Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-17
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. WILSON
GIVE SECOND GARDEN PARTY.
Many Visitors to the City Among the
Guests at the White
House.

l1UuSS.
The President and Mrs Wilson vel
coined another garden party company
yesterday, the attendance of diplomatic.
official and resident society being large
~ augmented by the members of the
American Federation o. Arts and of the
Mount Vernon Association and other
visitors to the city The arrangements in
force a week previous were again in
evidence. the President and his wife
having the presentations made to them
by Col. Spencer Cosby and the Misses
Wilson meeting the guests at various
points on the lawn. The Marine Band
played and refreshments were served
under the trees on the west side of the
garden.
Mrs. Wilson wore an extremely pretty
dress of maize colored silk draped with
lace of the same shade, and a large
brown hat with shaded yellow and
brown plumes.
The warmer temperature prevailing
made the dressing much more summary
than was possible "A week ago and the
fringe of spectators who overlooked the
scene outside the iron railing ON the south
or watched the arrivals enter the east
gate were more than repaid for their
trouble. \ third garden party viii be
given Friday. May -.
Miss Eleanor Wilson and her guests,
Miss Eliza beth Duffield and Hiss Hen
rietta Stadelman, were entertained at
luncheon today by the Misses Ale
shire
Mrs Rudolph Kaufman has postponed
her garden party Until Saturday, May y.
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today, in compliment to her son and his
bride. Lieut.. Philip H. Sheridan and Mrs.
Sheridan, who were married recently IN
Hawaii. and are now en- route to Lieut..
Sheridan's post in the west.
Mrs. Alexander Long and Miss Annie
{. Long will entertain the Ladies Aux
Hilary Of Columbia Commandery, No. >
knights Templar, at progressive euchre
Wednesday, May q, at their residence,
40 X street northeast.
Mrs. Houston was honor guest at a
charming luncheon today at the Chevy
Chase Club, given by Mrs. Logan Waller
Page.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank w. Bacon OF
Omaha will leave for their home city this
evening. Their daughter. Miss Lucille
Bacon, will remain in Washington as the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Short A. Willis
Willis this afternoon TO Annapolis. where
they will attend the ball at the Naval
Academy this evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bacon and Miss Bacon
We're members of the party Mr.. and Mrs
Willis took to the White House garden
party yesterday afternoon. Miss Bacon
will leave shortly to be a guest at severa
house parties in southern states before
returning to her home. While visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis and Miss Willis she
has been the guest of honor al several
dinner parties at the Chevy Chase Club
Mrs. Rexford Slauson of Elijah beth,
n. j.. who has been the guest of DR.
and Mrs. Henry Krogstad for the past
week. and who accompanied them TO the
White House garden party yesterday, re
turned home this morning.
Among the passengers on board the
Cretic, which left Boston today for the
Mediterranean. were Nine. Paul Ritter,
wife of DIR. Paul Ritter, envoy extraordi-
nary and minister plenipotentiary of
Switzerland to the United States and
their sons, George and Kirt Ritter.
The Cuban minister. Senior Antonio
Martin-Rivero. has gone to Cuba TO at
tend the inaugural ceremonies of the
new president of the republic He will
| return to Washington next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings enter
| tanned guests at dinner last night to meet
| the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
| Houston.
| Miss Lydia Loring of this city is the
guest of Mrs. Ferdinand c. Latrobe and
| Miss Virginia Latrobe at their home on
North Charles street. Baltimore.
The Belgian minister and Nine. Have
| NTH. sailed from New York today for
autumn.
| Mrs William L. Marshall, wife of Brig.
| Gen. Marshall, retired. entertained al
| luncheon yesterday at the Chevy Chase
Club In honor of Mrs. John X. Shields,
wife of the new senator from Tennes-
see. Covers were laid for twelve
| Mrs. James B. Aleshire and the Misses
Aleshire will go to their ranch in Wyo-
ming about June - for the summer Miss
Marjorie Aleshire gave a luncheon yes
terday for Miss Ruth Hall of Princeton
| \. j., who is a guest of the Misses Wilson
| at the White House
Mrs. Sperry, wife of Rev Paul Sperry
of Brockton. Mass. is spending a few
days with her parents. Gen. and Mrs
w S. Shallenberger of this city She has
one of her two interesting children. Mas
| ter Arthur. with her. Today they are
guests of Mrs. f. Russell White, wife o.
the assistant chief clerk in the office o1
the second assistant postmaster general
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Mrs. White was a classmate at George
| Washington University Mrs. Sperry and
a sister. Mrs Fred s. Smith. We're guests
of Mrs. Harper ]. McClurg, another sis
ter at Chevy Chase. d. c.. Wednesday
last.
| Mrs John *. Shields entertained at All
informal lunch party today in compli-
ment to Mrs. Horace Nanderventer and
Mrs. Boyd of Knoxville, Tenn.
|
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
| serand entertained at dinner last night
| when their guests We're the British am
bassador. Sir Cecil Spring Rice: the chief
| justice of Canada and Lady Fitzpatrick
and Miss Fitzpatrick, Senator Lodge, the
| Swedish minister, Mr.. Ekengren; NJ
Fromageot. Mr.. John Bassett Moore. Mr.
| Mrs. c. ]. Hurst, Mr.. Robert Lansing,
Mrs. Nagel. Miss Sarah Lee Miss Julia
| Meyer, Miss Katherine Jennings, Miss
| Miriam Crosby, Viscomte Dejean, NJ. and
Nine. de Laboulaye. and Count de Sar-
| tiges of the embassy
| The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
| Daniels were honor guests last night al
| large dinner given by Mrs. Delos Blod-
| gett. The other guests We're the Post
| master General and Mrs Burleson, Sena-
| tor and Mrs. Hoke Smith, Senator and
| Mrs. Warren. Senator and Mrs William
| Alden Smith, the chief of staff of the
| army and Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mai Gen
and Mrs. w. w. Wotherspoon. Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Victor Blue, Mr. and Mrs.
William Corcoran Hill Dr. and Mrs. FIRE
! mont Smith. Judge and Mrs William Bal
lev Lamar Cant Harry nd