The Washington herald., 1916-12-09
Mrs Wilson Entertains Few
Friends at the White House

Mrs. Wilson received q few personal
friends yesterday afternoon at $50 o'clock
In the Red Room of the White House.
The tea table was presided over by Mrs.
Benham-
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Lam
sing were the guests In whose honor Mr..
and Mrs. John H. Hewson entertained
at dinner last evening at their residence
In New Hampshire avenue. Among the
other guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John
II. Cole, of New York. who are visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Hewson, and Mr..
Hiram Barney.
entertained at dinner last evening in COM
pliment to. the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Baker. Invited to meet the honor
guests were the Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels, Assistant Secretary of
War and Mrs. Ingraham, Gen. and Mrs.
William NJ Black. Gen. and Mrs. Mann.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Francis Bangs. of New York; Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Harlow. Col. and Mrs.
Chauncey Baker, Col and Mrs. Ira A.
Haynes. Medical Director and Mrs. Fran
els Nash, Mrs. Charles Wolcott Henry,
of Philadelphia, Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, Mrs. Delos Blodgett, Miss Blanch-
ard Scott. Miss Eudora Clover, Col. W.
G. Brown, Mai. Kelley, Mr.. Thomas
Spring Rice, and Mr.. Justice Clark.
Col. and Mrs. Dion williams were
hosts last evening at dinner in honor
of the Chinese Minister and Mime. We'll
nngton Koo, and their house guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Archibald Johnston, OF Bethle-
hem. Pa
at a reception and dance last evening
in the red room of the Willard to intro
duce Miss Matte Marschan Curd, daugh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Owsley Curd, of
Louisville. Miss Curd will spend the
greater part Of the winter with Mrs. Tar
win.
Palms and cut flowers were arranged
effectively around the room and formed
charming background for the receiving
party which included, in addition to Mrs.
Tarv1n and the debutante, Mrs. Tarvin's
son. Mr.. J. w. Belt; Senator and Mrs
J. c. Beckwith, and Mrs. Bond, of Ken
lucky. Among the out-of-town guests
at the party were Mrs. Timothy Wood
run, Miss Clara Morrison, sister of Mrs.
Woodruff, and Mrs. Long Anderson, all
Of New York: Mr.. H. G. Curphey of
Mexico, Miss Delphine Shaw of London,
Mr.. Shaw, her brother; Mr.. Lincoln Stef-
fens, Mr.. Carl Walker. Ar. and Mrs.
James K. Hackett, all OF New York. and
Mr.. John Clifton Of New York and Wash
ington.
The Chinese minister will entertain at
luncheon today in honor of the chief
justice of the supreme court of Ontario,
Hon. William R. Riddell, and the Ameri-
can Society for judicial Settlement of
International Disputes.
Mr.. Daniels, Secretary of the Navy, was
host at luncheon yesterday at the Shore
ham. entertaining among others, Mr.
Vance Mccormick.
Major W. F. Lawton and Mr.. Henry
Sanford, of New York, are IN Washing
ton for a few days and are stopping at
the Shoreham.
Judge A. NJ. Smith, Of Chicago, is stop
ping at the shoreham for a few days.
Mrs J. B. Byron and Miss Elsie Byron,
Of Hagerstown. Nd, are visiting IN
Washington and are at the Shoreham.
The Japanese Ambassador, Mr.. oirnaro
Sato, returned from New York last even
ing, accompanied by several members Of
the Embassy stan.
Mrs Albert L. Mills will leave Monday
to visit her daughter, Mrs. E. T. Laur-
son. at Fort Ogelthorpe, Ga, where she
will remain until after the new year.
Mrs. Mills son and daughter-in-Iaw,
Lieut. Chester P. Mills and Mrs Mills,
who have been her guests, will leave to-
morrow night for Knoxville, Tenn.
Mrs. Medorem Crawford, wife of Brig
adler Gen. Crawford. U. S. A, retired
entertained at charming tea yesterday
afternoon at her home in Nineteenth
street. when she introduced her daugh-
ter. Miss Dolores Crawford. to Capital
society.
Miss Crawford was educated in Paris
and last season made her debut in Hart
ford, Conn.,, her family's old home.
The drawing-room, where the debutante
and her mother received was decorated
with palms. ferns. and pink roses
In the dining-room corn-colored flow
ers were used and the candles on
the tea table were capped with pale yel-
low shades.
The debutante wore dainty gown Of
corn-coiored tulle over satin, with a
garniture Of pink roses, and carried a
colonial bouquet of small yellow roses
in a lace holder.
Mrs. Crawfords gown was Of black
lace and cloth Of silver. and she wore q
corsage bouquet of orchids.
Mrs. James H. Glennon and Mrs. Eras-