Evening star., 1916-01-07
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF Town
President and His Bride to Hold
Their First State Function
Tonight.
Pan-Americans Are Honor Guests.
Other Events-Miss Dennett's
Debut--Personals.

Congress, who have been asked to as
semble at Q O'Clock, and the function
| is called a panAnerican reception. 1t
will begin at 9:3e, at which hour the
President and Mrs. Wilson and the re-
ceivng line will be in the blue room.
In addition to its allAmerica signif-
icance, the occasion is the first formal
event following the marriage of the
Chief Executive and therefore the first
opportunity for the official and resi-
dent notables who have been included
in the invitations to extend their con-
|:gratulations to Mr.. Wilson and for
hundreds, maybe, the first glimpse of
his bride-although she has lived so
long in this city.
No event with as many-sided point of
views has ever taken place in the White
| House, and the anticipations therefore
of those who expect to participate are
soaring high. The weather early this
morning was not of the happiest va
riety, but nothing short of blizzard
has ever seriously affected the attend
ance at a White House party and to-
night will only add another perfect
sequence to the chain.
1t is to be a pan-American party
therefore the honor guests of the even
ing will be ushered into the presence
of the President first. OF the A. B. C.
ambassadors there are only two at
present at the capitalize ambassador
of Brazil, Mr.. Domicio da Cana, here
from June, 1911, and the ambassador OF
Chile. Senior Don Eduardo Suarez-
Mujica, whose service began in De-
cember, 1914. The latter is also presi-
dent of the Pan-American Congress.
Naon. the other member of the A. B. c.,
is now in his own country.
The usual order of precedence will be
observed in the makeup of the pro-
onc H. al ~
following their respective ambassadors,
ministers and charges d'afaires to the
blue room.
The European diplomats have not
been invited to the reception tonight,
so following the ambassadors of Bra
zil and Chile will be the ministers of
Bolivia, Uruguay, Guatemala, Peru,
Colombia, Panama, Nicaragua, Ecua-
dor, Salvador, Costa Rica, etc, and the
charge d'affaires of the countries whose
ambassadors or ministers are absent.
The members of the Pan-American
Union are arranging a dance to be
given at the pan-American building on
the evening of Wednesday, January 19.
in compliment to the President and
Mrs. Wilson.
No particulars are as yet availa BILE, as
the details of the affair are still being
worked out, but in a general way it is
understood the function is to recipro-
cate the many courtesies extended to
uiSlluS ulpIOlHdtS dl va
rious times both as body and indi-
vidually as well as a formal expression
of congratulation to the President on
his marriage.
Il DR.. and Mrs. John Crayke Simpson
will entertain at their home, on High
land terrace, at dinner this evening
for their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs w
5. Benson of Passaic. n. ].
They will also give a dinner in their
honor at Chevy Chase Club tomorrow
| evening.
Mrs. Beverly Randolph Mason will be
at home tomorrow and the following
Saturdays in January and February at
1906 Florida avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred bennett will pre-
sent their daughter, Miss Dorothy Dix
on bennett, to society at a reception
tomorrow afternoon at the Congress
sional Club.
Mrs. bennett and Miss Dorothy Den
nett will be assisted in receiving their
guests by Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, presi-
dent of the Congressional Club, and
Mrs. Duncan Fletcher, the retiring
president. The other assisting ladies
alternating at the tea table and in the
reception room will be Mrs James A.
Reed of Missouri, Mrs. Thomas p. Gore
of Oklahoma, Mrs. Miles Poindexter Of
Washington state. Mrs. John F. Shat
roth of Colorado Mrs. Charles S.
Thomas of Colorado, Mrs. Thomas J.
Walsh of Montana, Mrs. Thomas S.
MARITIME of New Jersey. Mrs. Albert
cummins of Iowa, Mrs. Charles H. Dill
Ion of South Dakota, Mrs. Henry d.
Flood of Virginia, Mrs. w. r. Green of
Iowa; Mrs. w. ?. Borland Of Missouri.
Mrs. Albert Johnson of Washington
state, Mrs. Lemuel E. Padgett of Ten
nessee, Mrs. Joseph r. Russell of Mis-
souri,. Mrs. w. A. Cullop of Indiana,
Henry a. Cooper of Wisconsin, Mrs.
Dorsey w. Shackleford OF Missouri,
Mrs Julius Kahn of California and Mrs.
Percy f. Quinn of Mississippi.
John H stephens of Texas, Mis-.
Mrs. Howard Reeside, Mrs. C. H. T
Lowndes, Mrs. Hampton Gary, Mrs
Mrs: Theodore shuey. Mrs: Ashmead
Fuller. Mrs. ]. II. Holton. Mrs. Whit
man Osborn, Miss Virginia Peacock
Miss Eleanor Orr of New Jersey and
house guests of Miss Dennett; Miss
Jane Gregory and her house guest
Miss keasbey; Miss Agnes Hart Will
son, Miss Helen McCumber, Miss Grace
: Mable Stone of Missouri. Miss Frances
l.. Dunn OF New York. Miss Editf
Oracle. Miss Dorothy Shuey. Miss Eliz-
abeth Reside, Miss Marie Peary. Miss
Miss Lois Reeside, Miss Kearney, Miss
Elizabeth Walker, Miss Pauline Stone
Miss Margaret Douglas, Miss Dorothy
Wyeth. Miss Charlotte Capers. Miss
| Marjorie Helmbold Miss Katherine Co
Vile. Miss Elizabeth Jones. Miss Doro-
thy hampton, Miss Laura Graves, Miss
Georgia Schofeld, Miss Mary Graham
Miss Katherine Burdette, Miss Rutf
Lester, Miss Anita Kite. Miss katherine
Hill, Miss Gladys Helgesen. Miss Mary
Holmes, Miss Ethel Burnam, Miss Lois
Sprigg, Miss Mathilde Young, Miss
Overshine, Miss Claxton. the Misses
| Wright, house guests of Mrs Hampton
Gary, and Miss Dorothy Brown, house
guest of Senator and Mrs. Reed The
young people will begin dancing at 5 &c
| o'clock.
Miss bennett will accompany hel
| house guests, Mr. and Mrs. Whitman
and daughter, Miss Eleanor Orr anG
Miss Deborah Seal, to the White House
l reception this evening, the guests hav.
ing come on specially for the White
House reception and Miss Dennett's
debut party.
Commander and Mrs. Edwin T. Pol
lock entertained at a beautifully ap-
pointed dinner of thirty-two covers
last night at the Army and Navy Club
The dinner was in the nature of a
farewell to Commander Pollock, who
| leaves in few days for sea duty. Mrs
J city.
Mrs. Thomas Sterling, wife of the
| senior senator from South Dakota, an
4 | nounces the engagement of her grand
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