The Washington herald., 1913-04-17

The President and Mrs. waodrow VIII
son were hosts last night at the Whit
House at their first large dinner since the
formers Inauguration and ii was a mos
delightful entertainment. The dinner was
given in honor of the members of the
Cabinet and their wives, and Jeffersoniar
simplicity marked the event. A section
of the Marine Band played as the guests
arrived and also during the dinner. The
square table in the state dining-roon
was profusely decorated with Killarney
roses, astilva japonicas, and maidenhaiI
ferns.
The assembled company included:
The President and Mrs. Wilson.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Bryan
The Secretary of the Treasury.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Garrison
The Attorney General
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur.
Lesson.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Lane.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
Houston.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
Redfield.
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs. Wilson.
The Secretary to the President and Mrs.
Tumulty.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. House.
Miss Wilson.
The Misses Wilson.
Miss Bones
Mr.. Cleveland H. Dodge.
Dr. Cary T. Grayson.
After the dinner short programme OF
music was given by two Danish artists.
Miss Ellen Arendrup and Mr.. Holger
Birkerod, and Mr. Filth Reumert, of the
Royal Theater, Copenhagen, recited some
Hans Christian Anderson fairy tales.
Mr.. Cleveland II. Dodge. of New York,
arrived in Washington yesterday and Is
visiting the President and Mrs. Wilson
at the White House.
Mrs Wilson, accompanied by Miss
Helen woodrow Bones, spent Tuesday in
Baltimore, and while in that city they
were the guests of Mrs Wilson's cousins.
the Misses Hoyt, with whom they
lunched. Mrs. Wilson gave most of her
time to her dressmaker, having fitting
both before and after the luncheon. A
Secret Service man also accompanied
Mrs. Wilson, which precaution seemed
to have been considered an unusual one
by Baltimoreans.
Mrs Wilson also visited Mr.. w. D.
Hoyts residence, and later enjoyed a
quiet two hours in the Waters Art Gal
lery. which she had never visited be-
fore.
The japanese Ambassador, Viscount
Chinda, was host at large dinner last
night in honor of the retiring British
Ambassador and Mrs. James Bryce at
. the Embassy, in X Street The guests
invited to meet them were the French
Ambassador and Nine. Jusserand. the
German Ambassador, the Russian Am
bassador and Nine. Bakhmeteff, the
Netherlands Minister and Nine. Loudon.
the Swiss Minister and Nine Ritter, Mr..
Mitchell Innes. counselor of the British
Embassy; Capt. and Mrs. Grant, Col.
and Mrs. Gage. Mr.. A. Kerr Clark Kerr,
Lord Eustace Percy, Mr.. Kijuro Shide-
hara, counselor Of the Japanese En-
bassy; Commander Takeuchi, Col.
Inouye Mr.. Saburo okabe, Mr.. Tame
kichi Ohta, and Mr.. and Mrs. n. Okabe
Mrs. Arthur Lee entertained at a de-
lightful luncheon yesterday at her resi-
dence in Massachusetts Avenue, her
guests being Mrs Thomas Marshall, Mrs
William Jennings Bryan, Mrs. Robert
Mckee, house guest of the hostess; Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, Mrs. Christian Hem
mick, Mrs. Francis Warren, Mrs. Thomas
F. Walsh, Mrs. Norman Williams, Mrs
William Corcoran Hill, Mrs. Fremont
Smith, Mrs. Walter Tuckerman, Mrs.
Elisha Andrews, Mrs Henry Ward. Mrs.
Richard Harlow, Mrs. 1. T. Mann, Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Seaton
Schroeder, Mrs. Sutton Mckee, Mrs.
Charles Cromwell, Miss Eliza Scidmore.
and Miss. Jennie Bryan.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Gar
rison were the guests of honor at a bril-
liant reception yesterday given by the
;zf % Z%af Of he A nd Mrc
Leonard Wood, at their quarters at Fort
Myer, Va. The drawing rooms and din
ing rom were charmingly decorated with
palms. ferns, yellow jonquils, and violets,
and the Fort Myer band played through
out the afternoon.
Mrs. Wood was assisted in receiving by
Mrs. w. w. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Henry
Sharpe Mrs. Garrard. wife of the COM
mandant of Fort Myer, and Mrs. William
Barden. wife of the commandment OF
Washington Barracks.
Mrs. James Aleshire, Mrs. Albert Mills
and Mrs. Andrews presided at the hand
somely appointed tea table which was
decorated with Killarney roses.
Among the many distinguished guests
who represented the army contingent re-
siding in and around Washington were
Mrs. Marshall, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, and Mrs. William Jennings Bryan.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
are receiving congratulations on the birth
of their fifth granchild, Reginald Bryan
Owen, born to Lieut.. Reginald Owen, of
the Royal Engineers, British army, and
Mrs. Ruth BRYAN owen, at Elphan, Kent,
Englan Tuesday.
Mrs Josephus Daniels, wife of the Sec
rotary Of the Navy. was the only Cabinet
hostess to keep her Wednesday at home
yesterday afternoon, when she received
many visitors at her hospitable home, in
Woodley Lane. She was assisted in re-
ceiving by Mrs. Houston, wife Of the Sec
rotary of Agriculture; Mrs. William n.
Reynolds, OF North Carolina. and Mrs.