The Washington herald., 1918-02-19
'OCletY
lN MASAINC
By E. c. DRUM-HUNT.

President and Mrs. Wilson attended
the Performance at the National The
ater last evening. They were accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. Wilmer
Boiling and Prof. Arson. President
and Mrs. Wilson had an early game
Of golf yesterday morning.
The President will receive the new
Minister of the Netherlands. August
Phillips. at the White House at 2
o'clock this afternoon.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
were the honor guests at the dinner
which Mrs. Marshall Field gave last
evening. The new British Ambas-
sador and Lady Reading were among
the guests who numbered thirty-six-
Mime. da Cana, wife of the Brazilian
Ambassador. has gone to Palm Beach
to remain several weeks.
The Secretary of War, Newton
Baker. will return today from Macon,
Ga. where he has been for several
days. Mrs. Baker motored to Camp
Meade yesterday to sing at the audi
torium there. She was accompanied
by Miss Katherine Lowe, Mrs. Bah
cock and Mrs. Brett. They returned
to Washington late last evening.
Andre Tardieu. tn French High
Commissioner. will be host at a din
ner on Friday evening.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles L. Nc
Cawley will entertain at dinner on
Thursday evening, February q.
Hugh Gibson, of the State Depart
ment, will leave Washington shortly
for Paris where he has been assigned
for duty. He was formerly secretary
of the American Legation in Belgium.
Judson c. welIiver is expected to
return to Washington some time
this week after a years absence in
London.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Baruch
have sent out invitations for a re-
ception on Saturday.
from a stay Of several weeks in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs Burrell Hoffman. of
New York. arrived in Washington
Yesterday and will be at the Shore
ham for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Francis S. Nash. and Miss
Caroline Nash who spent last week
in New York, have returned to
Washington.
Mrs. Albert p. Niblack and Mrs.
William d. Leahy have returned to
Washington from New York where
they went the middle of last week
TO attend the wedding last Saturday
of their niece. Miss Marie Harring-
ton and Commander David Worth
Bagley, U. S. n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Oxnard. of
San Francisco. are spending sew
eral days at the Shoreham.
Mai. Gen. George w. Goethals, U.
s. A, and Mrs. Goethals have leased
the residence, 1857 Biltmore street, for
the remainder Of the season. That Is
the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Q.
Dobyns and was occupied the first
part of the winter by Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rublee. Mr.. and Mrs. Rublee
have gone to New York.
The Solicitor General and Mrs. John
ter's sister. Miss Cornelia Basel, of
West Virginia, who will be with them
for several weeks.
Mrs. James Mcdonald, who was Wis
iting her son, Arthur Bradley Camp
bell. at Camp Jackson, Fla. has re-
turned to Washington.
Lieut. John VI. Field, L. S. ", and
Mrs. Field are receiving congratula-
tions on the birth Of a son on Feb
ruary T. Mrs. Field was formerly
Miss Dorothy Harding, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Harding. While
Lieut. Field is at sea. Mrs. Field is
staying with Mr.. and Mrs. Harding
at their home in Edgemoor, Md.
The former Secretary of the Treas
ury and Mrs. Leslie NJ. Shaw, with
their daughter. Miss Erma Shaw,
have subleased their apartment at 2O29
Connecticut avenue and have gone to
Pasadena, Cal.
Mrs. John Hervey Young and Mrs
Samuel Sheeabarger entertained
informally at tea yesterday after