Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-28
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
Hosts at Dinner for Spanish Am
bassador and Nine. de Riano.
Mrs. Riker Entertaining at Tea.
Boteler-Rohrer Wedding-Lunch-
eons-Dinners-Not

The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
were hosts at dinner last evening at the
New Willard, when they entertained
| in honor of the Spanish ambassador and
Nine. de Riano. There were twenty
sig guests.
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark
will be the honor guests at dinner
| which the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will give this evening.
Mrs. Charles Nelson Riker Is enter
| tanning at a large tea this afternoon in
| compliment to Miss May Power. whose
| marriage to Lieut.. William T. Lightle.
| L. s. n. will take place May 2, and
Mrs William Henry Holcombe. a recent
| bride.
| Mrs. William F. Dennis, mother Of the
| hostess. and Mrs. Reid Hunt will pre-
| side at the tea table, which will be dec
grated with white and gold baskets
4 filled with bridesmaid roses and white
| Iilacs.
| The assistants will include Mrs. John
! H. Knapp. Miss Hanna Taylor. Miss
| Elena Calderon. Mrs. Joseph ColQuitt,
| Miss Frances Effnger, Miss Dorothy
Taylor, Miss Lemira. Gillett Hill, Miss
| Margaret c. Smith and Miss Helen Nc
Cumber.
| The hrst semioutdoor luncheon party
of the season will be that given at
Pierce Mill on Tuesday May 2. with
Mrs. Luther w. Mott, wife of Repre-
hostess and Mrs. Robert Lansing as
lguest OF honor. The company will mo-
tor out to the historic spot. and the
weather, being fair. small tables will
be ranged under the trees along the
waters edge. or, If more comfortable. in
1.-The old mill.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
-.ta lac ~ Two RI
lspend the week end at Gunston Hall as
guests of Mr.. and Mrs Louis Hertle.
Mrs. Wellington Koo will again open
the Chinese legation for entertaining,
and May !? will have DR.. Yami Kin.
the Chinese woman physician. s guest
of honor, and Will ask a number of
others to meet her. Dr. Yamf Kin re-
Gently returned to Washington and is
staying with DIR. and Mrs. Swingle, on
Connecticut avenue.
Miss Alice Gertrude Gordon. whose
engagement to DR.. Grayson was an
| nounced, first here and later in New
York, is the guest of the President and
Mrs. Wilson at the White House.
Brig Gen: and Mrs. Albert l.. Mills
will have their daughter. Mrs f. p.
Laurson, and her little daughters as
guests for some weeks. They will ar
rive here from Fort Oglethorpe. Ga,
May 4, and will remain while Col.
Laurson is in Mexico.
Mrs Chester p. Mills. their daugh-
ter-in-law and her little son. are on
their way from Manila, and will land at
San Francisco about May 20. Lieut..
| Mills is stationed in the Philippines, but
expects to sail for the United States Oh
the August transport. Gen. and Mrs.
mills have never seen their little
grandson, and anticipate his visit with
great pleasure.
Mrs. George b. Duncan is entertain
| ing at tea this afternoon for her sis
| field of Garden City, l.. L., and Mrs.
Duncan Draper of California. She has
| asked number of women in the serv-
ice to assist her.
Mrs. Daingerfeld will remain in
Washington until Tuesday, when she
will return to her home. and Mrs.
Draper will remain here a day or two
longer.
| Mrs Thomas Armat entertained at
luncheon today for Miss May Power, a
bride of May. There were several out
of-town guests who have come on for
the wedding. The event was an I'M
usually pretty one. the charm of out
door life and glimpses of the budding
trees and flowers adding to the gay
array of spring blossoms used within
/ doors.
/ Mrs. Ralph Jenkins entertained a
/ number of guests at luncheon today.
Mrs. Frank Wheaton. wife of Gen
Il Wheaton. left Washington yesterday
] after making sisit to Mr.. and Mrs