The Washington herald., 1917-04-06
Society Observes Good Friday By
Complete Cessation of Activity
Newly Appointed Belgian Min
ister Arrives from China
Post-Dinner and Theater
Parties Are Given for In
terestinp Visitors.

Very little activity Is discernable In So
cisty tcaay as Good Friday will be uni
vsrsaliy observed. The newly appointed
Minister from Belgium to the United
States, Mr.. z. De Cartier de Marchienne,
is expected to arrive at Washington to-
day, en- route from San Francisco. haV-
ing come from China where he served
his country as Minister. The retiring
Minister OF Belgium and Nine. Havenith
win leave the end of April and sail for
Hayrs. France, where the Belgian gov
ernment Is located.
Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna was hostess at
Q dinner last evening, entertaining In
compliment to her son-in-law and daugh-
ter. Representative and Mrs Medill Nc
Cormick. Another interesting hospital
ity Of last evening was the theater party
EVEN b. Mr. and Mrs. TrayIor, Of Phila-
dslphia, ln honor of Miss Clara Harmer,
Of Philadelphia. who Is visiting Mr.. and
Nrs. Howard Reside. The other guests
were Mr. and Mrs. Reeside. Mrs. Robert
8. \. Dou ugherty, Mrs. J. 9. d. knight,
and Mr.. Harmer Reeside.
Mr.. ana Mrs. John Temple Graves, who
are the guests OF Mrs. T. De Witt Tai
magee, entertained at a theater party
last evening in compliment to their host
ess- Mr.. and Mrs Graves and Mrs. Tai
mage, entertained at theater party
Mrs. James r. Mann. Mr.. and Mrs.
Graves will leave for their home in New
York today. accompanied by Mrs. Tai
mage. who will go with them as far as
Baltimore to spend the day.
DR.. Carl Paul Hubscher, secretary OF
ths Swiss Legation, left Washington last
evening for Cincinnati. where he will Join
Mime. Hubscher, who is visiting her par
~
schoepf They will return to Washington
next week, and on May will close their
apartment at the st. Nicholas and take
possession Of the residence Is Melrose
street, Chevy Chase, which they have
leased for the summer.
Miss Helen Taft arrived at Washington
last evening to be the guest Of Miss
Sophie Johnston, daughter of Mr.. and
Mira James Marion Johnston.
Mrs. Archibald Oracle, who has been
visitin gSher family, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dalliha-Dulton, of 116 East Seventy third
street, New York City, for the past fort
night. returned to her home in Sixteenth
street yesterday afternoon Miss Edith
Temple Oracle will return to Washington
for Easter.
Miss Amaryllis GiIlett is at the Green
brier. white Sulphur Springs.
Lieut.. John F. Conklin left yesterday
for Fort Bliss. Tex, where his marriage
to Miss Margarete Heard will take place
on April IL. Lieut.. Conklin will bring
his bride to the Washington barracks,
where he is now stationed.
A card party will be given at Rau-
scher's on Thursday. April 10, at 2:u
O'Clock for the beneft Of the Home for
Aged Ladies. at 3O4S street. A tea
dance will follow at o'clck. An orches-
ira will play for the dancing and during
the afternoon there will be several COM
petitive dances, for which prizes will be
offered.
There will be two tea tables. Mrs. Ed
ward Douglas White, Mrs. Joseph Nc
Kenna.s Miss Fannie whelan. and Mrs.
Perry Johnson will preside at one and
Mrs. Philip H. Sheridan, Miss Jane
Riggs, Mis- Cullen. and Miss Josephine
Patten at the other.
The committee in charge of the ice
cream and cake tables consists Of Mrs
William W. Mathewson and Miss Sarah
r. ZEE.
man NJ the dance committee, will be as
sisted by number OF the debutantes of
the season
PaynIaster W. P. NeiIl, U, s. N, and
Mrs. Seill are spending their honeymoon
at the Greenbrier White Sulphur Springs.
Mrs Ellis Logan. 1888 Irving street, will
give O'Clock luncheon Easter Monday
TO the women's Bible class No. 3, Cal
vary Baptist Sunday school. of which she
+ teacher. followed by an address on
'TRs Gospel of st. john" by Miss Cathe-
me Pebbles. of Bryn Mawr.
announcement was made yesterday of
the engagement OF Miss Alice Harrington
Flynn. daughter Of Mrs. NJ F. Flynn, OF
1906 Vernon street, to Mr.. Horace r.
Maher son Of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. d. Maher
OF Rosnoke, Va. The wedding will take
place at 4 o'clock on April Ii. and will
be followed by a reception at Rauscher's
for the bridal party and few close friends.
Miss Margaret Cannon will be maid OF
honor for Miss Flynn, and Miss Florence
Mcdonnell and Miss Anne LOTUS, Of New
York, will be bridesmaids. Mr.. Walter
Maher. OF Norfolk, will act as best man
for his brother. The ushers have not
yet been decided upon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul D. Cravath, of New
York and Veration, Locust Valley, l. l.,
have announced the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Vera Agnes Huntin gtou
CraYath, to Mr.. James Satterthwaite Lar
kin, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian H Lar
kin. Of New York. Miss Cravath was in