The Washington herald., 1918-02-08

In MASAiNc TON
By Z. c. DRUM-HUNT.

Mabel Boardman, Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, Paymaster General Samuel
Nc, Gowan, U. s. N; Edward Flather.
Mai. Raymond Pullman, Senator and
Mrs. James X. wadsworth, Mrs. Nor
| ris Evans. Miss Meta Evans, Miss
Helen Ernst. DR.. and Mrs. David
Jayne Hin, Miss Bessie Kibbey, Mr.
! and Mrs. George T. Marye, Capt
Roumier, Miss Cecilia McCallum, Mr..
\ and Mrs. Randall Hanger. Mrs Henry
! Corbin, Mrs. Henry B. Brown, Mrs
4 Joseph Thropp and Mr.. McCawley, OF
the British navy.
/ The Duchess wore handsome
\ gown of white satin made with a
short skirt and a bodice of white
opalescent embroidered net and
long pointed panels of the same
overhanging the skirt. The angels
sleeves were of white tulle and
hung over the hands. Mrs. Gan,
who received the guests, was in
black satin and lace with trim
mings of rhinestones. She was as
sisted by her daughter. Mrs. Cary
d. Langhorne. who was in dark
blue net over satin of the same
color.
] Carl Vrooman, Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture has been
lin Boston for several days, returned
to Washington last evening. He
will go to New York late tonight
to make a short stay.
The Chinese Minister. DR.. Well
ington Koo, returned this morning
| from Wilmington, Del, where he
1 70 fhA Ainnar which the
/ Maryland Society gave there last
evening. Tomorrow he will go to
West Chester. Pa. where he will
address the State Normal School.
Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels. and Edward N. Hurley,
chairman of the United States Ship
ping Board. went to Baltimore last
/ evening to address the Baltimore
Press Club in behalf OF the new
shipping program.
Mrs. James Mcdonald was hostess
at a dinner of twenty-five covers last
evening. The dinner was to have
been In honor of Mrs. F. Burrell Holl-
mann. who was visiting Mrs. Nc
Donald, but Mrs. Hofrmann had to
return to New York, Unexpectedly.
Mrs. Mcdonald left Washington late
last night for Jacksonville. Fla, to
spend a few days with her son, Ar
thur Bradley Campbell. who enlist
ed recently in the Quartermaster
Corps and is stationed there.
Capt. and Mrs. W. S. A. Smith
will entertain at dinner this evening.
I L.,
at dinner tomorrow evening. enter
| tanning his guests later in the even
ing in his box at the ball to be given
the Episcopal Home for Children.
= Miss Mary Browne. daughter of
| Mrs. Adds B. Browne. entertained a
number of the debutantes at a lunch
con last Tuesday at her apartment
in the Dresden.
Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage and her
daughter. Miss Rebecca Collier. will
go to New York shortly to spend
several weeks.
! NJ. Scott Bromwell left Washing
ton yesterday morning to return to
his studies at Harvard, after a visit
| of a week with his mother, Mrs.
\ Charles Bromwell.
! Ben Thoron. who was the guest of
, his mother. Mrs. Harry Leonard. for
a week. has also returned to Har-
ward.
| Capt. agd Mrs. Orton r Jackson,
who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs
Ward Olney for several weeks, will
leave Washington today. Capt.
Jackson is returning to the fleet
and Mrs. Jackson is going to her
home in New York.
| Rear Admiral and Mrs. Edward
W. EberIe will entertain a house
party on George Washington's
Birthday anniversary, a number of
their guests going down to Annap-
oils from Washington. The mid
shipmen at the Naval Academy will
| entertain at a masked ball that
evening.
Rear Admiral Eberle has been
promoted to that rank from a cap
taincy within the last few days.
Mrs. Martin Z. Trench, wife of
Capt Trench, L. s. N, entertained
informally at luncheon yesterday at
the navy yard when her guests
were Mrs. d. T. Hall, Mrs. John
Hamburger and Mrs. H. /. Cone.
Mrs. Trench and her guests later at