The Washington herald., 1915-01-27

The Vice President and Mrs Marshall
were the guests of Justice McReynolds
at a theater party last evening at the
National.
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. ]. Willard Rags
dale will entertain at dinner on the even
ing of February 2 in honor Of the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall.
The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will be hosts at dinner on the
evening OF February ..
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Lane will give a dinner on the evening
of February ..
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
| Houston were hosts at dinner last even
| ing.
! Mr.. and Mrs. John Jay White enter
tained at dinner last night for their guest,
Mrs. Mary Williams Dowd.
Mrs. Henry A. Kirby. of Providence.
r. l.. accompanied by her daughter,
Miss A. Josephine Kirby. has arrived at
the New Willard to pass the remainder
Of the season in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Philips were
hosts at dinner last evening for Mrs.
Philips father, Mr.. Drayton. who is
their guest Among their dinner
guests were the Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. Breckenridge, the As
sistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs Peters, Mr.. and Mrs. PICKERING,
Miss Nay. Mr.. and Mrs. william
Churchill. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Will
lertt, and Miss Eileen Tone.
Miss Slemp. Mrs John Peters, and
Mrs Treadway received yesterday aft
ernoon at the Grafton Hotel The
lparlors were artistically decorated with
palms aud vases filled with cut flowers,
pink being the predominating color.
Assisting in receiving the guests were
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, Mrs. J. s.
Johnson, Mrs. MARITIME. Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs. H. D. Flood. Mrs. Dillon,
Mrs. Thurlow Gordon, Mrs. HanscOm,
of Baltimore; Miss Harriet Confer,
Miss Maud Richards. Miss Hughes, and
Mrs. Howard Carter. OF Virginia, who
is the guest of Miss Slemp.
The United States Engineer Band
gave a dance last night in the post
gymnasium at the Washington Bar
racks.
Among the boxholders at the Fritz
Kreisler recital yesterday afternoon
were Mrs Truxton Beal, Mrs. Edward
Mclean. Mrs. William Crozier. Mrs
william S Draper. Mrs. Mccormick
and Mrs Joseph Letter. Other prom
linent people in the audience were Mrs
Norman williams, Mrs. Richley Hunt
Mrs. William Slater, and Mrs. Clarence
Moore.
Mrs. James B. Ames. of Boston. is
at the New Willard for short stay
The Brazilian Ambassador. NJ. da
Cana, is expected to leave for st. Louis,
Mo, on Friday. where he is booked to de-
liver an address. Nine. da Cana leaves
tomorrow for New York. where she will
remain till the first Of next week.
Among those who will be in New York
this week is Mime. stephen PanaretOn,
wife OF the Minister OF Bulgaria.
Mrs. John w. Dwight will receive this
afternoon.
Mrs. Buckner Randolph will give tea
tomorrow for Nine. Ritter, wife Of the
Minister of Switzerland.
Mrs. II. X Bush-Brown will be unable
to receive today on account Of illness
in the family.
Mrs William F. McCOmbs, Of New
York. is a guest of her parents, Col. John
r. Williams, L. s A., and Mrs. Williams
Justice and Mrs. Thomas II. Anderson
gave a dinner party at their home il
New Hampshire avenue last night.
Mrs s. T. Howard and Miss Nclli'
Claire Howard were at home yesterda!
at the RoChambeau. Those who assist
ed were Mrs. James l. Pugh, Mime. PeN
nado Miss Sarah HicklinG. and Mis-
Gladys Pugh. About l50 guests wer'
present.
Mrs Francis s. Nash entertained at
delightful luncheon yesterday al her hom
in Q street. Lilacs, sweet peas and fern