The Washington times., 1913-03-15
Reception Will Be Held in Red
Room of the New Willard
at Five O'clock.

- HE Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bryan will be hosts at a recep-
lion this afternoon at O'Clock
IN the Red Room at the New
willard to meet the members of the
Diplomatic Corps.
Palms, ferns and branches of spring
blossoms viii form the decorations for
the occasion, and an orchestra will play
during the reception.
Yesterday afternoon the diplomats
we're entertained at a reception by the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall AT the
Shoreham Hotel The reception was un-
usually brilliant, despite the inclement
Weatner- The parlors were adorned with
palms and pink spring blossoms, con-
slsuns chfeny Of Towering peach and
Plum trees and tulips and .azaleas.
the Vice President and Mrs Marshall
received the guests unassisted, Mrs.
Marshall wearing gown Of shell pink
satin, veiled In taupe chiffon and TRIM
med with rose point lace
: .aandler Hale. Third Assistant Sec
retary Of State. made the presentations.
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Mrs. Annie Wilson Howe sister of
the President, who is a guest at the
White House, will be the honor guest
OF Mrs. Frederick Effnger. of staunton,
va, and Mrs. Archibald Hall, of Mo-
bile. Ala, at bridge party this after
noon at the Grafton Hotel.
There will be twelve tables playing
and the decorations will be of palms
and pink carnations and tulips.
Mrs A. NJ. Thackera. wife of the
American Consul General at Berlin,
who is making visit to America, is
spending a few days in Washington
with Mrs. John E. Reyburn. Before
coming to Washington. Mrs Thackera
spent some time in Philadelphia, ana
before returning to Berlin she will visit
in New York
Mrs. Harry Lowman left Washington
today to join her husband In Atlanta,
Ca, where they will make their future
home.
Congressman and Mrs William SIey
Howard of Georgia, entertained at n
small dinner party last evening follow
ed by dancing. at the Parkwood, in
honor of Miss Helen Goldsmith, of Ala
hama.
The decorations were of palms and
quantities of spring blossoms. and an
orchestra played throughout the even
ing. A buffet supper was served.
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The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Gar
rison have taken a furnished apart
ment at Stoneleish Court for a month,
at the end Of which time they hope to
find a residence adapted to the require
ments Of their family.
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secretary of Agriculture Houston is
making his home at the Cosmos Club
during the absence of Mrs. Houston in
ST. Louis. Secretary of the Treasury
McAdoo is also staying at the Cosmos
Club for few days.
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The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
With their sonsand daughter. will leave
Washington today for Boston, where
they, will be the guests for a few days
Of Congressman and Mrs. Cu-ley. Mr..
Clark will deliver a st. Patrick's Day
address in Boston.
Senator and Mrs. Frances G. New
lands entertained at dinner last night
In honor of the Secretary or State and
Mrs. Bryan. the Secretary OF the In
terror and Mrs. Franklin *. Lane. and
others. of the. new Administration.
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Mrs Martha Gielow is sriil in New
York the guest of Mrs. Alse.ron sgd
ney Sullivan. 1s West Eleventh street,
and is speaking almost daily before
clubs, on the work of the Southern In
dustrial Educational Association.
Mrs. Gielow paid a visit TO Thomas
A. Edison In his laboratory in East
Orange during the week He wss much
interested in her educational work and
has offered the music for .he coming
annual meeting OF the ASSOCIATION on
March Is, when his new Invention of
the diamond disc will be given COM
plimenfary and heard for the first time
In Washington.
Mrs. GieIow will address the New
Century Club, of Philadelphia, on Mon
day and several Of the clubs in that
city before returning to Washington. on
March 20