The Washington herald., 1916-05-13
Secretary of State and Mrs Lansing Entertain
For Representative and Mrs Richard Olney I'd;
Kansas Senator and Wife Dine State Delegation
Other Neus of Society a the Capital

The Secretary Of State and Mrs Lam
sing were the guests Of honor at din
ner given last evening by Representative
and Mrs. Richard olney, I'd.
Senator and Mrs. William H. Thomp-
son, Of Kansas, entertained at dinner
last evening In honor Of the Kansas
delegation in Congress and their wives
The guests included Senator and Mrs.
Curtis, Representative and Mrs. Hell
vering, Representative and Mrs. Con-
molly Representative and Mrs. Doolittle,
Representative and Mrs. Taggart, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Ayres, Representative
and Mrs. JoUett Shouse, Representative
and Mrs. Campbell, and Representative
and Mrs. Anthony, jr.
Mrs. George T. Marye, wife of the for
mer ambassador to Russia, and Mime. da
Cana, wife Of the Brazilian Ambassador.
we're the honor guests at the bridge
party and luncheon which Mrs Theodore
A. Baldwin gave yesterday. There were
twenty-four guests.
Mrs. Arthur L. willard, wife Of Com
mander willard, U. S. N, entertained at
bridge yesterday afternoon at her home
In the Navy Yard. The tables were ar
ranged on the verandas. The Marine
Band and the Mayflower Band alternated
in playing during the afternoon.
Mrs. Ira Clifton Copley was hostess
at a buffet luncheon yesterday, enter
tanning about sixty women prominent in
official life. The house in R street was
decorated with Quantities of early sum
mer blossoms. Mrs. Copley left Wash
ington last evening for her home in Au-
rora, Ill. to remain a week.
Mrs. George r. Putnam gave lunch
con party yesterday in compliment to
Miss Barbara Kaufman. Yellow spring
flowers formed the decoration and the
guests included Mrs. r. NJ. Kaufman,
Mrs. Charles K. Drury. Mrs. Gilbert
GrosvenOr. Mrs. Lee Thurman, Mrs.
Thomas Armat, Miss Cowing. Miss Ma
bella Houston, of Troy, n. Y, house
guest of the hostess, and Miss Shirley
Putnam.
Mrs. Walter D. Webb entertained at
a tea yesterday afternoon. Mrs. W. c.
Gorgas, Mrs William H. Arthur. and
Mrs. Clarence A. Stedman presided at
the tea table.
At the garden party of the House Of
Mercy at the Cathedral close, Mrs. Hose
will have the table Of fancy work and
unique white elephant exhibit. Assisting
her will be Miss Mimmack and many
others.
Mr.. L A Coolidge, Of Boston, arrived
in Washington yesterday and is at the
ShOreham.
Mrs Reginald de Koven- who has lately
returaed from a two-years' absence
abroad, arrived in Washington yesterday
to visit Mrs. Edmund Pendleton at Stone
leigh Court.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry T. Newcomb will
entertain a number of young people at
4 dance this evening.
Mrs. CaIderon Carlisle entertained at a
large Tea yesterday afternoon at Grass
lands. the Country Club. Mrs Walter
Brue Howe and Mrs. James Vaudeville
Carlisle assisted her.
Mrs. Robert Ives Gammen. Of Provi-
dence. is the guest of Mrs. Slater at her
residence in Eighteenth street
Mrs. Ben Pilson and the Misses Pilson
have returned from California and are
stopping at the Wolcott Hotel in New
York City for a few days before return
ing to their home here. Mr.. and Mrs. ].
+. Hays are guests at the same hotel.
Mr. William Barnes, Of New York, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward E. Hartwick, Of
Detroit. are stopping at the shoreham.
The nnal arrangements have been
made for the vaudeville tea to be
given by the District OF Columbia DI-
vision. United Daughters of the Con-
federacy, this afternoon at the Ra-
leigh. Miss E. Alice Theobald is
chairman Of the committee on ar
rangements and Mrs. Maude Howell
Smith, president of the District of
Columbia Division, U. D. c.. is in
charge of the vaudeville entertain
ment, which will run from 3 until
4:3O o'clock. A delightful program has
been arranged, featuring an attrac-
tive chorus in sketches from Mrs John
l. Thompson's Gypsy Prince" and
delightful rhythmic dances by Miss
Gladys Crump and Miss Louise Morris.
Mr.. J. r. Daily will give Kipling's,
Boots" and Mr.. Arthur Pierce will
delight his audience with some topi-
cal songs and monologues. There will
also be Miss Minnie Saxtons whistling
solos, and Mr.. R. D. Shepherd will give
Hamlet's soliloquy and a speech from
Julius Caesar. Another number will be
original monologues by Miss Mildred
Lea, who will be followed by Mr.. Felix
Mahoney, who will give his up-to-
date chalk talk in colors with which
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