The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-29

popular form OF hospitality IN
- Washington last evening, and
several of the dinners on the calen-
dar were brilliant enough to have
done credit to the midwinter season.
The Spanish Ambassador and Nine.
de Riano were guests Of honor at one
of the prettiest dinners Of the even
ing, their host being Judge Martin A.
Knapp. The guests asked to meet
them weer the Secretary Of the In
terror and Mrs. Lane, Col. and Mrs.
John w. Barker. Mrs. Charles Bough-
ton Wood, DR.. and Mrs. William Miller
Collier, and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hertle,
of Gunston Hall, Va
The Maj. Gen Commandant Of the
Marine Corps and Mrs. George Bar
nett gave an al fresco dinner at the
commandments house, marine barracks,
in compliment to Minister Of the Meth
erlands and Nine. Cremer. The other
guests were Justice James Clark Nc
Reynolds, Vice Admiral Albert w.
Grant, commandant OF the Washing
ton navy yard, and Mrs. Grant; Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Albert P. Niblack,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. H. P. Jones,
Mrs. Henry c. Corbin, Mrs. Henry F.
Dimock, DR.. and Mrs. r. P. Williams,
Miss Mabel Boardman. Brig. Gen.
John T. Myers, U. S. NJ. c., in COM
mand at Quantico, and Charles Noble
Gregory.
which was lighted with Japanese
lanterns, and the guests danced after
ward. An orchestra from the Marine
Band played throughout the evening.
Mrs. Barnett will leave on Saturday
for Boston, where she will christen a
war ship to be named for her great
grandfather, Admiral Sinclair.
SutheFlands Have Anniversary
Senator and Mrs Howard Suther-
land were also hosts at dinner last
evening. the party being arranged in
celebration of the thirtieth anniver-
sary Of their wedding. Further in
terest was added to the event by the
fact that Senator and Mrs. Sutherland
announced the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Virginia Berkeley
Sutherland, to Lieut. Col. Donald Mar
ion McRae u. S. A, son of Maj Gen.
and Mrs. James II. McRae.
Miss Sutherland was one Of the
debutantes of the season OF 1917-191S,
members Of the younger set. Lieu
tenant Colonel McRae enlisted in the
Canadian army in January, 1915, and
was promoted to major. In order to
get into the fighting he resigned,
went to England, and enlisted in the
British army and was again promoted
to the rank Of major; again in order
to get to France he asked for demo-
ton to lieutenant. Afterward he
participated in some of the heaviest
hghting with English and Canadian
troops and was finally transferred to
the A E. F., and promoted to Iieuten-
ant colonel. He has been cited three
times; wears the military cross,
pinned on by King George, and a
wound stripe. He is now stationed at
the Preside. California The date of
the wedding has not been set.
Other important dinner parties
were given by Senator and Mrs.
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen, who enter
tanned for her mother. Mrs. Warwick;
Col. and Mrs. H. H. Rogers, Mrs. E. Il.
Brooke, who entertained at the Chevy
Chase Club; Brig. Cen. William
Mitchell, who had guests to dine with
him at the Shoreham, Major and
Mrs. Walter SchoeIlkopf, who had a
small company to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
George Matthews, OF Buffalo, and
y - HItutIlC "A. heGps VINO enter
tanned at Grasslands.
Mrs. Charles Gray Matthews and
her niece, Miss Mona Blodgett, also
at dinner last evening,
their party being given at the Chevy
Chase Club in compliment to Miss
Myrtis Porcher, a cousin of Miss
BlOdgett and Mrs. Matthews niece,
who was graduated a few days ago
from Mt. Vernon Seminary.