Evening star., 1916-01-14

Secretary of War. entertained at
luncheon today. in compliment to her
house guest, Miss Peter of New York.
Mrs. +. Lester Jones entertained at
luncheon today for Mrs. Charles
Drury of Syracuse, n. y. daughter of
field
Others present besides the guest of
honor are Mrs. Redfeld. Mrs. E. F.
Sweet, Mrs. Walter /. Mccoy, Mrs. Gill
bert Grosvenor, Mrs, swager sherley.
Mrs. Judson c. Clements, Mrs. c. c.
Carlin, Mrs. George Putnam, Miss
Sweet, Mrs. Campbell of Grand Rapids
Mrs. Hugh Cumming, Mrs. Thomas
Washington and Mrs. Frank P. Rec
side.
Mrs. a. G. Clapham was the hostess
1t a beautiful luncheon today given in
lonor of Mrs. Rolfe f. Boiling.
Pink roses and ferns formed the
ed Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin. Mrs. Sam
uel J. Graham, Mrs Henry D. Flood,
Mrs. Francis S. Nash. Mrs. William L.
Marshall, Mrs. Milton C. Elliott, Mrs.
Claude a. Swanson and Mrs. Alexan-
Ter II. Gait.
Miss Dorothy bennett, the debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Dem
nett, will entertain at breakfast to-
morrow at Rauscher's.
Arrangements for the bail which is to
be given at the Pan-American Union
building next Wednesday evening in
honor of the President and Mrs. Wilson
are in charge of Mr.. Federico NJ Quin-
tana, counselor and charge affaireS
of the Argentine embassy.
Accompanying the invitations are
pink cards, and in other cases white
cards, the pink cards, which have been
sent to members of the Supreme Court
of he fei M n
their families and other distinguished
persons, providing for entrance to the
Hall of the Americas at the Pan-Amer-
lean building by the left-hand stair
case and the white cards providing for
entrance to the hall by way of the
right hand staircase. The cards read
as follows:
You are requested to please take the
staircase at the left Cor right. as the
case may be) when ascending to the
ballroom after arrival. Doors will be
closed punctually at 1890 pm. and
opened after the defile for guests decid-
ing to depart. The ball will continue
for one hour after the departure of the
President. Uniform or evening dress
/ You are requested to please address an
early answer to Special Secretary. Pan
American Union. Washington, D. c."
The invitations are not being sent to
official or residential sociaty generally,
although all members of the diplomatic
corps in Washington, including those
from European countries, have been in
vited A number of cards have been
sent to distinguished persons in New
York and other out-of-town places. All
the members of the Senate are on the
invitation list, but not all the members
of the House of Representatives. 1t is
understood, however. that the chairnien
, of all of the committees of the House
are on the list
The list also includes many of the
bureau chiefs. especially those on
duty in the state, War and Navy build
ing, the higher officers of the army and
navy on duty in Washington, all of the
Presidents naval and military aids and
the members of the families Of these
gentlemen: The invitation list. it is
understood, also includes a number of
members of residential society in
Washington, among them those who
entertained at the series of thirty-five
or more private dinners in Washington
during the two weeks of the PAN
American Scientific Congress. Assist
ance is being given in the issuance of
the invitations and the preparation Of
the list by Mr. Charles Lee Cooke of
the state Department, who has had
charge of many social events in which
the government of the United States
has been interested.
An elaborate supper is to be served
and the Marine Band is to furnish
music for dancing throughout the
evening.
The entertainment will be unique in
that it has not been the custom hereto
fore for the President of the United
States to accept invitations outside of
the cabinet circle. 1t has been an un-
written law during previous admins
trations that the only homes the Pres
ident and his wife go to for any for
NAL function are those of the members
OF the cabinet.
The result has been that the Presi-
dent has not met diplomats is outside of
his own home. and he has not gone to
the government homes of the different
nations, occupied by the ambassadors
and ministers and charges. so that next
Wednesday night, when the President
ningles upon intimate terms with the
Latin American diplomats, in their
home, the Pan-American Union build
ing. the occasion will be a departure
although this building is partly the
home of the United States, also, the
United States being member Of the
union.
Probably not all Of the European din
lomats will attend tho ball, as many of
them will not wish to run into each
other, so to speak, at function of
nearly 1900 persons. which will be
small in number compared to the size
| of the an-American Union building;
but many of the European diplomats,
! including Count Cellere, the Italian
ambassador. and others, accepted inyi-
| tations sent them for some of the re-
ceptions and other events held at the
I Pan American Union building during
| tLt sstlcUtlHc COnRTSS
and were present, SO that some of them
are likely to be present at next Wed
nesday evenings entertainment.
| Mrs. Frank p. Reeside and Miss Rec
side will be at home at their residence.
I2140 Wyoming avenue, tomorrow after
| noon.
The Secretary Of the Treasury and
| Mrs McAdoo entertained at dinner last
| evening in compliment to the members
| of the federal reserve board Their
| guests were Mr.. Charles S. Hamlin.
| governor of the board Mr. Frederic
| Delano, Mr.. Paul Warburg, Mr.. w. p.
| q. Harding and Miss Elizabeth Hard :
| ing, Mr. Adolph Caspar Miller, Mr. John
Skelton Williams, Senator and Mrs
| Swanson. Senator Hollis. Representa-
| tive Glass. the Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. David +. Houston, the Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Gregory, the as
! sistant secretary of the navy and Mrs
Franklin D. Roosevelt. Mrs. Howe and
| Miss McAdco.
Gen. and Mrs. Albert Mills enter
| tanned at dinner last night in honor of
the Secretary Of State and Mrs. Lam
to attend on account of Illness. The
| guests were Secretary Lansing, Senator
| Pittman. Mrs. +. F. Fletcher. Gen.
| Sharpe. Gen. and Mrs. Charles Fitz-
| hugh. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kirk Porter.
| Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins and Miss
| Wells.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels were honor guests at dinner