The Washington herald., 1916-02-23
President Wilson and Bride Give
Dinner at White House In Honor
Of the Speaker and Mrs. Clark
News Of Society at the Capital.

The President and Mrs. Wilson enter
taIned at the last of the series of state
dinners at the White House last even
ne. when the Speaker OF the House and
Mrs. Champ Clark were the honor
guests. The table decorations consisteS =
N tonquils and farleyense ferns, and
after the dinner Mr.. Ignaes Jan Pad
erevslt played several selections, in
ending Beethoven's Sonata G sharp
r,Inor. adaEio sostenuto, allegretto,
presto azitato; lie Carlton de Cythere'
sI,e Coucou," and a group by CHOPIN
including ballade, nocturne' mazurKa'
etude, and polonaise.
The guests Of the President and mrs'
Wilson were:
me Speaker and Mrs. Clark.
senator and Mrs. Clapp.
Senator and Mrs Fletcher.
Senator GsIlinger.
Senator and Mrs. Hitchcock.
Senator Hollis.
Senator and Mrs James.
Senator and Mrs. Nelson
Senator and Mrs. Owen
Senator Simmons.
Senator and Mrs Swanson.
Senator and Mrs. Tillman.
REPRESENTATIVE and Mrs. Alexander.
Representative and Mrs. Butler.
Representative and Mrs. Dent.
REPRESENTATIVE William g. Greene
Representative Hay.
Representative and Mrs Kahn.
Representative and Mrs. Kent
Representative and Mrs Padgett-
Representative and Mrs Ratney.
Mai Gen. and Mrs. Barnett
Hon. and Mrs. Charles c. McChord-
Hon and Mrs. Winthrop NJ. Daniels.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ignace Jan Paderewski.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander H. Calf
Mrs. Richard H Townsend.
Mrs. W. U. Vreeland.
Mrs. William H. Boiling.
Miss Mary Gusts Lee
Miss Anna D. Boiling.
Miss Gordon.
Miss Agnes Wilson.
Miss Burleson-
Miss Gregory.
Miss Delano.
Miss MacMurray.
Miss Margaret Wilson
Miss Bones.
DR.. 4 NJ fFauntleroy.
Lieut. Commander Robert L. Berry.
Dr. Cary T. Grayson.
Mr.. Bennett c. Clark.
Lieut. John A. Baird.
Lieut. Paul II. BastedO.
Lieut.. Charlton E. Battle.
Lieut.. James B. CreSs.
Lieut.. James A. DoTst
Lieut.. Alexander L James.
In honor of the Vice President an
Mrs. Marshall and the Secretary Of Stat
and Mrs. Lansing. the Congressiona
Club entertained at a reception last even
ing which was one Of the most charming
functions given by the club this season
The rooms were beautifully decorate
Sfpl
snapdragons. with slken American flag
festooned above the doorways. Tn
Marine Band played and there was dane
ing later in the evening. An elaborat
buffet supper was served from an ovs
table adorned with huge centerpiece o
pink snapdragons and ferns which sur
rounded a tiny grass plot from whic
rose a miniature cherry tree fashione
from wax and bearing the real fruit
Mrs Atlee Pomerene presented tn
club members to the guests Of honol
Mrs Marshall wore a charming gown c
cerise tulle over cloth of gold, en-
broidsd in gold and trimmed with gol
lace. Mrs. Lansing was very handsom
in a cloth Of silver gown. Both lsdie
carried quaint little old-fashioned bot
quets Of violets and gardenias in lac
holders. the gifts OF the club. Mr.
crystal and carried Killarney roses an
lilies Of the valley.
The ladies who assisted were Mr.
J. W. Burns. Mrs Albert Cummins, Mr.
G. ". Fairchild. Mrs. r. n. Page. Mr.
z. T. Taylor. Mrs. II. G. Donforth, Mr.
]. ]. Russell Mrs. ]. F. Byrnes. Mr.
James Reed. Mrs. II. S. Reside. Mr.
John F. ShafrOth. Mrs. Thomas Walls
Mrs William C. Redheld. Mrs. Edwal
Heating. Mrs. Ira c. CopIey. Mrs. Jamt
Brown Scott, Mrs. ]. ]. Rogers. Mr.
Percy Quinn. Mrs. John W. AbercrOmbi
Mrs. Lenore Sherwood, Mrs Michael
Phelan. Mrs. Willis C. Hawley, Mr.
George F. O'Shaunnessy. Mrs E.
Gambler, Mrs Willard Ragsdale, Mr.
Charles II. Dillon. Mrs. Seth Shepar
Mrs. William R. Smith. Mrs. John
Stephens. Mrs John A Sterling Mr.
W H. Thompson. Mrs. John Q. Tilso
Mrs. Frederick c. Stevens. Mrs. Dorst
shackleford. Mrs. c. B. Undertake, Mr.
Charles II. Townsend. Mrs. John
Works, Mrs s. J. Tribble. Mrs. Sou
Trimble. Mrs. James E. MARITIME. MI
Ellen P. Wood and Mrs. ]. Harry Co
fngton.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels will not receI
today.
Mrs. Joseph Briggs Weaver. Of NeI
port News. Va, Is the guest of Nj
Dorothy Gauntlet at her apartment
the Parkwood.
Representative Cannon and Miss Hell
Cannon entertained at a dinner Of TWEEN
covers last evening in honor of the Sc
Rotary Of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Gre
Org were hosts at dinner last evenir
when their guests included Mr.. and NJ
John z. Laskey, DR.. and Mrs. Frank
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