Evening star., 1916-02-20
Dinner Parties Last Night.

The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing entertained a dinner company
last night in honor of the Speaker and
Mrs. Champ Clark. Other guests at
the dinner were the Secretary or Com
merce and Mrs. Redfield. Representa-
tive and Mrs. J. willard Ragsdaie,
Representative and Mrs. Luther Mott.
Mr. and Mrs Theodore W. Noyes, DR..
and Mrs. James Brown Scott, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. B. f. Macfarland Mr.. and Mrs
Perry S Heath, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Hertle of Gunston Hall. Mrs. Delos A.
Blodgett. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones
Judge Martin A. Knapp and Mr.. Rich
ard Crane.
The ambassador of Brazil and Nine.
da Cana were the guests of honor az
dinner party entertained last night
by Mai Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett.
Asked to meet them were the acting
secretary of war, Maj. Gen. Hugh L.
Scott and Mrs Scott. Senator and Mrs.
Oscar Underwood, the Assistant Secre-
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl
Vrooman. Capt. and Mrs. 7. A. Bald :
win, Mrs Mcdonald of New York,
Mrs Lloyd Bowers, Capt. Knapp and
Mr.. Campbell.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Burleson entertained a small dinner
party last night, the event being one
of the series of small Mexican" din
ners which they have given throughout
the season.
Mr. Justice and Mrs. Hughes enter
tanned dinner party last evening IN
honor of several members of the SUI
preme Court. the Attorney General and
Mrs. Gregory and others.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were the guests for whom Sena :
tor and Mrs. Charles S. Thomas OF
Colorado entertained dinner com .
pany at their home on S street last
night.
The solicitor general and Mrs. John
W. Davis entertained at dinner last
night in honor of Judge. and Mrs.
Henry G. Clayton of Alabama Other
guests were Senator and Mrs. ONE
James. Justice and Mrs. J. Harry COW
ington, Representative and Mrs. Fitz-
gerald, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilton J. Lam
bert and others.
DR.. and Mrs. David Jayne Hill were
hosts at dinner last night.
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel p. Ficklen en-
tertained at dinner last night in com
pliment to Representative and Mrs.
John II. Small and their house guest,
Mrs Ferrell of Greenville. n. c.
The dinner which Mr.. and Mrs.
Nathan Wyeth were to have given last
illness of Mrs. Wyeth, who is suffering
from a severe throat trouble.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. F. c.
hn a
tertained small dinner parties preced-
ing the dance at the Highlands last
night. With them were Lieut.. and
Mrs. Smythe, Lieut.. Commander Mar
quand and Miss Dorothy Drake.
Commander and Mrs. Edwin T. Pol
lock also entertained dinner party
preceding the dance at the Highlands
Senator Phelan Of California enter
tanned last night at another of his
series of dinner parties in honor of
the California delegation. and was as
sisted by his sister, Miss Phelan. and
his niece, Miss Gladys Sullivan. The
Secretary of Labor. and Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson, Senator Chamberlain.
Senator and Mrs. Ashurst. Representa-
tive and Mrs. Stephens: Representative
and Mrs. kettner, Representative and
Mrs. Church, Representative and Mrs.
Nolan. the secretary of the Senate and
Mrs. James Marion Baker and Assistant
Postmaster General and Mrs. Roper.
The assistant attorney general and
Mrs Marvin f. Underwood entertained
at dinner last night. when their guests
were Mr.. Justice McReynolds. Miss
Jane Gregory, Miss Critcher and Capt.
G. c. Calhoun. Later Mr.. and Mrs. I'm
derwood and their guests attended the
reception at the Corcoran Art Gallery.