The Washington times., 1914-03-17


lkv guest Of Mrs. John III. Bank
head, wife of Senator Bank
head Of Alabama, at a large st. Pat
rick's luncheon today in the New vii
lard
The luncheon, which was a buffet af
fair, was served at 80 o'clock in th'
Red Dining Room. Palms, ferns, ant
festoons of Southern smilax formed tn
chief decorations. with pink and whit
spring blossoms on the table. Mrs
Rankhead received her guests standing
before n screen of smilaX with hug,
Japanese basket filled with roses at on
side. Mrs. Bankhead and Mrs. JOIN
Miller Horton originally planned to Civ
the luncheon Jointly. but Mrs. HortUr
was detained in Buffalo on account o.
the illness of her sister.
Assisting Mrs. Bankhead in receiving
her guests were Miss Mamie Randolph
Heth, who took Mrs Horizons place, Mrs
James Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. Claude a
Swanson, Mrs. Robert L. Owen, Mrs
William Bailey Lamar. Mrs. Henry d,
Clayton, Mrs. S. Hubert Dent. jr., Mrs.
Eairchild. Mrs. Lambert, Mrs. Charles c,
McChord, Mrs. Benjamin Micou, Mrs.
Day, Mrs. Folk, Mrs. Joseph Thropp,
and Mrs. Reisinger.
The guests included Mrs. Bryan. Mrs.
Garrison, Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Nathan i.
Eryan, Mrs. Clarence Clark, Mrs d. u
Fletcher, Mrs. Gore, Mrs. William
Hughes, Mrs Ollie James, Mrs Charles
johnson. Mrs. ]. Hamilton Lewis, Mrs
McCumber, Mrs. Mclean, Mrs. Myers,
Mrs. MARITIME, Mrs. George L. Oliver,
Mrs. Overman- Mrs. Owen, Mrs. Key Fit
man, Mrs. Poindexter, Mrs. Ramsdell, Mrs.
Joe T. Robinson. Mrs. salisbury, Mrs.
Shields, Mrs. Shivsly, Mrs. Ellerson c.
Smith, Mrs. Stephenson, Mrs. Suther-
land, Mrs. Swanson, Mrs. Thomas ).
Walsh, Mrs. John Sharp Williams, Mrs.
oscar Underwood, Mrs. Blodgett, Mrs.
Matthews, Mrs. Downing, Mrs. Howry,
Mrs John Davis, Mrs. Micou, Mrs. Dent,
Mrs. James Hughes, Mrs Mills. Mrs.
Iucien Smith, Mrs. Charles Bartlett, Mrs.
Schluter, Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Brantley,
Mrs. Logan, Mrs. Tucker, Mrs. Jones, T.
Dewitt, Talmage, Mrs. Dunn Mrs.
Dennis, Mrs. Riker. Miss Flora Wilson,
Miss Fred Britten, Mrs. Folk, Mrs. Hoff-
man. Mrs. Daisy FitZhugh Ayres, Miss
Peacock, Mrs. Hannis Taylor, Mrs. Fair
child. Mrs. Charles c. McChord, Mrs.
Edward Campbell, Mrs. Theodore Hance
Tiller, Mrs. Richmond p. Hobson, Miss
Iosey, Mrs. Joseph Knowland, Mrs. Dix
on, Mrs. Nash, Mrs. Gudger, Mrs John
Shelton Williams. Mrs. Samuel Gordon
Graham, Mrs. David Jayne Hill, Mrs
Joseph Bailey, Mrs. Thomas Dunn, Mrs.
Stavely. Mrs. Kinkead. Mrs. Brenizer,
nhr Fall Ire Nc
Farland, Mrs. Long, Mrs. QuiroIlo, Mrs
Meredith. Mrs. Rust. Mrs. Britton Stone,
Mrs. William Fitzhugh Lee. Mrs Claxton,
Mrs. Archibald Oracle, Mrs. Ansberry,
Mrs. Livingston, Mrs. Black1non, Mrs.
Thropp. Mrs. woodward, Mrs. Pickett,
Mrs. Henry l.. Mann, Mrs. William r.
Reed. Mrs. Howard Hodgkins, Mrs.
Charles B. Smith, Mrs. Abercrombie.
Mrs. Bagley, the Misses Bagley, Miss
Eassett, Mime. Godoy, Mrs. Alden, Mrs.
Randolph Hopkins, Miss Hopkins, Airs.
Martin Littleton. Miss Stokes, Mrs. A.
Howard Clark, Mrs. Ewing, Mrs. Henry
J.. Mann, Mrs. Gillett Hill. and Mrs.
Thomas Jefferson Payne. Miss Elizabeth
seldom. Mrs. Reed, and Miss Alice Eeed,
of Richmond.
s.
Mrs. Thomas l.. Reilly, wife Of Con-
Gressman Reilly of Connecticut. is en-
tertaining at an auction party this
afternoon in the Driscoll. White sprins
blossoms and ferns form the decora-
tons, and the favors and prizes are
suggestive of st. Patrick.
The guests include Mrs. William,
hughes. Mrs. Eugene +. Kinkead ana
Mrs. Thomas J. ScuIly, of New Jersey;
Mrs. II. u. Foster. Mrs. Henry T.
.;ainey, and Mrs. James T. McDermotl,
of Illinois: Mrs. William =. Murray, or
Nassa chusetts: Mrs. Horace g. Waugh
an and Mrs. John IL Stephens, OF
Texas; Mrs. Edward w. Saunders. Viz
Eiria; Mrs. Frank L. Greene, Vermont:
Mrs. Samuel ". Beakes, Michigan;
Mrs. D. J. McGillicuddy. Maine: Mrs
James Wickershan. Alaska; Mrs. carr
Hayden, Arizona; Mrs. +. r. BathricK,
Ohio; Miss Katherine Holland, OF Bos-
ton; Mrs. George II. O'Connor. Mrs
Charles T. Felter. Mrs. Fred Dcnnet,
Miss Marie Higgins, Mrs u 9. Shea
and Mrs. J. J. Kilroy. Of WASHINGTON.
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Mrs. James A. Reed. wife of Senator
Reed of Missouri. was hostess at a
st Patricks luncheon party today in
her home in Biltmore street in compli-
Inent 10 Miss Mabel Stone. daughter of
Senator and Mrs. William J. Stone of
Missouri
Ferns and white blossoms formed the
table decorations and little green ia
vors marked the places.
The guests were Mrs. Shackleford,
Mrs. Bentley Hughes, Miss Hughes.
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