Evening star., 1915-02-13
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Congressional Club Members Attend
Today's Annual Break
fast.
Bridge and Tea Dance for Charity.
Other Parties-Days
at Home.

Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher, the retiring
president Of the Congressional Club.
presided today at the annual break
fast Of the club which was given at
Rauscher's and attended by more than
one hundred members. The decora-
tions were in keeping with the eve
of st. Valentines day. The menu cards
and programs formed booklet in
heart shape, with red cords tying it
together.
| At the honor table were seated Mrs.
Duncan U. Fletcher, Mrs. Thomas R.
Marshall, Mrs. Frank o. Briggs, Mrs.
William Jennings Bryan, Mrs. Lindley
Garrison, Mrs. Thomas Gore, Mrs.
Henry a. Cooper, Miss Agnes Wilson,
Mrs. Lemuel Padgett, Mrs. James T.
Lloyd, Mrs. Horace Towner. Mrs. Fred
Joseph R. Knowland. Mrs. Joseph
Byrns and Mrs. william Francis.
| The hostesses were Mrs. Isaac Ste
phenson, Mrs. Charles Bartlett, Mrs.
hill. Mrs. Everis A. Hayes, Mrs. James
Gudger, Mrs. Solomon Prouty. Mrs.
H. H. Seldomridge, Mrs. John Peterson,
Mrs. Peter Ten Eyck. Mrs. Anderson
Walters and Mrs. William Calder.
Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher made an ad-
dress of welcome and Mrs. Joseph Rus
sell Knowland was toastmistress. The
toasts and those responding we're:
Our President" Mrs. Frank Q: Briggs:
And He Went Out, Not Knowing
Whittier He Went" Mrs. John F. Shat
roth: Our New Home" Mrs. Andrew
Henry r. Rainey. and st. Valentine"
Mrs. Everis A. Hayes. Vocal selections
by Mrs. Lenore Sherwood were also en-
5oyed.
Mrs Josephus Daniels was the guest
of honor at luncheon today with Mrs.
L c. T. Hutchins, wife of Rear Admiral
Hutchins. as hostess.
Miss Aileen Roach, who has been stay
| fng here at the home of Senator
and Mrs. McCumber. returned to
| Baltimore today. accompanied by
Miss Helen McCumber. who will be her
guest for several days, and for whom
several entertainments have been
planned. Miss McCumber will be among
the out-of-town guests at the Bach
elors' cotillon Monday night.
Mrs Charles Warren entertained at a
Miss Gregory. daughter of the Attorney
General The other guests were Mrs.
Freeman Day, Mrs. Thurlow NJ. Gordon.
Mrs. Rankin. Miss salIie Williams, Miss
O'Gorrnan. Miss Eleanor Connolly, Miss
Graham and Miss Campbell.
Miss Louise Clark will give a luncheon
next Tuesday In honor of her guest, Miss
Gensheimer Of Erie. Pa, who will arrive
tomorrow, and Miss Sophy Bispham of
Philadelphia. Miss Dorothy Mason's
guest,
Miss Mason will entertain at a card
party next Thursday afternoon for Miss
Bispham and Miss Gensheimer..
Mrs. Walter Tuckerman will be hos
! tess today at the tea dance at the Fen
GERS Club. Mrs. Franklin K. Lane,
Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard, Mrs. Urcullu,
Mrs. Charles S. Hamline and Mrs Paul
others assisting will be: Mrs. Fred
erick Atherton. Mrs. Victor Cushman,
| Mrs. Thomas Riggs, Miss Marian Oil
yer. Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman. Mrs.
! Howard Fisk Chapman and Mrs. Wal
Maj. C. f. Koerper and his little son
are staying with his mother, Mrs. E.
A. Koerper, at the Woodley.
| Miss Kate Gordon is today the guest
of Mrs. B. b. Valentine in Richmond,
| and will address mass meeting in
that city tonight She will return to
Washington tomorrow to remain
throughout the week.
| Mrs. Harry L. Rust Of Cleveland Park
| is entertaining this afternoon at a large
reception and dance at the Washing
ton Club. in compliment to Mrs. Will
liam Ruffin Cox, honorary president
general of the National Society of Co
lonial Danes. Receiving also with the
and Mrs. Ethelbert Talbot, wife Of
Bishop Talbot. Mrs. Lane, Mrs. w. H
Wilmer. Mrs. George Porter and Mrs.
w. X. Carr will be at the tea table.
include Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. Claude
Swanson. Mrs. Folk. Mrs. Bberle, Mrs.
Knapp, Mrs. Eliphalet Andrews. Mrs
C. C. Marbury and Mrs. Riley Gordon
| of New York.
| Mrs. wickliffe Rose gave a luncheon
today in honor of Mrs. Cole of Nash
vile, Tenn.
Mrs. Albert L. Mills gave a pretty
luncheon today at which her guests
were Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins,
Mrs. Francis S. Nash, Mrs. Samuel
Reber. Mrs. Ralph Hills. Mrs; :.., william Liam
Margaret Hill and Mrs. Charles W.
| Richardson.
Friends of Mrs. Jean Cabell O'Neill
will regret the total loss by fire of
her cottage at Arundel-on-the-B Bay,
Md, where she has recently lived with
her mother, Mrs. Jane Henry Meredith
Van Zandt, who died last week: Mrs.
OrNeill is staying with her only sis
ter. Mrs. Edwin Lee Morgan. at the
Plaza, Washington Circle, until she
sails for Paris, France, February 70.
| Rt Rev. and Mrs. Ethelbert Talbot OF
Bethlehem, Pa, are the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. Robert Talbot, s20 23d street
northwest.
Cornelius Ford, the public printer.
and Mrs. Ford celebrated the twenty.
fifth anniversary Of their wedding last
evening at their home, 1110 East Cap
titol street. About fifty friends. includ.
ing the heads Of various divisions OF
the government printing Office. were
lpresent. A number of friends from New
Jersey were also present.
A large number of gifts of silver
were presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Ford.
In addition to the congratulations ex-
tended to the couple by those who at
TENDED the celebration, about thirty
kilograms were received from various
lparts Of the country.
A program of music was given dur
ling the evening and supper was served.
decorations consisted Of palms, ferns
land cut flowers.
lHoboken. N. J. Before her marriage
Mrs. Ford was Miss Katherine OBrten.
IThey have nine children. all Of whom
were present last evening. These are
the baby. Inez: Misses Martha, Anna,
virginia and Mary Ford and Charles.
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