The Washington herald., 1916-02-03
Doings of Society


Senator and Mrs Claude A. Swanson
/ entertained at dinner last evening n non
or Of the Vice President and Mrs Mar
shall Invited 10 meet the honor guests
were the Postmaster General and Mrs.
| BurIeson. the Secretary OF the Navy and
Mrs. Daniels. Representative and Mrs
J. Willard Rsgsdsle. Cen and Mrs.
George Barnett, Judge and Mrs. Charles
B. Howry. Representative and Mrs. Wal
! ter A. Watson, Mr.. and Mrs Lambert,
4 Mrs. Riley Gordon, Of New York, ano
DR.. James II. Gore.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Rob.
| ert Lansing were guests Of honor al
dinner of twenty-four covers by Judge
and Mrs. Charles c. McChord at the VIII
lard last evening. The dinner was served
in the presidential suite and the table
was decorated In spring flowers, pink be-
Ing the predominant color.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo were the guests in whose honor
| the Assistant Secretary Of the Treasury
! and Mrs. Malburn entertained at dinner
last evening. The other guests included
Senator and Mrs. salisbury, Assistant
Secretary of States and Mrs Osborne.
| Commissioner Of Patents and Mrs
Thomas Ewing. Assistant Attorney Gen
tFhl ana h1rs- NNhFits " ifiAF anu
| Mrs. John Skelton Williams. Mrs
Thomas F. Walsh and Senator Thomas.
Brig Gen. and Mrs. Tasker Bliss were
hosts at dinner last evening. entertaining
in honor of Lieut. Gen. and Mrs. s VI. B.
Young The other guests were Gen. and
Mrs William c. Gorgas. Gen. and Mrs.
Joseph p. Sanger. Gen. and Mrs. George
p Scriven. Gen. CrOwder and Miss
Bliss.
1 Mrs William Barrett Ridgley gave a
dinner party last evening for Miss VII
merding. of New York. who Is the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. Frank PlesdwelL Later
the party attended the dance given by
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Mann, who were also
among Mrs. Ridgley's dinner guests.
Mrs. Lansing wife Of the Secretary
Of State, was at home yesterday after
noon and was assisted by her mother,
Mrs. John W. Foster; the Misses Ian
sing Mrs Albert L. Mills. Mrs. John
Temple Graves. Mrs. Perry Heath and
Miss Edith Koon.
Mrs MCAdOo, wife OF the Secretary
of the Treasury received yesterday. She
had with her Mrs Paul Wsrburg, Mrs.
| Frederick A. Delano. Mrs. Thomas P.
Gore. Mr.. Carter Glass, Miss Glass and
Miss de Pens.
Mrs Gregory. wife Of the Postmaster
General was at home informally last
evening She was assisted by her daugh-
ter Miss Jane Gregory. and Miss Cor
| neIia Keasbey. who is visiting her
Mrs. Burleson. wife OF the Postmaster
General was at home and was assisted
1 bv Mrs. Myers, wife OF Senator Myers,
! OF Montana: Mrs. Julius Kahn. Of Cali
| fornia: Mrs. Beakes. Of Michigan. and
! Mrs Ayres of Kansas
| Mrs Daniels, wife of the Secretary oi
the Navy. was assisted by Mrs. John
X. Shields, Mrs. Edwin r. Sweet, Mrs
| Bo Sweeney, Mrs. Edwin {. Gregory
/ Miss Bertha Boiling. Miss Helen Wood
row Bones Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bag
| ley, the Misses Bsgley. Mrs. Swsgal
! Sherley. Mrs Thomas s. Butler, Mrs kd
ward Heating Mrs. John r. Connolly
Miss Mary Lord Andrews, Miss MAJ
Hicks and Miss Webb. both OF North
! Carolina, who are visiting In Washing
ton: Miss Mary Clesves Daniels, Miss
Evelyn jackson and Miss Cora Bsgley
With Mrs. Houston, wife Of the Secre'