The Washington times., 1916-01-01
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley to Entertain Pan
American Delegates at
Reception this Afternoon
Other Events Planned.

Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley will be
hosts at one of the largest and most
brilliant receptions OF the season this
afternoon, when they will be at home
from $3.50 to o'clock i'm compliment to
the delegates to the Pan-American Sci
entihc Congress The home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bradley, in Dupont circle, which Is
ono OF the show places of Washington,
has been elaborately decorated for the
occasion, and a stringed orchestra will
play during the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley will be assist
ed i'm receiving by the Cuban Minister
and Nine. de Cespedes, the Minister of
Peru and Nine. Pezet, Nine. de Pena
wife of the minister of Uruguay; Miss
de Pena, Mrs. Mahlon Pitney, Mrs.
Philip Sheridan, Miss Sheridan, Miss
Mary Patten, Miss Sheriff., Mrs Ros-
coe Bulmer. Miss FTancise Williams,
Miss Evelina Gleaves. and a number OF
other women prominent In Washington
society
Mr.. and Mrs Bradley have as their
house guests Mr.. and Mrs. Fox and
Miss De Barril, of New York. They
will entertain at dinner in honor of their
guests tomorrow evening.
The Cosmos Club will give a recep-
tion in honor of the members ans
delegates of the second an-American
Scientific Congress this afternoon.
from 3 to 6. The guests will be re-
ceived by Frederick V. Coviiie, presi-
dent of the club. with DR.. Alexander
Graham Bell and several former
presidents, including Charles D. Wal
colt, o. II. Tittmann, Richard Rath-
bun, W. II. Holmes, l.. o. Howard, H.
W. Wiley. and Charles f. Munroe.
tanned at dinner on Christmas night.
The house was decorated in holly and
scarlet white. and green. were used ia
the table decorations. The guests were:
Miss Clara LaFollette, of Washington
State, Miss sereta Taylor, of San
Washington, Miss Leila Rich. OF og-
Washington: Miss Italy Carter, OF OK
lahoma; Miss Pearl Walters. of Vir-
ginia and Miss Minnie Symmes. Of
Shirley Jones. Of Salt Lake City,
Utah; c. r. Wright, Of Ogden, Utah;
p: M. Becker. Jr;.. of Washington. Bates
lish, of Washington: LemueL Billings
| ley, of oklahoma; Wallace !. Atherton,
OF Washington State, and Kaa F.
/ Blue, )f Mississippi.
which began at 8 o'clock and lasted un.
til midnight. For this fifteen additional
| couples were asked:
The Secretary OF the NAVY and Mrs.
! Daniels were the guests of honor at a
dinner given by Capt. and Mrs. William
| II. Bullard. Among their guests were
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Osterhaus, Com
mander and Mrs. Wurtsbaugh. Mrs.
/ sawtelle. and Mrs. Coffin.
Capt and Mrs. ]. b. Bayard SchinAua
also entertained, having as their guests
/ Col. ana Mrs. n. p. Davis. Major and
Mrs. James A Shipton. Capt and Mrs.
Dennie Nolan, Capt. and Mrs. A. G.
! Lott, Mr. and Mrs. Hampson Gary, Mr..
and Mrs. !. T. Mann, and Lieut.. and
Mrs. II. T. Bull.
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert II. Brown, who
were among the dinner hosts last night.
had among their guests Miss Elizabeth
Birchmore, Miss Frences Law, Miss
Eloise Brown, Miss Mildred Brown, ].
p. Bierer, DR.. Edward Talbot and DR..
Munson.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Edward A. God
win and Capt. and Mrs. Albert r. Sax
| ton were among the dinner hosts at the
Army and Navy, Club last night Their
guests were Col. and Mrs. Henry p.
| Kingsbury, Col. and Mrs. Chase w,
| Kennedy, Capt and Mrs. Kensie VI,
Walker, Capt. and Mrs. George Nose.
ley.
Among those in another party dining
at the Club were Commander and Mrs,
J. H. Tomb, Commander and Mrs. G.. H.
MARVEL, Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. II.
G. Sparrow. Surgeon and Mrs. z. II.
Old, Mrs. f. L. Wood, DR.. and Mrs. r.
II. Whitridge. Lieut.. and Mrs. IIarri-
son Knauss, and Mr.. and Mrs. E r.
Leonard.
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Passed Assistant Surgeon Robert F.
Sheehan. u. S. N, also was one of the
hosts of the evening, entertaining some
forty guests. among them many Of the
seasons debutantes. Maj. Gen. and Mrs
George Barnett chaperoned the party
DR.. Sheehan and his guests later attend.
ed the subscription dance at Rauscher 8
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Miss Mary Wheeler Vest entertained
at dinner last evening, later going will
her guests to the subscription dance a
| RauscheT's. The guests were Capt anC
Mrs. John Hodges, Miss Louise Clark
Miss Harmon Bailey, Miss Maria dim
. pfel, of Baltimore, the house guest o
Miss Vest Miss Gwendoyn Denys
Miss Margaret Read. Miss Marjorie
Heimbold. Miss Elizabeth Coleman
Miss Dorothy Mason, Miss KATHERINE
Effinger. Lieut.. D. A. Miller Lieut. Il
. +. Miller, Lieutenant Skinner. Pay
/, master Copp, George MARVEL, GordoI
! Stephenson, Wesley PuTdie, Ensigl
! Nickery. Henry Dickson, Greer Mare
shall and George Vest.
Justice Mccoy and Mrs. Mccoy wer,
hosts at sinner last evening dor thei
> son, Baldwin Mccoy and Percy Mccoy
who are home for the holidays, late
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