Evening star., 1916-12-15
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
President and Mrs. Wilson Send Out
Cards for First White House Re-
ception Of the Winter.
Gen. and Mrs. Scott Entertain Dis
tinguished Party-Mr. and Mrs.
Polk Hosts This Evening.

| Invitations were sent out from the
White House this morning for the first
! of the state receptions to be held there
next Tuesday evening, December 49,
| The reception, which is designated in
| the official list of White House hos
| pitalities as the judiciary reception
| inaugurates an earlier hour for such
| functions at the White House. The
hour indicated on the cards of invita-
tion is 9 o'clock instead of $3.50, which
was the hour for several seasons. This
| will be the first time a state reception
| has been given in December, also the
| first time there has been no reception
for the diplomatic corps. The diplomats
will be included among the guests at
the three receptions of the winter.
| Mrs Carter, widow of Senator Thomas
H. Carter, entertained at luncheon to-
| day at her residence in 18th street, in
honor of the Governor of Montana, Mr.
Stewart. The other guests were the
Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory.
| former Senator and Mrs. Joseph Bailey
Mrs. Russell Harrison, Mr.. and Mrs
Daniel w. Baker. Mrs. Charles T.
THOMPSON, Mr. Charles Brodix of New
York and Mrs. John T. Cotter, who is
spending part of the winter with Mrs
| Carter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Fl. GrosvenoI
have closed their country home in the
Rockville pike, near Bethesda. where
/ they spent the autumn, and are now
living in their city residence in 18th
| street.
Mrs Earl North and her little daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Whiting North. who
are visiting Mrs. North's parents, Dr
and Mrs James Duncan GateWood, VIII
|
who will be with them for the non
days.
The President and Mrs. Wilson en-
! tertained a large dinner party at the
White House last evening, when their
guests included the governors now mere
| in conference. The dinner was served
| in the state dining room, where the Ia
HE had a Christmas touch in its deco
| rations of poinsettias and maldenhalr
ferns. The guests were: Ihe Governor
of Delaware, the Governor OF Pennsyl-
yania and Mrs. Brumbaugh, the Gov
ernor of Connecticut, the Governor Of
Massachusetts,. the Governor OF Mary
| land and Mrs. Harrington, the Governor
of South Carolina, the Governor or Ne"
| Hampshire, the Governor of Virginia,
the Governor of New York and Mrs
| whitman, the Governor of North caro-
| lima the Governor of Vermont, the Gov
| ernor of Ohio, the Governor of Illinois
and Mrs Dunno. the Governor of Ala
!
| of Missouri, the Governor of Florida,
| the Governor of Kansas and Mrs. Cap
| per- the Governor of South Dakota. the
| Governor OF Montana, the Governor or
' Wyoming, the Governor or titan, the
Governor of Oklahoma, the Governor OF
New Mexico and Mrs. Mcdonald. Gov
| elect John G. Townsend G)elaware),
Gov.-elect Horace f. Graham lNer-
Gndiana). Gov: elect G E. Milliken
! (Maine). Gov.-elect and Mrs. Frederick
d. Gardner Missouri1, Gov elect Keith
Neville (Nebraska). Gov.-elect Julius c.
Norbeck tSouth Dakota), Gov. elect and
Mrs. Simon Bamberger Utah). former
Gov. John Franklin Fort (New Jersey,
former Gov. Frank E. Weeks (Connec-
| (Massachusetts). former Gov. Martin e.
Ansel (South Carolina). former Gov.
Henry b. Quinby (New Hampshire).
former Gov. John A. Dix tNeW York;.
| (New York;. former Gov. w. w. K1tch-
in North Carolina). former Gov. Will
liam T. Haines Maine). former Gov.
and Mrs. John F. Shafroth (Colorado).
Mrs. Wooley. Miss Margaret Wilson,
Mr.. Miles c. Riley.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
| will entertain the President and Mrs.
| Wilson at dinner at the Willard this
evening. The dinner will be served in
their own apartment, and the twenty
two guests asked to meet the President
and Mrs. Wilson will be from the Sem
ate circle.
Representative and Mrs. Ragsdale.
who are entertaining at dinner this
evening in compliment to the Secretary
Of State and Mrs. Lansing. will take
their guests after the dinner to the en-
Itertainment at Rauscher'g for the bene.
fit OF the tubercular soldiers OF France.
bJudge Charles A. Woods OF Charles