The Washington times., 1913-01-16
DR.. and Mrs. Walter Van Swear
ingen Hosts at Reception in
Honor of Miss Ayres.

DR.. and Mrs. Walter Van Sweringen,
of 1884 Twenty-second street, are enter
tanning at a large reception this after
noon from until O'Clock in honor Of
Miss jeanette Ayres, daughter of Con-
gresham Steven B. Ayres of New York
and Mrs. Ayres.
Quantities of Southern smilax and
white roses and carnations have been
used to adorn the house and a string
orchestra will play throughout the at
ternoon.
Mrs. Van Sweringen will receive her
guests in a gown Of white lace and en-
briodery, and Miss Ayres will wear
white satin draped in electric blue chif-
fon embroidered in crystals and girdle
of American Beauty satin.
Assisting in receiving the guests and
dispensing the hospitaIities of the after
noon will be Mime. Peynado. wife Of the
Minister of the Dominican Republic;
Mrs Ayres. Mrs. William p. Biddle,
Mrs. wallard Warner, Mrs. Erhard Won
Enoblock, Mrs. Denmead, and Miss
SlinCIuff, of Baltimore; Mrs. Holbrook
Bonney of New York. Miss Sallie Will
Jams, Miss Lucie Hoke Smith. Miss
Dorothy Shuey, Miss Grace Helen vane.
Miss Barbara stephens. and Miss Nellie
Howard.
After the reception few additional
guests will come in to Join the receiv-
ing party at. dinner and afterward there
will be informal dancing.
DIR. and Mrs. Van Sweringen Will en-
tertain at dinner Monday evening In
compliment to their house guest, Miss
Srngiuff, of Baltimore. s..
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Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel II. Vandergrift
entertained informally at luncheon to-
day at the Chevy Chase Club In honor
of the members of the bridal party of
their daughter, Miss Alice Vandergrift.
whose marriage to George Angus Gar
rett, of Chicago, takes place Saturday.
Mr.. Garrett arrived in Washington yes
terday, and today the best man, New
ton Perry. and Mrs. Perry and the usfi-
ers, Francis Hardy, Charles Gushing,
Henry McRee. Howard Logan. and Ken
meth Edwards, all of Chicago, arrived.
The others in the party will be Miss
Esther Denny. OF San Francisco. who
has been in Washington for several
weeks with Miss VANDERBILT; Miss Isa-
rived yesterday. and Miss Sullivan. of
Philadelphia, who arrived today: Mrs.
George Summerlin, and Miss Marian
Leutze.
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Miss Marian Leutze will be hostess at
an informal tea this afternoon in COM
pliment to Miss Vandergrift. having
Mrs. Bulmer, Mrs. Richard Harlow. and
Mrs. Summerlin assisting. This evening
Mrs. George Summerlin will entertain
at a dinner and dance in compliment to
Miss Vandergrift, and afterward the
party will go to the Playhouse, where
Commissioner and Mrs. John A. John
ston are giving a dance for Miss Ven
dergrift.
Mrs. Frederick w. Pratt and her
daughter Mrs. Francis w. Dickins, will
entertain at a tea this afternoon from
4 until o'clock at 2o15 Columbia road
Palms, ferns. and clusters of pink car
nations will form the chief decorations
and the tea table will have a centerpiece
of pink roses and ferns.
Assisting Mrs. Pratt and Mrs. Dickins
In receiving their guests and dispensing
The hospitalities of the afternoon will be
Mrs. F. II. Delano, Mrs. F. A. Walker,
Mrs. s. F. Adams, Mrs. Joseph Wall.
Mrs. Charles Wright. Mrs. Dutton, Mrs.
Heron. Miss Tisdell, Miss Minnie Dut-
ton. Miss Harriet Conger. Miss ADAMS.
and Miss Dorothy Deeble.
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Mrs. Samuel F. Emmons and dauSh-
ter, Miss Ogden-Jones. will be ut
home informally tomorrow evening,
and the following Friday evenings in
January.
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A reception will be held in the Red
Parlor of the New willard tomorrow
evening from . until IL o'clock, when
the Southern League Woman's Wilson
and Marshall Organization will enter
tain in honor of Mrs. Steven B. Ayres,
of New York, and the other newly
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