Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
LUNCHEON IN HONOR OF MRS.
BALLMGER AND MRS. sHIvELY,
Dinners, Teas and Receptions to
Compliment Visitors-Personal
Notes.

Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook Of Pfttsburg
regent OF Brookville Chapter, d. A. R.,
gave q beautiful luncheon today at the
New Willard in honor Of Mrs. BalIinger,
| wife Of the Secretary Of the Interior, and
| Of Mrs Shively, wife Of Senator Shive-
| 1y of Indiana The table was adorned
with pink roses and white lilacs. and in
| the company Of visiting and resident
| friends Of tho hostess and her guests OF
honor there were present Mrs. Dun
| woodie, state regent. of Indianapolis:
Mrs. Orion Of Ohio. Mrs. Truesdale OF
Ohio, Mrs. A. e. Patten Of Pennsylvania.
Mrs Perey Of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Leary
Of Seattle. Mrs. Marsh, Mrs. Reinanan,
Mrs. Wallace OF Pittsburg. Mrs. GetcheI
of Philadelphia, MrA Edgar Ogden of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Foster Of Louisville.
| Miss Overton, Mrs. William Mccartney.
Mrs. Stille Of Philadelphia, Mrs. Thomas
H. Anderson and Mrs. Wheeler, wife Of
Representative Wheeler Of Pennsylvania.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
were guests Of honor at z dinner given
mann.
DR.. and Mrs F. Fremont Smith enter
tanned at dinner last night to meet
abeth Wells Of Boston. who are guests at
the home Of the assistant secretary OF the
| navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. Their
| other guests were Baron and Baroness
korn of Russia, Mr. and Mrs Francis b.
| Crowninshield. Miss de Smirnoff, Mr.. and
Mrs. Franklin Ellis. Prof. Emory. Ben5a-
min S. Gable and Capt. Matthew A. de
Laney.
Col. James, military attache of the Brit
ish embassy, and the Hon. Mrs. James
entertained at dinner last evening in COM
pliment to Col. Adye and Miss Adye of
England. The others present were the
quartermaster general and Mrs. Aleshire.
Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Miss Nagel,
Miss Gladys Hinckley, Mr.. Mitchell In
mes, counselor Of the British embassy,
and Mr.. Won Bruening of the German en-
bassy.
Mrs. Thomas ]. Latham of Memphis
Tenn, entertained at beautifully ap-
pointed dinner last evening at the New
Willard in honor Of Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
II. H. Lurton, the Secretary Of War and
Mrs Dickinson and Representative and
Mrs William A. CulIop of Indiana. The
other guests were: Senator and Mrs. Tay-
ior, Representative and Mrs Sims. Gen.
and Mrs. Marcus j. Wright. Mrs. John
Miller Horton Of Buffalo. Miss Mary
Temple Of Nashville. Miss Carrie Sims, re-
gent of Cumberland Chapter d. A. r..
Of Nashville. and Mrs. Frank Venn, sec
rotary Of the D. A. r. for the state of
Tennessee.
The table was beautifully adorned with
pink carnations and the candles were
shaded In pink
Mrs Latham is the wife Of Judge Lath-
am of Memphis and Is prominent men,
Der of the D. A. r. She is a warm friend
of Mrs. Matthew T. Scott. Her guests
last night were all old friends. whose hos
pitality she has frequently enjoyed in her
own home city and elsewhere.
Mrs Herbert Wadsworth and a party
of guests started today from Mount YER
non a three-hundred- mile horseback
ride. which they expect to complete in
about ten days. The horses were taken
to Mount Vernon by boat this morning.
doah. Culpeper. Spottsylvania and many
other historical points. Mrs. Mary Car
lisle. Mr.. Frederick Huidekoper, Lieut.
Commander Henry V. Butler and Mr..
Craig Wadsworth will accompany Mrs.
Wadsworth. Mrs Wadsworth entertained
at large tea yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin will give
a reception tonight in honor OF Mrs.
Matthew T. Scott. Mrs. Donald Mclean,
Mrs Adlai Stevenson and Mrs. Katherine
Livingston Egan, honorary state regent,
D. A. r.. for Florida.
One Of the prettiest entertainments
given in honor of the D. A. r.. was the
tea yesterday, at which Mrs. Green Clay
Goodloe was hostess. Her handsome
home 18th street was a bower OF
spring blossoms, when the honor guests
were the delegates from kentucky. A
section of the Marine Band played
throughout the afternoon and a dainty
repast was served in the dining room.
Assisting Mrs. Goodloe in receiving were
state regent from Kentucky; Mrs. c. D.
Chenault Of Lexington. KY, the retiring
regent. and Mrs. Sallie Marshall Hardy
of Louisville.
Mrs. Romance Edison and her sister.
Mrs. Medorem era wford, have gone to
New York to attend the wedding there to-
morrow of their niece Miss Marian
Townsend. to Mr.. Craig Collegiate.
her two boys. having spent the winter in
Florida. are visiting Mrs. Stewards par
ents at 1347 Harvard street, Mount
Pleasant.
The reception rendered the officers and
delegates of the Nineteenth Continental
Congress of the d. A. r. by the president
general, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, last night
at the Arlington was one Of the most
brilliant in the history Of the national So
ciety.
The way to the receiving line in the big
reception room, just outside the banquet
hall, was lined with tall palms and dog
wood blossoms. The walls of the recep
ton hall were hung with flags, and
against them were hung festoons Of smi-
lax and American beauty roses.
The banquet hall was hung with fes-
TONED flags to form a frieze, and from
each loop depended the straight folds of
another flag. The effect was splendid and
was enhanced by the magnificent gowns
and jewels worn by the women.
The president general. attired in a
mauve violet velvet, with point lace and
pearls, stood at the head OF the receiving
roses and lilies Of the valley Beside her
stood Mrs. Letitia Green Stevenson. sec
ond president general, in q white and gold
dress and diamonds. Third in line was
Mrs. Donald Mclean, seventh president
general in black lace and white satin
and diamond jewels Mrs. Welty and
Mrs. La Verne Moves stood last in line.
1t is estimated that 5000 guests shook
hands with the receiving ladies, and
they were still arriving from other
society functions when II o'clock ar
rived. So the president general held
the levee another half hour. All dur
ing the evening Mrs. Scott was compli-
mented by the passing delegates for
manner in which the congress was in
dorsing the administration.
The scene in the banquet hall was a
picture net soon to be forgotten. A
few Sons Of the American Revolution
were brave enough to mingle with the
D. A. r.. and they busted themselves
serving refreshments to the ladies, who
were really too tired to walk the length
Of the banquet hall to get them. The