Evening star., 1914-02-10
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
CONGRESSIONAL RECEPTION AT
WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
Give Brilliant Party-Lunch-
eons-Dinners-Notes.

The congressional reception will be held
by President and Mrs. Wilson tonight.
1t is the third of the state receptions
or the winter. The last of the series
| which is in honor of the army and navy
will take place Tuesday evening, E'ebru-
AIRY n
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
welcomed several hundred guests at their
| ehifd reception and dance last night. 1t
was helo at the Shoreham. where the
roseroom, the ballroom and supper room
were thronSed by Il brilliant gathering.
Official diplomatic and resident society
was delightfully."- represented. The rooms
were adorned with blooming plants. two
orchestras played and the occasion was
Charming in every respect.
Mrs Marshall was gowned in Wis
taria satin. the overdress OF lace and the
bodice ornamented with rhinestones.
Mrs. Walter Field McLallen of Column
ola City, Ind, who with Mr.. McLa1len
are guests Of the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall this month, received with her
hosts at the reception for most of the
evening. She was superbly gowned In
black net, embroidered and beaded with
crystals.
Assisting the host and hostess were
Senator and Mrs. Swanson. Senator and
Mrs. Thomas. Senator and Mrs. Nc
Cumber. Representative and Mrs Fair
enid. Representative and Mrs. Lathrop
Brown. Representative and Mrs. Hubert
Dent, the assistant secretary of war
and Mrs Breckenridge. Cen. and Mrs.
James B. Aleshire, Judge and Mrs Will
liam Bailey Lamar. Mrs. Thomas f.
Walsh, Mrs. Brent, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Wallace. Miss Harlan. and DR.. c. d.
Walcott. The young people assisting in
cuded The Misses Wilson. Miss Bones,
Miss Genevieve Clark. Miss Maitland
Marshall. the Misses Burleson. Misses
Agnes and Mary Wilson. Miss Helen
McCumber. Miss Nancy Johnson, Miss
Ruth Hitchcock. Miss Laura Johns. Miss
Katherine Overman the Misses de Pena,
Miss Lefevre. Miss Callie Hoke Smith,
Miss Margaret McChord. Miss Sallie
Williams. Miss Clara Dixon. Miss Lucy
Virginia Gordon and Ensign and Mrs
Aston r. Simpson.
The Secretary of War and Mrs Carl
SON entertained at dinner last night in
compliment to the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Bryan. The other guests were the
Postmaster General and Mrs. Burleson,
the assistant secretary of war and Mrs.
Burton Harrison. Mrs Alfred E. Bates.
Gen. and Mrs. Albert l. Mills, Senator
and Mrs. Thomas. the Attorney General
and Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin G. Pashus
of New York.
The Misses Moore. daughters of the
counselor of the State Department, and
Mrs. John Bassett Moore entertained at
dinner last night in compliment to their
house guest. Miss Janet Tilletson Mont
gomery Of New York. Ensign Alison r.
Simpson. L. S. n. and Mrs Simpson
chaperoned the party. which included
Miss Eleanor Wilson. Mile. Van Rappard.
Miss Sopay Johnston. Mr.. Stedman
Hanas. Mr.. Schmolc!l of the Netherlands
legation, Mr.. Johannessen of the Nor
wegian legation. Baron de Magell of the
Netherlands legation. Baron Kurt Won
Lersner of the German embassy and Mr..
Mrs. Henry +. Dimock entertained at
dinner last night in compliment to the
German ambassador and Countess Won
Bernstorff- The other guests We're Sena-
tor and Mrs. Swanson, Senator and Mrs
Weeks. Senator Hoke Smith. MIR and
Mrs. Colvi,ie Barclay of the British en-
bassy, Gen. and Mrs. Charles F'itzhugh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lincoln. Prof and
Mrs. Sloane of New York, Gen. S. N. b.
James Miller of New York, Mrs. Francis
II. Leggett of New York. Mrs Edward
X. Rowland, DR.. Charles D. WaIcott. Mr.
Hilary Herbert, Mr.. William Phelps Emo,
and the counselor of the Italian embassy
and Nine. Catalani.
Senator and Mrs. Willard Salisbury
had dining with them last night Senator
Martin. Senator and Mrs. Kern, Senator
and Mrs. Ponereae. Senator and Mrs
and Mrs. Pittman, Senator and Mrs. Nor
ris Sheppard. Senator and Mrs. Shafroth,
Senator and Mrs. Walsh, and Mrs.
Charles Carroll Walcutt
Mrs. Bryan, wife Of the Secretary of
State. will have Miss Agnes Wilson re-
celvinS with her tomorrow afternoon.
a luncheon in honor of Mrs Marshall
was given by Miss Flora Wilson in the
red room of the New Willard today.
Sweet peas and roses. carrying out a
color scheme of pink. adorned the table
An orchestra played popular airs during
the luncheon. Invited to meet Mrs. Mar
shall We're Mrs. David Houston. Mrs
Claude Swanson. Mrs Shields. Mrs.
FRANKLIN MacVeagh. Mrs. McLallen,
house guest of Mrs. Marshall; Mrs Ira
G. Copley. Mrs. David jayne Hill. Mrs.
William Bailey Lamar. Mrs. Isaac T.
Mann, Mrs. J. J. Richardson, Mrs. Ben
jamin Micou, Mrs. Charles c. Matthews,
Mrs. Perry Heath. Mrs. Louis Bennett.
Mrs. De Witt Talmage. Mrs Delos Blod-
gett. Mrs. Logan Waller Page, Miss Nam
nie Heth. Mrs. Boyden of Beverly, Mass,
house gues; of Mrs Houston; Mrs. Fran
els II. Leggett of London, Mrs Henry
fieistand, Mrs. w. Q. Harts, Mrs Shuey,
Miss Amaryliis Gillette. Miss Mary Tenn
pie and Miss Elmer Black of New York
Mrs Beale r. Howard entertained at a
small informal dance last night. Mrs.
Howard will not receive tomorrow, but
will be at home Wednesday, February Is.
Mrs. S. c. Heald and her children
Catherine and Fanny, are at Palm Beach,
Fla, to spend several months
The nurses home Of Providence Hos
pital was the scene Of much enjoyment
Thursday evening last, when the inter
Glorious Hair