The Washington herald., 1916-01-19

The President and Mrs. Wilson wore
guests last evening at the second Of the
series of official dinners which will be
given in their honor during the season,
The Secretary of State and Mrs Lam
sing were their hosts, entertaining at
their residence in Eighteenth street and
having to meet them twenty guests
prominent in the Official life OF the Capt.
! tai.
J White iilacs and roses adorned the
| table and the same lovely flowers form
ed the decorations In the drawing rooms.
The guests included the President and
Mrs. Wilson, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. NAH
lon Pitney, Mr. Justice McReynoids, the
Secretary of the Interior and Mrs. Lane,
Solicitor General and Mrs. Davis Brig.
| Gen. and Mrs. Crozier. Commissioner OF
Patents and Mrs. Ewing, Counselor OF
the State Department and Mrs. Polk.
Judge George Gray, of Wilmington; Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. johnson, of Philadelphia;
Mrs. Thomas f. Bayard, Mrs. John w.
Foster, and Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh c. Wal
lace.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Joseph Strauss
were hosts at dinner last evening In honor
| of the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels The other guests were Capt.
and Mrs. Glennen, Gen. and Mrs. Mills.
Representative Montague. Mrs. p. +.
Fletcher and Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Pen
| nington.
Mrs. William F. Draper was hostess at
one of the most interesting dinners of the
season, when she entertained last even-
Ing in honor of His Eminence Cardinal
Gibbons. Mrs. Diapers dinner for the
Cardinal is an annual event and is al
ways the occasion of gathering of dis
tinguished folk. There were twenty-eight
guests last evening.
The Cardinals crest and banner were
hung over the archway leading into the
ballroom where dinner was served. and
| long-stemmed American Beauty roses In
tall vases were used In the ballroom and
the reception rooms, while the table was
decorated with Cardinal red roses and
Farlayense ferns.
| The residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
S. Cooper, in Wyoming avenue, was the
secene of an attractive wedding last even
ing when their daughter. Miss Helen
Wickliffe Cooper, became the bride of
Mr.. Joseph Brown Metcalfe, jr. The
house was charmingly decorated with
/ palms. ferns, and quantities OF Killarney
roses. The Rev. Earle Wiley. pastor OF
the Vermont Avenue Christian Church,
performed the ceremony at 7:3o o'clock
| In the presence of the members of the
immediate families.
The bride, who was given in marriage
by her father, wore gown of white
satin and tulle with trimmings of cloth
of silver The court train lined with
tulle hung from the shoulders. Her veil
was of tulle and she carried shower
bouquet of white roses and lilies of the
valley. Mrs. Albert Rust, sister OF the
bride, was her only attendant. She was
gowned In peach-colored taffeta made In
alJ fas afvle the h00igr
being finished with a fschu of tuile, and
she carried an old shioned bouquet of
pink rosebuds and forget-me-nots In a
! lace holder. Mr.. James Metcalfe acted
as best man for his brother.
| An informal reception for the wedding
guests followed the ceremony. Mrs,
Cooper. mother OF the bride, received the
guests wearing a handsome gown OF black
! velvet with tulle and crystal trimmings
4 Mrs Eugene Byrnes, the brides aunt.
was modishly gowned in black velvet.
Later in the evening the young couple
left for an extended wedding trip, the
bride wearing a tailored suit of purple
broadcloth trimmed with seal and a small
| nat of velvet with a narrow band OF seal.
Among the out-of-town guests at the
wedding were: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Brown Metcalfe. of the Eastern Shore oil
MARYLAND. parents of the bridegroom;
Il
and Miss Mary Cary Harrison, Of Balti'
more.
4 Mrs, Daniels. wife of the Secretary o.
| the Navy, was the guest OF honor at
buffet luncheon which Mrs. Bates war
rem gave yesterday afternoon. yellow
roses and fern formed the decoration
and the guests included Miss Barham m
i of Virginia and Miss Vaughan, OF Norti
80 Mrg
i Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley. Mrs. Johl
liz, Shafroth, Mrs. Claude A. Swanson
Mrs. Thomas J. Walsh, Mrs. James II
4 GIennon, Mrs. w. H. Osborn, Miss Nan
ME Randolph Heth, Mrs. Cunningham
4 Mrs. Robert n. Page, Mrs. Daniel c
Roper, Mrs. James NJ. Gudger, Mrs
Bryant, Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. Denmark
4 Mrs. Stevens, Mrs. Tomlinson, Mrs
Goodwin. Mrs. Armat, Mrs. Whitford
Mrs. Smith, mrs. Huske, Mrs. Ansl. y
Mrs. Arthur Ramsay, Mrs. Carroll. Mrs
: Austin, Mrs. Luckett, Mrs. Kondrup
Mrs. Charles c. Carlin. Miss Henderson
1 Mrs. Sholes, Mrs. Brenizer, Mrs. -.uffin
j Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Parker, Mrs. Soule
Mrs. Lyster, Mrs. Yorkes, Mrs. Pollock
Mrs. Tombs, Mrs. Lippitt, Mrs. Tillman
Mrs. Walters, Mrs. Dean. Mrs. JohI
Hughes Dell and Mrs. Wright.
| Mrs ]. Hamilton Lewis, wife OF Sen
ator Lewis. of Illinois, will be at hom
tomorrow afternoon, from to 6, at tn
Shoreham.
Mrs. w. w. GaIbraith, wife Of Com
rnander Galbraith, u. s. N, was hos
tess at luncheon yesterday. entertaining
in compliment to Miss Helen Miller
of Albany, who is her guest Invited
to meet Miss Miller were Mrs. ]. Ham
Iflton Lewis, Mrs. D. B. Merryman
Miss May Adams, Mrs. Victor Kauff
mann, Mrs Tracey, Mrs. Morvii
Thompson, Mrs. c. B. Mcyay, and Mrs
C. L. Marlatt.
/
Mrs Lemuel Padgett received in
formally yesterday afternoon and wa
assisted by Mrs. Charies H. 7. Lowndes
Mrs. E. @. Grant, and Miss Katherin
Hall. of Tennessee.
Mrs Theodore A. Baldwin and he
sister, Miss Katherine Judge, entertain
ed a luncheon of eighteen covers yester
day, in honor of their house guests
Mrs. William Sayles, wife Of the nava
attache at Paris, and their sister, Mrs
John E. Woodward. of New York