The Washington times., 1913-03-07
Presidents Wife Is Getting Her
Bearings in Executive Mansion
Vice President and His Wife Are
Warmly Welcomed by So
ciety Of Nations Capital.

The wise President and Mrs. Marshall
are enjoying the informalities Of Wash
ington's small season, and are already
declaring It delightful. They meet their
Indiana friends and others from ont Of
town whenever they call. and yesterday
afternoon Mrs. Marshall met more for
mally several hundred people represen-
tative of official society at the recep-
ton given at the Shorenam by Mrs.
Shiveley.
Mrs. Marshalls gown Of white char
meuse. with an overdress Of black chif-
fon. was charming in outline and con-
struction. and showed the wife of the
Vice President to be a woman of unusu-
ally exquisite taste in such matters.
This afternoon Mrs. Marshall will
take a cup of tea with Mrs. John Nc
Ciure Wiley. widow of Congressman
Wiley of Buffalo, who is well known to
official society here. Mrs. Wiley will
have few other friends in, quite in
formally. to meet Mrs. Marshall, a
larger event being impossible. as both
Mrs. Wiley and her son are in mourn
ing.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
Will be the guests at dinner tonight of
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. F. Macfarland.
who will have a small but interesting
party to meet them.
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President Wilson has accepted a boz
for the benefit performance of "Bunty
Pulls the Strings" which will be given
on Monday night at the Belasco for the
Chevy Chase Circle of the Florence
Crittenton Mission.
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Mrs. John B. Henderson is spending
a few days at the Sanitorium at Ia
koma. Park. Md, recuperating from a
slight breakdown.
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Mrs. John Hewson. who is spending 4
part of the season at st. Augustine.
Fla, entertained at large bridge
tea recently.
Major Andre Brewster, Z. 8. A.. and
Mrs. Brewster are guests of Mrs. E.
Chandler Walker in Detroit
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Presbrey, o:
New York. took the Archibald Hopkins
house. 1896 Massachusetts, avenue. 70.
inaugural week. They will return to
New York Monday. Mr. Presbrey and
the President were classmates at
Princeton.
Mrs. Benjamin Micou will entertain
at bridge party next Friday after
noon. - -
Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis has
gone to New York to be with her faith
er. Levi P. Morton. who is i'll.
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Mrs. Thomas, wife Of the new Senator
from Colorado. who arrived in Wash
ington with Senator Thomas about a
month ago, entertained at her first "at
home" yesterday at the Highlands. She
was assisted by the wives Of the Colo
RADIO delegation in Congress and the
guests included a number Of visitors
from Colorado. who were in Washing
ton for the Inauguration.
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The Congressional Club will suspend
its formal social program during the re-
cess Of Congress. and will turn its usual
Friday afternoon tea and entertainment
into a strictly social affair without other
formality than a cup of tea.
Senator Pomerene Of Ohio and Mrs.
Pomerene have as guests for inaugural
week, Mrs. Frank Pomerene. Mrs. Lis
ter Pomerene, Mrs. Clyde Barnes, and
Edward Wilson, all OF Coshocton; Ohio,
who will remain with them until Sun
day.
Mrs. Whitney Kipp. of Brooklyn,
N. Y, who is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. w. Scott Smith, In T street,
was the guest in compliment to whom
Mrs. Scott Smith and the Misses Scott
Smith entertained at an informal dance
last evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Devereaux Lippitt, Of
Georgia, who were guests of their uncle
a nd aunt, Congressman and Mrs. Clay .
ton, for the inaugural ceremonies left
the Capital last night for Wilmington,
n. c., to visit the mother Of Mr.. Lip
Miss Mary Clayton. the sister of Con-
gressman Clayton, Is still their guest.
On Saturday. March %. an informal
hop will be given by the officers ano
ladies of Fort Myer.
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Following the cavalry drill at Fort
Myer- yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Dean
and her son, Capt. Warren Dean, en-
informally At tea, followed by