The Washington herald., 1914-12-12
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The international cotton reception given
by the Southern Society last night was
one of the most brilliant events OF the
| season. BY far the most distinguished
gathering Of Washington people brought
together this season was present in the
Pan-American Building, which is gener-
ally agreed to be Washington's most
beautiful edifice. The interior, which IL
skilIfuIly devised to produce the Illusion
OF a forest with live parrots and other
tropical birds TO heighten the effect, was
profusely decorated with cotton and cot
ton bolls.
The following members OF the Southern
Society were on the receiving line: Claude
N. Bennett, president Of the society;
the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Bryan
the Secretary of the Navy and vice presi-
dent of the society and Mrs. Daniels:
Senator Duncan L. Fletcher, Of Florida,
president Of the Southern Commercial
Congress, and MFs. Duncan L. Fletcher,
president of the Congressional Club; Sen
ator Joseph E. RansdelI.. of Louisiana,
president of the National Rivers and
Harbors Congress, and Mrs. Joseph f.
Ransdell,. treasurer general Daughters OF
American Revolution; Gen. William c.
Gorgas, Surgeon General United States
Army, and Mrs. Gorgas; Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith. president United Daugh-
ters Of the COnfederaCy, District Of Co
lumbia, and Capt. c. c. Calhoun. chair
man executive committee Southern So
ciety.
Presentations were made by DR.. Clar-
ence J. Owens, secretary Of the Southern
Society Of Washington
The following members Of the Diplo-
matte Corps in Washington were present:
The Italian Ambassador, the Japanese
Ambassador and Viscountess Chinda, the
Spanish Ambassador and Mime. de Riano,
the Minister of the Dominican Repub-
lie, the Minister Of Guatemala, the Min
lister OF Portugal, the Minister Of Costa
Rica, the Bolivian Minister and Mime.
Calderon, Miss Calderon.~ the Minister Of
Nicaragua, the Minister of Uruguay and
Nine. de Pena, the Misses de Pena, Mr..
Hugo V. de Pena, the Minister of Nor
way and Mrs. Bryan. the Minister Of Nene-
Zuela. the Swiss Minister and Nine. Rit-
ter the Minister of Denmark. Mr.. Pinil-
la. secretary of the Bolivian Legation;
Mr.. Lefevre. secretary OF the Panama
Legation: Miss Lefevre. Mr.. de Vascin-
cellos. commercial attaChe OF the Brazil
ian Embassy: Mr.. Borghetti, counselor.
Italian Embassy: Mr.. ChuriOn. first sec
retary. Venezuela legation; Capt. More
irO, naval attache; Brazilian Embassy:
Mr.. MeZa. secretary, Legation Of Saliva
dor: Mr.. Ohta. third secretary. japanese
E4UludsSNs MI. SdllO, dlldClts JdFoi4GS"
Embassy; Mr. Iwate. attache, japanese
Embassy; Mr.. and Mime. Purnasiri. at
taChe. Siamese Legation; Col. and Nine.
de Crcullu, military attache. Spanish En-
bassy: Mr.. CeccatO, commercial attaChe.
Italian Embassy: Mr.. AnCiZar, secretary.
Colombian Legation: Mr.. Japy. third sec
retary. French Embassy; the Charge
d 'Affaires Of Persia and Nine. Ali Kuh
Khan. Miss Behjates-Sultaneh. the Chi
nese Minister and Nine. Shah. Miss Shah.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yung Kwai. the Minister
Of Honduras Mr.. Yih, Chinese Legation;
DIR. Carl p HulsCher swiss Legation.
The following members OF the Supreme
Court were present: Associate Justice and
Mrs. Lamar. Associate Justice and Mrs.
Holmes, Associate Justice and Mrs.
Hughes, Associate Justice and Mrs. Nc
Kenna, Associate Justice Reynolds. Chief
Justice and Mrs. Shepard and Chief JUS
tice and Mrs. COvington.
Besides the Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Bryan and the Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs Daniels. who were receiving. the
following members of the Cabinet were
present: The Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory. the Postmaster General and Mrs.
BurlesOn, the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Garrison and Miss McAdOo.
Others present at the ball were: Mr.
and Mrs Edward Brown. the Misses
Brown. Claude y. Bennett. Mrs. Eu-
genia p Bennett Or. and Mrs. Clarence
J. Owens Capt. c. c. Calhoun. Daniel b.
Mrs Harriet T. Graves. Mr..
Harriet p. Tubbs. Mrs. Maude Howell
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. II. F. Cary. Miss
Katherine S"riven. Judge and Mrs. ..
NJ Barber Miss FLSke. Mr.. Johannessen,
Mr. and Mrs. Charles z. Stewart: Gen
and Mrs Mills. Mr.. and Mrs David L.
Selke. Gen. Scriven. Miss SCriven. Mr..
and Mrs. \. 5. Lanier. DR.. s E. Nun
caster Maj Gen. and Mrs. Barnett. Mr..
and Mrs Charles :. HamIin, Mr.. and
Mrs Works. Representative and Mrs.
Edward Gilmore. Mrs. Clara C. Crump-
ton. Mrs. James NewcOmb Davis. Mr..
and Mrs Messenger. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
NJ Warburg. Mr. Nathaniel Worley.
Surg Gen. and Mrs. GOrgas, Mr.. and
Mrs Morris L. CroXall. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles c. McChord. Col Lauchheimer,
Mrs. William Henry Beck. Senator and
Mrs Shields. ]. C Hemphill. Mr.. and
Mrs Gus J. Karger. Miss Karger, Rear
and Mrs. Fiske. Senator W. l..
Jones. the Third Assistant Postmaster
General. Mrs. Daisy FitZhugh Ayres. Mr.. |
and Mrs Franklin d. Roosevelt. Mr.. and
Mrs. MCCumber. Miss McCumber, Mr..
SChuette. Grig. Gen. and Mrs. MacomO. /
Miss Clara L. Smith. Judge and Mrs
fIowry, Mr.. and Mrs. Guild Lincoln; DR. /
and Mrs. Harry Hunt, Representative |
Daniel J. Griffin
Miss Carroll. Capt. Commandant and |