Evening star., 1916-12-08
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewson to Give Dinner
for Secretary and Mrs. Lansing.
Other Official Dinners.
Miss Crawford's Debut This After
noon-Miss Curd Coming Out at
Large Evening Reception.

Mr.. and Mrs John H. Hewson will be
hosts at dinner this evening entertain
| ing in honor of the Secretary of State
and Mrs Lansing Mr.. and Mrs. John
H Cole of New York, who are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Hewson will be among
the guests.
Cen. Hugh L. Scott, chief of staff.
u S. A., and Mrs. Scott Will entertain
at dinner this evening in honor OF the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker.
The minister of China and Mrs. Wei
| lington Koo will be the guests OF honor
at dinner which Col. and Mrs Dion
Williams will give tonight at their
residence in = street.
Last night Col. and Mrs. Williams
were hosts at dinner at the Army
and Navy Club. when they entertained
| in compliment to their house guests,
Mr. and Mrs. Archibald Johnston of
Bethlehem, Pa, and New York
| Senior Luis Cabrera, secretary of the
| treasury of Mexico, now president OF
| the Mexican commission acting on be-
half Of his government in the confer
ences at Atlantic City; Senior Y. Bonil-
| las, also in the cabinet of the govern
ment of Mexico and one of the COM
missioners; Senor Juan B. Rojo, secre-
tary to the Mexican commission, and
| be here this evening for the reception
Mrs. James Pryor Tarvin is giving at
| the willard to introduce Miss Matte
Marschail Curd of Louisville, KY. Mrs.
| Tarvin win be assisted by her son, Mr..
John w. Belt, who on his return to this
country from Mexico was a member of
| the party which included the Mexican
commissioners. Others who Will be
| here for Mrs. Tarvins party tonight,
and who will remain for the week end,
are Mrs. Timothy Woodruff, Miss Clara
| Morrison, sister of Mrs. Woodruff, and
Mrs. Long Anderson, all OF New york;
Mr.. II. G. Curphey of Mexico, Miss Del
| phine Shaw of London, Mr.. Shaw, her
brother; Mr.. Lincoln Steffens, Mr.. Carl
| Walker. Mr.. and Mrs James X.
| Clifton OF New York and Washington.
Miss Lucy Burieson and Miss Sidney
| BurleSon will entertain at q small dinner
| this evening before Mrs James Pryor
| Tarvn's reception and dance at the VIII
| lard for her debutante cousin, Miss Mat
| tie Marschall Curd of Kentucky.
Miss Margaret Wilson returned to
| Washington yesterday from New York.
| where she had been spending week.
Mrs Crawford, wife of Gen. Medorem
| Crawford. U. S. A, retired, was hostess
| at a smart tea today. receiving at their
| residence in 9Th street, when she pr
sented their daughter Miss Dolores Craw-
ford, to their many Washington friends
| of official, army and navy and residential
| circles. Miss Crawford made her formal
! debut last winter at Hartford, and this
/ will be her first season at Washington
| since completing her studies at Iaris
i Mrs. Crawford and Miss Crawford re-
/ ceived in the drawing room, when. like
| the halls was decorated with ferns, palms
and the many blooms sent the latter \
] lattice work Of asparagus vines at the
head of the stairs was also STUDDED with
her flowers. Ferns and corn-colored how
ers, chrysanthemums and roses We're
| used in the dining room.
| Miss Crawfords gown was of corn
colored tulle over satin of the same
shade, the side draperies being caught
with tiny pink rosebuds. Soft folds OF
| the tulie formed the bodice and angel
sleeves. She carried bouquet of tea
roses. Mrs. Crawford wore Il handsome
gown of black chiffon heavily embroid-
cred in silver sequins and a corsage of
orchids.
4 Mrs. James H. Glennon, Mrs Erasmus
Morgan Weaver, Mrs. William L. Mar
shall, Mrs. Joseph Thropp. Mrs. Brinton
Stone. Mrs. Joseph Edison and Miss Gill
lett assisted at the tea table. and Mrs
Horace Macfarland presided at the punch
bowl. Others assisting were Miss Nellie
Johnson, Miss Amy Brooks. Miss Emily
Kutz. Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Margaret
Clark, Miss Candace Howard, the Misses
Tuttle, Miss Roberta Wiley and Miss
Mary Veeder.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels entertained a dinner company
last evening in honor of the Governor
elect of North Carolina and Mrs. T. w.
Beckett, who are visiting at Washing
ton. The guests asked to meet them
were the North Carolina delegation in
Congress and few others. the list in
Icluding Senators Simmons and Overman,
Representative and Mrs. Claude Kitch-
in. Representative Pou, Representative
lGodwina Representative Page Represeu-