The Washington times., 1913-04-29
Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer Is Hostess
For Wife of Vice President Marshall

artistically appointed luncheon today In
honor Of Mrs. William Jennings Bryan
Sweet peas in lavender shades. with
white roses. filled q basket in the center
OF the table. formed the corsage bou-
Quets for the guests and were ether
wise used az q decoration.
In the party. besides Mrs. Bryan.
were Sonora de Riano. Mrs. Joseph F.
Johnston. Of Alabama; Mrs. Joseph z.
Ransdell. of Louisiana: Mrs. Atlee Pom
Of Texas; Mrs. Chandler Anderson.
Mrs. Jack Beall. Of Texas: Mrs. Will
lam B. Lamar. Mrs. William F. Dennis.
and Mrs. Reid Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. oliver Cromwell. who
came to Washington Friday for a week.
end visit. and remained at their house
In New Hampshire avenue over Sunday,
have returned to Philadelphia They
will return to Washington at the end
of the week for the opening OF the
horse chow. Mr.. Stotesbury being one
OF the exhibitors.
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Mrs. Redfield. wife Of the Secretary
OF Commerce. will receive tomorrow at
the Highlands.
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Miss Agnes Wilson, daughter Of the
Secretary of Labor, and his hostess
until the return Of her mother to WASH
ington. next fall. will be at home to-
morrow afternoon at the Driscoll.
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The Counselor Of the German Embassy
and Madame Haniel Won Haimhausen
have taken the Lyman cottage at New
port for the summer, and will probably
90 there the middle Of June.
Mrs. Ben. johnson, wife Of Congress-
man johnson of Kentucky. and Miss
Nancy johnson were hostesses at a
breakfast today at their residence IN
Sixteenth street. when their guests were
Miss Katherine Weeks. Miss E;hel
Noyes, Miss Frances Dunn, daughter OF
the new Congressman from New York,
Miss Margaret McChord. DR.. Talbot,
U. s. A.: Major Devore. U. 8. A.;
Mr.. Leonard, and Wayne Borah. Of the
University of Virginia.
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Washington society is deeply inter-
ested in the Children's Relief Ball. to
be held at the New willard Friday
evening, for the benefit of the destitute
children of the flood district.
Patrcnesses of the ball are: Mrs.
Thomas r. Marshall, wife Of the Vice
President: Mrs. Edward Douglas White,
wife of the Chief Justice of the Su-
preme Court; Mrs. Oscar Underwood,
wife of the Democratic leader OF the
House; Mrs. II. Fl. Lurton. wife of
Justice Lurton, of the Supreme Court;
Mrs. w. c. Redfeld, wife of the Secre-
tarv OF Commerce; Miss Mabel Board
man. president of the Red Cross So
ciety: Mrs. ]. Charles Linthicum, Mrs
Atlee Pomerene. Mrs. Louis Bennett'
of West virginia: Miss Mary Temple.
of Tennessee; Mrs. John Hays lam
mond. Mrs. Henry Dimock. Mrs.
Christian Hemmick, Mrs. Philander +.
Claxton, wife of the Commissioner or
Education: Mrs. c. c. McChord, WIFE
of the commissioner Of interstate COM
merce; Mrs. Burton Harrison, ana MISS
Mamie Randolph Heth, president Oh
the Southern Relief Society.
One of the beautiful features Of the
ball will be the procession of flowers
bv some OF the most beautiful and
popular girls in the social set includ-
ing Miss Agra Bennett. Miss Rosalie
Thornton. Miss Ragsdale, Miss Hill,
Miss Ruth Anderson. Miss Lucy Hoke
smith, Miss Nancy johnson. Miss Mar
garet McChord. Miss Mary Howry'
Miss EstelIe Crane. Miss Emily Beatty
Miss Edith Howard. Miss Margaret
Howard. Miss Jeanette Allen. Miss
Dasha Allen. Miss Helen McCumber.
Miss Helen Hardy. Miss Meta Evans
Miss Lelie Mcdonald. Miss Dorothy
sbuey. Miss Dorothy Deeble, Miss
Mildred Bacon, Miss Nora Hill, Miss
Elizabeth Hill. and Miss Peck. Among
the box holders are the Chinese min
lister, Mrs. Louis Bennett. of West VIZ
einia. and Mrs. Henry Dimock.
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Among the patronesses and boxhold-
ers for the concert which will be given
this afternoon at 40 o'clock at the
Columbia Theater by the PauliSt Chor-
Isters, of Chicago. under the direction
or Father william ]. Finn, are Nine.
Jnsserand, Mrs. Duncan Mckim, Mrs.
Sheridan, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs.
Thomas r Carter and Mrs. Robert
Nunnemacher.
AZ go o'clock they will sing at the
White House for the President and
Mrs. Wilson.
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