The Washington herald., 1917-12-04
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President and Mrs. Wilson attended
the performance at the National The
ater last night. They were accom-
panied by Mrs. Wilson's mother. Mrs.
william II. Boiling, Miss Bertha
Boiling. Johp Randolph Boiling and
Rolfe Boiling
Mrs.. Isaac T. Mann and Mrs. VII
liam wheatley will pour tea today at
the exhibition OF English and Ameri-
can posters which Is being held all
this week at the residence Of DR.. and
Mrs. Charles W. Richardson At 1911
Connecticut avenue.
Two -in1- ssting dinner parties were
given las Svening, each with a dis
tinguished visitor to Washington as
the gues. Of honor. The Duchess of
Devonshire and her daughter, Lady
Blanche Cayendish, who are visiting
the British Ambassador and Lady
Spring Rice, were the guests Of honor
at the dinner which Beaumon Hohler.
counselor Of the British Embassy,
gave at his residence in Massachu-
setts avenue. Lady Spring Rice was
also In the party but the Ambassador
was unable to attend because OF
slight illness. The other guests were
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt. Lord
Eustace Percy, of the British EN-
bassy staff, and Mr.. Porter.
Mrs William Jennings Bryan, wife
OF the former Secretary of State, was
the honored guest at the other din
ner, with Charles Hamlin, Of the Fed
eral Reserve Board and Mrs. -Hamlin
as hosts. Mrs. Bryan Is the guest of
Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture
and Mrs Vrooman. Mr.. Bryan, who
spent several days in Washington, left
Sunday evening.
Carl Vrooman, assistant secretary of
agriculture entertained yes erd a
morning at breakfast in compliment
to DR.. Dwight c. Hilles. The meal
was served at o'clock before the lit
tie group OF distinguished guests took
up the days tasks. The other guests
were Franklin K. LaneS Secretary OF
the Interior; Senator Robert L. Owen.
Charles S. Hamlin, of the Federal Re
serve Board; Charles Henry Butler,
Robert W. Woolley, and c. c. Nc
CaoTd. both Of the Interstate Com
rlCTce Commission; Louis BrownlOw,
=
Wallace Radcliffe, Lewis G. Steven
gon. of Illinois, and DR.. Franklin
sIartIn. Mrs. Vrooman joined the
party at breakfast.
". A F. Ekengren. the Minister of
Sweden, and Nine. Ekengren will en-
tertain at dinner on Saturday even
inS.
Joseph Folk, of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, and Mrs. Folk
n be hosts at dinner next Saturday
:ening.
Mrs. Frederick Prince has gone to
france. where she is doing relief
= OTis. Mrs. ITince was formerly
iiss Elizabeth -IiSIdiIc. daughter of
Nv. P. G. Harding. Of this city. Her
husband is serving with the armies
abroad.
Mrs. T. W. Gregory, wife Of the At
torney General, who had expected to
10 to Winchester Sunday to visit her
son. Nalle Gregory. a student at the
Virginia Military Institute, has pos
poned the trip until the end of this
week.
Miss Jane Gregory. who has been
visiting in Texas since July, will
leave this week for Indianapolis,
where she will be the guest Of Mrs
David Alldice for several days. She
will reach Washington about Decem-
Der Is.
Lord and Lady Aberdeen will be
here for the meeting Of the National
Council OF Women. whose sessions
begin December s and last until De-
cember r. Lady Aberdeen is presi-
dent Of the International Council of
Women and-will address the meet
ing.
Mrs James F. Barbour left Wash
ington yesterday for Philadelphia to
visit her son-in-Iaw and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Mayer.
MAI. Herbert Hayden. U. s. A., who
has been az Fort Sill for about a
month, has returned to Camp Meade,
Nd. where he is stationed with the
nth Field Artillery.
: Miss Mildred Brown who has been