The Washington times., 1915-12-29
Mems Notes and Gossip of the Day
In the Smart Set of WASHINGTON
Luncheon for Pan-American
Delegates Starts Day of
Festivities Dinners and
Reception Tonight.

Hospitalities on the program for
today In honor OF the delegates to
the Pan-American Congress are:
Luncheon given by the Secretary
of state to the official delegates OF
the congress, at 1923 Eighteenth
street.
Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife of the
Secretary Of state. will receive in
honor OF the Latin American dele
. gates and the ladies who accompany
them. from TO o'clock, at 1873
Eighteenth street.
Hosts for dinner are:
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth. 800 sixteenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Truxton Beale. 2S
Lafayette Square.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor'
1898 Eighteenth street.
The regents and secretary OF the
Smithsonian Institution will tender
a reception to members OF the con-
gress and invited guests at the new
building of the National Museum.
Tenth and B streets. from $50 to II
O'clock
One Of the most interesting social
functions arranged in connection with
the Pan American Congress is the re-
ception to the wives of the official dele
yates and the ladies OF their families
which Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife Of the
Secretary OF State. will give this after
noon from to o'clock. The residence
Of Secretary and Mrs. Lansing IL one OF
the most perfectly appointed homes IN
the city. and boasts manycurious and
beautiful things picked up in the course
of the long diplomatic career OF Mrs
Lansing's father. Gen. John w. Foster
There will be ma elaborate decorations
hut palms and gracefwul vases OF cut
flowers will enhance the charm of the
handsome and dignified setting for ,
brilliant gathering OF notables.
Mrs. Lansing will he assisted by hei
mother. Mrs, John w. Foster: the Sec
rctary's sisters. the Misses Lansing
Mrs. Frank l.. Polk. wife of the Coun
sclor Of the State Department. ard Mrs
William Cumming Story. while Mrs
Josephus Daniels and Mrs. Albert Sid
ne" Burleson will preside at the tet
table.
In addition to the guests OF honor
Mrs Lansing has invited the committee
OF 100 DISTINGUISHED women who arr
| members of the women's auxiliary con
ference and to whom has been conhde'
the pleasant duty of ntertaining III
visitors to Washington.
| The Secretary OF State was host to
day at the second Of two luncheon
| given in honor of the official dele
gates to the Pan-American Congress
His guests included half of the dele
gates, the other half having been en-
tertained yesterday. The guests wer
| Judge George II. Gray. chairman @
John w. Foster. Congressman Henr
ID. Floor. John Parrett, director ger
cral OF the Pan-American Unior
Frand l. Polk. counselor Of the stat
! Department: lgnacio calderor, Be
llvian minister in tie United States
DR.. Constant Luruuin, Of Rolivia: S
Eduardo SuarezMujica. DR.. Alejar
dro alvarez, Ricardo Cox Mende
Iavier Diaz I ira. Jorge Merry. D
Teodore MHhm. Julio Piiilippi, Javie
Salas Edwards. Arturo Salazar, Dani'
Armanet Fresno. OF Chile; Manu-,
Castro Quesada, minister of Cost
Rica in tho United States: DR.. Ec
! uardo J. Pinto. OF Costa RiCa
Senior Armando Perez Perdomo, mi
| lister of the Dominican Republic in 4
| United States; Francisco Peynado..
the Dominican Republic: Joaquin Me
States: DR.. Adrian Recinos. of Guat
mala; DR.. Fausto Davila, DR.. Sarlos 4
berto Ucles, of Honduras: Manu-
Ganio. Luis Castillo Iedon, OF MexiC
DR.. Martin Echeverria, DR.. Edwin ].
fevre, Of Panama.
Sr. FREDERICK A. Pezet. Peruvian mi
lister in the United States; DR.. Car
Moraes Macedo, DR.. Julio Tello.
i Peru: Sr. DR.. Carlos NJ. de Pena. mi
ister Of Uruguay; DIR. Enrique Poue
Juan A. Battione, DR.. Bernardo Etch
pare. DR.. Justo Gonzalez. Ing. Jus
Monteverde. DIR. Alfredo Persico, Csc
G. Tagle. FREDERICK Ugarteche; DR.. ca
los A. Belliure. Senor Adolfo Berro Ga
cla, all of Uruguay; DR.. Santos A Dor
iinici. minister of Venezuela In Il
limited States; DR.. Jose Andara, sen
ltor; DR.. Vincentc Iecuna. engineer. al
DR.. Rafael Gonzalez Rincones, all
7 lNeneguela.
DR.. Tom Williams will entertain at
reception this afternoon at his home
IN street from $50 to 7 o'clock. for q
delegates Of the Pan-American Scie
tihc Congress. DR.. Williams will be
SISTED by Surgeon General Gorgas,
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