The Washington herald., 1916-05-06
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Collier Give Dinner
Party at Willard for Distinguished Guests
Visiting Colonial DANES Much Entertained
Other NeuOs of Society at the Capital

Auburn n Y were hosts at dinner IN
the Presidential suite at the New willard
last evening, their guests being Mr.. Jus
tics and Mrs. Charles E. Hughes, Mr..
Thomas Nelson Page American Ambas-
sador to Italy; Mr.. Henry P. Fletcher'
American Ambassador to Mexico; Cen
and Mrs George Barnett, Gen. and Mrs.
William Crozier, Admiral O'Nell' COL ana
Mrs Crcullu, Mrs. William +. DrapSI'
Mrs. Richardson Glover, Mr.. Frahcls o.
state; Col. and Mrs. William Cary SAN
ser. Mr.. Thomas ]. O'Brien. former Am
bassador to Italy; Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic
Atherton. Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fame
stock, Miss Gwynn, Mrs. William LIT
tauer, Mrs George X. McLanahan ana
Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Hewson.
Many OF the interesting hospitalttes OF
Yesterday centered around the Colohlal
Danes OF America who are holding tnelr
biennial session at the Shoreham. Mrs,
Samuel Spencer entertained at dinner
last evening in honor OF SOM ts,,iUg the
visiting Games, the hospitality taxing the
place OF the large reception wmch Is
usually a feature Of the biennial con-
rress, but which, owing to recent IN
disposition, Mrs. Spencer Is unable 10
give at this time.
Yesterday afternoon the Colonial
Dame, were the guests of honor at
rrceptfon given by the secretary and
regents If the Smithsonian Institution
a. the Old National Museum. Mrs. Chas.
D. Walcott, Mrs. Julian James and MRS.
Rose Gouveneur Hoes received, assisted
by Mrs. William Rutin Cox. honorary
national president of the Colonial Danes
n america: Mrs. Chauncey, OF New
York. whCIi. presiding oyer the council
meeting and Mrs. Marcus Benjamin.
Miss Maude Gouveneur presided at the
tea table. The guests included the regents
Of Mount Vernon, the members OF the
Society Of Colonial Governors, OF which
Miss Treat is president, and the Society
OF Colonial Danes, Of which Mrs. Alan
McLane is president.
Mrs A W. Greeley, wife Of Maj. Gen.
Greeley, was hostess at a reception yes
terday afternoon when the District
danes and the members of the Club OF
Colonial Danes were asked to meet the
members Of the council. Mrs. Greeley
was assisted in receiving by the officers
Of the District chapter, Mrs. Bartlett
Cromwell, Mrs. Murray Addison, Mrs.
John Y Taylor, Madame de Meissner,
Mrs. Frank Hackett, Mrs. Greeley's
daughter, Miss Greeley. and Mrs. George
Cameron Squires, of st. Paul, who is
her house guest
Mrs. Hampson Gary entertained at
luncheon yesterday in the rose room at
the Shoreham in honor OF Mrs. Robert
Lansing and her guests from WATERFOWL
y Y, Mrs. Valentine and Mrs. Stebbens
and Mrs. John W. Foster, Mrs. Ian
sings mother.
Other guests were Mrs. James R.
Mann, Mrs. Ollie James, Mrs. Thomas B.
Sweeney, Mrs. John Davis and Mrs
Richard Crane.
Secretary Lane entertained informal
ly at luncheon yesterday in the Rose
Room of the ShOreham.
Mrs. Charles Warren was hostess at
luncheon yesterday. Her guests were
Mrs. David Franklin Houston, Mrs. Rich
ard Olney. Mrs. Frederick c. Hicks, Mrs.
Charles S. Hamlin, Mrs. Paul Bartlett,
Mrs John P. Nields, Of Wilmington;
Mrs. Samuel Reber, Mrs. Elliott H. Cor
don. Mrs. Arnold c. Klebs, Mrs. Victor
Cushman. Mrs. Hunt Thompson. Miss
Thomas, Miss Sheridan, Miss Edith Ben
ham, and Miss Edith McCammon.
Mrs. Mitchell Carroll entertained at a
tea yesterday afternoon at her home IN
Cleveland Park in compliment to Mrs.
Harvey Carroll, wife of DR.. Carroll,
United States Consul at Venice. Among
those assisting Mrs. Carroll were Mrs.
Charles McKenney, Mrs. Morris shep-
pard, Mrs. A J. Montague, Mrs. Charles
Helmbold, Miss Marjorie HehnboId, Mrs.
Robert Taylor, Mrs. Williamson, Miss
Marie Stevens, Mrs. Louise JefIries, Mrs.
Willard French, Mrs. John Young, Mrs.
Charles Long. Miss Clara Saunders, Miss
Dorothy bennett Miss Emma Washing
ton, Mrs. Charles Fairfax, Mrs. Mark L.
Goodwin, Mrs. William Baldwin, Mrs.
Louis Austin, and Mrs Frederick Hicks.
Mrs. Nash. wife Of Medical Director
Francis s. Nash, U. s. N, retired. was
hostess at a bridge party yesterday after
noon at the Chevy Chase Club.
Mrs DeIos BIodgett and her daughter,
Miss Helen Blodgett, who were guests of
former Gov. and Mrs John NJ. Slaton, In
Atlanta, left there yesterday. Mrs. Blod-
gstt will go to Cocoa to visit her sister,
Mrs. Porcher, and Miss Blodgett will
come to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Glass, Of Wheel
ing. W. Va. have arrived in Washing
ton for a short stay, and are stopping
at the Shoreham.
Miss Peet will b. at hon. at Ken
dali Green this afternoon from un-
I'll s O'Clock.
Mr.. Frank N. CIeaver has returned
to the city after an absence of eighteen
months on the Pacific Coast.
Mrs Frederick W. Rowe. wife of
Representative Rowe, entertained at a
luncheon yesterday at the willard
The table was decorated with white
sweet peas, yellow marguerites and
yellow snap dragons.
The guests were Mrs. Atlee Pome-
rene, Mrs. John N. Shafroth, Mrs.
James ". Hustled. Mrs. r. W. Dempsey,
Mrs. Luther Mott, Mrs. Edmund Platt,
Mrs. NJ 3. Chiperfeld, Mrs. Fred Dem
nett. Mrs. W. R Stiness, Mrs. Manton
Chandler, Mrs. Robert r. Hopwood,
Mrs. J. J. Russell, Mrs. r. B. Sanford.
Mrs. William B. Charles, Mrs. Walter
L Magee, Mrs. e z. Pratt and Mrs.
z. Lester Jones.
Mrs. Richmond P. Davis entertained
twelve guests informally at luncheon,
followed by bridge, yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Frank W. Nix. Of New York,
accompanied by Mrs. E. R. C1erf, is
spending q few days in Washington
and Is at the Shoreham