The Washington times., 1914-01-09
White House Sets Date.
For Diplomatic Dinner

invitations for a dinner on ian.
i uary 20, when the members Of
the Diplomatic Corps will be the
honor guests.
Senator and Mrs. James E. Martin.
of New Jersey have sent out Invitation,
FOR reception at the Burlington or
the evening Of January q, at 9 o'clock.
Mrs. MARITIME will be at home the la,,
Thursday in January and the Thurs.
days in February.
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| mrs. Perry Heath will entertain at 2
the dansant this afternoon at her home
IN s street from 5 until O'Clock. PINK
klliarney roses and ferns will form the
house decorations for the occasion and
ar orchestra will play throughout the
Assisting Mrs. Heath will he Mrs
Rooert Lansing, Mrs. Vincent Eerns,
MISS Flora Wilson, Mrs. Mary Stew
art, and Miss Helen Stewart.
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Miss Edith Oracle will be hostess at
an informal the dansant this Afternoon
az her residence in the Avenue OF the
Presidents S''S
| Mrs. Thomas Casey will entertain ~
| q tea this afternoon at StoneIeigh
| Court, when Mrs. w. A. Woodward of
81. Louis; Miss Carlton, of Rye, N. Y.
ana MIS- Charles d. Fowler, will assist.
NeNt friday Mrs. Casey win be host
ess at the second tea she IS giving this
season, next Friday afternoon.
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| Mrs. D. U. Fletcher will receive the
guests this afternoon at the regular Fri
DAY afternoon reception at the Con-
gressional Club, assisted by Mrs. Gore.
Of Oklahoma; Mrs. bennett, of North
| Dakota, and Miss Wheeler
| At 4 O'Clock Mrs. Towner of Iowa will
give brief talk on Some Experiments
in Communism" and at o'clock tea
will be served.
| Mrs. Gregg. of Texas, and Mrs.
| Gudger, of North Carolina, will preside
at the tea table.
I Others assisting will be Mrs. Garner.
OF Texas; Mrs. Hardwick, Of Georgia;
Iowa; Mrs Garrett, of Texas: Mrs
Gerry, of Rhode Island; Mrs. Graham.
OF Pennsylvania: Mrs. Russell p Good
Mn; MN; Mrs; William Geddes, and Mrs.
William r. Harr.
Miss Frances Finley. of South Caro-
lima; Miss F,rear, of wisconsin and Miss
Francis, OF Ohio, will act as ushers.
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Miss Wheeler, who has been the social
secretary of the Congressional Club. and
for mdlo }, n mas recently resigned to go abroad
good-by at the club this afternoon
| She is sailing shortly to join her brother.
a; Il wheeler and Mrs Wheeler Mrs
wheeler and Miss Wheeler will travel
t tor year, and then go to South Africa
70 Jpln MI: wheeler, who Is consulting
engineer there with the Union Miner
ue haut kaDtanga, a large Corporation
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| Mr. and Mrs. George II. Rucker have
alounced the engagement Of their
eldest daughter, Miss Mariamna Conn
ciI 70 Norris Loring Bowen. The we'd
olng Is set for the early spring.
MISS Rucker is an attractive. ac-
complished brunette. She has a host
' oL Irlends In Washington, where she
( graduated in the class of IL from the
western High School. She later studied
and Travelled abroad. Mr. Bowen Is a
Eraduate Of George Washington Uni
Nersity, and while there took a speciaI
StL SouIsG @ m political science. They are
| Doth well-known in Virginia.
The Minister of Panama. DR.. Eusebio
| A. Morales. left Washington Thursday
Tor New York. on official business con-
nected with the legation and win re-
main in that city for several days.
An interesting number of dancers
filled the gold room of the Storeham
hotel yesterday for the tea dance.
among those present were Lieutenant
Dunn, who entertained at a large party I:
Lieutenant London. Miss Margaret
BTitton, Mr.. and Mrs. George Mime
gerode. Mrs. Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs
Harry Moses, Miss Dove. the Miss
Woodward, Miss Mccartney, John Car
ter, the Minister of Peru and Mime.
Pezet, Mrs. George White, DR.. Victor
Hammond, Miss Douglass, the Misses
Hammond. King Stone, George Easter
day. Miss Doris Moore, Mrs. Robert
y. Harper, and Mr.. and Mrs. Deane. i
Tho Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs Franklin X. Lane entertained at
dinner Thursday night. Their guests
were the Attorney General, Mrs. James
W. Pinchot. Clifford Pinchot, Mrs. Bur-
ton Harrison. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Cleveland Perkins. Miss Biddle, and r,
Walton Moore.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Mahlon Pitney
were the guests of honor at n dinner
Thursday night given by Rear Admiral
ard Mrs. W. W. Kimban at their resi-
dence in Corcoran street.
The guests invited to meet them in
cluded the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt.
Capt Heathcoate S. Grant, naval
attache of the British embassy, and Mrs
Grant. Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell,
Mrs. Bowman II. McCalla and Capt.
Herbert Whipple, U. S. A.