The Washington herald., 1915-02-03
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. Doines Of Society


The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
were the guests of honor at a dinner
party given by Representative and Mrs.
]. willard Ragsdale last evening.
Mrs lanes A. Reed, wife of Senator
Reed. of Missouri, entertained at a
luncheon yesterday in honor OF Mrs
Thomas Riley Marshall. Yellow tulips
were used in the decorations The other
guests were: Mrs. John X. Shields. Mrs.
j. Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. Mrs Claude
Swanson, Mrs. Willard SALISBURY MrS'
Thomas ]. Walsh. Mrs. Thomas Gore,
Mrs. BENJAMIN ShiveIy, Mrs. Arthur
Kinne, Mrs. William Fl. Thompson. and
Miss Mary Temple.
| The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Bryan
were the honor guests of the dinner
which the Assistant Secretary OF Agri-
culture and Mrs Carl VrOOman gave last
evening The other guests included the
Secretary of Navy and Mrs. Daniels
Gen. and Mrs Hugh Scott, Gov. and Mrs.
Hamlin Mr. and Mrs MCChOrd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Christian Hemmick, Representative
and Mrs. Louis Fitzhenry, Mrs. Mat
thew T. Scott, and Mr.. Dachal Lindsay
| the American poet and critic
| About sixty additional guests arrived
after the dinner for the reading OF orig
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and Mr.. Percy Mackaye.
Mrs. Clyde Grey West and her daugh-
ter, Mrs William y. Richardson, enter
Itained at tea yesterday afternoon at their
residence in r street. Assisting them
were Mrs. Rexford Smith. Mrs. James
Orne the Misses La Toilette, Miss Marie
Adams, Miss Isabelle Murphy. Mrs. Fran
els Miner, and Mrs. T. G. FOrney.
Miss Margaret Booth will give a tea
this afternoon in honor of Miss Lois
Reeside and Miss Margaret Clements.
Mrs. Morgan Hill, who is spending the
winter at StOneleigh Court. was hostess
at a luncheon yesterday at the Shore
ham.
| Mrs. J. willard Ragsdale received
yesterday afternoon assisted by Mrs
| Pomerene. Mrs. Brandt. Mrs. Borah,
Mrs Cone johnson. Mrs. r. l. Henry.
Mrs J. +. Byrne, Mrs. T. G. Quin, Mrs.
George Barnett. Mrs. Walter Mclean.
Miss Janet Cowan. and Miss Laura
Graves.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Townsend Russell
gave a reception yesterday afternoon
| at StoneIeigh Court in honor of Mr..
Pierce. president of Kenyon College,
Ohio, and Mrs. Pierce. Receiving with
Rev and Mrs. Russell were Mrs.
George Glenn Warden. OF Cleveland;
Mrs Albert Douglas. Mrs. Frederick
Wesson, and Mrs. Stewart Barber.
AttorneI General Thomas Watts
Gregory gave a dinner for the mem
bers of the Supreme Court last even
ling at the New willard. The red room
was profuseIy decorated with smilax.
palms. blooming plants. and cut
flowers. The table decorations were
red roses and white lilacs embedded in
Ifarleyence ferns.
Mr.. Stephen W. Phillips and Mr.. AL
| fred w. Putnam. of Salem. Mass. and
Mr. Samuel w. Duncan. of Brookline,
Mass, have arrived in Washington and
are spending several days at the Shore
ham.
Hon. Judson Harmon. former Attor-
ney General in the Cabinet OF the late
President Cleveland. is at the New Will
lard for a short stay.
Mrs. William Graeme Harvey will en-
tertain at tea on Saturday afternoon
| from to g.
Mrs. Alexander Bentley was at home for
the first time this season yesterday az
ternoon. Nine. Yanes poured tea and
| Mrs. Perry Miller presided at the punch
BOWL Others assisting Mrs. Bentley were
Mrs. Henry L. Roosevelt Mrs. Julius
| Kahn. Miss Hitchings, Mrs. S. VI. Mil
Ter. Miss Natalie briggs, Miss Lena Col
| Inns and Miss Drerer, of Fort Wayne,
Ind. who is a guest of Miss briggs.
Mrs. Bentley will be at home again next
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. / T. Mann gave a dance
last evening in honor Of Mrs. Junius
Parker. the house guest Of DR.. and Mrs.
| Walter Wells Among the guests were
Mrs. Mann's brother and sister. Howard
NJ Meyer and Miss Hannah Henley, of
Bramwen, W. Va.
The marriage of Miss Hannah Mat
thews. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Stoddard Matthews. and Lieut.. Edwin P.
Parker will take place this evening at
| S O'Clock at Christ Church. Georgetown.
The bride will be attended by her sister.
Miss Lucy Mathews. maid OF honor.
and Miss Lucia HOllerith. Miss Lucy
MackaII Miss Helen Nicholson. and Miss
Mary Parker. as bridesmaids.
The brides small cousin Miss Lucy
MaCkan will be flower girl. Mr.. McRae
Parker will be best man. and the ushers
will be Lieut.. Edwin st. John Greble,
Lieut. Samuel r. Hopkins, Lieut.. Alex
ander James, Lieut.. Richard Burleson,
and the brides two brothers, Mr.. Henry
S. Mathews and Mr.. Charles NJ. MATHEWS.
Mrs. Pomerene will be at home at the
Highlands Thursday afternoon.
The Dispute of the Muses." written
and staged by Mrs. Christian Hemmick.
to be given at the Willard next Mon
day, will be rehearsed at her residence
1926 Rhode Island avenue tonight at
o'clock, and again on Saturday night
in the Willard ballroom at and s
o'clock.
Mrs. Barton. of London. who acts the
part of Eurata in The Dispute OF the
Muses." has gone to New York but will
return for the final rehearsal on Satur-
day night at the Willard Hotel
Additional hostesses for the Dolly
Madison breakfast. to be given in honor
of Mrs. Thomas Marshall, Mrs. Champ
Clark, and the ladies of the Cabinet at
Raucher's. February Is, are Mrs. Mar
tine. wife OF Senator MARITIME of New
Mary Wilcox. Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran, Mrs. A ndreas Jones, Mrs. Will
lam Graham Harvey. Mrs. Myers. wife
of Senator Myers, Of Montana; Mrs.
Samuel Spencer. Mrs. Victor Kauff-
mann, Mrs. J. K. Shields. Mrs. Frank s.
White. Mrs. Percy E. Quin. Mrs. Calder.
Mrs. ]. ]. Russell, wife of Representa-
tive Russell. Of Missouri: Mrs. T. ].