The Washington times., 1916-01-31
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HoStesses.

ing, which as always VIII be one OF the
most interesting events Of the season.
Senator and Mrs. wadsworth will enter
tain number of guests, taking them
later to the dance; Senator and Mrs.
John X. Shields will entertain in COM
pliment to their house guests, Mr.. ana
Mrs. William s. Shields, and among
others who have arranged dinners to
T1recede the ball are Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert Russell and William f. Fowler. Mr..
Fowler Will have twenty-five guests.
The two ball rooms at the Willard are
eIaborately decorated for the occasion.
and the Marine Band, with the assist
ance of the Enginer Band. will furnish
the music. In the receiving line VIII be
Mrs Thomas r. Marshall wife of the
vice President: Mrs. Robert Lansing.
wife of the Secretary of State; Mrs.
William @. McAdoo, wife of the secre-
tary of the Treasury and daughter of
the President; Mrs. Lindley M. Garri-
son, Mrs. Thomas w. Gregory, Mrs. Al-
bert s. Burleson, Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
Mrs. Franklin Lane, Mrs. David Hous-
ton. Mrs. William Redfeld and Mrs.
William b. Wilson, representing all the
ladies of the Cabinet set.
Others in the receiving line will be
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth, president
of the Southern Relief Society, who
will head the long line; Mrs. Claude
Swanson, wife Of the Senator from Vir-
aania, vice president of the society, and
mrs. Frank Odenheimer, president gen.
eral of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy. The introductions will be
made by Comdr. Fred Beall, Judge
Charles Howry, and C. c. Calhoun.
Much of the entertaining in Washing
ton u centering about Mrs. Charles s.
whitman. wife of the governor OF New
York, who Is the guest OF the Brazilian
Ambassador and Madame da Cana at
the embassy. Mrs. James Mcdonald
entertained at luncheon in her honor at
tho Shoreham today. There were
twonty-eight guests and the table had
an exquisite decoration of orchids and
ferns. This evening the Misses Patten
will give q dinner for Mrs. whitman.
Ambassador and Madame da CANA
wsfe hosts at dinner last evening, haV-
ing a number of notables to meet Mrs.
Whitman. The other guests were the
Russian Ambassador and Nine. Bakh-
meter Viscount de Alte, the Portuguese
minister; Congressman and Mrs. James
s. Parker. Congressman and Mrs. James
Patten, Mrs. William F. Draper, Mr..
and Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Horace Westcott. Mrs. Robert McCor-
mick, Mr.. and Mrs: William Llttauer'
Mr.. and Mrs. William Corcoran Hill,
Mrs. James Mcdonald. Miss Patten,
Morris Volck, John Barrett, Charles
Richardson, Alberto de lpanema Nor
eira, first secretary, and Carlos Al
Eerto Moniz Gorhilho, second secretary
Of the Brazilian embassy.
Earlier in the day Mrs. Whitman was
the guest Of Mrs. Robert Mccormick,
who asked to meet her the Brazilian
Ambassador and Nine. da Cana, Sena-
I fEn aTInnr or1d
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, Adolph Cas-
par Miller, Col. Wilbur Wilder, and
Chandler Hale.
Mrs. whitman will return to New
York on Tuesday. Madama da Cana
Will accompany her, and Will come back
to Washington on Thursday.
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Mrs. Percy Quin, wife of Congressman
Quin OF Mississippi. was hostess at an
interesting luncheon today, entertaining
garet Feltus. of NatcheZ, Miss. who Is
her guest. There was music during
the luncheon, which was given at
Rauscher's. and was served at small
dancing. The decorations were carried
out in shades of yellow. with yellow
capped candles on the center table and
quantities of daffodils gave hint OF
spring!
Mrs Quin and Miss Feltus were as
sisted in receiving by Miss Jano Greg
ory and her guest, Miss Cornelia Keas-
bey; Miss Agnes Hart Wilson. Miss
Mary Ellen Wilson, Miss Mary Cleaves
Daniels. Miss Evelyn jackson. Mrs
James NJ. Thomson. Mrs.. Joel William
Bunkley. Miss Katherine Efinger. Miss
Charlotte Capers. Miss Hildegaroe Hur-
ley. Miss Lucy Gambler, Miss Latimer.
who is visiting her sister, Mrs. James
Patten; Miss Dorothy bennett. Miss
Lanette Hines Smith, Miss Nellie Claire
Howard. Miss Dorothy Brown, who Is
the guest of Mrs. James A. Reed, and
Mrs. Lemuel Padgetts guest, Miss
Katherine Hall.
The additional guests were Mrs. Quin's
mother. Mrs. Richard Ellis Connor. OF
NatcheZ:> Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs. VIII
liam c. Braisted. Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs.
James A. Reed. Mrs. J. Willard Rags
dale. Mrs. Lemuel p. Padgett. Mrs.
Charles Dillon. Mrs. joseph Byrns, Mrs.
Henry Allen Cooper Mrs. Denwood
White Mrs. Anna McWhorter Thomas,
Mrs. Joseph T. Robinson, Mrs. James
Patten. Mrs. James f. MARITIME. Mrs.
Ezekial Gambler. Mrs. Venable. Mrs.
Venable. Mrs. William Green and her
sister. who Is her geust; Miss Agnes
ShacklefoTd, Miss Mabel Stone; Miss
Curry, Miss Nell Rose Baggett, the
Misses Smith, the Misses Abercrombie,
the Misses Clements, Miss Ferris Miss
Frances Effinger, Miss Anita Kite. Miss
Dorothy Mason, Miss Sophie Bispham,
Cormick, Mrs. Dick. Miss Ragsdale.
Miss Frear, the Misses Hardy and their
guest, Miss Blanding: Miss Curtis and
her guest. Miss Webster; Miss Aswell
Miss Chaffe,who is visiting her uncle
and aunt. Senator and Mrs RansdelI;
Miss Let's, Miss Elizabeth Finley. Miss
Green. the Misses Clark. Miss Iris Haw-
ley, Miss Park, the Misses Sims, Miss
Howell Miss Jeanette Cowan, Miss
Thompson Miss Shallenberger. the
Misses Small and their guest. Miss Pou
Mrs Harold Parmalee. Miss Dorothy
Campbell, Miss Sloan, Miss Fedora vii.
bur, Miss Elizabeth Reeside, and Miss
Frances McIver.
Mrs. George Barnett will be at home
this afternoon at the commandant's
house. Marine Barracks. section OF
the Mirine Band will play during the
afternoon. Mrs. c. A. Doyen, Mrs. w
+. Bevan, and Mrs. James j. Mead will
assist the hostess. Mrs. Barnett vii
also receive Monday afternoons in
February.
General and Mrs. Barnett have cardt
out for a dinner February 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank " Robinson have
as their guest. Mrs. Robinson's brother
Henry c. Howland, of New York. Mrs
Robinson will be at home informally
Friday from TO o'clock at her resi-
dence, 1924 G street,