Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-20
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Solicitor of the State Department
and Mrs. johnson Enter
tain at Tea.
Mrs. James S. Parker Hostess at
Luncheon-Crane-Crossley
Wedding-Dances.

| .ncnt and Mrs Cone Johnson are enter
tanning at a large tea this afternoon
| at Rauscher's.
| Those who will assist in the hospi-
tality will include Mrs. Robert Lansing,
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Mrs. Watt
| Gregory. Mrs. John SHELTON Williams
| of Richmond, Mrs. B. B. Cain of Dallas.
! Tex: Mrs. Hampson Gary. Mrs. Harllee.
| Mrs. Robert l.. Henry. Mrs. Joe II.
Eagle. Mrs. John H. Stephens. Mrs.
william Robert Smith. Mrs. Howard
Reside. Mrs. John f. Osborne. Mrs.
Joseph W. Folk. Mrs. Willard Rags
dale Mrs. Victor Kaufman, Miss Mary
c. Brooks, Mrs. T. T Ansberry, Mrs.
| William F. Dennis, Mrs. Francois Ber-
ger Moran. Mrs. Frank l.. Polk and
Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin.
Mrs. James S. Parker entertained at
luncheon today, when her guests in
cluded Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs. At
lice Pomerene, Mrs. Albert Cummins.
Mrs Ernest Roberts. Mrs. James X.
Mann, Mrs. Dempsey. Mrs. Platt. MRS.
Copley, Mrs. Sanford. Mrs. Treadway.
Mrs Luther W. Mott, Mrs. Page and
Mrs. Winslow.
| Mrs Hennen Jennings also enter
tanned at luncheon today.
Miss Ida Bowie will entertain at a tea
this afternoon. at the Club of Colonial
/ DANES, in compliment to Miss Mackall
and Mrs. Gibbs Baker.
Mrs. Brinton Stone and Mrs. Hughes
| Oliphant will preside at the tea table,
and others assisting in the hospitality
will include Mrs. Bernard Rawl, Mrs
Charles Drayton. Miss Catherine Bowie.
Miss Nell Rose Baggett, Miss Mamie
Randolph Heth, Miss Armat. Miss
Mary Younger, Miss May Chew, and
Mrs. Leonard. Mrs. James Bradley and
Miss Elizabeth jenkins, all OF Balti-
more.
Mrs Armstead Davis and her brother.
Mr. Henry Howell Armstead. entertain
ed about 200 guests at a beautiful dance
at the Playhouse last night.
The rooms we're effectively decorated
with spruce trees. southern smilax and
potted plants, while tall vases nlled
with American beauty roses adorned
the drawing room. where Mrs. DAVIS
and Mr.. ArmStead received, asBisteo ID!
Mrs. Arthur Lee.
A number of dinner parties preceded
the dance and the guests included a
representative gathering from omcial.
| diplomatic and resident society:
Supper was served at midnight, ana
an early breakfast followed this morn
| ing before the dance broke up.
Miss Mary Graham has gone to Phiia-
| delphia to spend the week emu with
| Mrs Spencer Miller.
DIR. and Mrs Guy Fairfax Whiting
| have sent out invitations for the wed
ding reception of their daughter Alice
| Van Doren and Mr.. John Baldwin Coch-
ran, Wednesday afternoon. Fepruar%
| %. at o'clock. at their residence, 1903
New Hampshire avenue
TT. rnnoreSsioual Club VIII be en-
tertaii1ed by and will have as guest OF
| honor tomorrow Mrs. Katherine
| Wright of Tennessee. Interpreter OF
| Uncle Remus stories. Mrs. Pomerene'
sisted by the following ladies: Mrs.
| wait Aiken, Mrs. Alfred ]. Allen, Mrs.
William G. Brantley. Mrs. Frank II.
| Briggs, Mrs. Lathrop Brown. Mrs. " u
| Brown. Mrs Edward E. Browne. Mrs
Louis Brownlow. Mrs. John Burke. MRS.
| u. r Carpenter, Mrs. Frank Clark. mrs
Judson G. Clements. Mrs. Henry Allen
Cooper. Mrs Edward Cooper. Mrs; ira
| c. Copley, Mrs. William Writ Dixon.
Dunn. Mrs. James a. Frear. Mrs. F. H.
Gillett, Mrs Gudger. Mrs. Thomas
Kemp. jr.; Miss Claudine Clements,
Miss Elizabeth Kent and Miss Edith
Sloan. Mrs. John Burke and MIS-
| James A. Frear will pour.
| The secretary of the Smithsonian In :
stitution and Mrs. Charles ID. Waicott
have gone to New York for rev days
/ Mr. and Mrs Perry Heath entertained
! al dinner last night in honor of the
| Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lansing.
| The guests invited to meet them were
the Secretary of the Navy ana MIS-
| Daniels, Senator and Mrs. Oliver, DR..
and Mrs David Jayne Hill. Representa-,
tive and Mrs Thomas Dunn. Gen. and
! Mrs. Barnett. Mr.. John Dalzell: DE- and
/ Mrs. James Brown Scott and Miss Helen
Stewart.
/ Mrs. Geln, wife of Commander George
f. Cseln, l.. S. N, was entertained at
luncheon yesterday. at the Almy ano
William NaTg mug s Benson Gen Mrs Frank F.
Fletcher. Mrs. Thomas B Howard Mrs
II John A. Lejeune, Mrs. James II. Glen
i non. Mrs Frederic Delano. Mrs. Dion
Williams, Mrs. william W. r. . Malnurh
Wiley, Mrs. Richard H.. Leigh. Mrs
william +. Robert. Mrs. J. z Johnson,
Mrs f.. H. Cooke, Mrs. Frank l.. Plead
well and Mrs. Charles ID. Hazen
Mrs. Charles Milburn entertained at a
1 bridge. followed by tea, yesterday. in
compliment to Mrs. William G. Noting
of Baltimore and Mrs. Charles MELON
AID of Charleston, W Va
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Bell Sweeney
! entertained at dinner last evening, In
honor of Mrs. Ernest Noyes of Chi
capo the house guest of Mr. and Mrs
Horace Wescott.
II Commander and Mrs. Roscoe G. Bull
mer entertained at dinner last even
ing for Mr. and Mrs. f. =. Baugh OF
Baltimore.
The Secretary of the Interior and
| Mrs Lane were the guests of honor al
i dinner given by Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Harlow last night.
] Miss Virginia Heth has gone &c
Florida for a several weeks visit with
relatives.
Mrs. Arnold Werner Spanhoofd will
he at home informally tomorrow, anC
also on the 18th and 26th of February
i Mr. and Mrs. William G. SchweitZel
i entertained last week at five hundred
] ard party in honor OF their daughter
] Florence jeanette.
owing to illness in the family the
! Misses Colhoun have discontinued their
! Fridays at home.
I Mrs. Wilton Lambert will not be a,
i nome tomorrow. hut will receive or
the following Friday.
] Mr.. and Mrs. William Barrett Ridge.
y entertained at dinner last evening
] or their house guests, Mr.. and Mrs
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