The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-07
GUESTS OF CONGRESSIONAL
CLUB IN WASHINGTON,

The daughters of the president and
Mrs. Wilson, Miss Wilson, Miss Jes-
sic Wilson, and Miss Eleanor Wilson,
We're guests of honor yesterday after
noon at a beautiful May day recep-
ton at the Congressional club. Bloom
ing dogwood and great punches of
marguerites adorned the clubrooms
and lined the stairway. A May pole
of flowers and ribbons formed the
central decoration of the tea table. All
the young girls belonging to the club
We're there to assist, and the function
was one of the most delightful in the
history of the club There was music
by an orchestra, and a number of the
girls had an informal dance after the
throng of the first hour of the recep-
ton had diminished.
Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, president
of the club. received the guests of
honor standing in line with her. Mrs.
FLETCHER wore a handsome gown of
pompadour taffeta combined with lace
and diamond ornaments. Miss Wilson,
who stood at her right, wore a gown
of blue crepe de chine, with a Dutch
neck finished with lace collar. Miss
Jessie Wilson wore a gown of gray
chiffon brocade, with a V-shaped
guimp of shadow lace, a little French
vest and girdle and sash of mauve
crepe meteor. Miss Eleanor Wilson,
who stood at the end of the line, was
in blue crepe de chine, embroidered in
panels of coral, with a girdIe also of
coral-colored crepe de chine. All car
ried punches of sweet peas sent to
them by the club members.
Presiding at the tea table were Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. John d.
Works, Mrs. Oscar Underwood, and
Mrs. Ira c. Copley. The young women
assisting were Miss Helen McCumber,
of North Dakota, Miss Hughes, of
Georgia.; Miss Roberts, of Nevada;
Miss La Toilette, of Washington; Miss
of Pennsylvania; Miss Pet
erson, of Iowa; Miss McChord, Miss
Hill, of Connecticut Miss Dorothy
bennett, of North Dakota; Miss Shac-
kleford, of Missouri; Miss Stephens, Of
California; Miss Bristow, of Texas;
Miss Williams, of Mississippi; the
Misses Mary and Helen Graham, of IL
linois; Miss Gambler, of Mississippi;
the Misses Frances and Evangeline
Prouty, Of Iowa; Miss Howell, Of
Utah; Miss Hardy, of Texas; Miss
Hayes and Miss Phyllis Hayes of CAL
ifornia; Miss Reside, Miss Hawley,
of Oregon; Miss Henry, of Texas Miss
Lloyd, of Missouri; Miss Dunn, of New
York and Miss Frances Baker, Miss
Mary Baker, and Miss Katherine BakE
er, of New Jersey. Nearly all the
members of the club now in Wash
ington, many of them accompanied by
house guests. were present.
Among the guests were Mrs.
Thomas r. Marshall, Mrs Lindley M.
Garrison, Mrs Albert Sidney Burleson,
Mrs David Houston, Mrs. Charles E.
Hughes, Mrs. Horace Lurton, Mrs. |
Charles c. McChord, Mrs. Thomas P.
Gore, Mrs Porter J. McCumber. Mrs. |
Albert B. Cummins, Mrs. George Cur
tbs, Mrs Robert L. Owen, Mrs. James
A. Reed, Mrs. Pomerene, Miss Lucy |
Hoke Smith. Mrs, John W. Weeks, |
Miss. A. Mitchell Palmer, Mrs. Ernest (
w. Roberts, Mrs. Horace NJ. Towner,
Mrs. William A. Cullop, Mrs. Henry |
Cooper, Mrs. Fred bennett, Miss FL |
len Wood, of New Jersey; Miss Min
ter, Mrs Hubert s. Dent, Jr., Mrs.
Eugene Kinkead, Mrs. Martin Knapp, |
Mrs. Howard Reside Mrs. William b.
Francis. Miss Mary Wilcox, Miss
Stone, of Illinois; Mrs. Thomas B.
Dunn, Mrs Charles n. Pray, Mrs.
James M Gudger, Jr, Mrs. John w.
Langley. Mrs. John n. Garner. Miss
Hagner, Mrs. Joseph r. Knowland, |
Mrs. Needham, Mrs L P. Padgett, Mrs.
Bowman, Mrs. Prouty, of Iowa, and
Mrs. Wiley widow Of former Repre-
sentative wiIey.-Washington Post.
MRS. A. Mooe SUFFERS