The Washington times., 1913-12-11
Mrs. Mitchell Guest ~
At Pretty Luncheon


Bayard for a few days.
The guests invited to meet Mrs
Mitchell were Mrs. Hays, Mrs. Hale,
! Mrs. Whitmore, Mrs. Larz Anderson.
Mrs Norman Williams, Mrs. Bayard,
| Mrs Moore, Mrs. McCawley, Mrs. Story,
! Mrs. Mccormick. Miss Pendleton, Mrs.
Sheriff.. Miss Stevens, and Miss Lay.
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Lady Spring-Rice, wife of the British
| ambassador, will be the guest in compli-
! ment to whom Mrs. E. H. G. Slater will
entertain few guests informally at tea
| this afternoon.
Mrs. Pierce Crosby entertained at a
luncheon party today at her residence
| in Connecticut avenue.
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Mr.. and Mrs. c. V. Wheeler will en-
tertain at an informal dance this eve
| ming at their home in the Avenue of
the Presidents in compliment to their
house guest, Mrs. Wilfred Wright, of
Boundbrook. n. J. Last evening they
were hosts at a dinner at the Chevy
Chase Club. Mrs. Wright will return t.
her home tomorrow.
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The reception at the Congressional
Club this evening in compliment to the
President and Mrs. Wilson will be one
of the most beautiful entertainments
10 go down into the history of the club.
This will be the first hospitality exten.i-
ed by the club to the President and
Mrs Wilson and extensive plans have
been made for 1t. Last spring, the
Misses Wilson were the honor guests
OF the club at an afternoon reception.
Quantities of pink roses. palms, ferns
smilax land pine branches will adorn
the clubrooms and an orchestra will
play throughout the evening.
Mrs. D. U. Fletcher, of Florida. cresi-
dent of the club. and Mrs. Frank H.
Briggs, first vice president, will receive
with the guests Of honor. Others as
sistins in the entertainment of the
guests will be Mrs. P. ]. McCumber, of
North Dakota: Mrs. Thomas Gore, of
Oklahoma; Mrs. Pomerene, of Ohio:
Mrs. Williams, Of Mississippi; Mrs.
Reed, of Missouri; Mrs. Cooper. of Wis
consin; Mrs. Lloyd, of Missouri; Mrs
Padgett Of Tennessee; Mrs. Hum
phrey, of Washington; Mrs. French of
1daho. Mrs. Morgan. Mrs. Byrns, OF
Tennessee: Mrs. Copley, of Illinois
Mrs. Danforth, of New York; Mrs.
Francis, Of Ohio; Mrs. Kinkhead, of
New Jersey; Mrs. Towner, of Iowa
Mrs. Charles McChord, and Mrs. Fred
bennett. A group of young girls also
will assist including Miss Helen Nc
Cumter, Miss Sailie williams, Miss
Lloyd, Miss Francis, Miss McChord,
and Miss Dorothy bennett.
The President, accompanied by Mrs.
Wilson. attended the meeting of the Ma
tional Red Cross Society at the New
Willard yesterday afternoon.
Miss Margaret Wilson sang at the
Library for the Blind last night, giving
several numbers and being heartily en-
cored by the blind audience, many of
whom are splendid musicians.
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Madame da Cana has Joined Mr.. da
Cana. the amba ssador of Brazil, in the
Avenue of the Presidents and probably
will arrange her social program for the
winte:. at once. The ambassador will
90 to New York tomorrow morning, re-
turning here again on Saturday.
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The Ambassador of Spain and Sonora
de Riano, who are spending some days
in New York, meeting social engage
ments. will return to Washington at
e-iS NAie ~ tiS "Nch.
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson is enter
tanning Mrs. Philip Martineau, of Eng
land who arrived in Washington today.
Mrs. Martineau IS an authority on land
scape gardening.
Mrs. Thomas r Walsh entertained at
iinner last night the Ambassador of
Germany and Countess Won Bernstorff,
the Ambassador of Russia and Mad
;&me Bakhneteff. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Lamar. the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Burleson. the Counselor of the ItaI-
ian Embassy and Madame Catalini SEN
ator and Mrs. Wetmore. Nj. and Mrs
Franklin MacVeagh. Mrs Thomas F.
Bayard, Mrs. s. Weir Mitchell, of Phila-
Page Bryan, DR.. Walcott, and Judge
Blount.
Mrs. George S. CovinGton and Mrs.
William Graeme Harvey are arranging
10 give the inmates of the Southern Re-
lief Home a Christmas tree. Anyone
wishing to contribute can send their do
nation to the home, 14lS Thirty first
street.
Lieut.. Theodore Barnes, jr., u. s. A..
who has been assigned to the Fifteenth
United States Cavalry, stationed at
Fort Bliss, Texas. will leave Washing
ton Saturday To join his regiment. He
itdNtS many lTIeIluS III washington
Mrs. Bryon S. Adams and Miss Marie
Adams will be at home on Fridays |
January. Miss Adams has
just returned TO Washington from a
visit IN Philadelphia
There will be musicale at 8 o'clock |
this evening at Studio House, 2eC Co
lGmbia road, when Prof. George Henry
Howard. A. NJ, Miss Marguerite How
ard. and Edmond p. Donovan, 4. b. |
will present the program.
Rear Admiral James Dexter Adams |
U. s. N, and Mrs. Adams chaperoned /
a dinner party for their daughter, Miss |
Edmonia Adams. when she entertained |
at the Chevy Chase Club last night in !!
compliment to Miss Mary Gheen, a |
debutarte of this season.
The other guests were Miss Sally Will |
liams. Miss Lucie Hoke Smith. Miss |
Mary McCauIey, Miss Ruth Hitchcock !
Miss Maitland Marshall, Miss Margaret |
Howard. Miss Meta Evans, DR. Downey |
DR.. Talbot, Lieutenant Commander
oveTstreet, Ralph Hill. DIR. Riker, Da-
vid Edward Finley, Lieutenant Gallo
way. Marion Baker. and Mr.. Springs.
4.
Among others entertaining dinner par-
ties at the Chevy Chase Club last night |
We're Surgeon General and Mrs. Stokes
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde, Mrs Adds
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs Robert Rooseyalt
Major and Mrs. Riddle, and Mrs. Neaie
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ormer Senator George Turner and |