mr.. James B. Mahoney, Mr.
Joseph Houston, Mr.. Jacob Roberts, Mr.
George Carson. Mr.. Paul E. Thompson,
and Mr.. Thomas B. Kevelle.
Capt. and Mrs. Charles s. Wallace en-
tertained Informally at dinner last even.
ing.