Evening star., 1916-12-21
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
President and Mrs. Wilson to Have
House Party for the Christ
mas Holidays.
Tact Niohf brilliant in History of
Last Night Brilliant in History of
Winter at Washington-Dinners
and Dances Tonight.

The President and Mrs. Wilson will
have a house party for the Christmas
holidays Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Bowes
Sayre arrived today from Williams
town, Mass, and Mrs. Cothran, niece OF
the President, and her little daughter
Josephine Cothran, came last night. The
little son and daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Sayre, the former of whom was born
at the White House shortly after
Christmas two years ago, did not come
to Washington with their parents.
The President and Mrs. Wilson will at
tend the ball to be given by the South
ern Society tonight at the Pan-Amerfcan
building.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing were hosts at dinner last even
ing, when their guests were the Italian
ambassador. Count di Celere; the Japa-
nese ambassador, Mr.. Aimaro Sato; the
Swiss minister and Nine. Ritter, the
Swedish minister and Nine. Ekengren,
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo, the Postmaster General and
Mrs Burleson, Senator and Mrs. Pom
creme, the solicitor general and Mrs
John W. Davis, Sir John and Lady Har-
rington. Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Hewson
Miss Gwynn, Miss Koon, Miss Atwater
and Mr. Wilbur J. Carr.
The Secretary of state and Mrs.
Lansing will be the honor guests at Il
dinner given this evening by the ,solic-
itor general and Mrs. John W. Davis.
Three debutantes of other cities, Miss
Lorraine Allen, daughter Of Mr. and Mrs.
G.. Marshall Allen Of New York: Miss
Anne Walker Meirs. daughter of Mr..
phia, and Miss Pauline Disston, daugf-
ter Of Mrs. William Disston of New
York. formerly of Philadelphia, had a
brilliant introduction to Washington
society last night at the home of Mr..
ana Mrs. Edison Bradley. who enter
tanned at one Of the sTnartest dinners
of the season. followed by dancing. in
compliment to these three favored
ypung women. Many New York friends
Of the hosts and of the guests of honor
came to Washington for the OCCASION
and with representatives of official
diplomatic and resident circles made up
a notable assemblage. The Bradley
house, in Dupont Circle, which has
been the scene of many beautiful par
ties. was never more attractive than il
was last night. Standards Of Aneri-
can beauty roses added Il last decora-
tive touch 10 rooms lined with art
treasures.
The great hall where the dinner was
served was also adorned with American
beauty roses, "A tail arrangement of
them forming the centcrpece at each
I p
150 In number. were seated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley presided at Il
long table, which was laid in the center
of the hall. The three guests of honor
and Mrs. Herbert Shipman, daughter of
the hosts. each presided at a round ta-
bic placed in the four corners of the
immense apartment. An orchestra,
brought from New York. was seated on
the stage at one end Of the hall. and
played for the dancing which im1nedi-
ately followed the dinner many addi-
tional guests coming in for this feature
! Of the evenings entertainment. Mrs
Bradley wore a lovely gown Of brocad-
! ed silver metallic cloth, opening over a
panel of silver lace. 4 graceful draD-
cry of the silver lace fell from the
shoulders, forming Il train.
/ Among the dinner guests We're the
Spanish ambassador and Nine. Riauo
! the Brazilian am bassador and Nine da
/ Cana, the counselor Of the State De-
partment and Mrs. Polk. the third as
| siStant secretary of state and Mrs. Phil
J lips, the assistant secretary of the ma w
and Mrs. Roosevelt. Mrs. Mahlon Pit
| ney, Representative and Mrs Nicholas
! Longworth, Senator-elect and Mrs Pc
| ter Goelet Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. William
| Hit, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter N,
and Mrs. Henry du Pont Capt and Mrs,
John Gibbons. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Glasgow, Miss Patten, Mrs. Roscoe &.
| Bulmer. and. from New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Goodhue Livingston, Mr.. and Mrs
James Lowell Putnam. Mr.. Alexander
-. Il. Pratt, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Dun
can. Mrs. Hamilton Mex Twombley
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyttleton Fox. Mrs O. Fl
+. Belmont. Miss Lota Robinson. Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Brokaw. Mr. and Mrs.
&. Marshall Allen, Mrs. William Diss-
ton. Mr. and Mrs Percy Tradager
Morgan. Miss Ryer. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Mcneil. Mr.. and Mrs. Wellman. Miss
Esther Tiers. MIR. Stanhope Nixon,
Lieut.. Commander Lord. U. S. n; Miss
| Milton, Miss Lucy Lord. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chester Hayden. Mr.. Jack Anderson and
Mr.. James A. Blair: Mr.. and Mrs Rich
ard Meirs of Philadelphia, Miss Bradley
| of Morristown, n. j.; Miss Lea of Phila-
delphia. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Brooks, jr
OF Baltimore, and Miss Minna Blair,
| Miss Margaret Fahnestock, Miss Louisa
Hoar, Miss Anne Hopkins, Miss Ethel