Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-03-01
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF. Town
President and Mrs. Wilson Dine
With the Secretary of Com
merce and Mrs. Redfeld.
Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory
Entertain-We ddings-Lunth-
eons-Bridge Parties.

/ The President and Mrs, Wilson were
the guests OF the Secretary of Com =
,nerce and Mrs. Rcdheld at dinner last
evening.
Those invited to meet them were Mr..
and Mrs. W. :. Forbes of Boston, MIR.
and Mrs. Marvin K. Pool Of Chicago,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hyde Pratt of
Chapel Hill y. G.; Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
L. Ncill OF Euffalo, Dr. Charles l.. Rich
ards, pres !dcnt Of Coopers Union, New
York, and Miss Redhcld Of Pittsfeld
Mass
The Attorney General and Mrs Greg =
Dry entertained at dinner last night in
honor Of the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall.
The other guests were Mrs John 3.
Henderson. Senator and Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson, Representative and Mrs. J.
Willard Ragsdale. Mrs. ". g. Cook of
J.. Henderson, Mr.. James &. Crawford
and Dr. II. II. Eiedler of Baltimore.
Mrs. Wade Hampton Ellis is enter
taiuin.. at II tea this fcernuon in com
pliment to Mrs. Timothy T Ansberry.
Mrs. Aztec Pomerenc. Mrs. Warren
G. Harding, Mrs William L. Borah and
Mrs. r. De Witt TalnIage viii take
turns IN presiding at the tea table. and
here viii be large receiving Iartv.
Mrs. Ellis VIII entertain at a tea again
tomorrow in honor of Mrs. Ansberry.
Mrs. T.. G. Brandenburg entertained
at beautiful luncheon today at the
Shoreham in compliment to Mrs.
Charles Bentley Of Roland Park. Balti-
more.
Mrs F. G. Martin. wife of Lieut..
Commander Martin. L. S. ". VIII be the
hostess at II bridge party this after
noon, given in honor of Mrs. Richard
Marshall Nelson, at the Ontario.
There viii be four tables, and the
decorations will be jonquils and ferns.
Additional guests have been invited
to tea. when Mrs. Drake. Mrs. f. r.
Capehart and Mrs. W. T. Conn will do
the honors at the tea table.
| Mrs. Martin will give bridge and
| tea tomorrow afternoon IN compliment
to Mrs. Eugene T. Fortson of Annapolis
Mrs. William Alden Smith will be a,
home informally tomorrow afternoon
at her residence on 10th street.
| She will be assisted by her house
| guests. Mrs. Benjamin S Hanchett OF
Grand Rapids and Miss Ruth Mccall OF
| Massachusetts.
Mrs. Charles S. Thomas and Mis-.
Thomas Will be at home tomorrow aft.
ernoon.
Mrs. Thomas Abner Dobvns and Mis-.
Dorothy Dobyns will be at home Fri
day afternoon. March 3, at O'Clock
at the Netherlands.
| Baron Pietro Arone Valentino, re.
Gently appointed first secretary Of the
Italian embassy. has arrived here tc
take up his duties. Il
| Mrs. Atlee Pomerene was the hostes,
yesterday afternoon at one of the most
delightful receptions OF the winter
| when she entertained at the CONGRESS,
sional Club In honor of Mrs. Duncan
u. Fletcher, her predecessor in the
Office of president of the club.
The clubhouse was claborately deco
| rated with pink roses. lilacs, ferns and
palms, and Mrs. Pomerene received In
a becoming gown of orchid velvet anG
lace.
Those invited to pour included Mrs
Joseph w. Byrns. Mrs. George W. Fair.
child. Mrs. Ira c. Copley, Mrs. Albert
B. Cummins, Mrs Robert N Page, Mrs
lor. Mrs. Henry g: Danforth. Mrs
sell, Mrs James F. Byrnes and Mrs
Charles 8. Hamlin, and the other as.
sistants were Mrs James A. Reed, Mrs
William G. Redfeld. Mrs. John f. Sha
froth. Mrs: Howard Reside. Mrs
derson, Mrs. Edward Heating. Mrs
James Brown Scott, Mrs John J
Rogers. Mrs. Percy e. Quin, Mre ]
willard Ragsdale. Mrs. Edwin F
Sweet. Mrs. James Patten. Mrs. Joe H
Eagle. Mrs. Thomas p. Gore, Mrs
Arthur Wilson Of Philadelphia, sister