Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-27
Dinner Parties of Last Night.

Mr.. Justice McReynolds entertained
at dinner last night at the New Will
lard in honor of the Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court and Mrs. Edward
Douglas White, and the associate
justices and their wives. Mrs. John w.
Davis, wife of the solicitor general OF
the Department of Justice was hostess
Of the evening for Mr.. McReynolds.
Killarney roses and white llacs were
used in profusion and mingled with
other flowers in forming the decora-
ton. A stringed orchestra played
throughout the evening. The guests
were: the Chief Justice and Mrs. White,
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. McKenna. Mr..
Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Mr.. Justice
and Mrs. Hughes. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Van Devanter. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Pftney, Senator and Mrs. Smoot. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Colt. Senator and Mrs.
Beckham. Senator Phelan. the solicitor
and Mrs. Davis. Representative and
Mrs. Swagar Sherley. Representative
Mcclellan. Capt. Ridley Mclean. DR..
Cary T. Grayson. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hamlin. Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. Peters, Mr. and Mrs.
II. Snowden Marshall of New York,
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones. Mrs.
Marshall Field. Miss Jane Gregory.
Miss Jeanette Cowan. Miss Jackson
of Tennessee, Miss Josephine Patten.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gordon Battle of
New York. Mr.. Woodward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Brodon Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Wal
Ter, Mr.. and Mrs. Keeble and Mr.. and
Mrs. Jackson, all of Nashville, Tenn;
Mr.. and Mrs. John 8. Barbour of Nir-
ginia, Mr.. and Mrs. Birch of Memphis,
Tenn: Mrs. G. Oliver of Washington.
Pa; Mr.. Charles Warren. assistant at
torney general: Mrs Ollie James, Mrs.
Henry D. Clayton and Mrs. Horce Van
Devanter of Tennessee.
The Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Redfield entertained small dinner
company last night at their home on
Massachusetts avenue. Their guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor,
Mrs. Edward Grosvenor of Amhurst,
the mother of Mr.. Grosvenor and his
house guest for some time: DR.. and
Mrs. e. Lester Jones, Miss Redfeld
and Miss E. Lee Lawrence.
The Secretary of Labor and Mrs: Will
liam B. Wilson entertained at dinner
last night the Japanese ambassador and
Viscountess Chinda. the Secretary of
Agriculture and Mrs. Houston, Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. Senator Carroll S.
assistant secretary of labor and Mrs.
Post, Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Meeker. Mrs.
and Mrs. John B. Densmore and Mr..
William B. Wilson, jr.
The Russian amba ssador and Nine.
Bakhmeteff were guests of honor at a
dinner party entertained last night by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley. MIR. and
Mrs. Bradley have spent the greater
part of the past week in New York and
returned here Friday evening.
Representative and Mrs. John Jacob
Rogers entertained a dinner party last
night at their home on 18th street.
Mrs. Lloyd W. Bowers entertained a
large company at dinner last night at
the Chevy Chase Club. having among
other guests Judge and Mrs. Ebert H.
Gary Of New York and her house party.
Miss Fogg entertained at dinner last
night at the Woodward in honor of
Judge and Mrs. William Bailey Lamar.
Maj and Mrs. Manus McCloskey en-
tertained at dinner last night at their
quarters at Fort Myer. Their guests
were Capt. and Mrs. c. S. Haight. Mrs.
Glasgow, Lieut.. and Mrs. Reilly, Lieut..
and Mrs. Richard Burleson and Capt.
Hollyday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse c. Adkins enter
tanned at dinner last night at their
residence in Chevy Chase. Their guests
were Representative and Mrs. Ernest
W. Roberts. Assistant Attorney General
Huston Thompson and Mrs. Thompson,
Mr.. end Mrs. Willis n. Mills. Mrs.
George Strattan and Mr. Francis G.
Caffey, solicitor for the Department Of
Agriculture.