Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-22

The reception given at the New Will
lard last night by the Vice President
and Mrs. Marshall was a brilliant
event, in which the official and resident
world of the capital was delightfully."-
represented. The occasion let the
friends of this popular couple see what
they could do in the matter of hospi-
tally when they had selected ball
rooms large enough to give thou
sand and perhaps five hundred more of
their friends plenty room to prone
made, to dance and to enjoy supper
with equal comfort and satisfaction.
A third of the space in the large
ballroom was arranged as reception
room, the host and hostess and those
assisting them welcoming them there.
The rest of the big room and the adj
joining ballroom were given over to
the dancers. Supper. served from buff
fet tables, was placed on small tables,
| around which the guests were seated,
| if they SO desired.
An effective decoration was in place,
| consisting of southern smilax. palms
and other foliage plants in groups. and
| the festive touch of the yellow and
| black draperies seen at the recent
! Beaux Arts ball, and which are being
! left in place to frame the scene again
at the Saturday night gridiron dinner.
The Marine Band. divided into two sec
tons. played in the gallery over the
| main entrance and in the small BALL
room. When the dancing was in full
| swing the scene was an exceedingly
| beautiful one.
| Those assisting the Vice President
Mrs. George p. Mclean, Senator and
Mrs. Willard Salisbury, Senator and
Mrs. John w. Weeks, Senator and Mrs
James A. Reed. Senator and Mrs. Gil
bert NJ. Hitchcock, Senator and Mrs.
Henry F. Ashurst, Senator and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, Solicitor General
and Mrs John w. Davis, the assistant
secretary of state and Mrs. John e.
Osborne. Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Miss
Jane Gregory, the Misses Burleson. the
Miss Ruth Hitchcock, the Misses OGor-
man, Miss Callie Hoke Smith, Miss
Stone. Miss Margaret McChord, Miss
Thomas, Miss Dixon. Miss Cline. Miss
| Marion Bankhead, Miss Dorothy Dem
eft. Miss Margaret Read. Miss Helen
Blodgett. Miss Catherine Burdotte,
Miss Jeanette Cowan, Miss Mary Gra-
ham. Miss Frances Dunn and Miss
| Mary Howry.
Mrs. Marshall received in an ex-
quisite gown of white and silver bro
cade, with an overdress Of white chif-
fon edged with silver lace. She wore
diamond ornaments
Other lovely gowns and their wear
ers were Mrs William G. McAdoo, pale
blue brocade bordered with fur; Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, rose pink chiffon
velvet combined with gold lace; Mrs.
John w. Davis. white brocade trim
med with iridescent sequins; Mrs. John
f.. Osborne, sapphire blue velvet and
tulle; Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. black
tuile heavily embroidered in gold;
Viscountess Chinda. blue and silver
wellington Koo. blue and silver bro
cade, with an overdrapery of tulle;
Nine. Quintana. black net combined
with gold lace; Mrs. Ten Eyck Wen
dell, pink chiffon embroidered in pearls
Miss Rosalie Spang. silver brocade
with pearl ornaments.
Mrs. Edward Douglas White. mauve
satin and tulle; Mrs. William B. Will
son. black satin trimmed with jet and
lace; Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, yellow
chinon with tulle and lace trimming
over yellow satin; Mrs. Henry F. Ash
urst. manipulated chiffon over cream
white charmeuse; Mrs Hugh L. Scott
silver brocade and tulle; Miss Blanch
ara Scott, purple tulle over satin OF
the same shade. Mrs. Charles c. Nc
Chord, yellow faille taffeta and gold
lace; Miss Lansing. light blue taffeta
and tulIe trimmed with lace.
mrs. Henry F. Dimock wore pale pink
satin. embroidered in pastel shades
Mrs. Fred Britten, raspberry pink. chif-
ION, trimmed with sequins; Mrs. Charles
G. Walcutt. black net, embroidered in
iridescent sequins: Mrs. J. c. w. Beck
ham. pale blue chiffon. trimmed with
silver lace: Mrs. Albert Cummins, ligh,
blue charmeuse with fur trimming
Mrs Thomas J. Walsh. black net with
jet trimming: Mrs. Fred bennett, gray
satin, trimmed with jet; Mrs. Francisco
Yanes, white brocade. trimmed with
lace; Mrs. Ira Copley. white tulle over
blue satin: Mrs. Thomas Lockwood. sill.
ver-spangled net over American beauty
chiffon: Mrs. Swager Sherley, cerise
tulle over white satin.
Mrs Jesse Nicholson. cloth of silver
with an overdress of white tulle; Mis-.
Flora Wilson, pink and silver brocadt
trimmed with silver lace and tulle
Mrs. John Wiley. silver brocade; Mrs J
J. Russell, white brocaded velvet and
lace; Mrs Leonard Hoffman,, peacocI
blue satin draped with orange tulle ant
gold lace: Mrs. James II. Channon, sill
yer cloth with an overdress of blacl
tulle with sequin trimming: Mrs. vii
liam f. Dennis. white brocade: Ms
Charies Nelson Riker. pink chiffon. ant
Mrs. Edward Heating white char,neus,
with lace on the corsage.
Mrs. Samuel j. Graham, white satin
; with crystal and pearl overdress.
Mrs. Theodore II. Tiller. black Span
ish lace gown, with jet bodice and je
trimmings.
Mrs. Ollie James. yellow taffeta trim
med with silver lace.
Among the younger set Miss JAM
Gregory wore pink and silver brocad'
with an under dress Of white lace AM
fur trimming; Miss Elena Calaeron
rose pink chiffon. combined with tulle
Miss Virginia lie Seure. cloth of silver
with the bodice of white tulle; Mis-
Dorothy bennett, pink chiffon and sill
yer lace: Miss Ruth Hitchcock. clotl
Of silver yelled in black tulle: Mis-
with silver lace; Miss Gertrude Cor
! don, black tulIe: Miss Margaret Nc
Chord. American beauty chiffon owe
white satin; Miss Mary Graham, greel
\ fail1e taffeta and tulle; Miss Lemir
! Gillett Hill. pale pink satin and tulle
1 and Miss Lucy Burleson was in oil
rose chiffon.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marsha
and the Secretary of State and Mr..
; Lansing will be honor guests at a. larR
, reception tonight at the Congressions
/ Club.
FL Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, president of tn
4 club, will present the club members t
Y the guests of honor. and those assistin
I in the clubs hospitality will include Mr..
III. w. Byrns, Mrs. G. w. Fairchld, MIR.
\ r. NJ. Page. Mrs. +. T. Taylor, Mrs +
A c. Danforth. Mrs J. J. Russell. Mrs
F. Byrnes. Mrs James Reed. Mrs. H. s
Mrs. Edward Heating. Mrs. Ira G. Cop
Thomas Walsh, Mrs. William c. Redfieid
! ley. Mrs. Scott. Mrs. J. J. Rogers. Mr.
Percy Quinn. Mrs John w. Abercrombit
Mrs Lenore Sherwood. Mrs. Michael +
Phelan. Mrs. Willis c. Hawley, Mr..
A George F. OShaunessy. Mrs. F. S. Car
\ dler, Mrs. ]. Willard Ragsdale, Mrs
i Charles H. Dillon. Mrs. Seth Shepard
Mrs. William r. Smith, Mrs. John H
Stevens, Mrs. John A. Sterling. Mrs. W
I H. Thompson, Mrs. John O. Tilson, Mr.