Evening star., 1916-04-14
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Mrs. William Cline Borden Enter
tains Large Company at
Luncheon Today.
Senator and Mrs. Lippitt Dinner
Hosts-Gendreau-
Wedding-Notes.

Mrs. William Cline Borden was
hostess at beautifully appointed
luncheon today at her residence on
Tracey place.
The guests were seated at small
tables each having an effective decora-
tion of spring flowers.
Those in the company were Mrs.
Josephus Daniels, Mrs. John W: Foster,
Mrs. Charles Stockton. Mrs. Hugh l..
Scott, Mrs. Tasker H. Bliss, Mrs
Charles S. Thomas, Mrs. William c.
Gorgas. Mrs. Thomas H. Carter, Miss
Augusta Brandriff. Mrs. John T. Shaf-
roth. Mrs. Margaret Busbee shipp of
Raleigh, n. c.; Mrs. Albert L. Mills,
the Misses Lansing, Mrs. Lee S. Over
man, Mrs. William z. Malburn, Mrs.
Luther w. Mott, Mrs. Gilmer Brenizer,
Mrs. John Van r. Hoff Mrs Henry
Breckinridge, Mrs. William W. Harts,
Mrs. Charles T. Menoher, Mrs. William
Allen of Boston, Mrs. William p Woot-
en-. Mrs. Harry T. Rust and Mrs James
Franklin.
Senator and Mrs. Henry F. Lippitt
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor of the Secretary of State and
Mrs. Lansing.
Miss Hildegarde Hurley entertained
at delightful luncheon today at the
Highlands in compliment to Miss May
Alton Power, whose marriage to
Lieut.. William T. Lightle will take
place May ?, and Miss Helen Kelly of
New Mexico, who is the house guest
of the hostess.
The guests. who numbered twenty
| two, were seated at a large table
adorned with white flowers and ferns.
Yesterday Mrs. John Burke gave a
luncheon in honor of Miss May dalton
Power, when her guests included Mrs.
James dalton Power, Mrs. George NJ.
Young, Miss Pauline Wilcox, Miss
Katharine Kirby, Miss Florence Kirby
| and Miss Burke Pink sweet peas and
pink tulips formed the table decora-
! ton.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock en-
| tertained at a dinner of twenty six
| covers last evening. followed by mu-
| sical. when Miss Dorothy Berliner of
! New York, pianist, was the artist.
Mrs. B. B. Mumford and Miss Beverly
B. Mumford have come up from Rich
| mond and are stopping at the Shore
ham.
The counselor of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Frank Polk will go to
the Hot Springs today to spend the
| Miss Eloise Derby of Boston, who is
| returning from Palm Beach, will arrive
at Washington today and will be the
| guest over Sunday of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Richard Fuller,
at the Gordon.
| Commander and Mrs. James o. Rich
! ardson have as their house guest the
latters mother Mrs. Frank r. Fenet, OF
Paris. Tex.
| Mrs. f. W. Sells and Mr.. and Mrs Ar
thur H. Carter of Leesburg, Va, have
arrived in Washington for q visit and
are stopping at the Shoreham Hotel
Mrs. Wesley Merritt has gone tc
White Sulphur Springs to make q stay
Of some time.
A beautiful wedding took place yes
| terday afternoon at o'clock at the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Wallace
Chiswell. on Biltmore street, when
Miss Josephine H. Maddox, daughter OF
Mrs. George Richerson Of Fredericks-
| burg, Va. became the bride of Dr. E
Alfred NJ. Gendreau, U. S. N.
Rev. Father Cooper performed the
ceremony in the drawing room, which
| was elaborately decorated with white
| spring flowers. palms and ferns.
The bride wore q lovely gown ot
| white satin with a long court train
embroidered in silver. Her tulle veil