New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-01-02
WASHINGTON FETES
MARK NEW YEAR
Society Folk Hold Many Func-
tions-PreSident'S Relatives
Spend Day Quietly.
From Tho Tribune Bureau. !

/ iflNu ii' lIluuht buifsNl
Washington, Jan. New Years Day
at the White House was spent rather
quietly. Miss Margaret Wilson being
temporarily absent from the city, tho
Presidents second daughter, Mrs.
Sayre, and her husband; Mrs. Howe
and Mrs. Cothron, the Presidents
sister and niece, and Miss Bones, with
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo, formed the family party at
dinner tonight.
DIR. and Mrs. Edison Bradley held a
reception this afternoon from $3.50 to
o'clock at their home In Connecticut
| Avenue. in honor of the delegates to
/ the Latin-American Scientific Congress.
Cards of invitation were sent to Latin
( American diplomats, and others OF the
/ corps, members of the Cabinet and
Supreme Court and other branches Of
official as well as TO resident society.
Assisting Mrs. Bradley were Sonora de
Saurez-Mujica, wife Of the CHILEAN
Ambassador; Mrs. Mahlon Pitney;
Nine. de Pezet, wife of the Minister Of
Peru; Sonora de Pena, wife of the
Minister of Uruguay; Senorita de
Pena, Mrs. Phil Sheridan, the Misses
Sheridan, Miss Sheriff., Mrs. Roscoe C.
Bulmer, Miss Evelina Gleaves and Miss
Patten.
Secretary. of State and Mrs Lansing
were Joined to-day by their nephew
and niece, Mr.. and Mrs. John Foster
Dulles, of New York, and their two
children, who will remain here for
week They enjoyed a family dinner
party. Secretary Lansing devoted him
self to Cabinet calls, while Mrs. Lans-
ing and her niece attended several
teas.
Miss Helen Cannon gaev a dance to-
night in honor of her riece, Miss Vir-
ginia Leseure, who frequently sat in
the Speakers chair at the Capitol when
her grandfather was Speaker, and who
was known as the House baby. hun
/ bred and more guests, many Of them
| from the Congressional set, were in
vited.
Mrs. James Marion Johnston gave a
dance tonight for her daughter, Miss
Eleanor Dallas Johnston, and several
Of the students here for the holidays
Mrs. Amos II. Fowler also was hostess
for p young peoples dance, entertain
ing in honor of Miss Edith Blair, Miss
Georgia Schofeld, Miss Catherine Har-
low. debutantes of the season, and Miss
Sally Fowler, student at Pennington,
who will come out next season.
The Pan-American Union Building
was the scene of another brilliant re-
ception tonight, when the Latin-Amer-
lean delegates and many others were
guests of the governong board of the
Pan-American Union. The fountains
in the patio played over electric lights,
and suffusing the forest Of palms, ferns
and other exotic plants, were weird
lights in blue and green. The recep..
ton started at 9 o'clock. Secretary OF
State and Mrs. Lansing, the Chllian
Ambassador and Nine. de Saurez-
Muiica, the Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine. da CANA and others of the dlplo-
matte corps, with high officials Of this
government and persons prominent III
society wer guests -,
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs.
william Phillips gave dinner tonight
! in honor Of the delegates. Others en-
PERTAINING for them were Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederic A. Delano and Mrs. r. d.
Moran.