The Washington times., 1913-12-31
Omission of White House,
Levee WillDull New Year

morning hours, but the remainder OF
the day will be made easier for the
other hostesses of the day whose
homes will be open generally to visitors
The official recognition Of the New
Year will be left to the members of the
Cabinet for the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall are also away, and ''open
house" will be held at each Cabinet
home, with the exception of that of the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
Houston. who are out of town. and the
Secretary OF Labor and Mrs. Wilson.
1t is generally understood that the
wives and sisters of the army and navy
officers will call with them to pay their
respects TO the heads of their depart
ments. Previously. New Year recep-
tions We're for the men alone, and this
decidedly new and delightful innovation
is accredited to the Secretary of War,
whose idea 1t was to invite the women
OF the service in a way that would not
make them feel duty bound to make the
calls, but TO make them feel that they
would be cordially welcomed IL they
cared to call The fact that the officers
OF the service have been ordered to
wear the full dress uniform Of their
rsnk will add much to the briIliance of
the afternoon.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
BRYAN. who have just returned from
their home at Miami. Fla. where they
spent Christmas week. will entertain
the members of the Diplomatic Corps
az the annual New Year breakfast at
Calumet place.
From 3 until o'clock, the Secretar:-
and Mrs. Bran will be at home to cal
lers and will be assisted by number
of guests.
The SI\retary of the Trelsurv and
Miss Acssloo will keep open house and
Will have a large party of assistants
With the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Garrison, who will be at home from
80 until o'clock will be Mrs. Breck
lnridse. wife of the Assistant Secretary:
Mrs Leonard Wood. Mrs. w. W. Woth.
erspoon, Mrs. SumreralI. Mrs. Kuhn.
Mrs Langfitt. Mrs. Hodges. Mrs. A. E.
Pates. Mrs. Slocum, Miss Mabel Board
man, rs Th1mss F. Walsh. Miss Town
send, OF New Jersey. Miss EdInonia
Adams. the Misses Mackay-Smith, Miss
Cabeil, Miss Andrews, the Misses Ale
shire. Miss Ruggles. and Miss Alma
Louise Hodges
The Postmaster General and Mrs
Burleson will receive during the after
noon having assisting them Mrs. Oscar
Underwood, Mrs. Victor Murdock Mrs
Rufus HARDY. Mrs. Fitzgerald. Mrs.
John Sharp Williams, Mrs Gore. Mrs.
.
Mrs Washington, Mrs. Margaret Down.
ing, Mrs. Morgan Beach and MISS
Laura Johns. Of Texas.
a particularly large and Interesting
reception viii be held at the home of
the Secretary of the Nav and Mrs.
Daniels. who have set a splendid ex-
ample for future nostesses by inviting
the four naval attaches OF the foreign
embassies wfo are in Washington.
They will also have the navy debu-
tantes, auSInentinS their number OF
assistants.
With them will be the Admiral of the
Navy and Mrs George Dewey, the AS
istant Secretary Of the NAVY and Mrs.
Frank in Roosevelt, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
Mrs Badger. Rear Admiral, and Mrs.
Fiske, Rear Admiral Blue. L. 8.
n: Captain and Mrs. Wiuterhalter,
Capt. and Mrs. William Fullan. Cap
tain and Mrs. Eechteler, Lieut.. Conn
mander Needham Jones, L. S. N. Lieu
tenant Commander Palmer. L. s. N:
Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, Miss Bag
ley, Niss Ethel Bag.ey, Miss Evelyn,
jackson, of Richmond cousin of the
hostess; Viscount Benoist day. of the
the German embassy: Commander
Shigetashi Takeuchi, J. ]. NJ. of the
Japanese embassy. and Commander
Maximilian Burstyn, Of the Austrian
eIHDdsBy, ana Inc i've Qe-
butantes from naval circles. The de-
buantes are Miss Mary N. Gheen. Miss
Margaret Fechteler, Miss Katherine
Tfeiss, Miss Helen Kimrnell. ana Miss
Marie Peary.
With the Secretary OF the Interior and
Mrs. Lane will be Mrs. Willis Vande-
vanter. Mrs. Francis New lands. Mrs.
Andreas Jones, Mrs. Adolph Miller. Mrs.
Charles Stokes. Mrs. Henne.l Jennings.
Mrs. Charles Henry Butler, MIS-. James
Harlan. Miss Ruth Hitch och. Miss
Morgan Miss Sophy Johnston. Miss
Alexandria Ewing. Miss. Leila Harrison,
Miss Morgan. Miss Ethel Noyes. Miss
Coleman. Miss MargaI ct Fechteler. and
Miss Margaret McChord.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
Redfield will receive New Year after
noon from an. % clock st the High
lands. Assisting them VIII be Mrs.
Charles. $. Thomas, Mrs. John Fitz-
Sweet. wife Of the Assistant Secretary,
and their daughter, Miss sweet.
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The Congressional Club will keep open
house New Year Day. from 2:3O until
will be welcomed. T.e official board of
The club VII! receive with the prcsi-
dent. Mrs j. l.. Fletcher.
Those presiding IN the dining room
will be Hrs. Kahn, "a California. and
Mrs. Albert Douglas, Of Washington, as
sisted by Mrs Garner and Mrs. Henry.
Of Texas, Mrs. French. of Idaho: Mrs.
J. r. Hend d'Tcon and Mrs. Humphrey,
OF Waskiu tor. d. c.
At the TanCh table will be Mrs. Kent,
Of C.lIOrni:.: Miss Patten. OF Pennsyl-
vani2: Miss Francs. of Ohio: Mrs.
Frear. - Wisconsin; Miss Trjmble and
Miss Hayes. Of California.
NJ. and Mrs. :. &. Glover will be
hc.; Is at a large reception this afternoon
az / o'clock n their residence i'm X
strs,t in compliment to their daughter
Nine Van Swinderen of Holland who
il rn8king her annual visit to her par
ents.
The Misses MaCkay-Smith will enter
ain a q lunch~on today In compliment
TO Mile. van RaDpard. daughter of the
Minister and Nine. van
William Bayard Hale. who has been
III Washington slice his return from
Mexico. where \" was on a private mis-
sion for Presideat Wilson, is In New
York for a short visit on private busi-
ness.
Mrs. r. +. Middaugh and her daugh-
ter. Miss Gladys Middaugh, of WASH
ington, are passing the New Year and
he weekend In New York with DIR.
and Mrs. Charles Vincent Paterno, at
their home, Paterno Castle. Riverside
Drive and 1s2d street. Mrs. Middaugh
IS the sister-in-law Of Mrs. Paterno.