Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-28
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MISS WILSON HEARD IN GROUPS
OF SONGS.
East Room Musical Yesterday Enjoy
ed by Large Party.
Other Events.

President Wilson and his daughter,
Mrs. Francis B. Sayre, received the
guests yesterday afternoon at the mu-
steal at the White House. and Miss
Margaret Wilson. assisted by other ar
fists. gave the program in the east
room.
The President and Mrs. Sayre met the
guests in the green room, Lieut.. Col.
w. W. Harris, L. S. A, making the pre-
sensations. While the music progressed.
the President was seated in the front
row in the east room, while Mrs. Sayre
remained at her post to welcome late
| corners. After the music was over the
President and his daughters went out
| to the portico, where the guests passed
| them on their way down to the garden.
Unfortunately the rainstornl caused this
part of the hospitality to be cut short
and the rest of the stay of the four or
five hundred guests of the occasion, was
spent indoors.
Besides the groups of German, French
and English ballads, with Schubert's lave
Maria as a finale, contributed by Miss
Wilson. harp solos by Mr. Melville A.
Clark. with Miss Marion David at the
piano, were also given. The programs
were large folded booklets. tied with red.
white and blue ribbons and on the last
pages had the texts of Miss Wilson S
thirteen vocal numbers.
The President and the Secretary of
the Navy appeared in white linen and
Miss Wilson and Mrs. Sayre in the
dresses they wore as attendants at the
recent marriage of their sister. Miss
Wilson was in blue tulle and net and
Mrs. Sayre was in pink.
The tea table and other tables where
appropriate hot-weather refreshments
state
dining room.
The absence of Mrs. Wilson was mat
ter of general regret, although the an
nouncement of the early part of the week
had made the fact generally known in
advance The guests numbered most of
the official world. as well as many
others from diplomatic and resident
circles. In the company were all
the members of the cabinet and
their wives, the entire ambassadorial
list. the Chief Justice and Mrs. White
and the others of the Supreme Court
circle, the assistant secretary of state
and Mrs. John E. Osborne. Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Lansing, the assistant secretary
of the navy and Mrs. Franklin X. Roose
welt, the controller of the currency and
Mrs. John Shelton Williams. the assist
ant secretary of war and Mrs. Brec!ln-
ridge Representative and Mrs. Edward
T. Taylor, Mrs. Helen Grenfel of Colo
RADIO. Representative and Mrs. \. Mitchell
Palmer the commissioner of corporations
and Mrs. Joseph E Davies. Mr.. w. ].
Boardman. Miss Mabel Boardman. DIR.
and Mrs Mason. Mrs. Lawrence Town
send. Mrs. Paul Bartlett. Miss Caroline
ogden Jones. Miss Ethel MacMurray.
Mrs. James r. Manu. Mr.. and Mrs. My
ron Whitney, Mrs. Buchner Randolph,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Greene, Mrs. J. J.
Russell. Miss Sargent. Mrs. McCallum,
Mrs George Eustis. Mrs. Swagar Sherley.
Miss Alice Sherard. the assistant secre
tary of the interior and Mrs. Layln, Mr..
and Mrs. Adolph Caspar Miller Mrs
Hennen Jennings. Mr.. Basil Miles and
Representative and Mrs. Seldomridge of
Colorado, Senator and Mrs. MARITIME.
Senator and Mrs. Reed. Mrs. James r.
Mann. Mrs. Parker. Senator and Mrs.
salisbury, Senator and Mrs. Pomerene,
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richard VAIN
wright, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Walter
Mclean. Mrs. Mcdonald Sheridan of
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Nc
Chord. Miss Margaret McChord. the chief
of staff and Mrs Wotherspoon, Miss
Laura Harlan. Miss Gertrude Gordon.
Mrs. George E. Pickett. Gen. and Mrs.
Sniffen and Signor Carmne Fabrizio.
Washington society has special rea-
son for being interested in the campaign
against tuberculosis in Porto Rico, as 50
much of the success of that campaign is
due to the untiring efforts of one of its
members. During the four years that
her brother was Governor of Porto Rico,
Miss MarSery Cotton was president OF the
Anti-Tuberculosis League there. Among
those not previously mentioned who
are to have tables at the big bridge
party that is to be given June 3 at
Rauschers for the Ponce tuberculosis
Sanatorium are Mrs. Leonard Wood. Mrs.
George T. Porter, Mrs Robert S. Griffin,
Mrs Clarence A. Stedman. Mrs. Thomas
j. Cowie, Mrs James Rockwell. Mrs.
James "A. Reed. Mrs. T. w. Stubblefeid,
Mrs. Horace Nj Towner. Mrs. Dudley M
Hughes and Mrs. Fred Bennett. \ meet
ing of the executive committee of ar
rangements for the benefit will be held
at the Shoreham tomorrow morning at
II O'Clock; with Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis.
Mrs. Charles Palms of Detroit and Mrs.
William Maffitt of st. Louis are expected
at the New Willard Saturday to attend
the commencement exercises at George
town Convent Monday. when Miss jose
mime Palms will graduate, and also to be
present at the meeting and luncheon of
the alumnae' association at the convent
the next day. Mrs. Palms is vice presi-
dent of the association.
Dr. and Mrs. Franz Jung expect to
sail for Europe June 6.
After ten days spent in New York city