The Washington herald., 1916-02-25
German Ambassador Entertained
By Marshalls at Dinner Party;
Osbornes Hosts for Lansinps
News of Society at the Capital.

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The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
entertained a small dinner party last
evening IN their apartment at the Willard
In compliment to the German Ambassa-
dor, Count Won Bernstorr.
The Secretary OF State and Mrs. Lam
sing were the guests OF honor at a din
ner given last evening by the First As
sistant Secretary of state and Mrs. John
z. Osborne The dinner was served IN
the Presidential suite at the Willard and
the table was decorated with pink roses
and white nlacs.
The Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture
and Mrs. Yrooman were hosts at dinner
last evening. entertaining In compliment
TO the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo and the Secretary Of the
Interior and Mrs. Lane The other
guests were Gen. and Mrs. Scott, Gov.
Bones, Senator Lewis, Senator Hollis.
Senator Phelan. Representative and Mrs.
Henry 7. Rainey, Miss Amaryllis Gil
lett and Miss Margaret Breckenridge.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Greg
Dry entertained at dinner last evening
when their guests included Assistant At
derxood. Mrs Robert Dowdy, Miss Bes-
sic J. Kibbey, Judge and Mrs. Charles
B. Howry, Mrs NJ. @. Cook. Of Philadel-
phla, who Is the house guest Of the At
torney General and Mrs. Gregory; Assist
ant Attorney General and Mrs. William
wallace, Mr.. e: c; Calhoun. col Charles
Page Bryan, Mr.. George V. Tritlett, tr.,
Mr.. Henry Hilliard, of ST. Louis, and
Miss Jane Gregory.
Capt and Mrs. s. J. Bayard Schindel
gave a dinner party last evening at the
Army and Navy Club. having as their
guest. Gen and Mrs. Bliss, Gen and Mrs
McAills. Gen and Mrs. Mccain, Mr. and
Mrs. i. T. Mann. Judge and Mrs William
Bailey Lamar. Col. and Mrs. Taylor and
Col and Mrs. Duncan.
Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Charles Warren entertained a number OF
guests at dinner last evening.
Commodore and Mrs. Hogg were hosts
az dinner last evening when Miss jean
ette Cowan and Miss Grace Overman
were the guests of honor.
Among those who rode in the weekly
drill at the Riding and Hunt Club yes
terday afternoon were Miss Gertrude
Greedy. Miss Anna Hamlin. Miss Louise
Clark, Miss Edythe Howard. Miss Nadine
OKnard. Miss Elizabeth Scriyen, Miss
VAIL, Miss Theodore Pieadwell, Miss
Helen McLanahan, Miss Ruth Hitchcock.
Mr.. Julian Bishop. Lieut.. lie Breton, Mr..
Ralph Coffin, Mr.. Thomas c. Morgan,
Jr.. Mr.. Clarence Aspinwall. Mr.. George
Oakley TOtten. Jr., Mr.. Frederick Chaplin
and Count Bonde-
Mrs. Curtis, wife Of Senator Curtis, re-
ceived yesterday at 1880 Belmont road,
assisted by Mrs. William H. Thompson,
Mrs. f. E. Gam. Miss Marini Webster.
and Mrs. c. G. Gerry.
Mrs. William F. Dennis will be at home
Informally today. She will have assisting
her her daughter. Mrs Charles Nelson
Riker. and her house guests. Mrs. W. P.
Lincoln and Miss Lincoln, OF Louisville,
Ky.
Mrs. Edwin Lee Morgan win be at
home this afternoon from I to s o'clock
for the last time this season.
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar was
hostess at a charming tea dance at
Rauscher's yesterday afternoon in hon.
or of Miss Helen Blodgett and the Misses
Overman, daughters OF Senator and Mrs
Lee S. Overman.
Mrs. Lamar and the honor guests re-
ceived In the small ballroom which
was decorated with palms and South
ern smilax, and there was dancing IN
the large ballroom. A eenterpiece Of
pink rOses and asparagus fern adorned
the tea table.
Mrs. Lamar was assisted by Mrs. Over
man, Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Mrs. Josephus
Daniels Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs Ollie
James, Mrs. John E. Osborne, Mrs.
George Barnett. Mrs. Samuel Spencer,
ray. Mrs. William l. Marshall. Mrs. H
Tudor B. Harris. Mrs Hubert Dent Mrs.
T. Dewitt Talmage, Mrs. Robert Fitz
Shepard. Mrs Gllmer BreniZer. Mrs John
Temple Graves, Mrs. Wilton ]. Lambert
Mrs. Henry d. Clayton Mrs. William
ThornwaIl Davis. Mrs David s. Kaime
of St Louis; Mrs. Lamar Apscomb. Miss
Flora Wilson, the Misses Doyle, and Miss
Warren. Of Atlanta, who Is visiting Mrs
Marshall
Mrs. Lamar wore a handsome afternoon
gown of white lace and tulle, Miss Blod-
gett's frock was Of white tulle over cloth
OF silver. the skirt formed of three
fiounces edged with iridescent trimming
She wore a corsage bouquet OF lines of
the valley. Miss Grace Overman was
govned in pink taneta trimmed with
silver lace and Miss Katherine Overman
wore white tuIle combined with silver
over white satin
Mr. and Mrs. Harrie Craig Ansley en-
tertained at brilliant reception
yesterday afternoon at their residence
in Connecticut avenue. The house was
decorated IN palms and pink roses and
the tea table, where Mrs. John NJ Speel
and Mrs. Paul Fftzsimmons presided. had
a centerpisce OF Killarney and Enchant-
ress roses.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs. Sam
uel Jordan Graham, Mrs. Mitchell Car
roll, Mrs. & Nrge Newgarden, Mrs. Ed
win H. Tillman, Mrs z. z. Meredith,
Mrs. William Mercer Sprigg. Mrs Ed
nund Pendleton Male, and Mrs. John
M Culp. who received in the drawing
room. Mrs. William Albert Smoot, r.
served punch. and assisting in the din
ing room were Miss Anne Ansley, Miss
Anita Kite, Miss Charlotte Capers, Miss
Lois Sprigg, Miss Helen Kimmell. Miss
Annette Mccartney, and Miss Eleanor
Addison Herf. Of San Antonio, Tex, who
Is visiting Miss Josephine Mason.
Mrs Sephen B. Eilkins was at home
yesterday afternoon after o'clock at her
residence in K street She was assisted
nv her guest Miss Cofket. Of Phfladeinhfa