The Washington times., 1913-03-12
President and Mrs. Wilson Receive -
Diplomatic Corps This Afternoon
Mrs. Marshall Will Be at
Home Informally at the
Shoreham Today.

While Mrs. Marshall will not establish
her regular Wednesday receptions until
the Cabinet women are all sufficiently
settled to receive, she will be at home
at the Shoreham this afternoon, in the
most informal manner.
There are SO many strangers from In
diana and other States who yet tarry IN
the city, that though informal, Mrs
Marshall's list of visitors viii be a long
one. !
Mrs. Bryan. wife Of the Secretary of
State. is busy house hunting, and she
and the Secretary will be the guests of
honSr tonight at the first formal dinner
party of the Administration. when the
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson Will entertain in
their honor. 80.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Franklin X. Lane have as house guests
for short time, Mr.. and Mrs William
r Wheeler and their family. from Cali
fornia.
Former Senator and Mrs. John B.
Henderson will entertain at dinner this
evening for the Secretary of Agricul-
ture David Franklin Houston.
Mrs. Henderson entertained infor-
mally at luncheon today for out-of-
town guests.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bryan will be the honor guests of John
Barrett, director general of the Pam
American Union, at dinner tomorrow at
the Pan-American Union Building. The
additional dinner guests will include the
ambassadors and ministers and their
wives of the Latin-American countries
After the dinner. there will be a recep-
ton. when the guests will be the secre-
tarieS and their wives of the Latin
American countries, and a few others
who are interested in Latin-American
affairs.
The general suppostion is that the
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan will use the
Pan-American building for their New
year breakfast and other quite large
nnctlons. as did the former Secretary
of State and Mrs. Knox. as II would now
take very large private residence to
accommodate the entire Diplomatic
Corps.
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The Swiss Minister and Mime. Ritter
will leave Washington within a day
or two for visit to Niagara Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Short. OF
Portland. Me. entertained informally
at dinner last evening at the Grafton
in compliment TO Mr.. and Mrs. Freder-
lex BOOthby. of Portland
Mrs. Frederick Effinger, of Staunton,
Va. and Mrs. Archibald Hall, of No
niie, Ala, who spend the season at
the Grafton, will entertain at a bridge
party Saturday afternoon in compli-
ment to Mrs. Howe, sister of the Presi-
dent.
Mrs. Charles de &. Fowler, of the
Rochambeau. will entertain at a bridge
party tomorrow afternoon.
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The Minister of Guatemala. Senior
MendeZ, will entertain at dinner Sun
day at the legation.
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Miss Flora Wilson will go to New
York next week for short stay.
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Mrs. William j.. IIaIsey, wife of Cap
tatin EIalsey, L. s. A. will entertain
at a bridge party this afternoon at the
Marlborough.
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Mrs. Charles S. Wescott will entertain
at bridge party this evening In COM
pliment to Mrs. Shapley, of Phila-
delphia who is the house guest of Mrs.
John Frederick Lcetch.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hawes, of To-
ronto, Canada. are spending some time
I'm Washington with Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood. Mrs. Hawes wa.
formerly Miss Grace Allen. of Wash
ington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore William Noyes
and Miss Elizabeth Moves are spending
some time in Atlantic City.
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