The Washington times., 1913-03-13

no. "lb6ON anu her daughters
" are spending a quiet day at
N the White House arranging
their personal effects. which
have just arrived from Princeton. This
afternoon, as usual, q number of guests
will be received at the tea hour.
The President and Mrs. Wilson were
hosts at their first reception at the
White House yesterday afternoon. when
they received the members of the
Diplomatic Corps and their families
Assisting in receiving the guests were
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan.
Chandler Hale. OF the State Depart
ment, and Colonel Cosby, U. s. A., made
the presentations. The White House
aides were also present.
The tea table, which was adorned
with ferns and carnations, was presid-
ed over by the Misses Wilson and Miss
Hagner.
Mrs. Wilson's gown was of French
blue chiffon velvet with touches OF lace
and mole skin bands. Miss Wilson wore
pale pink brocaded crepe de chine, Miss
Eleanor Wilson wore pale blue silk with
draperies of black chiffon, and Miss
Jessie Wilson was in gray brocaded
crepe, with touches of lavender ;
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Mrs. Daniels. wife of the Secretary
Cf the Navy. who has been busy house
hunting, will probably decide upon a
house today :. =
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Mr. Dumba, who was recently ao-
credited to this country as ambassador
from Austria Hungary to succeed Baron
Hengelrnuller. will sail for this country
On April5. He will Occupy the embassy
In Connecticut avenue for some time,
and repairs will be begun there at once.
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Commander Burstyn, naval attache
of the AtIstro- Hungarian embassy, has
gone to New York 10 remain for a day
or two.
The German ambassador and Count
ess Won Bernstorff will give a dinner
at the embassy on Saturday evening.
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The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Bryan were entertained at dinner last
evening by the Assistant Secretary Of
State and Mrs. Huntington Wilson, who
had as other guests the French Ambas-
sador and Madame Jusserand, the Ger
man Ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff. the Turkish ambassador,
the Brazilian Ambassador and Madame
daGama, the japanese ambassador, the
Cuban minister, the Argentine minister.
the Chilean Minister and Sonora de
snarez. Mrs. Richard II. Townsend, Mrs.
Thomas F. Bayard Miss Wetmore and
Miss Christian of Richmond, Va
Beekman Winthrop. retiring Assistant
Secretary of the Navy. will be enter
tanned at dinner tonight by Capt. Tenn
plin NJ Potts, and a number of officers
OF the navy. with whom Mr.. Winthrop
has been connected for several years
past.
On Saturday, Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop
will leave Washington for New York
and will visit Mr.. Winthrop's mother
for short time, before going to their
home at Westbury, l.. l.. where they
will spend the summer.
Mr.. Winthrop will leave official life,
and will go into the banking firm Of
Robert Winthrop g. Co., established by
his father.
The Russian Ambassador and Madame
Bakhmeteff We're the guests OF honor
at dinner last night, with Mrs. Thom-
as +. Walsh as hostess. Other guests
OF Mrs. Walsh were Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. McKenna, Mr.. and Mrs Franklin
Macyeagh, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlemagne
Tower, Senator and Mrs. Francis +.
Warren. Senator and Mrs. Thomas, Sen
ator and Mrs. Wetmore, Mr.. and Mrs c.
{. Glover, Mr.. and Mrs Woodbury.
Blair, Mrs. Hunt Slater. Mrs. James
Wsdsworth, Miss Jenny Bryan, Miss
Edith Thomas, Mr.. deBach, Colonel Bid
die, Lieutenant General Miles, Brigadier
General Crozier, Frank II. Hitchcock
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward B. Mclean.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Wheeler, of
California, who were the guests of the
Secretary Of the Interior and Mrs Lane
for a short time. have left the Capital.
Cards have been sent out from the
State Department for the Eecretary of
State and Mrs. Bryan TO receive the
Diplomatic Corps on Saturday afternoon.