The Washington times., 1915-05-27
Items of Interest and Import t.
/. ance, of Past, Present, and
! Future Among Official
4 and Fashionable Folk.

The Chinese Legation will be the scene
of brilliant, reception this evening"
when the Minister and Madame Shah
will entertain in compliment to the
honorable commercial commission OF
China. The guests, who will NUMBER
about 500 will include the members Of
the Diplomatic Corps, the official con-
tingent and a number of resident Wash
instonians.
The legation will be decorated with
quantities of greens and cut flowers
and the stairway, with its square bal
cony, where the musicians will he
placed, will be massed with palms and
hung with smilax. The Minister and
Madame Shah will receive together:
while Miss Shah and the members OF
the embassy staff will assist in doing
the honors.
Yesterday afternoon the distinguished
visitors were the honor guests at
garden party given by the Secretary ri
State and Mrs. Bryan in the lovely
garden at Calumet place. The Minister
and Madame Shah received with their
hosts, while Miss Shah and the men:-
bers Of the Cabinet and their wives
moved about and assisted in entertain
ing the guests. Beautiful old trees,
quaint box hedges and masses of bloom
ing plants against the dignified back
ground of the old-tlme red brick house,
formed a charming setting for distin-
garden party frocks. and tea tables
were scattered about through the shrub
berry. while the famous old Thomas JEFF
ferson punch bowl from which fruit
under the trees near the house and long
tables from which ices were served he'd
place on the end Of the lawn.
At the request of Mrs. Bryan the
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striped legation flag to Calumet place.
where through the afternoon 1t waved
opposite to the Stars and Stripes and
fiuttered In the breezes, which made
the coat suit more appropriate attire
than filmy chiffons and muslins. The
guests Of honor met the members of ~ie
Cabinet, members of the Supreme Court,
the neutral diplomats and several hun
dred Of the smart society.
The Secretary of the Interior gave a
luncheon yesterday in honor OF the Chi
nese delegation. the party including the
Chinese minister, the members of the
embassy staff. officials OF the State
Department., the Department Of Com
merce and many others. and today they
We're the guests at luncheon Of the
. Board of Trade.
Miss Norma C.. Kleindt and Mis-!
Olive Falson. Of the Colonial School. en-
tertained a party Of their classmates a
luncheon at the Shoreham yesterday.
The other guests at the luncheon were
man. Miss Ruta Pierson. Miss Miriam
Williams, Miss Dorothy Georgen, Mis-
Edna Kolmann, Miss Frances Williams
Miss Agnes Piper. and Miss Catherine
Hatchara.
A.. G. Clapham will entertain a
luncheon Saturday at the New Willard
when his guests will include the stat
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gates from Panama. who are attending
the Pan-American Financial Congress.
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Rear Admiral John McGowan enter
tained at luncheon at the Shorehan
yesterday.
Mrs. John Jay White addressed tn
graduating class of the Colonial Schoo
this morning, her subject being 'Th
Woman of the World"
Mrs. Marlborough Wycth will be host
ess at a bridge party Saturday after
noon.
Miss Mary Edith Donnelly has sen
out cards for a tea on Sunday afternoo
from 4 to 6 o'clock. in compliment t
Miss Nora Pepper, whose marriage
Beverly Price Evans will take plac
on June ,.
Fairfax Harrison. president of tn
Southern railway " was, vas host at a lunct
estate near The Plains. in Farquie
county. Va. The presidents of the var
GUS railroads in the South were tn
honor guests. a special train took
number of guests from Washingto,
An informal horse show. with steepl,
chasing and other events. filled the af
ernoon.
Edward II. Sothern and Mrs. Sother
a Nhrtcf %
Hemmick are among those actively II
terested In a matinee performance
the Columbia Theater. June 9, for II
beenflt of the victims of the Lusitan
Marlowe will present scenes from son
of their famous plays, and Mrs. Hen
mick Is arranging beautiful new tai
leau series planned especially for II
occasion.
Mrs. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt. who
husband was fsst with the Lusita nj
has taken a box. with the request thi
it be left vacant, and 1t will be banlt
with flowers Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Al
derson have also engaged a box.
Among those under whose patronai
the entertainment will be given e.
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Miss Mabel Boar
man. Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs. Chri
Mrs. Archibald Oracle.
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Mrs. Clement Flagler, wife of Colon
Flagler. entertained eight guests
luncheon today in compliment to Nj
Eli D. Hoyle. who is the guest of NJ
and' Mrs. Ord Preston. Luncheon W
followed by bridge.
A brilliant throng of prominent peor
gathered at the Chevy Chase Club ye
terday afternoon to watch the tenn
match and to attend the tea which t.
members of the Federal reserve boa
gave for the delegates to the Pa
American Congress and their wiv'
The spectators sat about the tenn
courts until $50. when they gather
around the verandas and in groups
the lawn. Long tea tables elaborat t.
decorated with pink and white peon
and other spring flowers, extended I
full length of the porches, while ba
at the south end of the club hot
played familiar airs all afternoon.
The Secretary of the Treasury.
Postmaster General. and a number
other Interested men, stood around
groups, apparently still discussi
Weighty matters of importance to
country, while the visiting ladies-s
some of the men, too-strolled arOu
admiring the clubhouse and groun
The wives of the members of the f,
eral Reserve Board. headed by M
Charles Hamlin, handsomely gowned
a black and white taffeta with a lei