Evening star., 1916-12-12
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Season of Official Entertaining In
augurated at the White House
This Evening.
Senator and Mrs. Salisbury Receive
Senate Tonight-Young Peo-
pies Luncheons Today.

The season of official entertaining
this evening when the President and
Mrs. Wilson will give their annual
dinner, with the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall and the cabinet circle as
their guests. The dinner is served in
the state dining room, where the guests
on this occasion are usually seated at
a large oval table, the President and
Mrs. Wilson facing each other. The
Vice President will sit at Mrs Wilson's
right and the President will have on
his right Mrs. Marshall
The President and Mrs. Wilson oc-
cupied box at the National Theater
last evening. They had with them Mr.
and Mrs. Julian Boiling, brother and
| sister-in-law of Mrs. Wilson, and Prof
Stockton Axson.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing will entertain the President
and Mrs. Wilson at dinner Thursday
evening, January II. The Secretary of
War and Mrs. Baker will dine the Pres
week, Thursday. January IS.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs.
Lansing were hosts at dinner last
evening, having as their guests the
Brazilian ambassador and Nine. da
Cana, the Russian amba assador and
Nine Bakhmeteff, the Bolivian minister
and Nine. Calderon, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs Van Devanter. Senator and Mrs.
Swanson, the third assistant secretary
OF state and Mrs. William Phillips. the
chairman of the federal trade commits
sion and Mrs. Joseph e: Davies. Mr.
John Barrett, Dr. and Mrs. Gary 7.
Grayson. Mr.. and Mrs. William Corco-
ran Eustis, Mrs John w. Davis, Miss
Bones and Mr.. Reynolds Hit.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston have leased the residence of
Mr. and Mrs. f. r. Stotesbury. at 1903
New Hampshire avenue. 1t is spa
cious red brick mansion at the south
west corner of 18th street and New
Hampshire avenue. and particularly
well adapted to entertaining.
Secretary and Mrs. Houston. who
have been staying at the Hotel La
take possession of their new home Jan
uary /.
Adoo, will go to New York tomorrow to
attend the banquet to be given there by
the Southern Society.
Mrs McAdoo will probab bly, accompany
him, and they will return to Washing
ton the following day
| The Archaeological Society will hold its
| first meeting of the season this evening
at the residence of Col and MRS. Rooert
NJ Thompson in 23d street, when Mr. Ar
| thur Stanley Riggs. F. r. G. s.. will make
an address on "The Art and Civilizations
| of Sicily
| The next meeting of the society will be
! held at the residence of Mr. and Mrs
Charles Henry Butler in January. and the
| February meeting will be held at the resi-
| dence of Miss Mabel T. Boardman. In
March Mrs. Francois Berger Moran will
| have the meeting at her house.
| The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
| Daniels will leave this evening for Nor
| folk to attend the Southern Commercial
| Congress The Secretary will return to
| Washington on Saturday, but Mrs. Dam
iels will go to Raleigh for short visit.
| Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George +. Hamilton, was
| hostess at a delightful luncheon today
| in compliment of her debutante sister,
Miss Louise Hamilton.
| Pink roses formed the decoration in
| the drawing room and dining room.
| The guests were Miss Nellie Johnson,
Miss Anna Montgomery, Miss Margaret
Tuttle, Miss Adelaide Tuttle, Miss Anne
| Hopkins. Miss Margaret Clark. Miss
Amy Bennett, Miss Roberta Wiley. Miss
Emily Kutz, Miss Mary Veeder. Miss
| Anne Carter Lee, Miss Sally Fowler,
Miss Elizabeth Beach and Miss Grace
| Beach.
| Miss Helen Blodgett was hostess at a
+. beautiful luncheon today at her resi-
dence In 18th street when she enter
| tanned in compliment to her house
| guest, Miss Harriet MacDaniel of
| Atlanta. Her other guests were Miss
! Jane Gregory Miss Nataline Dulles.