The Washington herald., 1916-07-01
Major and Mrs. Brown Entertain at Dinner
For the Secretary of War and Mrs. N D. Baker;
Mrs. W. p Borland Hostess at Informal Tea
Other Nelus of Society at the Capital

Maj and Mrs. Earl I. Brown were hosts
At beautifully appointed dinner party
last evening at their apartment In the
Mendoza, entertaining In compliment to
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Baker.
The color scheme of pink and lavender
was charminsiy carried out In the table
decorations and the menu A large crys-
tai basket and several small baskets MI
I'd with pink snapdragons, Lavender sweet
peas and ferns and tied with futfy bows
Of pink and lavender tulle adorned the
table. The candlelabra were ptnk-shaded
and the table had cover Of imported
lace over pink satin with q Japanese en-
broidered centsrpiece edged with cherry.
The place cards were monogramrned In
gold.
Invited to meet Secretary and Mrs.
Phelps, Miss Phelps, Col and Mrs.
Charles Keller. Gen. Black and Maj. and
Mrs. Charles W. Kutz.
Mrs. William P. Borland. wife of Repre-
sentative Borland, of Missouri, entertain
ed Informally at tea yesterday afternoon
at the Congressional Club in honor Of
Mr. Borland's sister, Mrs. Katherine Bor-
land Fullerton. of Kansas City, who is
their house guest. The hospitality was In
the nature of reunion OF the Congress
sional party which visited Hawaii last
summer. Of which Mrs. Fullerton was a
member.
Mrs. Boriand's mother. Mrs. William
n Winants, of Kansas City, presided at
the tea table, which had centerpiece of
pink roses The club rooms were attrac-
lively decorated with roses and other
summer flowers.
Mrs. william NJ. Ingraham, wife Of the
ASS ns uyh ~ ha
spent several weeks in Washington, left
yesterday for her home at Portland, Me,
20 remain until the latter part Of Septem-
Der.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Butler left
Washington yesterday by motor for their
country place. near wiscasset, Ne, where
they will spend the summer.
Mrs. George NJ Young, wife of Rep
resentatiye Young, of North Dakota, en-
tertained at luncheon yesterday at her
residence, in K street, in compliment to
Miss Emma Webb, granddaughter of
Mr.. Thomas Sterling, who is leaving on
July for Madura, India, where her mar
riage to Mr.. Azel A. Martin, OF the
American College. will take place. The
guests who included the women Of the
North and South Dakota delegations now
In Washington were: Mrs. Thomas Ster-
ling, Mrs. AISLE J. Gronna, Mrs. Henry T.
Helgesen, Mrs Charles Hall Dillon, Mrs.
Royal c. Johnson. Mrs. George r. Smith.
Mrs. John Burke. Mrs. Louis c. CranIton,
Miss Mary Webb, Miss Smith, of Mime
sofa. Miss Elizabeth Burke, the Misses
Gronna, Miss Helgesen. Miss Carriere. Of
North Dakota, and Miss Pauletta Smith
The table decorations were Of Bride
roses.
Mrs. Thomas R. Marshall, Mrs. Robert
Lansing Mrs William Gibbs McAdoo,
Mrs. Newton Baker, Mrs. Thomas Watt
Gregory. Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson,
Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs. Franklin K
lane, Mrs. David Franklin Houston, Mrs.
William c. Redfeld, and Mrs. William B.
Wilson were patronesses Of the drama
tization of the Continental Congress
which was given last evening at the Ma
tional Theater for the benefit of the
Home Club Of the Interior Department.
Mrs. Adee, mother Of Psymastsr Mon
trose Adee, L. S. N. accompanied by
her daughter, Miss Lucy Adee, will leave
Washington today for East Gloucester,
Mass, where they will spend the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Fairfax Leary. wife Of lieut.
Leary, U. S. N, accompanied by their