The Washington herald., 1917-01-31


the committee Of arrsngements are Mrs.
E. Rollins Morse. chairman; Mrs. Will
lam Phillips, Mrs. Charles H. Davis.
Mrs. Joseph NJ Stoddard and Miss
Josephine Patten. Tables can be secured
from Mrs e. Rollins Morse, 1721 Eye
street. and single tickets from Mrs. G.
H. Davis, 1905 Rhode Island avenue. The
patronesses will be announced later.
The Congressional Club will entertain
Col w. w. Harts. who will give an
illustrated talk on THE Development of
the Capital on Friday afternoon, Febru-
ray Q, at o'clock. Tea will be served
at s o'clock.
| The New York Southern Society will
send delegation composed of Mr..
| Walter L. McCorkle, Mr.. Robert l.. Har-
rison, and Mr.. Percy s. Mallett. to rep
resent them at the Southern Relief Ball
at the Willard next Monday evening.
| Miss Anne Hopkins, chairman of the
young ladies' committee, and Mrs. Lyman
| Pratt, vice chairman, have selected these
additional young girls to assist them:
Miss Natalie Blake, Miss Hildegrade
Hurley. the Miss Hamilton. Miss Tratue,
| Miss Margheritta Tillman, Miss Dorothy
bennett, Miss Brooks, Miss Catherine
Burdette, MISS Carolyn Mountain, Miss
Marion McCauets. Miss Julia Maths,
Miss Emma Bulloch, Miss Marie Adams,
Miss Lydia Brown, Miss Natalie Bulkley,
Miss Natalie Magruder, Miss Pauline
Kindleberger and Miss Dorothy Camp
| bell.
Mrs. Theodore Boynton has with her
this week Mrs. Van Rensselaer, of Albany,
who was appointed by Gov. Whitman
as delegate to the Congress OF Construc-
tive Patriotism.
Mrs. Boynton entertained at dinner
Monday evening in honor Of her guest.
Mrs. Chase Palmer will be at home In
formally tomorrow afternoon
| Mr.. and Mrs. Galbraith Miller, Jr.. OF
Milwaukee, are making their headGuar-
] ters at the Shoreham for their stay in
Washington.
! Mrs. Samuel Spencer was hostess at a
large card party last evening at her resi-
dence in Massachusetts avenue. Supper
was served late in the evening.
Mrs. James Duncan Gatewood and her
daughter Mrs Henry e. Jenkins, will
be at home today for the last time this
season.
Mrs. Albert Clemons, 1918 New Hamp-
shire avenue, will not be at home today
Mrs. James Hamilton Lewis was hostess
Monday at luncheon at the Shoreham in
compliment to Mrs. Robert Mccormick,
| jr The decorations consisted of spring
violets and white sweet peas. The other
guests were Mrs. Robert Patterson, Mrs.
George P. Eustis, Mrs. George T. Mayre
Mrs. Gist Blair. Miss Josephine Patten
and Miss Sheriff.. Mr.. and Mrs. McCor-
mick, who were the house guests Of Mr..
Robert Patterson, left yesterday for
Canada
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Hudson, who have
been extensively entertained during their
! Washington stay, were hosts at a din
ner of fourteen covers in the Rose Room
of the shoreham last evening.
The College woman's Club will enter
tain at a reception this evening at the
! club rooms, 1904 F street There will be
program OF music by the Nevin Quartet,
Ito be followed by dancing. Men guests
Of the members will be welcomed.
! The members of the College Women's 8
Club, representing the University of
Michigan, Michigan Agricultural College,
Adrian College, University of Minnesota,
Minnesota State Normal School, Carleton
College and the University of Wisconsin.
were hostesses at a tea at the club
rooms Monday afternoon from to- 6
o'clock. Miss Claribel Barnett, chairman,
| introduced the guest of honor. Mr.. Frank
S. Bright, who has just returned from
an eventful European trip.
After tea was served Mr.. Bright re-
lated his experiences in England and
the Scandinavian countries.
! An interesting wedding to take place in
\ ~ ,.vtI1 ha hot ~
Erskine and Mr.. Horace Seymour, both
secretaries of the British Embassy, where
the ceremony will take place in April
| Miss Erskine, who is a daughter of the
| late Thomas Erskine, Of the British con-
sular service, is the first woman diplo-
matist She was attached to the stan OF
/ the British Emba ssy at Washington not
long after the beginning OF the war, being
! among the assistants of Sir Richard
| Crawford, minister plenipotentiary and
commercial adviser of the Washington
| Embassy her familiarity with customs
| affairs and with American institutions
specially fitting her for the duties as
signed to her Mr. Erskine, Miss Erskine's
| father, was British consul at New Orleans
at the time of his death Mr.. Horace
! Seymour to whom her engagement has
iust become known, has been member
of the Embassy staff for several years
having been transferred to Washington
| from the foreign once at bonuot. MI
seymour and his bride will return to Eng
land Immediately after their marriage
the latter giving UP her diplomatic career.
Mrs. Chaffee, widow OF the late Lieut..
Gen. A. D. Chaffee, is at the Shoreham
for a short stay en- route to the South
west
The Dixie Chapter Of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy will give
a George Washington birthday dance at
the Confederate Memorial Home on the
evening OF February q.
Mrs. Paul L. Joachim is in charge and
will be assisted by Mrs. A. H. Mitchell,
Mrs. ]. w. Rose, Miss Lucy Morton, and
Miss Mary Coleman.
Mrs. George ]. Newgarden will not re-
ceive today.
Robert E. Lee Chapter, No. GA, U. D.
c., will give a card party at Confederate
Memorial Home, 1922 Vermont avenue,
Friday evening, February 2, at o'clock.
Refreshments will be served during the
evening. The success of the card party