The Washington herald., 1916-03-01
President and Mrs Wilson Dine With Secretary
Of Commerce and Mrs Redfield; Marshalls Are
Guests of Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory
Other NeDs of Society at the Capital
Other NeDs of Society at the Capital

the guests of the Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs Redfeld at dinner last even
ing. Invited to meet them were Mr.. ana
Mrs W. S. Forbes, OF Boston; Mr.. ana
Mrs. Marvin r. Pool Of Chicago; MI
and Mrs. Arthur B. Neill, Of Buffalo;
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Hyde Pratt, OF
North Carolina; DR.. Charles H. Rich
ards, of New York, and the Secretary's
sister, Miss Redheld, Of Pittsheld, Mass
The Attorney General and Mrs. Gregory
entertained at dinner last evening in
honor OF the Vice President and Mrs
Marshall The other guests were Senator
and Mrs. Swanson, DR.. Bradley, Of Balu-
more; Mrs. NJ. G. Cook, Of Philadelphia;
Mrs. John B. Henderson, Mr.. Crawford,
Mr.. John VB. Henderson, and Miss Jane
Gregory.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels were the guests of honor at a
dinner given last evening by the Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
Carl Vrooman. There were eighteen
guests.
Can't. and Mrs. Nelson E. Marquette
were hosts at dinner last evening at
their quarters at Fort Myer preceding the
last hop Of the season. Their guests
cIuded Col. and Mrs. Treat. Col. Wilder,
Col. Morris, Maj. and Mrs. Summerar,
Mai and Mrs. Haight, Capt. and Mrs.
Mortimer and Mrs. Glasgow.
Capt and Mrs. Lewis Forester gave
dinner last evening in honor of Capt. and
Mrs Edward A. Sturges, who are leaV-
ing Fort Myer in few days for Front
Royal, Va. Invited to meet the honor
guests were Mai. and Mrs. White, Capt.
and Mrs Cornell, Lieut.. and Mrs. Sheri-
dan, Lieut.. and Mrs Bull, Lieut.. and Mrs.
KiIbourne, Lieut. and Mrs. Thurber, and
Mr. Thurber, ST., Mr.. Ennis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dobyns and Miss Dorothy Dobyns,
Mr. Ford, Miss Selma Causcher, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Dempsey, DR.. Biscoe.
Capt. Merry, Mrs. Fort, Mrs. Young,
Miss Pullman, Mai. Phelps, Of Ten
nessee, and Lieut.. Thompson.
Mr.. ]. E. Lefevre, Secretary of the Pan
anna Legation, and his sister, Miss Ra-
mona Lefevre, entertained at box party
last evening for Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton G.
[lapham, the Misses Lansing, Mr. ]. But
Ter Wright. of the State Department, and
Mr.. Walter S. Penfeld.
Mrs. Alice Pomerene, the president Of
the Congressional Club, entertained yes
terday afternoon at tea in honor OF
Mrs. Duncan Z. Fletcher, its former
president.
The club house in New Hampshire
avenue was charmingly decorated with
palms, Southern smilax, and vases Of
Killarney roses and white lilacs. A CEN
terpiece Of pink roses and white lilac
adorned the tea table. A section Of the
Marine Band played during the after
noon
Mrs. Pomerene and Mrs. Fletcher re-
we'd together and the ladies who in
turf presided at the tea table were Mrs.
y-F3nH
Mrs. George W. Fairchild, Mrs. Ida c.
CopIey, Mrs Albert Cummins, Mrs. Rob
ert n. Page, Mrs. Edward T Taylor,
Mrs. Henry G. Danforth, Mrs. George
Mclean. Mrs. Joseph J. Russell, Mrs.
James F. Byrns, and Mrs. Charles Ham
lin. Others assisting were Mrs. c. Red
field, Mrs. James A. Reed. Mrs. John F.
Shafroth, Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh, Mrs.
Howard Reside. Mrs. Edward Heating.
Mrs James Brown Scott, Mrs. John ia
cob Rogers, Mrs. Percy E. Quin, Mrs.
J. Willard Ragsdale, Mrs. Edwin F,
Sweet, Mrs. James Patten, Mrs. Joe
Henry Eagle. Mrs. Thomas P. Gore, Sen
ator Pomerene's sister. Mrs. Arthur VIII
son. Of Philadelphia and Mrs. katherine
Brant of Canton, Ohio, a sister Of the
hostess.
Mrs. Pomerene wore charming gown
OF orchid-colored chiffon and velvet.
Mrs. Claude Swanson was hostess yes
terday afternoon in honor Of Mrs. Henry
D. Clayton, OF Alabama
The house was decorated with quaint
ties of spring flowers. The hostess was
assisted by Mrs. A. A. Adams and Mrs.
W. A. Jamison. of New York, who are
visiting Vice President and Mrs Mar
shall; Mrs. Lindley NJ. Garrison, Mrs.
John E Osborne. Mrs John K. Shields
Mrs Hubert Dent, Mrs. Joseph Folk,
Mrs. George P. Mclean, Mrs. William
Bailey Lamar, Mrs. Cone Johnson, Mrs.
Ben Johnson, Mrs. Carl Vrooman, Mrs.
Malcolm McConnihe, Mrs. John Tenn
pie Graves, Mrs. Paul Fitzsimmons, Mrs.
Wilton S. Lambert. Mrs. Alfred Eldridge.
Mrs Walter Wells, Mrs. SChluter. Mrs.
Timothy T. Ansberry, Mrs. T. Dewitt
TaImage, Mrs william Wheatley, Mrs.
Charles McKenny. Miss Jeanette
Cowan, Miss Lois Srigg and Miss Dor
othy bennett
Mrs. William T Davis entertained at
a bridge party yesterday afternoon in
honor Of Mrs Edward A. Sturges, wife