The Washington times., 1912-05-03
Mrs. Anna Lazear Allen
to Entertain Congres"
sional Club Today.

Mrs. Anna Lazear Allen. who will en-
tertain the members with a dramatic
reading, will be the guest of honor~at
the usual Friday afternoon reception at
the Congressional Club today.
Tea will be served after the reading,
Mrs. Samuel w. Smith, wife of Con-
gressman Smith of Michigan, and Mrs.
william r. Smith, wife of Congressman
Smith of Texas, presiding at the table.
Assisting in the entertaiunent Of the
guests will be Mrs. Reed smoot, wife
of Senator Smoot of Utah; Mrs. John
A. Sterling, wife OF Congressman Ster-
ling of Illinois; Mrs Frederick s.
Stevens, wife of Congressman Stevens
of Minnesota; Mrs. Samuel Adams wife
terior: Miss Finley, daughter of Con-
gresham Finley of South Carolina
Miss Barchfeld, daughter Of Congress-
man Barchfeld of Pennsylvania, and
Miss Ayres. daughter OF Congressman
Ayres of New York.
Quantities OF lilacs and spring blos-
SONS formed the decoration throughout
the reception room and dining room,
and string orchestra will play during
the reception.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter b. Brooks, jr.,
will go over to Philadelphia Sunday for
weeks visit to the latter's mother,
Mrs. Edward r. Stotesbury. before
opening their country place in the
Green Spring Valley. Md, for the sum-
mer.
M. and Mrs. Stotesbury have given
up their plans for coming to Washing
ton for the horse show, though Mr..
Stotesbury has a number of entries,
several OF which have taken ribbons.
Commander Manning
And Family To Leave.
Commander and Mrs. william Man
ming Irwin. L. S. n. and the Misses
Irwin, will 20 to their sun mer home,
''Thc Anchorage a. OstbNiile, Mass.
early IN June, closing their residence on
Nineteenth street until the fall.
Mrs. irwins broGher-,n-l law and sis
ter, capt ana Mrs Harold +. Norton,
L. n. will ion them in July.
Harrison Irwin will gre duate from
Princeton :his year. and the family Will
attend the commencement exercises.
II.
Nr. ard Mrs Norton wilcox, OF
engagement Of their daughter. Miss
Nydia Wilcox, to Midshipman Ralph
FHrl Sampson, I. ). NJ, son of the lat"
| Rear Admiral William 7. Sampson, T..
s. :. AMI Mrs. Sampson.
Miss Bryan Entertains
| For California Visitor.
Miss Eleanor Bryan, daughter OF Dr..
Joseph II. Bryan. of Connecticut ave-
| nue.. was hostess at an informal din
ner last evening in honor of Mrs. SRoe,
| of California, who Is spending some
I time in Washington.
| The Second Secretary OF the German
| embassy and Nine. I<ienlin entertained
small party informally at dinner last
| tn.r hal rnaiInnrn n
| Chusetts avenue. few additiona
guests came in after the dinner fol
| dancing.
Silver Musical Tea
At the Shoreham Today.
This afternoon SILVER musical tei
will be given in the ballroom OF tn
Shoreham from until o'clock by tn
ladies of the District branch of the In
ternationa! sunshine Society.
Mrs Ella S. knight, president OF IN
society, will receive the guests, ass ST
ed by Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of tn
Speaker of the House OF Representa-
tives: Mrs. william Alden smith. wifi
of Senator smith of Michigan; Mrs
Lee S. Overman, wife Of Senator over
man Of North Carolina; Mrs. william
A. Cullop, wife of Congressman Cullo
of Indiana; Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey, Mrs Richard Sylvester, Mrs. Hen"
\, Couden, Mrs. Mary :. Lockwood
Mrs. William T.. Andrews, Mrs. Emm
Shelton and Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott
Presiding over the tea tables and as
sisting in the dining room will be Mrs
r. r. McKahan, Mrs. Henry l.. Manr
, Mrs. F.. Baker Weaver. Mrs. Q. Ray
mond Evans, Mrs. Morgan Lewis, Mr.
Harold Lewis, Mrs. Eunice S. jane
Mrs. John Paul Ernest, Mrs. f. Ricf
: ard Gasch. Miss Edith Kolb, Miss Hele
Grandfeld, and Miss Anne Seymou
Jones. ,
The program will be given by Mis-
= Mary Sherler, Miss Edna Sheehy. MI
Melville d. Lindsay, Mrs. Dayclle Ia!
r | lor Welch, and Wilbur Peter.
The presentation to the White Hous
| of a portrait OF Mrs. James Madison
| wife of the fourth President or tn
e | United States, will be a feature of In
= reception which the President and Mri
. | Taft will hold in the Blue Room at g.
o'clock this afternoon in honor of IL
. | Society of Colonial Danes, now in cor
. | ference in Washington.
The Virginia society of the organic;
ton will make the presentation OF II
: picture, which is copy of the Gilbel
=, Stuart portrait of the famous woma
= now hanging in the Academy of Eir
Arts, Philadelphia.