The Washington times., 1916-01-31
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HostesSes.


ing, which as always will be one of the
most interesting events Of the season.
Senator and Mrs. Wadsworth will enter
tain a number of guests. taking them
later to the dance: Senator and Mrs.
John X Shields will entertain in COM
pliment to their house guests. Mr.. ana
Mrs William s. Shields, and among
others who have arranged dinners TO
Irecede the ball are Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Russell and William +. Fowler MT.
Fowler will have twenty-five guests
The two ball rooms at the Willard are
deliberately decorated for the occasion.
and the Marine Band, with the assist
ance of the Engineer Band. Will furnish
the music. In the receiving line Will be
Mrs. Thomas r. Marshall, wife or the
Vice President; Mrs Robert Lansing.
wife of the Secretary of State; Mrs.
William G. McAdoo wife of the Secre-
tary of the Treasury and daughter or
the President; Mrs. Lndley M. Garrl-
son, Mrs Thomas w. Gregory, Mrs. Al-
bert s. Burleson, Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
Mrs. Franklin Lane. Mrs. David Hous-
ton. Mrs. William Redfeld and Mrs.
William b. Wilson, representing all the
ladies of the Cabinet set
Others in the receiving line will be
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. president
Of the Southern Relief Society, who
will head the long line; Mrs. Claude
Swanson wife of the Senator from Nir-
g1nia, vice president of the society, and
Mrs. Frank Odenheimer, president gem
eral of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. The introductions will be
made by Comdr. Fred Beall, Judge
Charles Howry, and c. c. Calhoun
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Much Of the entertaining in Washing
ton is centering about Mrs. Charles S.
Whitman. wife of the governor of New
York, who is the guest of the Brazilian
Ambassador and Madame da Cana at
the embassy. Mrs. James Mcdonald
entertained at luncheon in her honor at
the Shoreham today. There were
twenty-eight guests and the table had
an exquisite decoration of orchids ana
ferns. This evening the Misses Patten
will give a dinner for Mrs. whitman
Ambassador and Madame da Cana
were hosts at dinner last evening, nav
ing a number of notables to meet Mrs.
whitman. The other guests were the
Russian Ambassador and Mime Bakh-
meteff Viscount de Alte the Portuguese
minister; Congressman and Mrs. James
s. Parker. Congressman and Mrs James
Patten, Mrs. William F. Draper, Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs,
Horace Westcott, Mrs. Robert McCor-
mick, Mr.. and Mrs. William Littauer.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Hill,
Mrs. James Mcdonald. Miss Patten,
Morris Volck. John Barrett, Charles
Richardson, Alberto de lpanema Nor
EZRA. first secretary. and Carlos Al
rerto Moniz Gorhilho. second secretary
uf the Brazilian embassy.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Whitman was
the guest Of Mrs. Robert Mccormick.
who asked to meet her the Brazilian
-Ambas ssa dor and Nine. da CANA, Sena-
tor and Mrs. Lippitt, Congressman and
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Adolph Cas-
par Miller, Col. Wilbur Wilder. and
Chandler Hale.
Mrs. Whitman will return to New
York on Tuesday. Madama da Cana
will accompany her, and will come back
10 Washington on Thursday.
Mrs. Percy Quin. wife of Congressman
Quin OF Mississippi. was hostess at an
interesting luncheon today, entertaining
garet Feltus. of NatcheZ, Miss, who Is
her guest. There was music during
the luncheon, which was given at
Rauscher's. and was served At small
tables. and between courses there was
dancing. The decorations were carried
out in shades Of yellow. with yellow
capped candles on the center table and
quantities of daffodils gave a hint OF
spring!
sisted In receiving by Miss Jane Greg
orv and her guest, Miss Cornelia keas-
bey: Miss Agnes Hart Wilson. Miss
Mary Ellen Wilson. Miss Mary Cleaves
Daniels; Miss Evelyn JACKSON; Gs, n,,,i;n Mrs $,
Bunkley. Miss Katherine EffinGer. Miss
Charlotte Capers. Miss Hildegar6e Hur-
ley. Miss Lucy Gambler. Miss I-atimer.
who is visiting her sister, Mrs. James
Patten; Miss Dorothy Dennett. Miss
I.anctte Hines Smith, Miss Nellie Claire
Howard Miss Dorothy Brown, who is
the guest of Mrs. James \. Reed, and
Mrs. Lemuel Padgetts gues:, Miss
Katherine Hall.
The additional guests We're Mrs. Quin s
mother Mrs. Richard Ellis Connor. of
NatcheZ:> Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs. VIII
liam {. Brasted. Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs.
James A. Reed. Mrs. J. Willard Rags
dale. Mrs. l.cmuel p. PadGett. Mrs.
Charles Dillon. Mrs. Josenh BNrns, Mrs.
Henry Allen Cooper. Mrs. DenwOod
White Mrs. Anna McWhorter Thomas,
Mrs Joseph T; Robinson; Mrs. James
Ezekial Gambler Mrs. Nenable. Mrs.
Venable. Mrs. William Green and her
sister. who is her Ccust; Miss Agnes
ShscklefMGrrd Mrss M,Sf Rns6 Ma6eI St9ns Miss
Misses Smith. the Misses AberCrombie,
the Misses clements, Miss Ferris Miss
Frances EffinGer Miss Anita Kite. Miss
Dorothy Mason, Miss Sophie Bispham,
Cormick. Mrs. Dick. Miss Ragsdale
Miss Frear, the Misses Hardy and their
guest, Miss Blanding: Miss Curtis and
her guest. Miss Webster; Miss Aswell
Miss Chaffe, who is visiting her uncle
and aunt Senator and Mrs. Ransdell
Miss Let's Miss Elizabeth Finley, Miss
Green. the Misses Clark. Miss Iris IIaw-
ley, Miss Park, the Misses Sims, Miss
Howell, Miss Jeannette Cowan Miss
Thompson. Miss ShaIlenberGer. the
Misses Small and their guest. Miss Pou
Mrs. Harold Parmalee. Miss Dorothy
Campbell, Miss Sloan, Miss Fedora vii.
bur, Miss Eliza beth Reeside, and Miss
Frances MCIVer.
Mrs. George Barnett will be at home
this afternoon at the commentaries
house. Marine Barracks. A section ot
the Mirine Band will play during tho
afternoon. Mrs. G. A. Doyen. Mrs w
+. Revan, and Mrs. James J. Mead will
assist the hostess. Mrs. Barnett vii
also receive Monday afternoons il
February.
General and Mrs. Barnett have Cardi
out for dinner February 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank V. Robinson hav,
as their guest, Mrs. RObinsOns brother
Henry c. Howand of New York Mrs
Robinson will be at home informall,
Friday from 4 TO o'clock at her resi-
dence, 1874 street.