The Washington times., 1916-02-02
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

Heath, and Miss Edith Koon.
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Miss Margaret wilson will be one of
the hostesses at a tea to be held Febru-
airy 9, at the suffrage shop. 663 Fifth
avenue, New York. The affair will be
given under the auspices Of the educa-
ional section of the New York State
woman Suffrage party. of which Mrs.
Howard Mansfield is chairman.
serving with Miss Wilson as hostesses
VIII be Mrs. Egerton l.. Winthrop, jr
MRS. John Blair. Mrs. John w. Alex
anoer, Mrs. Magee Ellsworth and Mrs.
Winston Churchill.
Preceding the tea. Miss Julia I.athrop.
o. the Federal Children's Bureau. will
address the gathering on this work.
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Mrs. McAdoo. wife of the Secretary
OF the Treasury, will also receive to-
day She will have with her Mrs. Paul
Warburg. Mrs. Frederick a. Delano.
Mrs. Thomas 2. Gore. Mrs. Carter
Glass. MISS Glass. and Miss de Pena.
Other ladies of the Cabinet who will
be at home today are Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory, Mrs. Albert Sidney Bur-
Lesson. Mrs. Josephus Daniels. and Mrs.
David Franklin Houston. Mrs. Greg
orys Wednesday afternoons at home
are always most informal. She will
have no receiving party. but will be
assisted by her daughter Miss Jane
Gregory, and Miss Cornelia keaspey,
who is visiting her.
Mrs Burlesop will be assisted by
Mrs. Myers, wife of Senator Myers, Of
Montana; Mrs. Ju9us hahn, OIL CALI
fornia; Mrs. Beakes, of Alicnigan, and
Mrs. Ayres. OF Kansas,
Mrs. Daniels will De assisted by Mrs.
John II. shields. Mrs. Edwin +. Sweet,
MRS. Bo Sweeney. Mrs. Edwin {.
Gregory. Miss Bertha Bolhns, Miss
Heien woodrow Bones, Mrs. Adelaide
" orth Basley, the Misses Bagley, Mrs.
SWagar Sherley. Mrs. Thomas 5. But
Ter, MRS. Edward heating. MRS. John
h. Connolly, Miss Mary Lord Andrews,
Miss May Hicks and Miss Webb, botn
Of North Calorina.. who. are visiting
Daniels, Miss Evelyn jackson and Miss
Cora Bagley.
With Mrs. Houston will be Mrs
James Hamilton Lewis, Madame Martin.
lrooman. Mrs. Pilling and Miss Hen
ricks.
Mrs. Lindley NJ. Garrison and Mrs.
Franklin *: Lane are both out Of
dor this ssSsd Mss amd md Nth Mrs
Hart Wilson, daughter of the Sccre-
,sry OF Labor. Will be at home today.
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane Is making a
short stay in Atlantic City. recuper-
Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. McClelland have
announced announced The sngascn7Snt of their @
Clelland to McClellsnd Barclay, Of st.
Louis The wedding will take place in
March.
Miss HieleE BlodGett was hostess at
luncheon OF twcnty-siX covers today
when the guests OF honor were Miss
Mary Cleaves Daniels and Miss Evelyn
hugo basket, while the favors were
corsage bouquets Of ,iolets.
Miss Blodgett will give luncheon
Friday for Miss Virginia Leseure On
Tuesday. Ms. Blodgett and Miss Blod7
gett will go TO New York to kee? sew
eral engagements In that city. About
February 25 they will so to New Orleans
for the Mardi Gras.
Mrs T. Dewitt Talmadge Will enter
tain at dinner on the evening of Fehr1-
airy % In compliment to Judge and Mrs
William Bailey Lamar
Mrs. Charles v. Wheeler will enter
tain at a bridge party on the after
moor of February Il;
Miss Helen Cannon will he hostess at
dinner Monday night
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. Charles c. McChorj will be
hosts at dinner this evening. when
they will entertain twenty -four guests
invited to meet the Secretary Of State
and Mrs Lansing: Among the guests
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harper
Of Louisville. Ky. who are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. McChord. =.
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Brig. Gen. and Mrs Tasker Bliss
will be among the dinner hosts OF
this evening. entertaining in compIi-
ment to- Lieut.. Gen and Mrs. S. NJ. B.
Young.
Mrs Richard TOWNSEND will also
give a dinner this evening.
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The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo will be the guests at
dinner this evening OF Assistant Sec
retary OF the Treasury and Mrs. Will
liam Peabody Malburn.
Mrs William Bailey Lamar will en-
tertain at a tea dance at Rauscher's s
on tn" afternoon os February "a. in COM
plinent to Miss Delos Blodgett and the
Senator and Mrs. Lee Overman will
he the honor guests at a dinner which
Justice and Mrs. Lamar will give on the
evening Of March 2,
Miss Marv Cleaves Daniels and Miss
EVELYN Jackson will be the honor guests
AT the dinner which Miss Georgia Scho-
field will give tonight at the Chevy
Chase Club. About sixty people viii
dine at the club tonight before the
weekly dance. Others who will have
guests will be Pay Inspector Edmund
w Bonnaffon. L. S. ~. and Mrs. Bon
nafton: Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Van
RENSSELAER,, and DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
Clsytor.
Senator and Mrs. Claude Swanson
will be hosts at dinner this evening
in honor OF the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo were the guests In whose
honor Senator and Mrs. Claude Swan
son entertained at dinner last evening.
4 green wicker basket filled with pink
japanese lilies and alpine violets. faint
~ illuminated. formed the Centerpiece.
The guests were Senator and Mrs. Will
liam j. stone, Senator and Mrs. Lee s.
OVerman, Senator and Mrs Thomas J.
Walsh, Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs Samuel Jordan Graham. Assistant
Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl
Nrooman, Mrs. Henry F. Dtmock. and
George de B. Keim, of Philadelphia.
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Mrs. Robert Henry, wife of Congress
man Henry OF Texas. and her daughter.
Mrs. Harold Earmalee. will entertain all
of the school girls from Texas who are
In Washington at a reception this af-
ternoon. The tea table will be decorated
with a large basket, tied with a pink