The Washington herald., 1918-01-02
OCietY
Il IN WAsAINoToM1
IN WASHINGTON

President and Mrs. Wilson. accom-
panied by Mrs. Francis Bowles Ssyre
and Edward Elliott. attended the late
Afternoon performances at the B. r.
Keith Theater yesterday.
Matthew II. Maury. Of Roanoke,
Va. arrived at the White House yes
terday. where ne Joined his daughters,
Miss Lucy Maury and Miss Anne
Maury. who have been the guests of
Mrs Wilson for the last couple OF
days.
President and Mrs. Wilson cele-
brated the New Year with a quiet
family dinner at o'clock last night.
The Italian Ambassador and Count
ess di Cellere entertained all Of the
members OF the embassy stan, the
members Of the Italian military, ma
val. civil and other missions now
in Washington and the Italian con-
sui at New York. Chevalier G. Poe
card, and Sonora Poccardi. They d.
vided their guests in half. enter
tanning some for luncheon and the
others at dinner. very informally.
Chsvalier G. Poccardi and Sonora
Poccardi are stopping at the Pow
hatan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Billings Rud-
dock gave a dinner last evening in
compliment to Col Michailo Menado-
Witch and Capt. Milan Jovitchitch,
members of the Serbian mission.
On Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Ruddock
will entertain the head of the mis-
-
Lozanitch and Miss Lozanitch at
luncheon. and on Tuesday they will
have Gen. MichaiIo RachitchNas their
guest at luncheon.
Yesterday afternoon the members
Of the mission lunched at the Shore
ham. where they are stopping. and
had several guests with them. among
them Being the Serbian Minister, Liou-
bomir AIichailOvitch. and Capt. Cor.
don Smith. In the afternoon they all
called on Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs
Tharles Hamlin and DR.. and Mrs.
David Jayne Hill. DIR. Vesnitch dined
last evening at the hotel This even
ing Secretary OF Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston will entertain DIR. Sima Lo-
zanitch. former minister Of agricul-
ture. and Capt. Milan Jovitchitch at
dinner.
The Brazilian Military Mission.
Lieut. Col. AlipiO Cana, head of the
mission: Mai. Borges Fortes. Capt.
Alexandra GaIvaO, of the artillery;
Capt Jacob MaCueira, Capt. Aristides
Bueno, Capt. BorbOsa Lisboa, First
Lieut.. Marcolino Fagundes, Lieut..
Franklin ROdrigues. Lieut.. Luiz
Proeopio de Santa Pinco. Lieut.. Olive
iva Santos and Lieut. J. B. Brandao.
which was stopping at the Powhatan
for a few days, has left Washington,
The residents at the apartment
house at sO0 Sixteenth street enter
tanned at a dance last evening in the
ball room for the benefit OF the Day
Nursery and DisPenssry. A number
OF dinner parties preceded the dance
among those entertaining guests be-
1ns -AEr. and Mrs. Joseph Folk, Col.
and Mrs. John I. Thompson, the
Treasurer Of the United States and
Mrs. John Burke. Mr.. and Mrs. Hal
smith, who he'd covers for eight, and
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. ]. Zimmerman.
who entertained q number of debu-
tantes.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels and her Sis
ter. Miss Ethel BaEley, will return
this afternoon from Philadelphia,
where they went to assist at a recep-
ton which SIr. and Mrs. E. T. Stotes-
bury gave yesterday at their home in
Philadelphia. in compliment to all the
naval officers stationed in that city.
Secretary Daniels, who has been Wis
iting his mother fer few days at her
home in North Carolina, returned to
Washington Monday evening.
John Barrett left Washington Mon
day evening for a short trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. L. Stock entertain
cd Informally at a reception yester-
DAY afternoon at their home in Brad
ley Hills.
Mrs. Blaine Elkins returned to
Washington last evening from a short
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. William Hit
at their home near Middleburg, Va.
Mrs. George Barnett, wife of Maj.
Gen. Barnett. U. s. ". c.. entertained
at tea dance yesterday afternoon for
the young friends of her daughters.
Miss Anna Gordon and Miss Leila
Gordon, and her son, Lieut.. Basil Cor
don. L. S. NJ. c. The members of the
house party which Gen. and Mrs. Bar
nett are entertaining over the holi-
days assisted in receiving. They in
clude Miss Jane Marvel. of Whining
ton. Del; Miss Eleanor Vandergrift.
also of Wilmington: Miss Ruth Muir
ray and Miss Dorothy Savage, all OF
Baltimore; Miss Mary Edwards, Com
mander Henry c. Muslin. Lieut. ]. s.