The Washington times., 1916-01-05
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HostesSes.

Mrs. Robert Lansing, wife OF the
Eecretary Of state, will be at home
this afternoon for the frst time this
season. and will be assisted by the
wives of the officials OF the State De-
partment. There will also be rscep-
tions at nearly all of the Cabinet
homes, which will have an added in
terest from the fact that many of the
foreign delegates to the Pan -Ameri-
can Scientific Congress will be among
the callers.
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson, begin
ming today, will receive every Wednes-
day until Lent. She will have assisting
her today Mrs. Duncan Fletcher, Mrs.
David Jayne Hill, Mrs. 'Borland, wife or
Congressman Borland, and Mrs. Blakes-
ley, wife of the Third Assistant POST
master General.
Mra. William Gibbs McAdoo will re-
ceiye this afternoon at her residence,
1888 r street. She will be assisted by
Miss Margaret WilHon, Mrs. John X.
Shields, Miss Edith Benbam, Mrs.
Howe CotLran, Miss Katherine Du-
RoRe, and Mrs. Royal Meelor.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife of the
Secretary Of the Navy. who will also be
at home during the afternoon, will have
receiving with her Mrs. Adelaide Worth
Bagley, Miss Bagley, Miss Mary Cleaves
Daniels, of Goldsboro, N c., and Mrs.
her guests. Others assisting will be
Mrs. Lee s. OVerman and Miss Kath-
erine Overman, Mrs. Lemuel Padgett,
Mrs. Ernest Roberts. Mrs Charles Rich
Charles Mcvay, Mrs. John A. I.ejeune,
Mrs. J. H. oliver. and Mrs. Charles s.
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guest of Secretary. and Mrs. Daniels
over New Year, returned yesterday TO
her home in North Carolina.
The Minister Of Peru and Sonora Pezet
VIII entertain at dinner this evening in
honor of the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing. Among the guests invited to
meet them will be the Peruvian dele
gates to the Pan-American Scientific
Congress-.
Mrs. John w. Dwight will be at home
informally this afternoon at her resi-
dence, 1765 r street. Mrs. Dwight also
will receive next Wednesday.
Mrs. william Bauchop Wilson, wife
of the Secretary OF Labor, will be at
home this afternoon, and will be as
sisted in receiving by her two daugh-
ters, Miss Agnes Wilson and Miss
Mary Wilson. Others assisting will
he Mrs Joe Y. Robinson, Mrs. Joe
Henry Eagle, Mrs. John n. Evans,
Quin, and Mrs. John D. Densmore.
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Mrs. Franklin K. Lane. will receive
during tho afternoon. assisted by MRS.
James Hamilton Lewis, Mrs. James
r. Mann, Mrs. Henry Danforth, Mrs.
Scott Ferris, Mrs. Franklin Roose-
Welt, Mrs. Thomas Ewing, Mrs. Van l..
Manning, Mrs. Paul Warburg, Miss
Mamie Belle Maury, Mrs. Clarence
Perley, Mrs. w. r. Wheeler, and Miss
Wheeler. OF Boston. and Mrs. Schluter.
Secretary and Mrs. Lane Will be
entertaining in compliment to Sen
ator James Phelan, of California.
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Mrs. David F. Houston will be at
home this afternoon, assisted by MRS.
Thomas F. Bayard and Mrs. Thomas p
Gore. who will preside at the tea
table.
Mrs. william Cox Reifeld will be
at home this afternoon and will .Pe
assisted by Mrs. Charles s. Thomas
Mrs. Richard Olney, Mrs. Samuel E.
Winslow. Mrs. Ackerson. Mrs. Edwin
r. Sweet, wife O. the Assistant Sec
rstary of Commerce, and Miss sweet:
Mrs Charles Campbell, of Grand
Rapids. Mich, and Mrs. Charles
Drury.
her home at Rochester. N. Y, to spend
Christmas with Secretary and Mrs.
Redfield, will be with them until the
last of January,
Miss Eloise Ornne is entertaining at 9
bridge party of eight tables this after'
noon at her home, "Evermay," in Twon-
ty-eighth street, In compliment 70 si hel
York, formerly of this city. The Other
guests are Miss Frances Effinger, MRS
Joel w. Bunllley. Mrs. Arthur Foraker
Miss Antoinette Ray. Miss Katherine
Effinger, Miss Pauline Stone, Miss
Dorothy Wyeth Miss Lillian Hendrick
Miss Mildred Bacon, Mrs. Harrison
Rnauss. Miss Katie DeBose; Miss Anne Anne
'rrumbull, Mrs. Joseph Colquitt, Miss
Hanna Taylor, Miss Helen McCumoCf
Miss May Power, Miss Dorothy BROOKE
Miss Anne Eliot PenrebakeT, MRS
Dorsey. Miss Esther Burke, Miss Dor Dor
othy Rohrer, Miss Elizabeth Decide
Miss elizabeth Matteson, Miss KaAh
crime Thesis. Miss. Anne Blackwood,
Miss Lucy MaCkah, Miss Marguerite
Ames, Mrs. Fulton Lewis, Mrs. Downs
Wilson, and Mrs Percy Thompson
other guests have been invited for ties
later in the afternoon.
Miss Dresel will be the honor guSs
nt a bridge party which Miss Dorothy
Deehle will give Friday afternoon.
Former Congressman u. A. Holltngs
worth. of Cadiz, Ohio, arrived at Wash
ington today, accompanied by Mrs
IIollngsworth. They are stopping at th'
Willard. Other arrivals there today in
Clude Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Bliss and Miss
Elizabeth Bliss. of California Mr.. anc
Mrs. W. L. PetrilCen, of Denver; Mrs
Fannie Fern Andrews. of Boston. ano
Mrs. s. w. Andrews, of New York
who has Joined Mrs. James Mclean.
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Mrs. Wilton ]. Lambert will entertain
Rt tea this afternoon. Receiving with
her will! be Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs. Huber
Dent, Mrs. Claude Swanson, Mrs. Wad'
Ellis, and Mrs. Robert Taylor.
Miss Wells will receive informally thi
afternoon at her residence, 1903 Con
necticut avenue.
Mrs James F. Barbour and Miss Mar
guorite Barbour will go to Atlantic Cit!
Saturday for an indefinite stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Taliaferro hav
returned from Richmond. where the
spent several days.
Mrs. Robert Fitch Shepard and Mis-
Alice Shepard will receive this afteI
noon. Assisting them will be Mrs. Rot
ert Chew, Mrs. Charles Mckee, an
Mrs. Ira Patchin.
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