Evening star., 1915-02-20
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Mrs. Lane Is Hostess Today at a
California Day
Tea.
Several Engagements Made Public.
Luncheons-Person
Notes.

Mrs Franklin X. Lane will give her
annual California tea today, having
chosen the date of the opening of the
San Francisco exposition for the happy
event, at which Secretary Lane is rep
resenting President Wilson. The CAL
ifornfa flag and emblem will have a
conspicuous place in the Lane home
here and the state colors, gold and
blue. will also be seen in the flowers
and fruits further adorning it. Oranges
and jonquils will he arranged in blue
ribbon settings.
Mrs. John & Works, Mrs. Newlands
and Mrs julius Kahn will be at the
tea table.
other assistants will include Mrs.
William Kent. Mrs. John E. Roger. Mrs.
y NJ. Peterson, sister of Representa-
tive Curry Mrs. John |. Nolan. Mrs.
Joseph r. Knowland Mrs. Denver S.
Church, Mrs. E.veris a. Hayes. Mrs.
Charles Webster Bell, Mrs. William D..
Stephens. Mrs. William kettner. Miss
Perkins. Miss Hayes, Miss Curry, Miss
knowland and Miss Kent
tea today ut the Fencers' Club. Mrs.
Clarence Wilson, Mrs. Howe and the
Misses Patten will assist.
Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn, wife of Rep
resentative Dunn of New York, at her
tea today will have with her Mrs.
Joseph Osler of New York, her house
guest and niece. Others assisting will
be Mrs. James r. Mann, Miss Temple,
Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs. G. W. Fair
child, Mrs. Charles Hamilton, Mrs. John
T. Graves, Mrs. James Parker. Mrs.
Henry c. Danforth, Mrs. William CAL
der, Miss Margaret McChord, Miss
Nancy Johnson, Miss Ruth Hitchcock,
NIrt@
Calder. Miss Dorothy Shuey and Miss
Frances Dunn.
Miss Maria Murdock gave a pretty
luncheon today, when her guests were
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, Miss Know
land, Miss Elizabeth Kent. Miss
Prouty, Mrs. Marcellus Thompson, Miss
Merriam and Miss Peary.
Mr.. and Mrs David S. Barry an
ter Cora and Mr.. j. Rex Shoemaker.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E. Shoemaker
of Plainfield, \. J. The wedding date
has not yet been set.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Greg
ory were entertained at dinner last
night by Mr. and Mrs. William Hitz, at
Chevy Chase. The Attorney Generals
mother, Mrs. Gregory, who is their
guest, was also at the dinner.
Mrs. Edward S. Bailey gave a bridge
party yesterday afternoon in honor of
Mrs. Charles K Kutz. wife of Maj
Kutz, Engineer Commissioner Of the
were Mrs. Sherman Fowker of Alex
andria and Mrs. f. W. Walker of New
York.
Mrs Mcmillan, wife of Capt. Clemens
Mcmillan, was hostess at tea dance
gf Administered
tion building at Fort Myer, following
the weekly drill. Mrs. A. Il. Smith
and Mrs. Fred Gallup assisted Mrs. Nc
MILAN.
The Congressional Club reception
yesterday afternoon was in honor of
Mrs. William Cumming Story, and there
was besides an Interesting musical pro-
OToole. Mrs. Fletcher was assisted In
receiving by Mrs. Lloyd and Mrs
Padgett. Mrs. Davis of Minnesota and
Mrs. Kahn of California poured tea
Houston, Mrs. La Toilette. Wisconsin; ;
Mrs. Johnson, Maine: Mrs. Kenyon,
Iowa; Mrs. Hughes, New Jersey; Mrs.
Henry, Texas; Mrs. Howell, Utah; Mrs.
phreys, Mississippi: Mrs. Hayes. Cali
fornia; Mrs. Hughes. Georgia; Mrs.
Kinds. Maine; Mrs. Howard, Georgia;
Mrs. Kent. California; Mrs. Hill. Illi-
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kettner, California;; Mrs. Kreider,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. John 3. Henderson,
Mrs. George c. HaZleton, Mrs. r. X.
Rapley. The ushers were Miss Howell,
Utah; Miss Hayes, California. and Miss
Hughes, Georgia.
Mrs r. NJ. Allen entertained a party
of friends Thursday evening at her
apartment, in Falkstone Courts. She
was assisted by her sister. Miss Myrle
Colwell. The guests present were Miss
Weidman, Miss Collard, Miss Rosser.
Miss Dameron, Miss Lumpkin, Miss
Kelly, Miss Donneberg, Miss Rees and
Miss Nutwel.
! Miss kathoEne g. Aldrich entertained a
( party of her friends Tuesday evening,
/ February 16, at her home on Irving street.
| The Duchess de Richelieu, formerly
! Miss Eleanor Douglas Wise, who has
| been seriously i'll at Marseille, France
! for several months, is rapidly lmprov-
| ing according to word recently receiv-
| ed by her sister. Mrs. John w. Frtck
! of University parkway, Baltimore. Miss
| Julia Wise, who sailed from New YORK
| n few weeks ago to be near her sister
| >anu~naA lHAlPln0