The Washington herald., 1918-02-12
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lN WASAlNGTON
By z. c. DRUM-HUNT.

Mrs. Wilson occupied the execu-
tive gallery at the Capitol yester-
day to hear the President make his
address before Congress. With her
were Mrs. william II. Boiling. Miss
Bertha Boiling, Miss Margaret Will
son. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones,
Mrs. David Crompton. Mrs. WILL
lam q. McAdoo. Col z. N. House.
and Miss Edith Benham-
Col House and Mr.. and Mrs. Cromp-
ton, who were guests at the White
House. left yesterday.
Miss Margaret Wilson went to New
York yesterday for . short stay.
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones vas
among the guests at the small and
informal dinner which Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Logan gave last evening
at the willard. the party later at
tending the administration dance al
the Willard. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Crane, Sd, also entertained at dinner
before the administration dance, Their
guests including Miss Edith Benham
Miss Helen Cannon gave \ dinner
last evening complimentary to her
nieces. the Misses Ls seure. and took
the party later to the same dance.
Suests including Miss Edith Benham
The allied ambassadors and their
wives and the committee in charge OF
the concert given at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gan last
evening by Mary Garden and Pablo
CasalS. for the benefit OF the British
American War Relief Fund, were en-.
tertained at supper by Mr.. and Mrs.
Can following the concert. There
were also a number of dinners given
before the concert. which was an un-
usually brilliant event socially and
inusically. Mrs. Marshal Field was
hostess at a dinner OF thirty-six COW
ers. also Mrs. Frederic Keep and Mrs
Edward Rowland.
The lovely ballroom was filled to
oTerflowing with one OF the smartest
audiences that ever assembled in
Washington. The French Ambassador
and Nine Jusserand were there, but
Lord and Lady Reading, the new
British Ambassador and his wife.
who had just arrived in town, were
unable to attend. Col. A. c. Murray,
military attGChe Of the British EN-
hGssy, presented Miss Garden and
MADE a short address, telling of the
BTiush-AmeriCan war relief fund and
LIS purpose. Miss Garden looked lovely
in a gown OF cloth-of-goId under Il
GsSDery of gold lace. a band of
rhine-storcs cncirclcd the high wais;
line and she wore a long string of
pearls.
Louis Thompson. who was to oper
ihe program. was taken sick at almost
Tire last moment. so his place was
taken by Charles Tittmann. British
2Smy and navy officers In Washingtor
acted as USherS. Among those pres
Cnt were Nine. Riano. the wife OF the
SPANISH Amba1sadoT. Domicio d.
Cana, the Brazilian Ambassado
Duke &c SanErO. Count d'Adhemar
Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs
Lane, Mrs. David F.. Houston, Mrs
Joseph Kuhn, Basil Miles. Mrs. MARI
llama. Mrs Arthur Sillcrt, Mrs
Paul Bartlett, Mss DelanO, Mrs. Car,
roll Frazer. Mrs. Robert Hinckley
Judge MeTtin a Knapp. sir. and Mrs
t'~EdIl HGsner. Miss Ernest, Mr. and
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs. John
Rogers, Senator and Mrs. John W
Weeks. Irs. John W. Davldge, Mis-,
Helen Woodrow Zones, Mrs. Thomas
ChadSOurne. Rev. Dr.. McKim. Mrs
Nilliam LittaUer, Capt. hingman, oil
tIe British Embassy: Mr.. McCawIey.
Cf the British navy; Col. Clifford, Will.
i m Z. Fowler, Miss Patten, Hugh
Gibson. Mrs. Theodore Noyes, c. W.
Richardson. Mrs. ChauEcey Stigand,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Martin, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward McCauley, Nine. Simon,
Mrs Cary Langhorne. Mai. Gen. Johr
Eiddie, Mr.. and Mrs. Breckenridge
Long. Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Roose-
Welt. Mr.. and Mrs. William Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Westcott, Miss
Edith Benham, Nine. de Pena, Miss
de Pena, Miss Marion Oliver. Mime
Hauge. Mrs Marshall Field. Mrs
William 4. Salter. Mr.. and Mrs. Hen,
men Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. Reynolds
Hit, Miss Emory and Mrs. James
Hamilton Lewis.
The benefit was under the patronage
of the following committees: Mrs
Gan, chairman; Lady Spring Rice
Miss Adds, Mrs. Bernard NJ. Baruch
Mrs Henry Payne Bingham, Mis-:
Biddle, Mrs. Gist Blair, Mrs. Edsor
Bradley. Miss Ernest, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Lady Gordon, Mrs. Gordon
Cumming. Mrs. Gerry, Mrs. Hamlin
Miss HeSeman. Mrs. Hoover. Mrs
Houston. Mrs. Keep. Mrs. Lane. Miss
Lee, Mrs Breckenridge Long. Mrs