The Washington herald., 1914-03-10
SOCIETY
BY NATALIE SUMNER LINCOLN.
White House Dinner

\ The President was host last night at a
dinner at the White House Miss Mar
garet Wilson took her mothers place. as
Mrs. Wilson Is still confined to her room
with a cold.
L The handsomely appointed table in the
State Dining-room was profusely decorat-
Jed with yellow tulips and maidenhair
y ferns.
The company included:
Il The President and Miss Wilson.
Representative and Mrs. Oscar w. Un-
derwood.
II Representative and Mrs Carter Glass.
Representative and Mrs. Swager Sherley.
Representative and Mrs A. Mitchell
Palmer.
The Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs Breckenridge.
The Chief Of StafY Of the army
Hon. Frank p. Walsh.
Hon. and Mrs. Joseph z. Davies.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William II.
Marshall \
Mr.. and Mrs. T. W. Gregory.
Mr.. and-Mr John A. wilson.
Miss Ruth Hall.
Miss Eleanor Wilson.
Miss Helen W. Bones
Miss Isabella L. Hagper.
DIR. Cary T. Grayson>
Lieut.. Beverly c. Dunn.
Senator and Mrs. Willard Salisbury. of
Delaware, entertained at dinner last
night at their residence in r street. Their
guests were Senator Brandegee, OF Con-
necticut: the Assistant Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, the
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Graham the Counselor Of the British
1 Embassy and Mrs. Colville Barclay Mr.
and Mrs. John Bassett Moore. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Gaff. Judge and Mrs. Will
lam Bailey Lamar, Miss Annie Wheeler
of Alabama Miss Emily BisseIl, of
Wilmington. Del. and Mr.. W. J. Harris,
Director OF the Census.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs
William c. Redeld will leave Washing
ton on Friday for California where they
will spend the next three weeks
Former Governor Folk OF Missouri, now
chief counsel Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. and Mrs. Folk enter
tained the Interstate Commerce Commls-
sioners and their wives at dinner last
evening Monday in the Presidential
suite Of the New Willard Hotel.
The guests were. Mr.. Commissioner
and Mrs. Clark, Mr.. Commissioner and
Mrs McChord. Mr.. Commissioner and
Mrs. Harlan. Mr.. Commissioner and Mrs
Clements. Mr.. Commissioner and Mrs
Meyer. Mr.. Director and Mrs. Prouty,
The new Minister of Persia. Mihdi
Khan. has arrived i'm Washington and is
stopping at the Raleigh
Representative and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry entertained at dinner last night
at their residence in Massachusetts ave-
nue.. Covers were laid for twenty four.
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall will be the
guest of honor at a luncheon today given
by Mrs. William J. Pettus at her Con-
nect'cut avenue residence.
!, The Vice President and Mrs. Thomas
r Marshall will leave Washington on
Friday for the Virginia Hot Springs
where they will spend Sunday. Next
Saturday is the birthday anniversary of
the Vice President and the trip Is in
celebration of that happy event
Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith will give
a dance IN compliment to their debut
tante daughter. Miss Calhe Hoke Smith,
on Monday evening. March q.
ViscOuntess Benoist day, wife of the
naval attache Of the French Embassy,
will give a costume dance at the Play
house on Saturday evening.
Il Viscountess day has always taken a
during her residence at the National
Capital, and her entertainments are both
unique and delightful
Miss Mary Temple leaves Washington
today for her home in Knoxville. Tenn
She will return TO Washington at Easter
The Secretary of War and Mrs Garri-
son were Che guests OF homer at thea
ter party last night given by Miss Caro-
lyn Wells. the clever novelist. to see THE
Maids OF Athens at the Belasco Theater
for which Miss Wells wrote the libretto
Mrs. John 4. Logan gave an informal
dinner last night in compliment to her
house guests, the Misses Grumbrecht
of New York. later taking her guests to
the thcater.
Hr. and Mrs. Jose Z. CIeaves. of New
York. are guests at the Hotel Powhatan
for n few days.
Mr. ana Mrs. A. r. Strong. of Column
bus. Ohio. arrived in the city on Satur-
day and will be at the Hotel Powhatan
during their stay.
| A tea-dance will be given for the bene-
fit of the day nursery Of the Provi-
dence Hospital at Rauscher's on Satur-
day afternoon, March 3.