The Washington times., 1913-02-14
Society Gathers to Hear Tetrazzini
In Grand Opera at Chase's Theater1
Congressional Club Gives Musi-
Gale and Tea This Afternoon
in Its Rooms.

A musicale viii be given at the Con-
gressional Club. this afternoon at 4
o'clock. followed by the usual Friday
afternoon tea. Mrs. Ralph Barnard,
contralto soloist, will be the honor
guest and will give a program of songs.
including group from Brahm and
Landon Ronald's Cycle Of Life" Mss
Brickenstine will accompany Mrs Bar
nard
Mrs. E. W. Roberts,, of Massachu-
setts. president Of the club, will receive
the guests with Mrs. Barnard.
The club rooms will be adorned for
the occasion with palms. ferns, and
clusters of spring blossoms. and the
tea table. which will be presided over
by Mrs. Francis Burton Harrison. of
New York. and Mrs. Rufus Hardy, Of
Texas. will have as centerplece a
cluster Of ferns and red MOWERS.
Others who win assist, both in re-
ceiving the guests and dispensing the
hospitalities OF the afternoon will be
Mrs. Guggenheim, Of Colorado; Mrs
Gronna, of North Dakota; Mrs. Hous-
ton. of Tennessee; Mrs. Sherwood, Of
Ohio: Mrs. Guernsey, Of Maine; Mrs.
Graham. of Illinois; Mrs. Taylor, of
Colorado; Mrs. Green. of Iowa; and
Miss Ellen Day Hale, OF Massachusetts,
s.
The first tea of the series arranged
by the ladies' committee of the Riding
and Hunt Club for Friday afternoons
during Lent, will be given this after
noon from to O'Clock at the club
Mrs william Sinclair will be the host
ess this afternoon and will be assisted
by several Of the members Of the COM
mittee.
Mrs. James L. Karrick. of Bancroft
place, is entertaining today at the first
Of two bridge parties followed by tea
Mrs. T. r. Rivers and Mrs. D. r. An
thony will preside at the tea table to-
day. There will be seven tables of
bridge. and valentine favors and red
flowers will form the decorations for
the occasion.
Miss Mary Boyce Temple, of South
Carolina. entertained at q beautiful re-
ception yesterday afternoon from until
: o'clock in the gold parlor of the New
willard Assisting Miss Temple in re-
ceiving the guests were Mrs. Davis W.
Fairchild, Mrs. NJ. T. Scott Mrs. Bank
lead. Mrs. Claxton. Mrs. John Miller
Horton, Mrs. Downing, Mrs. Neil s.
Brown, Mrs. Rose. Mrs. Stone, and Mrs.
Mixter, of Boston.
The tea table, which was adorned with
white and gold tulips. was presided
over by Mrs. Swanson. Of Virginia. and
Mrs. Scully, of New York. Others as
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Lean. Mrs. Lamar. Mrs Martin, Mrs.
Dieffendurfer. and Mrs Claude Roberts.
Of Knoxville. Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. p. Claxton will enter
tain informally at tea this afternoon at
their residence In Connecticut avenue
from until o'clock. They will be
assisted by the delegation in Congress
and their wives from Tennessee and
North Carolina. The house and table
decorations for the occasion will be
ferns. red spring blossoms, and valen-
tine favors.
Mrs. L. L. Letter has as house guests
for some days Frau Won Melchow, of
Berlin. and Miss Kellogg. of Utica,
n. Y. Mrs. Letter will entertain at a
luncheon party for her guests tomor-
row.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward n. Mckinney.
Of Albany, n. Y, have arrived at the
Shoreham to spend some time. Mrs
Mckinney is we'll known In Washing
ton. having spend her girlhood here as
Miss Roselle.
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Congressman Reuben o. Moon OF
Pennsyl, ania, and Mrs. Moon, are
spending the winter at the New Willard.
Their daughter. Mrs. Musselman. of
Philadelphia, and her little daughter.
who spent the last several days with
them, has returned to her home.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt, who was
for some time the house guest of Mrs.
Thomas X. Laughlin. has returned to
New York.