The Washington times., 1915-12-28
ttenlS, Of Interest and lmpor-
tsnee Of Past sPytssnt, and
FIXTURE Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.


Hospitalitles of today arranged for
the Delegates to the Second Pan
American Scientific Congress:
Luncheon rendered by the Sccre-
tary OF State to the official delegates
Of the Congress at 1923 Eighteenth
street.
Hosts for private dinners are:
ta) Senator and Mrs. James w.
WadswoFth. 500 Sixteenth street.
(b) Assistant Secretary of state
and Mrs. William Phillips. 1855 L
street
(e1 Governor Of the Federal Re
serve Board and Mrs. Charles Ham
lin. 1915 Massachusetts avenue.
(d) Madame Hauge, 2349 Massa-
chusetts avenue.
(el Mrs. Samuel Spencer 9O12 Mas
sachusetts avenue.
% Mrs. John b. Henderson. Six
teenth street and Florida avenue.
(gl Commissioner of Patents and
Mrs. Thomas Ewing 1907 H street.
Reception rendered by Mrs. Robert
w, Patterson, Is Dupont circle. at
$50 p. m.
The members of Section TX will be
guests OF the American Economic
Association and American Historical
Association at joint meeting at
n. m.
The Secretary Of state was host to-
day for half of the official delegates to
the Pan-American Scientific Congress,
entertaining at his residence in Eight
eenth street Tomorrow he will enter
tain again in compliment to the remain
ing delegates.
Judge George Gray. chairman of the
United States delegation; John Barrett,
director, general of the Pan-American
Intoni Senator William ]. Stone, GAr.
John w. Foster, DR.. Ernesto Quesada,
DR.. Juan B. An1brosetti. Emilio E. Da-
sassan, DIR. Cristobal Hicken, Rear Ad-
miral Juan A. Martin, Engineer Austin
Mereau, r. DR.. Ricardo Sarmiento Las
Domicto da sGana, ambassador from
Brazil in the 70 nited States Dr. Tulio,
0spina, Or. Eduardo Rodriguez Nineres,
DR.: Galixto Torres Unana, DR.. PlDtnor
j. Eder, of Colombia; DR.. Carlos Manuel
de CeBpedes, minister OF Cuba in the
United States, and Nine. de Cespedes:
Or. Artstides Agramonte. accompanied
by his wife. 8 81,
tos Fernandez, DR.. Juan de Dios Garcia
Kohly, minister Of Cuba in The Hague;
DIR. Juan GulteraS, Mariana Gutierrez
IanEa, Df. Mario Lebredo. Dr. Luis
Montaile1 Dr. Fernando Sanchez de
Fuentes, Dr Luis A. ,Beralt wife and
two daughters; Simon Sarasota. DR..
Noises a. Vieites, Ingenicre Jose Ramon
Nillalon, jose Carlos Millas y Herman
dez, ana Jose Comallonga, all of Cuba.
Don Gonzale $. Cordoya. Miguel Al
Firrnin, Charles. Mathon, OF Haiti;
Pedro F. CiIadro, jr., DR.. Damaso
Rivas. Or. tPesiderio Roman. Of Mic
tiugiiSri, OF Paraguay; DR.. Rafael Zal-
divar. minister Of FL Salvador in the
United States, and pr. Rafael Guirola,
Of Salvador.
Mrs. Robert w. Patterson will enter
tain some three hundred guests at a
reception this evening at her residence
in Dupont circle. whom the guests OF
honor will be the official delegates to the
Pan-AnIericah Congress-. The house will
be elaboratelY decorated. a stringed
orchestra will play during the evening.
and Mrs. Patterson has invited a repre-
sentative gathering Of diplomatic ofhcial
and resident society to meet the guests
Of honor. The hostess will be assisted
In receiving by her daughter. Countess
GlzYcka. .t.....,
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth and Mrs Samuel Spencer, VINO
are amons those giving dinners this
gates. will also entertain guests at din
ner tomorrow evening.
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Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Covile will
entertain at tea this afternoon at their
residence 1886 California street, i'm com
nliruent TO their debutante daughter
MISS Katherine Coville Mr., Coy'lie is
y scientist and president OF the COSMOS
r'luL. and 1t IL with tho scientific con-
t'ngent in Washi1Gton that his dauRh-
tor has been affiliated. Mrs. Coville and
her daughter will receive together. the
dchptante wearing a modish gown % nt
yer and crystal. The skirt Is flonnced
vIth Georgettc crepe embroidered in
SNYer and GeorSotte crepe is used about
,hc nc dice. She will carry an armful OF
mn; roscs Mrs. CoYille will wear
costume OF black net em:TGiaercd in
silver and built over foundation Of
peacock blue.
with, palms and Southern smllaX. The
drawing room Is = ve"ltablH. 5ow?F. the
Cutire ceiling being covered with fcs-
t1ons of sfnilaN. and against the green
background are placed the scores OF
way Is screened with ferns and palms,
quantities of featherv ferns bank the
mantelsh and the decorations On the tea
table are particularly ORIGINAL, Instead
Of the usual fowers thore will be a
mound OF croton plants, forming a col
srful canterpiece, and arranged about
particularly dne new specimen OF the
plant, which the hOrticu!turist who pro-
Gucad It has named for Miss Coville.
Mrs. David Franklin Houston. Mrs.
Gilbert Grosvenor. and Miss Mabel
Grandin will nreGide at the tea table;
Mrs. G. Hart Merriam. Mrs. Whitman
Cross. Mrs. Marcus Baker, and Miss
Elizabeth MCMastcr viii assist @nd the
girls in tho receiving nartY will be Miss
lois Roeside. Miss Ellen Hayes. Miss
Tenaidn Merriam. Miss Dorothy Den
nett. Miss katherine Drain. and Miss
Martha Rose.
An informal SUPPER party and dance
for the young people OF the receiving
party will follow the reception.
Mrs, William f. Draper and her
daughter. Miss Margaret Draper, will
entertain about 200 guests at a dance
tonight at their residence in X street,
American Beauty roses, Southern snii-
lax aud Australian ferns will form the
decorations In the ball room and
throIehout the first floor. The arches
VIII be hung with the smilax and rib
hons OF the rich shade of the roses.
supper win be served at midnight at
small tables, each adorned with an at
tractiVe centorpiece OF Richmond roses
and Kewpie dolls artistically arranged.
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The FFiehds Alumni Association met
on Monday afternoon at o'clock with
the president Lawrence Baker, in -the
chair The following new officers were
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