Evening star., 1915-01-19
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Congressional Club to Honor the
Vice President and
Wife.
Recent Pleasing Happenings Here
and Elsewhere-Days
at Home.

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with the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall at the reception in their honor
The clubhouse has been elaborated,
decorated for the event Mrs Gore will
also be of the receiving party.
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott is entertaining
at small tea today in compliment t
members of the D. A. r. Her assistant
Tor the afternoon will include Mrs. AL
bert %. Cummins. Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son, Mrs. Morris Sheppard Mrs J, Ham
ilton Lewis and Mrs. Charles F. John
son. Mrs. Donald Mclean. a forme,
president general. who is here on
visit, will be among Mrs. Scotts guests
Senator and Mrs; RansdeIl of Louis
lana entertained at dinner last evening
In honor of Mrs. William Cumming
Story. president general of the d. A
r.. and among the guests to meet hel
were Mrs. George T. Smallwood, vic'
president general of the District O.
Columbia: Mrs. Frank F. Greenawalt
regent of the District of Columbia: Mrs
Samuel Spencer, chairman of building
and grounds committee, D. A. R., ant
president Of the Society of Colonia
Danes of the District Of Columbia
Miss Florence G. Finch of New York
chairman of the magazine committee
D. A. r., and Miss Lillian Louise Pow
ell of Louisiana. After dinner the hos
and hostess and their guests attended
the Patriots Memorial Chapter dance.
Mrs. Gregory, wife of the Attorney
General. will receive tomorrow. to 6.
Mrs. Henry Churchhill Cook and he,
sister. Miss Mayer. 1925 Calvert street
will be at homo Friday afternoon, Jan.
uary %. from to 6.
Lieut.. c. H. Wells, U. s. NJ. c., and
Mrs. Wells are stopping at the Wood
| ley. Lieut. Wells is at present or
leave, having just returned from sante
Domingo.
An interesting dance last night was
the second Georgetown assembly al
Mrs. Fulton Lewis and Miss Matthews
received for the committee. the mem
bers of which are DR.. Louis Mackall
Mr.. Henry ]. Matthews. Mr.. Edmund
Talcott. Mr.. John Blake Gordon and
Mr.. Basil Boteler. The next assembly
will be Monday, February Is.
| Mrs. Beale R. Howard and the Misses
Howard will not be at home tomorrow
but will receive the two following
Wednesdays.
| Col and Mrs. Robert n. Harper en-
| tertained last evening at a box party
at the Belasco, followed by a supper at
Miss Helen Smith of Indiana, who Is
the house guest of Mrs. William A. Cul-
lop.
Mrs. Byron s. Adams will entertain
at auction bridge tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs S. NJ. Miller, Mrs. William B.
Greene Mrs. William Gaddes, Mrs.
Alexander G. Bentley and Mrs. Perry
Mrs. Adams. Miss Marie Adams and
Miss Byrne will receive informally the
two remaining Fridays of this month
from $3.50 to $50 o'clock.
Miss Lutz and Miss Gertrude Lutz,
l2219 California street. will not receive
lin January but will be at home Thurs
days, February and IL.
| Mrs A. Barnes Hooe will not observe
her Wednesdays at home until Febru-
ary.
Mrs George Carroll Todd, wife of the
assistant to the Attorney General. will
receive tomorrow and the remaining
Wednesdays during the season at 1916
Lamont street.
| DR.. and Mrs. Alfred r. Grain of New
York city are visiting Maj. and Mrs.
John H. Russell on De Sales place. Mrs
Grain is a sister of Maj. Russell and a
| former resident of Washington
Mrs. Deming Jarvis, who for several
years has been living at her estate at
Dinard, in Brittany, Is here to pass the
remainder of the season. Mrs. Jarvis,
who was formerly Miss Elsie Jackson
of this city, has taken an apartment
at the New Willard.
Mr.. Joseph A. Younger was host to
a social gathering at his residence on
Perry street last Saturday evening A
musical program presented by Mr.
Younger was enjoyed. Impromptu
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c. G. Younger. banjo: Paul Hughes,
mandolin; Marc Phillips. guitar: Edward
Bullock, violin, and Cliff Hodsson.
piano. Vocal selections by Charles
Gordon and Frederick Ofterdinger. ac-
companied by Miss Marian Moore at
the piano. were received with great
applause.
Those present were Misses Marian
Moore. Charlotte Tycer. Augusta
Saur. Elizabeth Gaddis, Lillian Gaddis,
Riley. Katharine M Jones. A. NJ OuIa-
han and Mrs. C. G. Younger Messrs
Clin Hodgson. II. De Witt Hammett
William Hammett. Roy L. Boe, Charles
n. Gordon. Harry F. Cunningham. Eu-
gene Waggaman. Edward Bullock
Marc Phillips. John H. Clark. ]. Fred
erick Ofterdinger, Nelson Emmons Al
fred Nader. Paul Hughes. William
Monran. J. A. Younger and c. G.
and Mrs. c. G. Younger.
Mrs. David E. Finley returned to
Washington Saturday from her home In
south Carolina. and has Joined Repre-
sentative Finley at their apartment at
the Farragut. Miss Frances Gist Finley,
who Is spending the winter in the south
Will not come to Washington this season.
MRS. william T. He..shaw of Martins
burg, w Va. Is the house guest of Mrs
Page Hufty at her home 1888 @ street
northwest.
Mrs. Charles W. Fairfax will receive
In her new home. 1S41 r street, Satur-
days. January 30 and February g.
Commander and Mrs. Henry A. Wiley
and Miss Wiley, Miss Pauline Kindle-
berger, DR.. Robert Shehan and Mr.. Ris-
ley Goldsborough Hunt were among
the Washingtonians attending the
bachelors cotillon last night in Balti-
more. Commander and Mrs WILEY and
their daughter were the guests OF Mr.
ard Mrs. J. Pembroke Thorn during
their stay, and Miss Wiley was honor
guest at a dinner last night given by
her hosts. Her parents dined with
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Stirling and
Miss Helen Stirling, who had guests to
|. eet them. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r
Kemp gave a dinner at their residence
on West Lanvale street in honor OF
Miss Kindleberger. The additions
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. William
Copgreye jackson. Misses Ellen + A.