The Washington herald., 1918-03-09
,OCleEX y
IN WASHINGTON
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

| 80 AEc1iucuI ana Whoou
tended the performance at Keith's
fheater last evening. With them
we're Mrs. william II. Boiling. Miss
sertha Boiling, Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones. and John Randolph Boiling.
TPreadent and Mrs Wilson played
an early round Of golf yesterday
morning.
The British Ambassador and
Lady Reading. who went to New
York to attend the Pilgrim Society's
banquet ON Tuesday evening. will
PROBABLY be- absent Q week. or ten
daya They are being continuously
Ieted during their stay in New
York Sir Frederick and Lady
Slack gave q reception for them
and Thursday Lady Reading was
the honor guest at . luncheon given
by Lady Lever. The Ambassador
attended q luncheon given by the
Merchants Association at the Astor
Hotel.
Numerous hospitalities are being
PLANNED for Lord and Lady Reading
to follow their return. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward b. Mclean have cards out
for q dinner in their home on March
IL: on March 81 Mrs. Richard Town
send will have a distinguished COM
pany to meet them and Mrs. Henry
v. Dimock will give a dinner for
them on March rs. On April 5 they
will be the honor guests at q din
ner with Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley as hosts.
Nine. Riano, wife of the Spanish
Am hasssdor. was among the guests
whom Senator and Mrs. Robert j.
owen entertained in their box at
the concert yesterday afternoon at
the National Theater for the recital
given by the celebrated Russian
violinisr. Heifetz. The other guests
were Mrs. Perry Belmont, Mrs.
Breckenridge Long and Mrs. John
Cameron Hawkins. Mrs. willard
salisbury occupied a box and en-
tertained Nine. Vignal. Nine. Simon,
Mrs Thomas F. Bayard and Mrs.
Charles Warren. With Mrs. Delos
Blodgett in her box at the concert
were Miss Mona Blodgett, Mrs. ].
II. Turner. Mrs. James Patten, Mrs.
T. $. Austin. Miss Austin and Miss
Marriott.
Others at the concert were Mrs.
JOsephus Daniels. Mr.. and Mrs
Lawrence Townsend, Mrs. Charles
Kutz. Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
| Mrs. Frederic Harris, Clarence
Aspinwall. Henry Macfarland. Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Brisbane. Mrs. T.
q. Donaldson and Mrs. Thomas Tall
iaferro-
Mrs. Champ Clark has returned
to Washington from a short visit
in New York.
= distinguished company of twenty
three at dinner last evening.
Mrs. Marshall Field was hostess at
an informal luncheon yesterday after
noon,
Baron knut Bonde. the new second
secretary of the swedish Legation.
and Baroness Bonde have taken pos
session of the residence, 1325 Eigh-
teenth street. which they have leased
from Miss Sophie Siebert. The house
was occupied during the early win
ter by DIR. Hjalmar Lunbolm. chief
| of the Swedish Mission. who has now
| returned to Sweden. accompanied by
the members Of his stan.
Mrs. :,-4Tss Bromwell will 90 to
New York next week 20 spend several
days.
Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott. accompanied
by Miss Hunter. will go to Atlantic
| City next week to pass several weeks.
| She plans to go to her home in Bloom
ington. I'LL, later in the season for a
visit.
Mrs. Burnett Smith. of England. will
come to Washington next week to visit
| the Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Carl Vrooman. Mrs Smith.
| who was in Washington last week and
stopped at the Powhatan, left yester-
| day. She has been making a series
of addresses fin Boston and other
cities in New England on the general
situation in England
Miss Mary Finley, daughter Of Col.
John Finley. l.. $. A., stationed at
Governors Islans. was the guest of
Miss Maysue Donaldson. daughter of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. T. Q. Donaldson.
for a short time. She left yesterday
for Miami. Fla. where she will be a
member of large party which Com
rnodore Benedict is entertaining
aboard his yacht
Mrs. Newcomb Barney. will go to
New York Monday to remain a week
or ten days.
Lieut. and Mrs. Wilson Offutt are
visiting Lieut.. Offutt's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. Wilson Offutt. at their
home near Bethesda, Md. Lieut.. Of
futt, who has been In training in
tennessee. was recently commissioned
in the aviation corps. At the expira-
tion of his leave they will return to
tennessee. where Lieut.. Onutt will
act as Instructor.
Miss Farrar, who was the guest of
the Assistant Secretary of State and
Mrs. Breckenridge Long for several
weeks, left Washington yesterday for
her home in st. Louis.
Mrs John Cameron Hawkins. who
Was visiting Miss Alice O'Gorman in
New York for a fortnight, has re-
/ turned to Washington.
A group OF the debutantes of this
| season and last entertained at a sub
| scription dance last evening in the
ballroom at 24O0 Sixteenth street, with
a number of the young officers sta
toned at Quantico, Camp Meade. and
other camps near Washington as the
guests of honor. The dance was ar
ranged by Miss Carter Mulliken and
Miss Ruth Donaldson. Among the
ladies' who chaperoned the party were
Miss Mulliken's mother. Mrs. James
Nolan, Mrs. Richardson Gibson, Mrs.
John William Falls, and Mrs. Arm