The Washington herald., 1916-02-21
President and Mrs. Wilson Motor;
Marshalls and Lansings to Be
Guests Of Congressional Club
News Of Society at the Capital.

The President and Mrs. Wilson attended
services yesterday morning at the Gem
trail Presbyterian Church and took bSief
motor ride In the afternoon.
The members of the Congressional Club
viii entertain Vice President and Mrs
Marshall. the Secretary of State and Mrs
Lansing as guests OF honor tomorrow
evening.
The decorations viii be patriotic IN
character In recognition Of the natal day
| of the Father of Our Country.
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene will present the
club members to the guests Of honor. The
ladies invited to assist are: Mrs. J. w.
Byrns. Mrs. @. W. Fairchild. Mrs. r. NJ.
Page. Mrs. E. T. Taylor, Mrs. H. c. DAN
forth, Mrs. J. ]. Russell. Mrs. J. F..
Byrnes. Mrs. James Reed. Mrs. H. s.
Reside, Mrs. John #. shafroth. Mrs.
Thomas Walsh. Mrs William c. Redfield.
Mrs. Ewdard Heating. Mrs. Ira c. Copley.
Mrs Scott, Mrs. J. J. Rogers. Mrs. Percy
Quinn. Mrs. John w. Abercrombie. Mrs.
Lenore Sherwood. Mrs. Michael F.
Phelan. Mrs. Willis C. Hawley. Mrs.
George F. O'Shaunessy. Mrs. Il. s. Cand-
Ter, Mrs. J. willard Ragsdale. Mrs.
Charles Fl. Dillon. Mrs. Seth Shepard,
Mrs. William r. Smith, Mrs John H.
Stevens. Mrs John A. Sterling. Mrs. w.
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G. B. Undertake. Mrs. Charles II. Town
send. Mrs. John D. Works, Mrs. 8. j.
Tribble. Mrs. South Trimble. Mrs James
p. MARITIME. Miss Ellen Day Wood and
Mrs. J. Harry covinston
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lans-
ing entertained at dinner Saturday even
Mrs. Champ Clark, the Secretary OF Com
Imerce and Mrs. Redneld. Representative
and Mrs. ]. willard Ragsdale. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Luther W. Mott, DR..
and Mrs. James Brown Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. B. F. mcfarland. Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore w. Noyes. Mr.. and Mrs. Perry
Heath: Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hertle. of
Gunston Hall: Mrs Delos Blodgett, Miss
Bones. Judge Martin Knapp and Mr..
Richard Crane.
Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett were
hosts at dinner Saturday evening in honor
of the Brazilian Ambassador and Nine.
ds Cana. In addition to the honor
guests there were Senator and Mrs. I'm
derwood, the Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture and Mrs Carl vrooman.
Mrs. Baldwin, Mrs. Lloyd Bowers, Mrs.
Macdonald, Capt. Knapp and Mr.. Ar
thur Campbell
The Postmaster General and Mrs. Bur
Lesson gave dinner at their home in r
street Saturday evening In compliment to
the Chief Justice and Mrs. White. The
guests to meet them were Senator Hollis,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul warburg. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur j. Peters. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank L. Polk. DR.. and Mrs, Llewellyn
Barker. Of Baltimore, and Miss Burleson.
At the afternoon performance of tn,
Lr~ 49, ~.
New Willard ballroom on February q
for the benefit of Friendship House, IN,
following members of the Junior Leagu,
are to act as ushers: Misses Katheryr
Hitchcock, Marie Peary, Elisabeth Smith
Ruth and Margaret Larner, Ruth Ander
son. Pauline Stone. Dorothy wyeth. vir
Einis Hammond and Dorothy Denys.
The ladies' of the Columbia Countr,
Club will hold their semi-monthly cart
party at the clubhouse, Chevy Chase
Nd, this afternoon at . o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. p. A. prury, of Massa
at Atlantic City, stopping at the MARI
borough-Blenheim.
The Congressional Club has issued in
vitations for a tea-dance wedne sday
February 9.
Mrs. Gustave r. Lukesh entertained a
luncheon, followed by bridge, Saturda,
at at he& quarters at the Washington
4 Barracks. Her guests were Mrs. McIver
Mrs. Casad, Mrs. Earl /. Brown, Mrs
Foley, Mrs. Lampert, Mrs. Williams
Mrs. Loving, Mrs. Clark and Mrs. New
man.
Mr.. George Middleton and Miss Fols
La Toilette will be the honor guests a
the Congressional Club on Friday after
noon, February Is. when they have kind
ly consented to give joint reading o.
Mr.. Middletons three-act comedy, Now
adays." The playwright has been inter
preted in the dozen or more long play,
which he has produced with Julia Mar
lowe, Robert Edison, Herbert Kelsey
Efle Shannon and others. His published
works have also won high praise from
such critics as James Hunneker, Clayton
Hamilton, Archibald Henderson, Walter
kP. Eaton, William Lyon Phelps, Richard
Burton, H. W. Boynton, II. L Hancker
and J. Rankin Towse
Some Of the best known of Georz.
Middleton's plays are Possession" ',Ths
Good Woman" THE Black Tie" CIR,
cies," The Unborn" Tradition" ant
; "Embers"
Nowadays" the play which will b,
read at the club, Is a picture of modern
American life which shows a deep pur,
pose and displays a rare insight int
feminine characteristics.
Senator Phelan entertained a. dinne,
Saturday evening in compliment to the
California delegation in Congress. Mis-,
Phelan and Miss Gladys Sullivan assisted
him in receiving his guests, who were
the Secretary of Labor and Miss Agne,
Hart Wilson. Senator and Mrs. Ashurst
Senator George z. Chamberlain, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Kettner. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Church, Representative
and Mrs. Nolan. Representative and Mrs
stephens. Representative and Mrs. Ran
dali. Assistant Postmaster General ant
Mrs. Roper and the Secretary to thu
Senate and Mrs, Baker
Among the people present at the lecture
of the Alliance Franchise, at the Cosmo,
Club were. The French Ambassador an(
Nine. Jusserand, Mr. Henry White, Brig
Gen. and Mrs. Crozier, Counties,
cellere. Mrs Allerton Cushman Mrs
Charles v. Boynton. Mrs Gillett. Mrs
r. II. McKim, Mrs. A. G. winslow, Mis-.
z. d. Hale. Mrs and Miss Gowen, Mis-.