Evening star., 1916-01-02
NEW YEAR RECEPTIONS
Cabinet Hostesses Whose Homes
Were Open to Hundreds
of Callers.

The New Year receptions yesterday
| at the cabinet homes were largely at
| tended, despite the general dreariness
of the day. The neighborhood of upper
Connecticut avenue, r street and Wy
oming and Massa chusetts avenues were
gay with parked and passing automo-
| biles and carriages throughout the aft
ernoon.
] Each of the cabinet hostesses receiv
| ing had large parties of assistants,
their homes were beautifully decorat
ed and the air of festivity which years
and years of custom have surrounded
| the official receptions of New Year
was plentifully in evidence.
| At the home Of Secretary McAdoo
Mrs. McAdoo held one of the largest
receptions of the day. 1t was her first
formal reception since her marriage.
/ Those assisting her were Miss Mona
McAdoo and Mrs. William T. Malburn,
Mrs. Byron r. Newton and Mrs. Will
liam j. Phillips, wives of the assist
Helen Woodrow Bones. Miss Laura
Harlan, Mrs. John Knapp, Mrs Ken
i yon b. Conger, Irvington, n. Y; Miss
Ruth Hapgood. New York; Miss Cath
crime Britton, Miss Gladys Hinckley
and the Misses Mackay- Smith.
! Mrs. Josephus Daniels had a decided
innovation at her reception, as there
was dancing throughout the afternoon
The house was beautifully decora ed
with palms and foliage plants and the
full dress uniforms of the officers made
brilliant effect. Commander Wurts-
baugh made the introductions.
Receiving with Mrs Daniels were the
assistant secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt. Rear Ad
miral and Mrs. Benson. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Blue. Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Taylor. Rear Admiral and Mrs Strauss
Rear Admiral and Mrs Grimm. Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Sanford, Gen. and
4 Mrs. Barnett, Surgeon General and Mrs
Braisted: Rear Admiral MCGOWAN,
Juase Advocate General Ridley Mclean.
| commander Wurtsbaugh. naval aid to
the Secretary OF the Navy, and Mrs.
| Wurtsbaugh; Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bag
ley. Mrs. W: Fl. Bagley of Raleigh, the
Misses Basley, and the following of
Commander and Mrs. Leahy. Lieut. and
Mrs. Hartigan, Lieut.. and Mrs Haines,
| Lieut.. and Mrs. Patterson. Ensign and
Mrs, Byrd. pr. and Mrs. Noble. Lieut..
and Mrs. J. II. Oliver.
Others assisting were Miss Mary
Cleaves Daniels. daughter of Judge
| Daniels of North Carolina and niece of
the Secretary. and Miss Evelyn Johnson
OF Richmond. cousin of Mrs. Daniels
| MISS Grace Overman. Miss Katherine
Overman. Miss Ellen Lejeune, Miss Mel
lie johnson, Miss Lillian Hendrick.
| Miss Evelina Gleaves, Miss Marie Sims
Miss Tillman. the Misses Chase, Miss
/ Ruth Lester. Miss Dorothy Taylor, Miss
| Jane Gregory and her house guests.
Miss Mary Taylor and Miss Mary S,
Bryan. Miss Vedder, Miss Kite. Miss
Goodwin. Miss Kingsbury. Miss Clax-
ton. Miss Harrington, Miss Evelyn
Hope Daniels Of North Carolina. Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Banks and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank N. Smith
| There were also a number of young
men In the receiving party with Mr.
Josephus Daniels. jr., and the three
younger sons of the Secretary and Mrs.
Daniels.
| The reception held by Mrs. Garrison,
Il wife of the Secretary Of War, was
also largely attended. Lieut.. Edwin
NJ. Watson, infantry, U. S. A., and
Lieut.. James A. Dorst, Engineer Corps,
| U. 5. A., both White House aids, made
the presentations. and those in the re-
ceiving party included Mrs. Breckin- :
ridge, wife OF the assistant secretary
Of war: Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. Mrs. Tas-
ker III. Bliss, Mrs. William Crozicr
Mrs: William G. Gorgas. Mrs. Henry. p.
Mccain. Mrs. Erasmus NJ. Weaver, Mrs.
Frank Mcintyre. Mrs. T.. A. Darlington,
Mrs. A. L. Mills. Mrs. NJ. NJ. Maconb,
Mrs. Joseph Kuhn. Mrs. y. p. NJ. Young
Miss Jeanette Cowan. Miss Shields.
Miss Newberry. Miss Margaret Read,
Miss Helen Blodgett. Miss Schofieid,
Miss Alfshire, Miss Scott. Miss Harlow.