Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-31
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT ACCEPTS BOX FOR
EASTER MONDAY BALI.
Dinners for Official and Other
Notables-Buffet Luncheon.
Notes.

J The President and Mrs Wilson have ac-
cepted box for the dance to be given
py the Army and Navy League Easter
MONDAY night in the sail loft at the navy
yard Among the other box holders will be
Admiral Dewey, Gen. Crozier. Gen. Bar
nett. Mrs. Julian James. Mrs. Thomas F. 1
Walsh. Mrs. Foster. Gen. Gordon and Col
Robert NJ. Thompson
Miss Dorothy Dobyns left today for the
naval training station Great Lakes, Illi-
nois. where she will be the guest of Lieut.
and Mrs. John B. Earle.
Mrs. Arthur Duane Kline gave one of
the most delightful of the spring hos
FATALITIES today, when she entertained at
buffet luncheon in compliment to Mrs
kirilham. 1t was held in the ballroom
at the Cairo. where palms and spring
| flowers We're profusely arranged.
| Mrs. Kirkham and Mrs. Charles T.. Eos
ter received with the hostess, whose as
| sistants included Mrs. J. ]. WILDER, Mrs.
Freeman, Mrs. Wyville. Mrs. Hall. Mrs.
Foley. Mrs: Schneider, Mrs. Holman. Mrs.
Parrot, Miss Curtin. Miss kibby, Miss
| Blossom Reed, Miss Sem and Miss Dim
mock
Among the guests were Mrs. J. ]. Ed
son. Mrs. James Green. Mrs. George
., =.
Archibald Oracle. Mrs. Glazebrook, Mrs.
| Grandin, Mrs. NJ. N. Parker, Mrs. F. Z.
Neale. Mrs. Calvin De Witt Mrs Butler
Price. Mrs. Hiilyer. Mrs. William Flather,
ford. Mrs shuster Mrs Morgan shuster,
Mrs. krogstad, Mrs. Culp, Mrs. Cuno
Rudolph. Mrs. Borland. Mrs. Robert Lee
Henry. Mrs. Page. Mrs. D. L. Fletcher,
Mrs. Reed, Mrs: Jones; Mrs: Charles Nor
ford. Mrs. Gould, Mrs. Gregg. Mrs. Un-
derhill, Miss Jarvis, Mrs. Shuey, Mrs.
Miley, Mrs. Pratt. Mrs. Dickens, Mrs.
Walter Reed Mrs. Osborne. Mrs. Lamar.
Mrs. Lockwood. Mrs. Stone Mrs. Knox,
Mrs. J. Floyd Wagaman. Mrs Joseph NJ.
| Stoddard, Mrs. Wickersham. Mrs. John
Wesley Smith. Mrs. Bailey, Mrs. Philan-
der P. Claxton. Mrs. Ansley. Mrs. os
well. Mrs. Searle, Mrs Espy. Mrs. Daley,
nants. Mrs. Wood of Baltimore. Miss Per-
ry, Mrs. Donaldson, Mrs. Stephens, Mrs.
Hopes. Mrs. Jones, Mrs. Barr, Mrs. Shir
Cliff. Mrs. Bettis Mrs. Martin. Mrs.
WEIGH. Mrs. Austin, Mrs. Lsner, Mrs.
Hickling. Mrs Evans and Mrs. Walker.
Mrs. Ollie n. James entertained at
buffet luncheon today in compliment to
| Mrs. William Jennings Bryan.
| Her apartment was decorated with
sweet peas and other blossoms
Mrs. Borah, Mrs. Schluter and Mrs.
| Robert L. Henry assisted Mrs. James.
| DIR. and Mrs. Wilmer and Miss Wilmer
Mrs. B. H. Warder and Mr.. and Mrs.
John wilkins are among the Washingto-
mans now returning from Europe.
Mrs Ten, Eyck Wendell of this city
| is a the Biltmore Hotel, New York, the
guest of her mother. Mrs. Edward Foote
of Boston, who has an apartment there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hamilton Fred
entertained at dinner last week in honor
of State Senator and Mrs. Thornton of
Virginia. Their additional guests were
Representative and Mrs. Garrett of Ten
nessee. Miss Musgrove of Alabama and
Mr. Capers Of Mississippi.
The marriage Of Miss Rosalie Thornton
| and Mr.. Leland S. CONFESS Of this city
| took place yesterday at the BRIDES home,
| Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson officiating. The
| bridal dress was of Irish lace. Miss
! Catherine Douglass and Mr.. Horace Epps
attended the couple. reception followed
before Mr.. and Mrs. CONFESS left for New
| land.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison and her daugh-
ter. Miss Elizabeth Harrison. who were
guests of Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Joseph
Kuhn last week, will return to New York
this week. They will sail for Europe
June 20.
Mrs. Thomas Laushlin and Countess
Gizycka have gone to New York.
The Austro-Hungarian ambassador re-
turned yesterday from Aiken. s. c., and
Joined Nine. Dumba. who arrived the day
before. Nine. Dunba will sail for Aus
tria the first of next week.
The new third assistant secretary of
state and Mrs. William Phillips have
leased the Chandler Hale house. Mrs
Phillips will join her husband here in
few days.
Former Gov and Mrs. Joseph W. Folk
entertained at dinner last night at the
New Willard in honor of the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Bryan. Their other
guests were the Brazilian ambassador
and Nine. da Cana. Senator and Mrs
Robert l.. Owen, the assistant secretary
of state and Mrs. Osborn, the controller
of the currency and Mrs John SHELTON
Williams. the counselor of corporations
and Mrs Joseph Z. Davies, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles c. McChord. Mr.. John Barrett
and Miss Margaret McChord.
The Japanese ambassador and Viscount.
eSs Chinda entertained at dinner last
night Their guests were the German
ambassador and Countess Won Bernstorff,
the Turkish ambassador. Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Hughes. Senator Root. Dr. and Mrs
David Jayne Hill, Miss Hill. DR.. and
Mrs. James T. Scott, former Senator and
Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge, Col and Mrs
Henry May, the counselor of the state
Department and Mrs. Robert Lansing
the counselor of the Japanese embassy
and Nine. Mura. and Mr.. and Mrs. Ohta
and Mr.. Kawashima of the embassy.
Mrs. Franklin X Roosevelt, wife of the
assistant secretary of the navy, and
Miss Jones, sister of the commandant of
the navy yard received yesterday at the
last of the tea dances at the navy yard,
held under the auspices of the Navy Re
lief Society. Mrs. Patten and Mrs. Emer-
lex had charge of the lemonade table and
Mrs. Chester Wells and Mrs. Sheldon
Evans took tickets at the door,
A dance competition will be held at the
Playhouse after the performance of the
two one-act plays to be given April IL
for the benefit of the Dominican Sisters
The judges will be Mr.. George Eustis and
Mr.. Preston Gibson. Tea will be served
and number of young ladies in society
will assist. There has been such a. demand
for boxes that three additional ones are
being built on the lower floor The re-
hearsals of the plays are now in prog
gress and the afternoon bids fair to be
one of the most delightful of the Easter
season. Viscountess Benoist day has
been daily rehearsing her company. and
the play, ''L'Autre Motif by Pailleron.
is said to be the most amusing one that
she has ever done In Washington. The
list of box holders now includes Nine.