The Washington times., 1916-02-03
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HoSteSSeS.

The Swedish Minister and Nine. Eken-
gren will entertain eighteen guests at
dinner tonight in compliment to the
Counselor of the state Department and
Mrs. Polk.
Mrs. william Barret Ridgely enter
tained twelve guests at luncheon to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. F. wilkins will give
a dinner OF twenty-five covers this
evening. Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson
Will be among the guests
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, will be the guest
or honor at tho luncheon which Mrs.
John Walker Holcombe will give Mon
day t-ernoon.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson will be the honor guests at
the dinner of twelve cove which the
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Vrooman will give tonight. The
Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory will
be among the guests.
Miss Nancy Barbee; OF Kentucky,
prominent impersonator, will render
several dialect stories later in the
evening.
Mrs. vrooman will be at home Mon
day afternoons in February.
Il
Miss Margaret Wilson will lead a
large audience in singing community
center songs tomorrow evening before
assisting at the White House reception
given by the President and Mrs. Wilson
In honor of the Chief Justice of the
supreme Court and the judiciary of the
District.
She also will hear for .he frst time
O song written by Edward ]. Ward
formerly of the University Of WIscon-
sin. and dedicated 10 her. Several Sena-
tors. Congressmen. and others of official
lie Will be the guests of the Park View
itizens Association and sing under
Mics Wilson's guidance.
Miss Wilson is largely responsible
Tor the passage of the social center bill.
making the Districts public school
buildings available for civic purposes.
and the meeting, at which she win be
the chief guest, is to orPaniZc Wash
ingtou's first big community center. IT Is
purDosed to organize al Park View resi-
dents into one big family. install! bal
lot box in the school house. and make
ample provision for the intell.Cent eX-
preston of the sentiment of that COM
munitv on subjects affecting the Dis
trlct of Columbia: to install billiard and
pool tables, and otherwise turn II into a
general meeting place when not in use
for teachers and pupils while readings.
lectures, musicales, and other instructive
forms of entertainment will be given
there.
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Mrs. John Heath has sent out cards
for tee on the afternoon of February
10 from to o'clock at her apartment
in the Ontario to meet her daughter.
Mrs George c. Gregory. of Richmond.
George Oakley Totten. chairman of
the entertainment committee of the Rid
ing and Hunt Club of Washington, an
nounCes that the Thursday afternoon
music rides. followed by tea and dane
ing at the club house. will be con-
tinued indefinitely
Mrs. ]. Eakin Gadsby will entertain
at large reception this afternoon Al
her residence in II street in compll'
Irent 20 ner house guests. Col. and
Mrs. Frederick i. Boothby, Of Port
land, Me. The tea table will bt
adorned with large basket Of vari
GUS spring flowers of several colors
Mrs. y. V. Zane, Mrs. Edwin Pollock
Mrs. James A. Shipton and Mrs. DaviC
!, Hall will take turns at the tea table
while others who will assist in the
dining room will be Mrs. PhlliI
Loren Johnson. Mrs Harvey Tomb
Mrs. Lewis Garthe, Miss Sallie Gads
by, Miss Marghretta Tillnan. tn,
Misses Mills, Miss Dorothy Lectch
Lillian sutton and Miss Eloise Orme
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Mrs. George Sutherland will enter
tain at a bridge party of four tables
this afternoon for her house guest
Mrs. Robert ". Campbell wife o
Lieutenant Campbell, L. :. A.. sta
TONED at Fort Totten. Miss Nelil
6edgely will preside at the tea table
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Mrs. r. Ward Denys and the Misse
Denys will be at home this afternoon
Mrs. r. A. NJ. Hopkins and Miss Ia
therine Hitchcock will preside at tn
tea table. There will be an elaborat
musical program throughout tn
afternoon.
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson will en-
tertain about twenty-five ladies at
bridge party this evening In honor o
Miss Helen Gross. of Hartford, Conn
who is guest of Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ
Kaufman.
Mrs. Herbert G. Squires and Mr.!
Frank WiborC. both of New York city
arrived I'm Washington yesterday 70
visit, ana are at the Shoreham.
The Secretary Of the Treasury an
Mrs. McAdoo were the guests of homo
at dinner given last night by FiTS
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasur
and Mrs. William p, Malburn. The
other guests were Senator and Mr.