The Washington herald., 1914-02-25
Mrs. Dent Entertains

Mrs. S. Hubert Dent, wife of Represent
alive Dent, of Alabama, gave a charm
ing buffet luncheon yesterday at the
Rochsmbeau in compliment 10 Mrs. Wal
ter Field>McLallen, Of Indiana, and Mrs.
Fred Burgess. OF Burlington.
The luncheon was served in the large
reception room OF the Rochambeau, which
was decorated for the occasion with
palms ferns and quantities of yellow and
white spring blossoms. 4 huge basket
hlled with jonquils, yellow tulips, and
white hyacinths formed the table center
piece. and the candles had dainty yellow
elk shades.
Assisting Mrs. Dent were Mrs. Houston.
Mrs. Underwood, Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son. Mrs. Henry d. Clayton, Mrs Bank
head. Mrs. Charles C.McChord. Mrs. Jack
Beall, Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs. ID. L. Tate,
Mrs. A. L. Stavely. and Mrs. Schluter.
The guests were Mrs. Thomas Il.
Marshall. Mrs. William J. Bryan. Mrs.
George Sutherland. Mrs. salisbury, Mrs.
Thurston Ballard. Mrs. George T. Maryc.
Mrs. Houry. Mrs. Il. z. Hobson, Mrs.
William L. Marshall. Mrs. Elmer Black.
OF New York: Miss Flora Wilson. Mrs.
Thomas Il. Dunn. Mrs. Henry d. Fry,
Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Mrs. T. T. Ans
berry. Mrs. Walter Wells, Mrs. Mitchell
Palmer. Mrs. r. l. owen. Mrs. A. L.
Mills, Mrs. J. w. Folk. Mrs. J. z. os-
borne. Mrs. $ n. Jones. Mrs. W. T.
Dennis. Mrs. Ira c. Copley. Mrs. Samuel
Jones. Mrs. Swager Sherley, Mrs. Archi-
bald Hail. Mrs. Ainsworth, Mrs. Pearce,
Mrs. Efinger, Mrs. J. A. Hughes, Mrs.
William Brantley. Mrs. Walter Gordon,
Mrs. Davis. Mrs. +. G. Lowry. Mrs. Rufus
Hardy, Mrs. Cooper. Mrs. Posey. Mrs. J.
ID. Gatewood, Mrs. II. II. Bliss. Mrs. New
garden. Mrs. Phillip p. Campbell. Mrs. l.
T. Mann. Mrs. Walter Crosley, Mrs. Z. n
Campbell, and Mrs. johnson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beale r. Howard enter
tanned at a charming dance last night at
their residence in the Avenue of the
Presidents in compliment to their daugh-
ters. Miss Howard and Miss Margaret
Howard.
The rooms were attractively decorated,
and Boernstein's orchestra played the
latest dance music for the hesitation
waltz. the tango. and the half and
half" in which Washington society is
getting very proficient. A seated supper
was served later in the evening.
A distinguished audience filled the
New National Theater yesterday after
noon for the concert OF the PhiladeI-
phia Orchestra Miss Helen Woodrow
1sdDtlld hdbneT OC-
cupied the Presidential box. Mrs.
Thomas Marshall and Mrs. McLallen
were entertained by Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh in her box. Mrs. Marshall Field
had with her in her box Mrs. Hope
Slater and Mrs. George Howard. Mrs.
William /Crozier and Mrs. CalderoI.
Carlisle also entertained guests in
their boxes.
others present were: Mrs. James
Mcmillan, Mrs. Preston Gibson. Mrs.
Henry Cabot Lodge, Miss Aileen Bell,
Mrs. Preston Sands, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
mold Hague, Mrs. c. C. Glover, Miss
Lizzie Stevens. Mrs. Edward Mitchell.
Mrs. Buckner Randolph. Mrs. Albert
Beveridge, Miss Georgia Todd. Mrs. Al
fred E. Bates. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb,
Mime. Christian Hauge, Mrs. Thomas
c. Carter, and her sister. Mrs. Walker.
of Montana; Miss Katherine Brooks,
Miss Maitland Marshall, Mrs. Robert
Craig, Mrs. Salter, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Eustis, Miss Alma Ruggles. and Miss
Sophy Seibert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Field McLallen.
OF Indiana, who have been spending
February with the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall at the Shoreham, will re-
turn to their home Friday