The Washington times., 1915-12-11

furnish the music. Luncheon will be
/ served from L to o'clock tea from /
to 6, and there will be refre shments in
the evening-all at moderate prices.
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, daughter of
the Secretary of Commerce. has do
mated n collection of curious and at
tractivo articles made of coal ground
! and compressed. They include ink
were made in Pennsylvania. Another in
tcresting feature of the sale will be a
curious quilt made in pilgrim days and
handed down for generations; and there
also will be n complete line of dolls and
Christmas gifts. Mrs. Logan Tucker IS
chairman OF the committee on arrange
ments.
The Assistant Secretary Of Asricul-
ture and Mrs. Carl Nr) oman. MiC are
now settled in the residence at the cor
ner of I and Eighteenth streets. which
they recently leased. maugurated their
hosptalitiCs for the season last night
with n dinner in compliment to the Sec
retary Of Agriculture and Mrs. IIous-
ton. Their guests TO meet them were
Senator and Mrs. Swanson. Mrs. }.
Hamilton Lewis. Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. Malburn. the
surgeon general of the army and Mrs
GCrgas. Lewis Stevenson, secretary of
state of Illinois; Charles r. Crane. of
New York: Miss Julia Hodge, of Gloom
inGton. ILL. and Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Crane. Sd.
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Mrs. Christian Hemmick has gone to
Boston to superintend the rehearsing of
her balIet ''IEcole en- crinoline which
Nine. Pavlowa and her Imperial Ballet
Russo will present in Washington next
Saturday afternoon in connection with
| the performance of the Boston Grand
Opera Company.
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene. the new presi-
dent of the Congressional Club. received
yesterday afternoon at the :irst social
! meeting of the season. She vas assist
ed by the members OF tn: executive
made an address on Our National
Parks" and former Vice President
Fairbanks. who is guest of Mr. and
| Mrs. John w. Foster. also addressed the
club informally. Tea was served at the
conclusion of the addresses. Mrs. Cim-
| Minis. of Iowa. and Mrs Reed. of Mis-
souri. ro'rinS.
Miss Helen Cannon. daughter of the
former Speaker. and Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth. formerly Miss Alice Roose-
velt returned to the Congressional set
| by this Congress, each held a separate
! reception of her own. while Mrs. Fred
crIck II. Gillett was. present at the
club in her new official capacity for the
| first time.
| Mrs. Richard Wainwright, wife Of
\ Rear Admiral Wainwright will give a
guests to the Congressional tnion for
| Woman Suffrage The dinner will be at
| the convention headquarters, the Little
White House." OH Madison place.
| Miss Zona Gale. of Wisconsin, will be
| toastmistress, and the speakers will be
| Mrs. Crystal Eastman Benedict. Miss
Janet Richards. Miss Alice Carpenter,
Frank Walsh. and Frederick c. Howe,
| of New York.
| Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley has arranged a
reccpti/n Sunday evening at the Little
| White House." convention Headquarters
of the Congressional Union for Woman
| Suffrage. for delegates and visitors to
| the reception
| Hostesses on that occa sion, in addition
to Mrs. Wiley, will be Mrs. Robert NJ.
| ] n Toilette. Mrs. Wendell =. Stafford,
| Mrs. George Rublee. Mrs. I. l.. Ames,
| Miss J. G. Kclton. Miss S. Is. Gushing
| and Miss Able L. Pierce.
Miss Lucille Nola. of New York, will
| entertain the guests with songs. and
| among the speakers will be Mrs. John
| Rogers. jr., of New York; Miss Janet
| Richards, and Miss Lucy Burns.
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| Mmc. Blanche De Rault will address
| the club of Colonial Danes on Mon
| day. December Il, at $3.50 o'clock. Nine
| De Rault. who is well known. beth II
this country and in Europe. is gifted
| speaker and "A member of tAcademie
| Franchise. Her subject will be Ihe