Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-12
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF Town
Vice President and Cabinet Dine at
the White House Last
Night.
LADY, Aberdeen Honor Guest at Mrs.
Moran's Tea-A Coming We'd
ding of Note-Personals.

The President and Mrs. Wilson inau-
gurated their state dinner series of the
winter last night, when they entertain
ed in compliment to the cabinet.
The state dining room was the scene
of the imposing banquet and there were
covers laid for fifty-four guests along
the fower-decked table. Enchantress
carnations, hyacinths and maidenhair
fern adorned the board.
The Marine Band played in the main
lobby, and after dinner Miss Louise
ILlewellyn sang Slav songs to Miss Har
mons accompaniment.
The guests of the evening were the
Vice President and Mrs. Marshall, the
Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing,
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo. the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Garrison, the Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory, the Postmaster General and
Mrs Burleson, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs. Daniels, the Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Lane, the Sec
rotary of Agriculture and Mrs. Houston,
the Secretary of Commerce and Mrs.
Redfeld, the Secretary of Labor and
Mrs. Wilson, the secretary to the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Tumulty, the Governor
chief of staff of the army and Mrs.
Scott, Paymaster General Samuel Nc
Gowan, Mi. and Mrs. Charles S. Ham
lin, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph E. Davies. Sur
geon General Rupert Blue, Col. Wilbur
E. Wilder, Col. and Mrs. William w.
Harris, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Crane,
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Z. Brown. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh c. Wallace, Mrs. William H.
Boiling. Mrs. Marshall Field, Miss Will
son, Mrs. A. W. Howe, Mrs. Howe
Cothran, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
DR.. Edmund Devol, Mr.. John Randolph
Boiling and DR.. Cary T. Grayson.
The marriage of Miss May R. Mullan
and Mr.. Henry H. Flather of this city
will take place Wednesday, January 10.
The engagement of the couple has
been known among their personal
friends for several months.
ter of the late Capt. John NJ. Mullan
and Mrs. Mullan of California, who
were well known residents of this city
for many years.
the wedding will take place very quiet
ly. as she is still in mourning for her
sister.
Mrs. Perry Heath was hostess at "a
beautiful luncheon today, When her
guests were Mrs. Marcus A. Hanna,
Mrs. John w. Foster, Miss Phelps, the
Misses Lansing. Mrs. Charles Wood
Mrs. Edward H. Gheen, Mrs. Somers.
Mrs. Alexander Stewart, Mrs. Theodore
Francis S. Nash, Miss Flora Wilson,
Mrs William B. Lamar and -
Charles w. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes en-
tertained at dinner last night in honor
of ex-Speaker and Miss Cannon.
Mrs. Salisbury, wife of Senator
Salisbury, will not be at home tomor-
row afternoon.
Clements will be at home informally
tomorrow afternoon. to o'clock.
Mrs. Edward Bryan Semmes enter
tanned at luncheon today in compli-
ment to Mrs Huntington Ashton of
msmaroneck, N. Y, and Miss Todd of
Norfolk, who are house guests of Mrs.
Ashton Todd.
MES. Julian James entertained at
luncheon today.
Mrs. McCagg of Chicago has taken
l105 18th street, Mrs. Hunt Slater's
house, for the season.
Miss Margaret Breckenridge gave
theater party last night in honor of
Miss ThieIe of New York, who is the
house guest of the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Garrison. Among the other
guests were Representative and Mrs:
Flood, Capt. and Mrs. Hines. Dr. and
Mrs. Scott Breckenridge, Miss Carolyn
Nash, the Misses Delano, Miss Margaret
Niche, Mr.. Vouros, Mr.: George Oakley
| Totten and Capt. ]. c. Breckinridge
From the theater Miss Breckinridge
took her guests to the Fencing Club.
| where a supper was served. followed
| by dancing.
| Mrs James A. Reed, wife OF Senator
Reed of Missouri, was hostess at a tea
Yesterday, given in compliment to Miss
| Jeanette Cowan, Miss Marie Sims, Miss
Dorothy bennett and her house guest
Miss Dorothy Brown OF Kansas city.
Mo Assisting Mrs. Reed were Mrs. John
X. Shields, Mrs. Atlee Pomorerie. Mrs.
Thomas F. Gore, Mrs. Thomas j.. Walsh,
Miss Mabel Stone, Mrs. Katherine Brant.
Mrs. Joseph Byrns and Mrs Fred Den
nett.
| Pay Inspector John H. Merriam. U. S.
N, and Mrs Merriam entertained at din
ner last night at the Alibi Club. when
their guests were Senator and Mrs James
w. Wadsworth, the Assistant Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Franklin Roose-
welt, Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson, DR..
and Mrs. Louis Lehr. Miss Wallach and
| Mr.. Basil Miles.
Mr.. and Mrs Perry Heath will en-
ltertain at dinner, In honor of the Sec
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| rotary of State and Mrs. Lansing. on
January 10.
Mrs. Francois Berger Moran will en-
terrain at a large reception this after
noon at her residence, on Massachu
sets avenue, in honor of Lady Aber-
deem president of the international
| Council of Women. and the delegates
to the National Council of Women of
the United States.
During the afternoon Miss Elizabeth
Reside will give a program of oper-
attic selections and few dances in
costume, and later there will be gen
eral dancing.
Mrs. Moran will have with her in the
receiving line Lord and Lady Aberdeen
Mrs E. x. Cole and Mrs. David Jayne
HILL Mrs. Willard H. Brownson. Mrs
Bowman H. McCalla. Mrs. Lee S. Over
man and Mrs. Henry D. Flood will pre-
Gary, Mrs p. Lee Phillips and Mrs
Milton Elliott will serve punch.