Evening star., 1914-01-20
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DIPLOMATS WILL DINE AT THE
WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.
First of the Marshall Receptions a
Brilliant Eyent-0ther
Parties-Notes.

Tho President and Mrs Wilson will
give their second state dinner of the win
ter tonight. when the members of the
diplomatic corps will be the honor guests.
A musical will follow, when Robert
Armbruster, young pianist of Philadel-
phia and student at the West Philadel
phia High School. will be heard
Prof. Edward Elliott and Mr.. Burrelf
White are guests at the White House.
having arrived last night.
Mrs. Wilson attended a meeting of the
Civic Federation today at Rauschers and
afterward went to the Capito She was
accompanied there by her house guests.
Prof. Elliott. MIR. White, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Wilson of Baltimore. Mrs Nc
Donald Sheridan and Miss Eleana kir-
meis.
Mrs. Fred bennett entertained at
luncheon today in compliment to. Mrs.
John Burke. wife of the United States
treasurer. and Mrs George NJ. Young,
wife of Representative Young of North
Dakota. The other guests wese Mrs.
land Mrs. Duncan L. F etcher. Mrs. John
D. Works, Mrs. Porter J. McCumber.
Mrs. A. ]. Gronna, Mrs. William Cullop,
| Mrs. Fl. I. Helgeson. Mrs. Ira Copley,
Mrs. Cladius s. Stone, Mrs. Bird Nc
Guire, Mrs. E. S. Underhill. Mrs. Julius
| hahn. Mrs. William D. Stephens and
| Mrs. Theodore ]. Shuey.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
began last night at the shoreham a
series of four Monday night receptions
Mrs. Wilson was among the early
guests and remained until nearly mid
night The Presidents wife was gowned
She was accompanied by Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones and DR.. Grayson,
U. s. n.
| The host and hostess of the brilliant
event welcomed several hundred. Mrs.
Marshall looking very handsome in a
gown of silver brocade. over which fell
a drapery of jet fringes. The bodice
was of silver brocade. softened with
black tulle draperies. the tulle also
forming a long sash at the back.
The large dining room was the scene
of the assembly, part of it being fur
nshed as drawing room and all pro-
fusely decorated with Towering and
foliage plants.
Supper was served near the ballroom
and a separate orchestra played for the
dancers.
A number of friends assisted the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall throughout
| the evening. In this party were Senator
ara Mrs. Claude A.. Swanson. Senator
| and Mrs. James II. Brady, Senator and
Mrs. George Mclean. Senator and Mrs.
John w. Kern. Judge and Mrs: Charles
B. Howry, Gen. and Mrs. William l..
Marshall. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs.
Burton Harrison. Mrs. Henry +. Dimock.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Lansing. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dent of Alabama.
Representative and Mrs. Clayton of Ala
bama. Miss Margaret Wilson. Miss
Eleanor Wilson. Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, the Misses Burleson. Miss Agnes
Wilson. Miss .Genevieve Clark. Miss Ruth
Hitchcock. Miss Helen McCumber. Miss
r. Simpson. Miss Callie Hoke Smith.
Miss Nancy Johnson, Miss Maitland
Marshall, Miss katherine Du Bose, Miss
Marie Peary. Miss Margaret McChord.
Miss Dorothy Aleshire. Miss Edmonia
Adams. Miss Heyl, Miss Ruth Hall, Miss
Kline and Miss Dongeer and Miss Moore,
who are visiting Senator and Mrs. Brady.
Others of their guests were Secretary
and Mrs. Bryan, Secretary and Mrs.
Daniels, Secretary and Mrs. Lane, Secre-
Mrs. William B. Wilson, Miss Wilson.
Miss May Wilson, Senator and Ms.
Brady, Miss Mabel Boardman. Represen-
tative and Mrs. James r. Mann. Senator
ter and Nine. CaIderon. Miss CaIderon.
the Netherlands minister and Nine. Van
Rappard, Miss Van Rappard. the Costa
Rican minister and Nine. Calvo. Miss
Calvo. Mr.. and Mrs. Hannis Taylor. Miss
Taylor. Senator and Mrs. McCumber.
Miss McCumber. Representative and Mrs.
Cul1op Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Heath, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Clayton. Senator
and Mrs. Hitchcock. Miss Hitchcock.
Representative and Mrs. johnson. Miss
Johnson. Miss Traver. Miss LIE Fevre,
Rear Admiral Peary- and Mrs. Peary.
Senator and Mrs. Williams. Mr.. and
Mrs. McChord. Miss McChord, Mr. and
Mrs. Gordon Crawford. Representative
and Mrs Towner. Representative and
Mrs. Dent. Lieut.. and Mrs. Hoffman,.
Minister and Nine. Peynado. Mrs. w.
W. Dixon. Mrs. briggs. Miss Natalie
briggs. Mr.. and Mrs. John Temple
Smith. Representative and Mrs. Trib-
BILE. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward ]. Taylor. the
Bishop Of Washington, Miss Douglas,
Miss Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. All Kuli Kahn,
Mr.. Johannessen the Peruvian minis
ter and Nine. Pezet. the Spanish am
bassador and Nine. de Riano. Mrs John
A. Logan. Miss Katherine Hill, Mrs
David Jayne Hill, Miss Elizabeth Hill and
Miss Nora Hill.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
were entertained at dinner last night
by the Commissioner of Patents and
Mrs. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington Wilson had
planned to go to South America early in
the year, but have postponed, the date OF
their sailing until the middle of Feb
ruary. They will be in this city during
the interim. They will give UP their
house on X street. on leaving here and
American travels. They will spend the
late summer at their place in Newport.
Mrs. Ezra L. koon will have as her
house guest at the Dresden Mrs. J. c.
Burrows, wife of former Senator Bur
rows of Michigan, who will arrive to-
day.
The chief of engineers of the navy and
Mrs. Richard NJ. Watt entertained at
dinner last night for the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels. The guests were
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Straus. Capt. and
Mrs. Washington. Mrs. F. F. Fletcher
and Capt. Hilary P. Jones.
The Russian military attache and Nine
Golejewski entertained Miss I1bert. Wis
countess Benoist d'Azy. Mr. Johannessen
of the Norwegian legation, and Viscount
Campden of the British embassy at lunch
con yesterday.
Miss Clements is entertaining Informal.
ly tomorrow in compliment to a former
classnnate OF hers at Wellesley, Mrs.
L. H. Bauer. Mrs. Bauer is bride of
d few weeks and is spending the winter
in Washington.
The Gaelic Society will hold its next
meeting at the New Willard Thursday
evening. DR.. P. J. Lennox will be the
speaker and Mrs. William T. Reed and
Mr. LIE Roy Glider will give a recital
Of 1riS folk