The Washington herald., 1914-01-01
Plan Many Receptions

IJ2u Ml&uy NeCePtsVue
In spite of the fact that the white
House will remain closed and no reception
will be held in that historic mansion, New
Years Day will be a busy one for those
socially inclined. The absence of the
President and Mrs. Woodrow Wilson will
scarcely be felt. SO many are the homes
which will be open 10 callers from .
o'clock on, and as both the Secretaries
of War and Navy have issued orders that
full dress uniforms are to be worn by
all officers, the receptions will retain their
old-time brilliance and picturesaueness-
The entire Diplomatic Corps will be en-
tertained at a buffet breakfast by the
Secretary of State and Mrs. William
Jennings Brvan at their home In Calumet
place, at nom today.
Public receptions will be held this after
noon at the homes of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, 100 Massachusetts avenue;
the Secretary of War. 1880 Connecticut
avenue: the Postmaster General, 1901 +
street; the Secretary OF the Navy. Single
Oak, Woodley Lane road: the Secretary
of the Interior. 1866 Wyoming avenue.
and the Secretary of Commerce, the High
lands. No receptions will be held at the
home OF the Secretary Of Agriculture nor
of the Secretary Of Labor.
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan will re-
ceive informally from $50 until $50. and
will have no assistants.
The Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Champ Clark will keep open house at
their residence, 2401 Massachusetts ave-
nue., when their charming young daughter
will be presented to their hundreds OF
friends. No invitations have been issued.
They will be assisted In receiving by
THAR hot,1e rtiesfa and nuunhar of adj
ditional friends.
Miss Mona McAdoo. daughter of Secre-
tary McAdoo. will receive. from to 6,
assisted by Mrs. David F. Houston. Mrs.
Charles Sumner Hamlin, Mrs. John Skcl-
ton Williams, and Mrs. Byron r. Newton.
wives OF the Assistant Secretaries OF the
Treasury: Mrs. Thomas c. Thatcher, the
Misses Thatcher. Mile. van Rappard. Miss
de Graffenried. Mrs. James w. wads-
worth, tr., Mrs Hugh Wallace, Mrs Colby
Dodge. Miss Laura Harlan. Miss Kath-
crime Jennings. Miss Helen Walcott and
Miss Ethel Noyes.
Mrs. Garrison will have a number OF
assistants. including Mrs. Henry S.
Breckenridge, Mrs. Leonard Wood, Mrs.
William w. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Sum-
neral. Mrs. ]. Z. Kuhn. Mrs. W. c.
Langitt, Mrs. W. W. Harts, Mrs. Bates,
Mrs. Slocum, Miss Mabel Boardman,
MTs- nOfldS "dlSn, hlSS lO"nbcIlOs
Miss Edmonia Adams. the Misses Mac
kay-Smith. Miss Greble, Miss Andrews.
the Misses Aleshire. Miss Rusgles, and
Miss Alma Louise Hodges.
Mrs. Burleson will be assisted by Mrs.
Oscar w. Underwood. Mrs. James r.
Mann. Mrs. Victor Murdoch, Mrs. John
Sharp Williams, Mrs. Thomas p. Gore,
Mrs. Rufus Hardy. Mrs. A. Mitchell
Palmer. Mrs. John Fitzgerald. Mrs.
Leonard Wood, Mrs Richard Burleson.
of Fort Myer: Mrs. Thomas Washington,
Mrs Margaret Downing. Mrs. Morgan
Beach. Mrs. Robert Patchin. Miss Laura
Johns. and the Misses Burleson.
Mrs Daniels will be assisted by the
admiral of the navy and Mrs. Dewey.
the Assistant Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Franklin ID. Roosevelt, Rear Ad-
miral and Mrs. Fiske, Capt. and Mrs.
Winterhalter. Capt and Mrs. A. =.
Fechteler. Lieut.. Commander N. l.. Jones.
personal aid To the Secretary; Lieut.
Commander Leigh Palmer, Commander
Benoist day. naval attache of the
French embassy: Commander Boy-Ed.
naval attache OF the German embassy:
Commander Shigetoshf Takeuchi. naval
attache at the Japanese embassy, and
Commander Maximilian Burstyn, naval
attache at the Austrian embassy. Mrs.
Bagley and the Misses Bagley, mother
and sisters of Mrs. Daniels. will also as
sist. as will the following debutantes
from navy circles: Miss Mary Gheen,
Miss Margaret Fechteler. Miss Katherine
Thesis. Miss Helen Kimmell. Miss Marie
Peary. and Miss Evelyn jackson, of Rich
mond, Va a cousin of Mrs. Daniels. who
has arrived to be her guest for some
time.
Mrs. Lane will receive from go and
will be assisted by Mrs. Francis New
lands, Mrs. Van Devanter. Mrs. Andreas
Jones. Mrs. Adolph Miller. Mrs. Charles
Stokes. Mrs. Hennen Jennings, Mrs
Charles Henry Butler, Mrs. James Har-
Ian, Miss Mary Morgan, Miss Sophy
Johnston, Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Miss
Alexander Ewing. Miss Ruth Noyes, Miss
Persis Coleman. Miss Leila Harrison.
earet Fechteler.
Mrs. Redfield will be assisted by Mrs
Charles S. Thomas, Mrs. John ]. Fitz-
gerald. Mrs. Edwin F. Sweet, Miss Sweet,
and Mrs. o. II. Tittmann.
Some of the Cabinet hostesses will be
ready for callers tomorrow afternoon at
2:So. but the majority will begin their
reception at 3 o'clock.
Among those receiving with Mrs. Clark
and Miss Clark today will be Mrs Will
lam Randolph Hearst Mrs. George Har-
vey, Mrs. James r. Mann, Mrs Harry
c. Woodward, Mrs. David Payne Hill,
Miss Katherine Hill. Miss Marie Peary,
Miss Marcia Murdoch, Miss Dorothy Har-
vey. Miss Madeleine Edison. Miss Helen
Cox. Miss Imogene Thomson, Miss Jean
Winter. Miss Agra Bennett, Miss Jean
Roberts, Miss Ruth Roberts, Miss Amy
Bennett, Dorothea owen. Laura Graves,
Eleanor Connolly, Alice Preston, Ruth
Patterson. ~