The Washington times., 1918-03-08
THE CITY'S SOCIAL SIDE
Lord and
Reading Feted
In Meh1 York

The British Ambassador and Lady
Reading, who went to New York
to attend the Pilgrim Society's ban
ouet on Tuesday evening, will prob
ably be absent a week or ten days
They are being continuously feted
| during their stay in New York. Sir
Frederick and Lady Black gave a
reception for them and yesterday
Lady Reading was the honor guest
at a luncheon given by Lady Lever.
The Ambassador attended a luncheon
given by the Merchants Association
at the Aston Hotel.
Numerous ilospitaIities are being
planned for Lord and Lady Reading 10
follow their return. Mr. and Mrs.
Edward b. Mclean have carts out for
a dinner in their honor OF March 1s:
on March p Mrs. Richard Townsend
will have a distinguished company to
meet them and Mrs. Henry 7. Dfmock
will give a dinner for them on March
guests at q dinner with NJ. and Lirs.
Rdson Bradley as hosts.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Lansing, who are in Augusta, Ca,
for a short rest, will return to
Washington next Friday.
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Mrs. Willard Salisbury will enter
tain at box party this afternoon At
the National Theater for the recital
to be given by the celebrated Russian
violinist, HeifetE. Her guests will be
Nine. Nignal, Nine. Simon, Mrs.
Thomas +. Bayard and Mrs. Charles
Warren.
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The Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels were the guests Of honor
at q dinner given last night by Mrs.
Marshall Field. who had a company
OF - guests to meet them.
Take House In Laurel
Mrs. Joseph Kuhn has taken q house |
in Laurel, Nd, to be near her hus-
band, Maj. Gen. Kuhn, L. 8. A, who :
Is in command OF the Seyenty-ninth |
division at Camp Meade.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett
have as their guests Mrs. BHrnett's !
daughters, the Misses Leila and Anne
Gordon, and the Misses Ferris, Of
Philadelphia. The young people, whe |
will return to school tomorrow, came !,
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tainment given at Qusntico yesterday
afternoon and evening by the officers
on duty there. Mrs. l. Freeman Rasln,
of Baltimore, who has been visiting I
General and Mrs. Barnett for several
weeks. also went to Quantieo with /
Mrs. Barnett and her daughters.
Mrs. Barnett was one Of the cha
perones who went with q group Of
girls TO Quantico. Mrs.
Richardson Gibson, Mrs. Henry Cros-
son, and Mrs. s. p. Ficklen also cha
peroRsd the party.
Mrs. Barnett, accompanied by Mrs,
Rasin, will go to wakefield Manor,
her country place in Virginia, on Sun.
day to remain un'" Tuesday.
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Mrs. Henry 80 Peckham and
her daughter. Miss Harriet Peckham,
will entertain at dinner on Tuesday
evening in compliment to Miss Anne
and her fsnce. Capt John
Gregory Hope, OF the royal flying
corps. II
Mrs. Alexander Macksy-Smith and
Miss Virginia Mackay-Smith have
gone to New York and are at the
Wolcott Hotel.
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Miss Belle Bsruch, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Bernard Baruch. Is visiting
Mr.. end Mrs. Frederick Edey in Palm
Beach, Fla.
Tho Misses Estelle and Bessie Tay.
loe, Of Virginia. have been guests of
their cousins, DIR. and Mrs. Arthur
4. Snyder at their residence in Six
tenth street, for the last week. The
Misses Tayloe make their home at
Mt. Airy. the famous TsylOe estate
Mrs. Frank Kellogg, wife Of Senator n
Kellogg. returned to town Yesterday H
Ifter a short visit TO New York. III
Psymaster J. Lyman Pratt, L. s. y. I
Ind Mrs Pratt. who have been living II
Il the Raleigh Hotel this winter, have H
AIKEN the apartment OF Mr.. and Mrs. H
Ralph d. Quinter, at the st. Regis.
They moved in yesterday.
Mrs. Aston r. Simpson. Mrs. Pratt's H
lister, is living this winter with her
mother and father. Senator and Mrs.
Ioke Smith, at their home in Cali
ornia street. Lieutenant Simpson, L. ll
!. ~, who has been at sea for some
line, is now home on leave. He is in
he hospital, having undergone a
erious operation.
Mrs. Robert Mccormick will enter
ain at dinner tonight. Her guests will II
lumber tHenty-three. II
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