The Washington herald., 1916-12-13
President and Mrs. Wilson Hosts
At Dinner for Cabinet Circle

White House social season last evening
when the members Of the Cabinet and
their wives were the guests of honor.
The dinner was served In the State
dining room at q large oval table which
was decorated with pink Killarney roses
and maidenhair ferns. Following the
dinner. Mrs. Muriel symonds, who has
selections, accompanied by Mrs. Ross w.
David.
The dinner company included:
The Vice President and Mrs Marshall,
the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lansing,
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo. Mrs. Newton d. Baker. the At
torney General and Mrs Gregory. the
Postmaster General and Mrs Burieson,
the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels, the Secretary of Agriculture ana
Mrs Houston, the Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. Redheld, the Secretary to
the President and Mrs. Tumulty. Am
bassador and Mrs. Joseph e. Willard
Prof. Stockton Arson, Mr.. and Mrs. S.
R. Bertron, Mr.. Robert Bridges, OF New
York; Judge and Mrs. W. L. Chambers,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Creel, Mr.. and
Mrs. winthrop Daniels. Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Ewing. Doctor and Mrs Harry
A. Garfield, of wnliamstown. Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson, Gov
ernor and Mrs Martin II. Glynn, Mr..
William p. @. Harding, Colonel and Mrs.
E NJ House, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward N.
Hurley, Mr.. Thomas d. Jones, Of Chi
caso; Mr.. Walter Lippmann, Mr.. and
Mrs Louis Lombard, Judge and Mrs.
Robert g. Lovett. Mr.. and Mrs. B. H.
Meyer. Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus II. Nc
Cormiek. Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Nc
nhenny. Mr.. George Foster Peabody, Mr..
Charles A Talcott Of Utica, N. Y;
Professor and MrA w. q. Vreeland, Mr.:
Joseph r. Wilson. Mrs. George Bass,
Mrs Williams Fl. Boiling. Mrs. Ross W.
David. Mrs. Reginald Fendall, Mrs.
Muriel symonds. Miss Jane Adams. Miss
Helen woodrow Bones. Miss Dulles, Miss
Alice Wilson, Miss Margaret Wilson.
Colonel and Mrs. William W. Harts, DR..
and Mrs Cary Grayson, Lieut. Com
mander Joseph o. Fisher, Major Rich
ard P. Williams. and Lieut. Edwin NJ.
Watson.
Mrs. Wilson was very handsome in a
gown of black tulle embroidered In
silver mounted on black satin Miss
Margaret Wilson wore a gown of
turquoise taffeta beaded in silver. Miss
Bones gown was Of salmon-pink beaded
satin.
Mr.. Joseph Wilson. Miss Alice Wilson.
Col and Mrs. E. NJ. House. Mr.. Thomas
Jones' DR.. and Mrs Harry A Garfield.
Mr. Robert Bridges, and Mrs. Charles A.
Talcott are house guests at the White
House.
The Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
McAdoo will entertain at dinner In honor
of the President and Mrs. Wilson on the
evening of January Is.
The Secretary will go to New York toT
day to attend the banquet to be given
there by the Southern Society. Mrs. Nc
Adoo will probably accompany him.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Baker
will give a dinner in compliment to the
President and Mrs. Wilson on the even
ing of January IS.
Tie Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Houston. who have been staying at the
Hotel Lafayette. have leased the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury,
at 1858 New Hampshire avenue, and Will
take possession about January l.
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs George E. Hamilton. enter
taincd at a luncheon yesterday in COM
pliment to her debutante sister, Miss
Louise. Hamilton.
Pink roses formed the decoration in
the drawing room and adorned the table.
The guests were Miss Nellie johnson,
Miss Anna Montgomery, Miss Margaret
TuttIe, Miss Adelaide Tuttle, Miss Anne
Hopkins. Miss Margaret Clark. Mss
Amy Bennett. Miss Roberta Wiley, Miss
Emily KutZ. Miss Mary Veeder, Miss
Anne Carter Lee. Miss Sally Fowler,
Miss Elizabeth Beach and Miss Grace
Beach.
Or. and Mrs John Crayke Simpson
were hosts at dinner last evening in COM
plirnent to a number of Baltimore friends
who came over for the occasion.
Mai. William Mitchell. chairman of the
entertainment committee of the Riding
and Hunt Club. OF Washington, and she
members Of the committee have selected
December % for the date of the annual
society circus.
There will be two performances, one
at 2:15 o'clock and one at $50 o'clock.
There will be a long and interesting pro-
gram, with a cast composed OF about
fifty club members and a few profession
ais Probably one of the most interest
ing features will be an exhibition drill
by several troops of soldiers from Fort
Myer. The show will open with grand
parade. The proceeds will be used for
the Improvement of the club.
The Washington Fencers' Club recently
merged with the Riding and Hunt Club
The combination of these two clubs has
Deen contemplated SOIno OuI
was only accomplished about ten days
ago, although the Fencers' Club has not
occupied its old quarters In Connecticut
avenue since some time in September
The fittings Of the Fencers' Club are now
established at the Riding Club, where op-
erations will begin in a few days to pre-
pare a large room on the second floor for
their permanent placement. The room
Is to be a duplicate of an ancient F7em-
ish fencing quarters and promises to
be very attractive.
Miss Helen Blodgett entertained at a
luncheon yesterday at her residence in
Sixteenth street in compliment to her
house guest, Miss Harriet MacDaniel, of
Atlanta Her other guests were Miss
Jane Gregory, Miss Nataline Dulles, Miss
Edith Blair, Miss Minna Blair. Miss
Helen Claxton. Miss Dorothy Aleshire
Miss Sophie Sweet, Miss Atwater, Miss
Marie Pearree. the Misses Delano and
Miss Mary Howry. The table had a CEN
terpIece of sweetheart roses and the
place cards were spangled fans Of yell
low point desprit.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore C. Haffenreffer
Of Boston, who are returning home from
White Sulphur Springs, arrived here yes
terday and are stopping at the Willard.