Evening star., 1914-02-11
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CONGRESSIONAL CLUB WILL
GIVE RECEPTION TONIGHT
Buffet Luncheon for Girls to Meet
Visiting Guest-Dances.
Notes.


! The Congressional Club Will entertain
at Il reception tonight for the Speaker
and Mrs. Champ Clark. The latter how
| ever Will not be present, as she was
called away recently to her home in Mis-
souri,, and her place will be taken by
| Miss Genevieve Clark
! Mrs. Joseph r. Knowland. wife Of Rep
resentative knoWland, gave Il buffet
| luncheon today for thirty-iiVc youn;, girls
OF the congressional circle in compliment
to her daughter. Miss Eleanor Know Ia nd.
and their house guest, Miss Annie Lou
Mears Of Texas. The dining room aud
| the table had "A st. Valentine day dccora
| ton of hearts and flowers. The hostess
was gowncd in green charmeuse with an
overdress of Venetian lace, and Miss
! Nnowland wore lavender satin. Miss Mears
was in sapphire blue ctarmeusc. Mrs.
Timothy Ansberry. Mrs. Moses 2. Kin
kaid and Mrs Fred A. Britten assisted
! Mrs. Henry Haywood Classic and Miss
Mary II. Wilcox have invitations out for
Monday, February -. from ) to !, for :,
I II
| honor of Miss Caffcry
The French ambassador and Mmc. .lus-
serand will give dinner this evening at
the embassy. Their list of guests will
include the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs Daniels, the assistant secretary of
war and Mrs. Breckenridge. the Japanese
ambassador and NtScountess Chinda,
John II. Russell, Capt. and Mrs. Heath
cote Grant of the British embassy. Miss
Eleanor Wilson. Capt. BoyEd of the Ger
man embassy. Mr.. and Mrs. Scher
hatskov of the Russian embassy, Com
mander Maximilian Burstyn of the Aus
trian embassy, Mr.. and Mrs. Willard,
Miss Adams and Capt. and Countess de
Bertier de Savieny of the French en-
bassy.
Mrs. Ashurst and Mrs. Kenyon will re-
ceive informally tomorrow at 1752 Park
road northwest
Mrs. p. J. Lcnnox, wife of DR.. Lennox
OF the Catholic University, entertained
Yesterday at one Of t"e most delightful
teas of the winter when the friends of
Miss Genevieve Clark. the daughter of
Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark. The
friendship between the two families has
existed since the coming of this host and
hostess here to live, and was cemented at
Il subsequent visit of Mrs. Clark to Dub
lin. Ireland. few years ago. while Dr.
and Mrs Lennox were staying at their
old home at the Irish capital during a
summer vacation.
The reception yesterday brought to-
gether several hundred guests in the
Lennox apartment at the Toronto. where
lovely decoration of pink roses and car
nations was in place with palms and
foliage plants. Mrs. Lennox. in an ele-
CANT gown of black velvet with the
bodice of black thread lace over white
chiffon. and wearing diamond and pearl
ornaments, and the lovely young daugl-
ter of the Speaker. who was daintily
dressed in white over pale pink chiffon,
with touch of old blue in the girdle re-
ceived together in the drawing room.
A group OF young girls from the con-
sressional circle. debutantes like Miss
Miss Tudelle Hughes. Miss Nancy John
son. Miss Ethel Lloyd. Miss Marcia
Murdoch. Miss Katherine Pheian. Miss
Jean Roberts, Miss Marie Sims and Miss
Laura LennoN-representing all parts of
the country, assisted in the dining room
and In the library.
Mrs. Harry C. woodward and Mrs
Frank T. Hines also assisted. and Mrs
William G Gwynn and Mrs Samuel
Beverly Williamson did the honors at the
table in the dining room. The center
piece was of Killarney roses in silver
bowl, part of the splendid silver service
given Mrs. Lennox by her Dublin friends
before coming to this country.
The company reflected the many-sided
aspects of Washington society and was
made up of interesting people, represent
ing diplomatic. official and resident life.
Mrs. Merryman and Miss Adams will
be at home tomorrow, and Thursday
February 10. at 1921 New Hampshire
avenue
Miss Phyllis Moore. who went to Balti-
more yesterday, attended the Bachelors
cotillon there last night
Mrs. P. H. Kelly of Michigan Mrs
George NJ. Young and Miss Norton of
North Dakota, Mrs Edmund Platt of
New York and Mrs. George r. Smith
of Minnesota will be at home with Mrs.
John Burke. wife of the United States
treasurer. at Fontanet Court. Tuesday,
February II, from :; to 6.
Mrs. Lester \. Barr and Miss Barr will
be at home tomorrow. and will have Mrs
Shafroth of Colorado receiving with them.
Mrs Edgar F'risby and Miss F'risby
will be at home Thursday. February 19
Mrs. William Alden Smith will receive
tomorrow for the last time this season
Mrs. Thomas, wife of Senator Thomas
will not receive tomorrow.
Mrs. J. NJ Culp has as her guests her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry J. Porter. jr.. of Birmingham, Ala.
and Mrs. Hugh Graham Miller Of New
York.
Miss Mary Maulsby of Frederick. Md.
is the guest of Col and Mrs. Black at
the Hotel Gordon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Holmes. Mrs
George W. Roosevelt. Miss Haney and
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard II. Mitchell are
tomorrow (IrOSSef *