The Washington times., 1913-02-01
Presidents Annual Dinner to
Speaker Of House Is Big
Social Event. !

The dinner given at the White House
last evening by the President and Mrs.
Taft in compliment to the Speaker Of
Champ Clark. was the iasi Of the series
of the four state dinners given each
season.
Pink roses and maiden-hair ferns
formed the table decorations, and the
Marine Band played during the dinner,
and afterward a musicale progrom was
given in the East Room by Nine. Beat
rice Bowman, soprano soloist, accom-
panied by Mark Andrews at the piano.
The guests at the dinner IN addition to
the Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
were Senator and Mrs. Bankhead. Sena-
tor Bradley. Senator du Pont, Senator
and Mrs. Jackson, Senator and Mrs.
Mclean. Senator and Mrs. Oliver, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Paynter, Senator and Mrs.
Pomerene. Senator and Mrs. Swanson,
Senator and Mrs. Williams, Congress
man and Mrs. Richard Austin, Congress
man and Mrs. Robert F. Broussard,
Congressman and Mrs. Charles II.
Burke, Congressman and Albert s. Bur
ieson. Congressman and Mrs. Thomas
S. Butler, Congressman and Mrs. Will
liam 81. Calder, Congressman and Mrs.
Philip P. Campbell, Congressan Joseph
C Cannon, Congressman and Mrs. Ed
gar d. Crumpacker, Congressman and
Mrs. William \. Cullop. Congressman
John Dalzell
Congressman and Mrs. NJ. E.. Driscoli.
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. John w.
Dwight, Congressman and Mrs. Joseph
w Fordney, Congressman and Mrs.
Ebenezer ]. Hill, Congressman ana
Mrs. Ollie NJ James, Congressman and
Mrs. ]. c. Linthicum, Congressman ana
Mrs. Martin W. Littleton. Congress
man and Mrs. James T. Lloyd. Con-
pressman William b. Mckinley. Con-
gressman and Mrs. Frank w. Mondell,
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Reuben o.
Noon. Congressman and Mrs. Marlin f.
Olmsted. Congressman Serene E.
Payne. Congressman William A. Ro-
denberg. Congressman and Mrs. Ed
ward w. Townsend. and Congressman
and Mrs John w. Weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Upham. Mrs.
D. r. Anthony. jr., Mrs. Frederic A.
Delano, Miss Taft, r. w. Estabrook,
and DR.. Grayson. U. S. \.
The musical program was as fol-
lows: Polonaise. "Je suis Titania"
tMIgnon), Thomas: Mandolin" De-
busy; MY Laddie," Thayer; 'Will o
the Wisp," Gilbert Spross; when
Roses Blow" Mark Andrews: Caro-
Nome" r"Rigoletto"), Verdi: Waltz
Song C"Romeo and Juliette"), Gou-
nod.
Mrs. John Miller Horton, OF Buffalo,
one OF the most prominent women in
the Society of the Daughter OF the
American Revolution. will entertain at
a tea at the New Willard this afternoon
in compliment TO the National Society,
Daughters OF the American Revolution.
of the District OF Columbia. from to
o'clock. Mrs. Horton Will use the big
red parlor for her entertainment. and
will have to assist her. in receiving Mrs
Matthew T. Scott. president general. d.
A. r.. and Mrs. Mary Lockwood, regent
OF the District of Columbia.
Mrs Horton will wear for the after
noon a gown OF old pink chiffon en-
bosssd in velvet flowers. and the draw
ing room will be decorated In pink Jap
anese lilies OF almost the same hue.
Mrs. Culhcrson. wife OF Senator Cul-
lerson. of Texas. and her sister, Mrs.
Sch!uter. entertained informally at
luncheon today AT the Connecticut.
Covers were laid for twelve guests.
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Mrs. Robert Ralston will entertain
at tea this afternoon at the Cordova
in compliment to Mrs. Frederick Strong.
the bride Of Lieutenant Strong.
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Yellow spring blossoms and ferns
will form the decorations of the house
for the occasion.
Mrs. George T. Summerlin, Mrs. Ord
Preston. Mrs. James =. Robinson. Miss
leila Harrison. the Misses Hill, uni
Miss Ruth Anderson will preside in the
dining room.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley enter
ia aint d. one Of the largest dinner parties
preceding the Benedicts ball last night.
Mrs. Herbert Shipman arrived in WASH
ington yesterday afternoon for the ball
end is her mothers guest. and others
at the dinner were the Postmaster Gen