The Washington herald., 1913-11-14
Welfare Housing Meeting

Mrs. woodrow Wilson attended the
meeting OF the Welfare Housing Com
mittee, held at the residence OF Mrs.
Ernest P. Bicknell in Connecticut Avenue.
Mrs. John B. Hammond, OF Augusta, Ga.
gave an interesting talk on Paine College,
for .colored people, in Augusta, Ga. and
topics relating to the housing probler s
OF the South.
Refreshments were served later in the
afternoon. The table was attractively
decorated with chrysanthemuns and au-
tumn leaves Among those who assisted
the, hostess in receiving her guests and
also presided at the tea table were Mrs.
Mrs. Frank Dixon.
The President and Mrs. Wilson have
| issued invitations to dinner at the
White House on Friday, November q.
q ne, guests of honor will be Miss Jessie
Wilson and. her bridal party.
| The President occupied aNbox at the
New National Theater last night to see
the performance of 'Disraeli." His guests
in the box were his daughters, Miss Jessie
| Wilson and Miss Eleanor Wilson and Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones.
The President and Mrs. Wilson will go
to Fort Meyer Va-,- this afternoon at 80
o'clock to see the farewell drill, which
is given by the Fifteenth Cavalry. U. s.
A. for the benefit of .he Army Relief
Society.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Lindley
NJ Garrison will take a number Of friends
to see the drill, and the Chief OF stan
and Mrs. Wood will also entertain guests
at the riding hall
The first entertainment in honor OF the
H. n. Oil raF1
yesterday, when Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
wife OF the Secretary of the Navy, gave
luncheon for Miss Jessie Woodrow VIII
son at her suburban home, Single Oak.
The guests invited to meet the Presi-
dents daughter were: Miss Margaret Will
son, Miss Eleanor Wilson, and Miss Mary
George White, of Baltimore, who will also
be in the bridal party: Miss Genevieye
Clark, Mrs. Richard Hargrave, Miss Mona
McAdoo. Miss Lucy Kyle Burleson, Miss
Agnes Wilson. Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt
Miss Ruth Hall, and Miss Bagley and
Miss Ethel Bagley, sisters OF the hostess.
A centerpiece OF lilies of the valley,
maidenhair ferns, and Bride roses deco
rated the handsomely appointed table, and
miniature shower bouquets Of lilies of the
valley and roses were at each guests
plate with the place cards Toasts were
drunk to the happy bride-elect and Miss
Genevieve Clark. who made a charming
impromptu speech. presented her with
lucky" stone.
The French Ambassador iand Nine.
Jusserand entertained at dinner last
night at the embassy in the Avenue of
the Presidents in honor of Lady Allan |
Johnstone, wife Of the British Minister
to The Hague, who is spending the early
winter in Washington with her mother,
Mrs James Pinchot
The Secretary OF State and Mrs. Will !
lam Jennings Bryan were hosts at a |
dinner last night at their home in Thir- |
teenth Street Their guests were the |
Secretary of the Treasury, Mr.. McAdoo; |
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Lindley |
NJ Garrison. the Postmaster General and |
Mrs. Burleson. the Secretary of the |
Navy and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, the !
Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
Franklin Lane. the Secretary of Agri- T,
culture and Mrs. David Houston, and the |
Secretary OF Commerce and Mrs. Red
field.