The Washington herald., 1918-03-13
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BvE C. DRJJM.BIJNT.
By E. c. DRUM.HUNT::

The British Ambassador and Lady
Reading will be, the honor guests at a
dinner which Mr.. and Mrs. Edward r.
Stettinius will give on the evening
of March 10 at s O'Clock.
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
were hosts at luncheon at the Capl-
toll yesterday afternoon. !
The guests were Representative ana
Mrs. William A. Jones, Representative
r, Y, Thomas, Representative and Mrs.
A. 3. Rouse, Representative and Mrs.
Fred L. Blackmon, Mrs. Cullop. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. II. 2. Osborne, Rep
resentative and Mrs. ]. NJ. Rose, Rep
resentative and Mrs. c. W. Ramssyer1
and Representative and Mrs. @. I.
Helvering. 80.
Andre Tardieu, the French High
Commissioner. was host at a diner-last
evening. ... o..
Mrs, Josephus Daniels, wife of the
Secretary Of the Navy; Mrs. Franklin
Roosevelt, wife Of the Assistant Sec
retary of the Navy; Mrs. W. C. Watts.
wife OF Rear Admiral Watts; Mrs.
George Barnett, wife Of Major
General Barnett, commandant OF the
marine corps; the wives of the heads
of all the departments OF the Navy
ana most of the wives of all the ma
val officers In Washington. spent the
day Yesterday at the headquarters OF
the Navy Department Auxiliary Of the
Red Cross, T7l9 H. street.
The rooms were opened yesterday
and the women worked there all day.
making over two bolts of surgical
dressings. innumerable gaIize bandages
and many garments in the one day.
The rooms are to be opened every
Tuesday and Thursday for work from
10 a. m. to $50 p. m. an1 work will
be distributed to the different units
from there every Friday afternoon
from 3 to s O'Clock.
The auxiliary has already raised
over 81. 400. mostly in presents from
people who are interested in the Navy.
The organization has been presented
with a number of fine gifts. Mrs. Ed
ward Beale Mclean, for one. having
given them two machines for knitting
socks and the promise to furnish all
the wool that may be used on those
particular machines. Mrs. Doheny, Of
California. has given them several
sewing machines and motors: others
have given large sums of money.
The work turned out by the auxil-
larry will go to the men in the Navy
except In cases of great emergencies
when the organization will be glad
to give the results of their efforts
where ever the Red Cross directs.
Last evening the yeomen Of the
Navy worked at the headquarters help
ing to pack the things made today,
and making themselves generally use
full.
Mr.. and Mrs John L. SaltonstaIl
will entertain at a dinner this evening.
Mrs. Carroll Frazer will have guests
dinig with her informally tomorrow
evening.
Rear Admiral Leigh Palmer has gone
to Boston to remain several days.
Mrs Kenneth Castleman, wife of Com
mander Castleman, L. S. N, will come
to Washington from Key West the
end of the week to visit Admiral and
Mrs. Palmer. Mrs. George II. Van
Week, of New York, will come to
Washington the end Of the month to
spend Easter with Admiral and Mrs
Palmer. Mrs Palmer will go to New
York early in April to make an ex-
tended visit.
Mrs. Walter NJ. Magee, wife of
Representative Magec. will enter
! tain at a luncheon at the Army and
Navy Club on Friday.
Commander and Mrs. Robert
Henderson. who were guests of
Representative and Mrs. Ira C.
Copley for several days, left them
today to visit Mrs. Gustave Lukesh.
for short time at her residence.
1873 Belmont road. Mrs. Lukesh is
the wife of Col. Lukesh, OF the
Engineer Corps. now in France. He
was stationed at the Washington
Barracks for several years.
Representative and Mrs. Copley
entertained at dinner at the Chevy
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