Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-05-05
bassy. Mr.. de Lagercrant1 left Stock
holm last night for this country.

Aimaro Sato. the Japanese ambassa-
dor to the United States. was the guest
of the Japan Society at special show
ing Of series of moving pictures
| showing life in Japan at Aeolian Hall.
New York. last night.
Mrs. willoughby. S. chesley was
hostess at q luncheon. followed by
bridge. yesterday at her residence in
Clinbourne place. when she enter
tanned in compliment to Mrs. Hiram e.
Mitchell and her house guest. Miss
Eliza Duncan of Charleston. s. c. The
house was attractiveIy decorated with
spring flowers.
| The Misses Merrick have gone to Lin
wood, their summer home near Ellicott
City.
Mr. and Mrs Norman James are
among the recent arrivals at Hot
Springs. Va, where they will spend sew
eral weeks
| Mrs John A. Peters. wife of Repre-
sentative Peters. entertained at small
luncheon at the Powhatan. followed
by a theater party, this afternoon.
Representative Jeanette Rankin.
who was to have been one of the guests
of honor at the Congressional Club
yesterday afternoon. was unable to be
present.
On very short notice Mr.. George r.
Everett. baritone of the Blue Paradise
Company. and Miss Veronica Marqufse
gave a delightful entertainment. Mrs
James J. Loving. wife of Capt Loving,
showed remarkable skill in accom-
panying Mr.. Everett's songs at sight.
| Tea followed when Mrs. Philip Camp
bell. Mrs. William A. cullop. Mrs.
Sterling presided at the tea table.
which was beautifully decorated with
a tall basket filled with yellow snap
dragons and tea roses from which
/ ft1rf n rih lot ad tn he
| corners. where they were looped and
caught with bouquets of yellow daisies
| Garlands of asparagus vine alternated
with the ribbon. and blue baskets held
| the candies.
Mr.. Hugh C. Wallace has gone to the
Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs. Rose Gouverneur Hoes. recording
secretary of the board of managers OF
the Home of Mercy. and Mrs. Julian
James. honorary president, will have
the white elephant table at the garden
party for the benefit Of the home next
| Thursday afternoon at the Cathedral
Close. Mrs. Charles NJ. Richardson, Mrs
E. l.. McClelland and Mrs. Warren Ben
1amin will assist at this table.
| Mrs. Frank Anderson will have charge
of the candy table. Her assistants will
| he Mrs. J. NJ. MacMurray, Mrs. Alfred
T. Gillett, Mrs. a. Fl. Talbot. Mrs. Fran
els Nash and Miss Alice ]. Clapp.
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| Mrs Mcintosh Lane entertained at a
bridge party, followed by tea, yesterday
afternoon at her residence, 1870 Wyom-
ing avenue, in honor of her house guest
Mrs Frank Ryan of Des Moines, Iowa
The drawing rooms were decorated with
| clusters of pink roses and lavender
lilacs. Among the guests were Mrs
Mason Patrick, Mrs. Gustave I.ukesh
Mrs. Charles w. Fenton. Mrs. Charles
Bell and her house guest, Mrs Herndon
of Florida, Mrs. W. n. Brown, Mrs. A. T.
| Roe and Mrs. Frank Hurd.
| Mrs Stewart. wife of Maj. Merch B.
Stewart. was hostess at luncheon yes
| terday at the Army and Navy Club in
compliment to Mrs. G. H. Parham of
| Wisconsin. The decorations consisted
of white lilacs and pink roses. The
other guests were Mrs. Chase W. Ken
needy. Mrs. Henry Jervey, Mrs. Edwin
/ V. Summerall. Mrs. James J. Loving
Mrs. Horace P. Hobbs. Mrs. Fox Con-
ner. Mrs. Charles NICK. Saltzman. Mrs
Charles G. Woodford, Mrs. N. D. Par
ham and Mrs. Edgar T. Collins.
| Mrs Thomas W. Harris of Philadel-
phia is the guest of the Misses Calhoun
in Fairmont street
The Misses Holland of New York
have taken apartments at the Burling.
ton Hotel for the month of May.
Mr. William F. Pierce. president oil
Kenyon College, Gambler, Ohio, is the
guest of Rev. J. Townsend Russell. who
is spending a few weeks at Hotel La
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