The Washington times., 1916-01-12

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Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.
The, President and Mrs. Wilson were
hosts for the first state dinner of the
season last evening, the new chatelaine
Of tho White House presiding at the
official board for the first time. The
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall and
the Cabinet cfEcers and their wives
were the honor guests. The party num-
pcred fifty four. Dinner was served in
the state dining room. The long table
was decorated with Enchantress car
nations. Roman hyacinths and maiden
hair ferns. while all tho state suite Of
drawing rooms were fragrant with
roses and other out flowers.
The Marine Band played. and after
the dinner Miss Louise Llewellyn sang
number Of slav songs. Miss Harmon
accompanying her. The guests OF the
President and Mrs. Wilson were:
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
The Secretary-of state and Mrs. Lam
,1'he, Secretary of the Treasury and
lrs. McAdoo.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Car
lson.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Greg
~:
Tho Postmaster General and Mrs.
ufleson.
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
The Secretary of the Interior and
The Secretary of Agriculture and
re. Houston.
The Secretary OF Commerce and Mrs
edfeld
THE Secretary OF Labor and Mrs. Will
The Secretary to the President and
Mrs. Tumulty.
e The r9s7ys Goysrnor of New Jersey and
The Chief Of Staff of the Army and
Mrs. Hugh l.. Scott.
Iaymaster General Samuel Nc
Mr. and Mrs. Charles s, Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T.. Davies.
Surgeon General Rurert Blue.
Col. Wubur f. Wilder.
Col. and Mrs. William w. Harts.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Charles r. Crane.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward II. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs Hugh c. Wallace.
Mrs. William II. Boiling.
Mrs. Marshall Field.
Miss Wilson. =
Mrs. A. W. Howe.
Mrs Howe Cotfran
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
DIR. Edmund Devol.
John Randolph Boiling, and
DR.. Cary 7. Grayson.
Tho handsome home Of Mrs. Francois
Berger Moran. in Massachusetts, ave-
ception. this afternoon. when Mrs. Mo-
ran will entertain in compliment to the
Marquis and Marchioness of Aberdeen
and Temar end the officers ard dele:
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lower Hoor of the house will be banked
with palms and ferns. and wreathed
with sohthern smilax serving az a
ers. Killarney and La france roses will
predo,niEate, the tea tatle will have a
ccnterpiece Of the same graceful bios
solns. and several Of the re-. Gpu IN T.;
American Beauty roses;
Lord and Lady Aberdeen wiz receive
David jayne Hill and Mrs =; W: Cole.
Mrs. Bowran Mct'alla. Mrs. Lee s.
Cverman. and Mrs. Henry y. Flood " Ill
preside at the tea table, While Mrs. p.
daughter. Mrs Malcolm McConnihe,
will do the honors at the punch bowl.
Others assisting will be Mrs. Ollie
Ja1nes, Miss Mary 1e'nnle. Miss AIe-
group Of young girls.
The Marine Band. in their red c3ats.
will give picturesque touch Of brill
liant color to the hallway and viii play
for the dancing. which viii wnd up the
function. During the afternoon Miss
Elizabeth Reside. the talented dauEh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rersi6e.
will sing: Her program of light opera
stage has been erected in the ballroom
for her. Mrs. Moran's gown Is of pearl.
colored sequins on net built over shell
pink and she. will cary pink roses:
net. heavily embroidered in cut steel
heads. also made ever foundation of
pink.
Mrs. Perry s. Heath was hostess at a
prettily appointed luncheon todav when
the guests included Mrs. Marcus Hanna.
Miss Mary Phelps, Mrs. John w. Hoster.
Mrs. Charles Wood, Mrs. Edwin Cheen.
sing. Mrs. Alexander Stewart, Mrs. T.
A. baldwin. Mrs Charles w. Richard
son. Miss Katherine Judge. Mrs. Tran
els Nash. Miss Flora Wilson, and Mrs
William Bailey Ls4ar:
Capt and Mrs. George p, C'arl: and
Miss Louise Clark will h. hosts at a
dinner at the Army and Navy Cub to-
morrow night.
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Col. and Mrs. Clement A. F. Flasler
will be hosts at dinner tonight.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
started last night from New York in
their private car for Ottawa. Ontario.
accompanied by Mrs. Lawrence Town
scnI. They will be guests of ttn Duke
and Duchess Of Connaught, 1T Govern
ment House. until the end Of the week.
and will attend the opening of parlia-
mont tomorrow and the state dinner at
Government House.
Miss Virginia Dorsey has sent out
cards for n bridge party at :he Wasn-
mGtnn Clue on the afternoon OF Janu-
ary 2s
Miss Margaret Wilson will sing to-
morrow night at the musicale and re-
ception to be given by the Home Club
of the Interior Department. when Sec
retary and Mrs. Lane and Mrs. will
lam Corcoran Eustis will receive. Con-
gresham Nicholas Longworth. who
is riolinist, will assist Miss Wilson
and Myron whitney in the program.
Col and Mrs. Harry Taylor enter
tanned at dinner last night having as
their guests Colonel and Mrs. Kutz. Major
and Mrs Patterson. and Captain and
Mrs Emhick. Later Colonel and Mrs
Toylor aud their attnDlad tho