The Washington times., 1916-02-26
MRS. BANKHEAD TO.
GIVE FETE TODAY
Reception in Compliment to
Mrs. John n. Bankhead, Jr.,
and Mrs. n. D. Clayton.

Mrs. John II. Eankhead. wife OF sena-
tor Bankhead. will entertain AZ n recep-
ton this afternoon In compliment 70
Mrs. John Vi. Bankhead. Jr.. and Mrs
Henry ID. Clayton. The drawing rooms
are decorated with palms and white
lilacs.
On the tea table will be a large silver
basket filed with pink roses and vlolets.
Assisting Mrs. Bankhead will be Mrs.
Marshall. Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs.
Burleson. Mrs. McAdoo. Mrs. Hubert
Dent. Mrs. Charles b. Howrey. Mrs.
James w. Wadsworth. jr., Mrs Claude
swanson. Mrs. Oscar Underwood, Mrs.
Edward Campbell. Mrs. Howard Rec
side. Mrs. Emil Scharf. Mrs. William
James Penn. Mrs. James l.. Karrlck,
Mrs. Willard Salisbury. Mrs. T.. Il.
Moran. Mrs. William Bailey Lamar,
Mrs. Faulkner.
Mrs. wilkinson. Mrs. woodward. Mrs.
Gilmer Brenizer. Mrs. Delos Blodgett,
Mrs. Florence Heflin. Mrs. Backman,
Mrs. Bo Sweeney, Mrs. Charles Nc
Chord. Mrs. Robertson Downey, Mrs.
Carl Vrooman, Mrs. Brltten Stone,
Mrs. John Wiley. Miss Mary Temple.
Mrs. Goldthwaite. Mrs. Pruyn. Mrs.
Fred bennett. Mrs. John X. Shields,
Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs. John Burnett,
Mrs. Thomas Dunn, Mrs. George Fair
childs. Mrs. David Finley, Mrs. Harris
Taylor, Mrs. j. Willard Ragsdale, Miss
Taylor. Miss Duncan. Mrs. Charles
Grayson Dulin. Mrs. William Venable,
Mrs. Edward Almon. Mrs. Abercrombie,
Mrs. Santh Trimble. Mrs. Ollie James,
Mrs. ]. Wilton Lambert, Mrs. Lee
Overman. Mrs. George T. oliver. Mrs.
Thomas J. walsh, Mrs. william Gorgas,
Mrs. James X: Mann, Miss Mamie
iieth. Mrs. Richard Ewell Thornton.
Mrs. Edward y. Jones, Mrs. Arthur
Ramsay; l.a Mrs William a. Rodenberg.
Albert Brltton. Mrs: David Jayne Hill.
Miss Elizabeth Harding, Miss Elizabeth
Oevrton Lee. Mrs. s. II. Elkins, Mrs.
]. q. Capers. Miss Doyle. Miss Callie
Doyle. Mrs. Joseph Bailey, Mrs, William
olney Mrs. Lee Robinson. Mrs. Rich.
ardson Gibson, Mrs. ErasmuD Weaver.
Mrs. Lin Lee, Mrs. Charles T.. Rotb,
Mrs. Iohn Temple Graves.
Marion, Bankhead will preside at the
Mrs. Bankhead will wear a gown OF
black velvet with trimmings of Jet.
Mrs. John Benkhe8d, 1r.. will he gown
ed in green taffeta with an overdress
of white, embroidered chiffon end pearls
and long train Of green brocaded
velvet. The, other honor guest, Mrs.
satin trimmed with net and silver lace.
Ms. Clayton's hostess. Mrs. Ollie
James. gown will be of light bite net
over blue satin and white lace. while
Miss Marion Bankhead will wear white
trimmed in heavy silver lace and gar
lands OF French rosos.
constantin Brun, minister of Den
ma tlrlF oh Enh kAiN Ice AIn
garet Wilson last evening as the guest
at dinner of the Counselor OF the State
Department and Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk.
At the dinner which Mrs. Lloyd w.
Bowers gave last evening for her guests,
Mrs Arthur Weeks, Mrs. Montgomery
Flagg. and Mrs. Montague La Montagnc,
Mrs. James Robert Mckee was among
Arthur Williams, DR.. Norman f. Dit
man, and Phillip Mill, all OF New York.
and Mrs. Walter Filler, OF San Fran
cisco.
Mrs. w. Riley Deeble and Miss Decide
will be at home today. Miss Lila Rob-
inson, OF Louisville, KY, Is visiting Miss
Dorothy Deeble.
Frederick II. Schrader and f. r..
Schrader jr., arrived yesterday and are
at the Willard. Mrs. William Penn
Compton and Miss Carlton OF New York
are among other arrivals there.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ]. Ryan, of Syracuse,
are at the Shoreham: as are Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter S. Halliwell. of Bound
Brook. N. j., and George ii. Burr. OF
New York.
Mrs. George A. Draper, of Commons
wealth avenue, Boston, and her daugh-
| ter, Miss Draper, arrived in Washing
| ton last evening. and during her stay
will be at the Shoreham.