The Washington times., 1916-02-02
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

of State, will be at home this after
noon, and will be assisted by her
mother. Mrs John w. Foster; the
Misses Lansing, Mrs. Albert l.. Mills
Mrp, John Temple Graves Mrs Perry
Hsath. and Miss Edith Koon.
Mas Margaret Wilson will be one OF
the hostesses at tea to be held Febru-
aTy O. at the suffrage shop. 66S Fifth
avenue, New York The AFFAIR will be
given under the auspices Of the educa-
uonal section OF the New York State
woman Suffrage party. of which Mrs.
Howard Mansfield is chairman.
Serving with Miss Wilson as hostesses
vii be Mrs. Egerton L. winthrop, jr. !;
Mrs. John Blair. Mrs. John w. Alex
anaer, Mrs. Magee Ellsworth and Mrs,
Winston Churchill
Preceding the tea. Miss Julia Lathrop,
o. the Federal ChiIdren's Bureau, will
address the gathering on this work.
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Mrs. McAdoo. wife of the Secretary
Of the Treasury, will also receive TO-
day She will have with her Mrs. Paul
Wsgburg, Mrs. Frederick A. Delano.
Mrs. Thomas p. Gore. Mrs. Carter
Glass. Mfss Glass. and Miss de Pena.
Other ladies of the Cabinet who will
be at home today are Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory, Mrs. Albert Sidney Bur-
Lesson. Mrs, Josephus Daniels. and Mrs.
David Franklin Houston. Mrs. Greg
orys Wednesday afternoons at home
are always most informal. She will
have no receiving party. but will be
assisted by her daughter. Miss Jane
Gregory, and Miss Cornelia keasDey,
who is visiting her.
Mrs. Burlesop will be assisted by
Mrs. Myers wife of Senator Myers, OF
RTrn -ulA
tornia; Mrs. Beakes, of Aicnlgan, and
Mrs. Ayres, Of Kansas.
Mrs. DANIELS viii 'De assisted by Mrs.
John K shields. Mrs. Edwin f. Sweet,
Gregory, MISS Bertha Bolling, Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, Mrs. Adelaide
W orth Bagley the Misses Bagley, Mrs.
SWagar SherIey, Mrs. Thomas 5. But
Ter, Mrs. Edward KeatIng, nrs. John
r. Connolly, Miss Mary Lord Andrews,
Miss May Hicks and Miss Webb, both
OF North Calorina, who are visiting
in Washington; Miss Mary Cleaves
Daniels, Miss Evelyn Jackson and Miss
With Mrs. Houston will be Mrs.
James Hamilton Lewis, Madame Martin,
Mrs. Logan Waller Page, Mrs. Cart
Nrooman, Mrs. Pilling and Miss Hen
ricks.
Mrs. Lindley M. Garrison and Mrs.
Franklin X. Lane are both out OF
town for this week, and neither Mrs.
william c. Redheld nof Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson, daughter of the Secre-
tary OF Labor. Will be at home today.
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane is making a
short stay in Atlantic City, recuper-
ating from a recent indisposition.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Mcclelland nave
announced the engagement sof their
daughter. Miss Mamie Shepard Nc
ClelIand to McClelland Barclay, Of st.
4 A yEatldinar
March.
Miss Helen BlodEett was hostess at
a luncheon OF twchty;;six covers today
Mary Cleayes Daniels and Miss Evelyn
Jackson. Tie table was decorated
with jonduils arranged artistically in a
hugo basket, while the favors were
corsage bouquets Of yiolets. .-
Miss Blodgett will give a luncheon
Friday for Miss Virginia Leseure On
Tuesday, Mrs. Blodgett and Miss Blod7
eral engaEements in that city. About
February 25 they will go to New Orleans
for the MHrdi Graz.
Mrs. T. Dewitt Taimadge will enter
tain at dinner on the evening OF Fehra-
aI'y q In compliment to Judge and Mrs.
William Bailey Lamar
Nrs. Charles V. Wheeler will enter
tain at q bridge party on the after
moor of February 1e.
Miss Helen Cannon will he hostess at
= dinner Monday night
Interstate Commerce Commi ssioner
and Mrs. Charles c. McChorj will be
hosts at dinner this evening. when
invited to meet the Secretary of State
and Mrs. Lansing. Among the guests
will be Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harper,
OF Louisville. KY, who are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. McChord. /.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs Tasker Bliss
will be among the dinner hosts OF
this evening, entertaining in compli-
ment to'Lieut. Gen. and Mrs. s. M. B.
Young.
Mrs. Richard TOWNSEND will also
give a dinner this evening.
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The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs, McAdoo will be the guests at
dinner this evening of Assistant Sec
retary of the Treasury and Mrs. Will
liam Peabody Malburn.
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Mrs William Bailey Lamar will en-
tertain at tea dance at Rauscher' s
ON tn" afternoon Of February "a. in com
plin;ent to Miss Delos Blodgett and the
Misses Overman.
Senator and Mrs. Lee overman will
be the honor guests at dinner which
Justice and Mrs. Lamar will give ON the
evening Of March 2.
Miss Mary Cleaves Daniels and Miss
Evelyn Jackson will be the honor guests
at the dinner which Miss Georgia Scho-
field will give tonight at the Chevy
Chase Club. About sixty people will
dine at the club tonight before the
weekly dance. Others who will have
guests will be Paw Inspector Edmund
w BonnAffon. u. s. N. and Mrs. Bon
naffon Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Van
Rensselaer,, and DR.. and Mrs. Thomas
ClSytor.
Senator and Mrs. Claude Swanson
will be hosts at dinner this evening
In honor OF the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall
The Secretary OF the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo were the guests In whose
honor Senator and Mrs. Claude Swan
son entertained at dinner last evening
green wicker basket filled with pink
Japanese Hlies and alpine violets, faint
ly illuminated, formed the centerpiece
The guests were Senator and Mrs. Will
liam j. stone. Senator and Mrs. Lee g.
OvermRn, Senator and Mrs. Thomas j
Walsh, Assistant Attorney General and
Mrs. Samuel Jordan Graham, Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Car
Nrooman, Mrs. Henry f. Dimock. and
George de b. Keim, OF Philadelphia.
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