The Washington herald., 1916-02-08
Nicaraguan minister and Admiral ant
Mrs. Howard.

Mrs. William Bailey Lamar received
Informally yesterday afternoon. Assist
ing We're Mrs Claude Swanson, Mrs. John
E. Osborne. Mrs. Wilton J. Lambert Miss
Alice Shepard and Miss Adelaide Heath.
Madame Schumann-H Heink, who will be
a guest of the President and Mrs. Wilson
at their dinner for the Supreme Court to-
night, arrived at Washington yesterday
from Chicago and is stopping at the Will
lard.
Mrs. John Walker Holcombe was
hostess at a buffet luncheon yesterday
at her residence in Bancroft place In
honor of Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Sec
retary of the Navy. The table was
adorned with pink roses and jonquils
The other guests included Mrs. William
III. Carter. Mrs. Albert L. Mills, Mrs.
George Barnett. Mrs. Paul Fitzsimmons,
Mrs. William p. Wooten, Mrs. David
Gordon. Mrs. Thomas Washington. Mrs
Andrieus Jones. Mrs. John w. Foster,
Miss Amaryllis Gillett. Mrs. w. W. Harts,
Mrs. John X. Shields. Mrs. William c.
Gorgas. Mrs. Timothy T. Ansberry. Mrs
Baird, Miss Mary Temple. Mrs. Robin
A. l.. Willard. Mrs. Adelaide Worth
Bagley, Mrs. Brinton Stone, Mrs. Fran
co.'s Berger Moran, Mrs. Thomas S.
Creighton. Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, Mrs.
Charles w. Andrews. of New Haven,
Conn; Mrs. James Hurley and Mrs
Holcombe's mother, Mrs. McQuat.
Mrs. Alexander Bentley and her sister
in-law. Mrs Perry Miller will be at
home this afternoon at their residence in
Cathedral avenue. Nine. Yanes, Mrs
ings will preside at the tea table.
Mrs. Harrie Craig Ansley entertain
ed at a beautifully appointed luncheon
yesterday. A centerpiece of yellow spring
flowers decorated the table. The guests
were Mra Z. II. Tillman. Mrs. Ashton
Claphan, Mrs. Harry L. Rust. Mrs. Rich
ard Jackson. Mrs. John Paul Jones. Mrs.
j. NJ. Clup. Mrs. James Shelton, Mrs.
Edwin Frank, of New Jersey: Mrs. J. r.
Mohler. Mrs. William Breckenridge
Hester, and Miss Anne w. Ansley. The
luncheon will be followed by bridge.
Mrs. William P. Borland was hostess
at an informal breakfast yesterday at
her residence in Sixteenth street in
compliment to Miss Dorothy bennett and
Miss Dorothy Brown, of Kansas City
The table was charmingly decorated
with narcissus and daffodils and the same
blossoms were USED In the drawing
rooms.
Mrs Walter A. Bloerdorn received yes
terday assisted by Miss Emma Washing
ton and Miss Dorothy bennett.
Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper. wife OF
Representative Cooper, of Wisconsin,
will not be at home today. but will re-
ceive on Tuesday. February 2s.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilson Caughey
will leave this morning for Palm
Beach, Fla. where they will spend sew
eral weeks.
Mrs. Alexander Graham Bell has been
detained in Florida longer than eX-
pected, and will not receive today.
An interesting event of this afternoon,
which will attract a host of fashionable
folk, is the bridge party followed by tea
and dancing to be given at the Willard,
with Neighborhood House kindergarten
the beneficiary. There will be cards
from 2:3O until and dancing from
until I.
Among the patronesses are Mrs.
Champ Clark, Mrs. Christian Hemmick.
MRS. John ]. White, Mrs. John c. Ere
mont, Mrs. Charles ]. Bell. Mrs. John
Thompson. Mrs James NJ. Thompson,
Mrs. Logan Walter Page, Miss Sophie
Sieebert, Mrs. Meeker, Mrs. Cuno Ru-
dolph Mrs. Gibson Gardner, Mrs. Wal
ter Tuckerman. Miss Ellen Vinton, Miss
Frances Noyes, and Miss Beatrice Glover.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood received
yesterday and will be at home the re-
naming Mondays in February. Receiv-
ing with Mrs. Wood yesterday were her
gomery,- of Portland. Oreg.. and Mrs.
Alfred Hawes, of Toronto, Canada.
Mrs James Willard Raesdale will be
at home this afternoon from $50 to go
clock at Calumet Place She will be
assisted by Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs. Fran
co.'s Berger Moran. Mrs. Henry d. Flood,
Mrs. Harry Taylor. Miss Mary Temple.
Mrs Joseph Kuhn, Mrs. Goodwin Rhet,
Capers. Miss Dorothy bennett, and Miss
Ruth Neely.
Representative and Mrs. Ragsdale will
be hosts at dinner this evening, when the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall will
be the guests of honor.
Miss Minnie Saxron entertained yester-
day at luncheon in compliment to Miss
Janet Montague. The other guests in
Cluded Miss Jane Gregory and her house
guest. Miss Keasley. Of Texas; Miss Hol-
land Fits, Miss "othy Berthof, Miss
Jean Campbell. Miss Ollie Lejune. Miss
Marghretta Tillman. Miss Helen Smith,
Miss Charlotte Capers, Miss Lillian Sut-
ton, Miss Jonnie-Jean Harris, Miss Kath-
arine Keating and the Misses Chase.
Mrs. Stephen G. Porter, wife of Repre-
sentative Porter. OF Pennsylvania, will
not receive this afternoon, but will be at
home informally Tuesday, February Is,
from to 6, at her home, 1924 Biltmore
street. She will be assisted by Mrs.
William r. Harr and Mrs. Robert c.
Hill.
The Crittenton branch of the Sunshine
and Community Society will entertain at
a reception at the Wyoming on Friday
afternoon from 4 to o'clock. Mrs.
Walter H. Howard. president, and other
prominent women will receive. and a pro-
gram of music and speaking will precede
the tea.
Mr.. and Mrs Wharton Z. Lester have
sent out cards announcing the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Ruth Wharton
Lester and Mr. John r. Buchanan on
c.