The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-12
items Of Interest and lmpor-
lance of Past, Present, and
4 Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

AottAQAobA( Oths
The President and Mrs. Wilson were
hosts for the FIRST state dinner Of the
season last evening. the new chatelaiue
Of the White House presiding at the
ofdciaI board for tho first time. The
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall and
the Cabinet ctscers and their wives
were the honor guests. The party NUM-
pered hfty four. Dinner was served in
the state dinlng-room. Tho long table
was decorated with Enchantress car
nations. Roman hyaclnths and maiden
hair ferns. while all tho state suite of
drawing rooms were fragrant with
roses and other out flowers.
The Marine Band played. and after
the dinner Miss Louise LleweIlyn Gang
a number Of slav songs. Miss Harmon
accompanying her. Tho guests of the
President and Mrs. Wilson were:
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
The SecretaTy-of state and Mrs. Lam
1'he secretary of tho Treasury and
The secFetary of War and Mrs. Car
isOn.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Greg
Tho Postmaster General and Mrs.
rho Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
'aniels
The secretary Of the Interior and
The Secretary of Agriculture and
Ire. Houston.
. Ihe Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs
1.-THE secretary OF Labor and Mrs. viii
con,
The Secretary to tho President and
Mrs Tumulty.
Mrs Fielder.
THE chief Of staft of the Army and
Mrs. Hugh L. Scott.
PaSmaster General Samuel Nc
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph r. Davies.
Surgeon General Rupert Blue.
Col WilGpr r. Wilder.
Col. and Mrs. William w. Harris.
MI. ard Mrs. Charles r. Crane.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward T Brown.
Mrs. WILLARD ii. Boiling.
Mrs. Marshall Field.
,Mrsl A. ". Howe.
Mrs.N5oWe Cothran
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
DR. Edmund Devol.
John. Randolph Boiling, and
Dr. cdr$ 7. Grayson.
The handsome home OF Mrs. Francois
Berger Moran, in Massachusetts, ave-
nue., will be the scene OF a brilliant re-
ceptions this afternoon. whom Mrs. Mo-
ran viii entertain in compliment To the
Marquis and Warehouses of Aberdeen
and Tennar end the officers ard delet
Retes of the National Council OF
WoIuen. II. session here. The entire
lower ApbE Of the house ANill be banked
with palms and ferns. and wreathed
with Southern snIilaX serving an q
background for Quantities If pink Row.
predoJniEate, the tea table will have a
eenterpiece OF the same graceful bios.
SONS. and, several of the re. Sptt.n
rooms VIII be. decorated entirely in
American Beauty roses.
Lord and Lady AlerdCe en- wiz receive
with Mrs. Moran. assisted by Mrs.
David Jayne Hill and Mrs. j.. w. Cole.
OF Tennessee. Mrs. Willard Brownson,
Mrs. Bowman AfcCalla. Mrs. Lee s.
OVerrnan and Mrs. Henry ID. Flood Will
preside at the tea table, while Mrs. p.
Lee Phillips. Mrs. Macon Elliott. Mrs
6amgSfsr Mrs Malcolm MccoHniie,
will do the l,onors at the punch bowl,
Others assisting will be Mrs. Ollio
JaTnes Miss Mary Tejn1le, Miss Ade-
laile Heath. the Misses Whiting, and a
group of young girls.
The Marine Band. in. their red c3ats,
will give a picturesque touch OF bril-
liant colOr to the hallway and viii play
for the dancing. which win wind up the
functipD. During the afternoon Miss
Elizabeth Reside. the talented daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reside,
wilt sing. Her program OF light opera
music, will, be given in costume and a
stage has been erected in the ballroom
for her. Mrs. Moran's gown Is of pearl
colored aequins on net built over shell
pink and she will cary pink roses.
Mrs. McConnihe will wear gown of
net. heavily embroidered in cut steel
heads. also made over foundation of
pink.
Mrs. Perry s. Heath was hostess at a
prettily appointad luncheon TODAY when
the guests included Mrs. Marcus Hanna.
Miss Mary Phelps, Mrs John w. 2 oster,
Mrs. Charles Wood, Mrs. Edwin Cheen,
Mrs. Elizabeth Somers. the Misses Lam
sing. Mrs. Alexander Stewart, Mrs. T.
A. baldwin. Mrs Charles w. Richard
son. Miss Katherine Judge. Mrs. Fran
els Nash, Miss Flora Wilson, and Mrs.
William Bailey Lamar.
capt and Mrs. George p Clarl: and
Miss Louise Clark will be hosts at a
dinner at the Army and Navy Club to-
morrow night a
Col and Mrs. Clement A. F. Tlagler
will be hosts at dinner tonight.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
started last night from New Yor! in
their private car for Ottawa. Ontario.
accompanied by Mrs Lawrence Town
ScnT. they VIII be guests or tEe Duke
and Duchess of Connaught, 1T Govern
ment House. until the end of the week,
AMI win attend the opening of parla-
mont tomorrow and the state dinner at
Government House.
s.
Miss Virginia Dorsey has sent out
cards for bridge party at The WASH
inEtnn Clue on the afternoon OF Janu-
ary2s.
Miss Margaret Wilson will sing to-
morrow night at the musicale and re-
ceptionStO be given by the Home Club
of the Interior Department, when Sec
rotary and Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Will
lam Corcoran Eustis will receive. Con-
gresham Nicholas Longworth. who
IL a Siolinist, will assist Miss wilson
and MyrOn Whitney in the program.
Col and Mrs. Harry Taylor enter
tained 81 dinner last night having as
their guests Colonel and Mrs. Kutz. Major
and Mrs Patterson. and Captain and
Mrs Emhick. Later Colonel and Mrs.
Taylor and their guests attended the
Army Dancing Club at the Playhouse.
Capt. and Mrs. s, ], Bayard Schindle
were among the other dinner hosts who
took their guests To the dance.