Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-01
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of Town
Mrs. Van Orsdel to Entertain at a
Large Tea This
Afternoon.
Members of the Cabinet and Their
Wives Honor Guests at Dinners.
Days at Home-Personals.

| Days at Home-Personals.
| Mrs. Josiah A. Van Orsdel will enter
tain at a large tea this afternoon at
her residence, 1854 Wyoming avenue,
| from to Z.
| She will be assisted in receiving by
| Mrs. Clarence D. Clark. Mrs. Aztec
Pomerene, Mrs. Seth Shepard. Mrs. j.
Harry Covington, Mrs. Charles II.
Robb. Mrs. Frank w. Mondell and Mrs.
Wendell p. Stafford
Others assisting will be Mrs. Huston
Thompson, Mrs William Hamilton
Bayly, Mrs. George Arthur Barnes of
Chicago, Mrs w. w. Lemmond, Mrs.
Henry b. Patten, Mrs. Guy H. john
son, Mrs. George A. King, Mrs. Hol-
land of Evanston, Wyo.; Mrs. Henry
Stockbridge of Baltimore. Mrs. Vernon
f.. West, Miss Helen Hughes, Miss Kate
Shelley of Lincoln. Neb., house guest
of the hostess: Miss Vance, Miss Jewell
and Miss Marie Ashford.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs McAdoo will be guests of honor
at a dinner which Senator and Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson are giving tonight
Mr.. and Mrs Theodore w Noyes.
whose dinner party last night was IN
compliment to the Speaker and Mrs.
Champ Clark, will entertain tonight
for the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels.
Mrs s. c. Neale entertained at a
prettily appointed luncheon OF Twelve
covers today in compliment to her
daughter, Miss Catherine Burdette, and
a number of the seasons debutantes.
Jonquils formed the table decoration.
Miss Callie Hoke Smith will enter
tain at a large dance at Rauschers to-
night Her sister, Mrs. Aston X. Simp-
son, will assist her in receiving.
Owing to absence from the city. Mrs.
Lindley NJ. Garrison will not receive
tomorrow, but she will be at nome
Wednesday, February 8.
Mrs. William c. Redfeld will not re-
ceive tomorrow, but will be at home
the remaining Wednesdays throughout
the season.
Mrs Edward B. Clark of the Hamil-
ton will be al home informally tomor-
row afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Russell gave
dinner last evening in honor of sew
eral out-of-town visitors, and AFTER
ward took their party to the southern
Relief ball. The honor guests were MIS-
Kettering of Dayton, Ohio, and Miss
Ruth Wells of Athens, Ga. Those in
vited to meet them We're: Mr.; and Mrs
Cone Johnson, DR.. and Mrs. waiter A.
Wells Miss Helen McCumber. Miss
Dorothy bennett. Miss Flora Wilson,
Capt. Griffen, Lieut.. Commander Dinger,
Mr. Theodore Block, Mr.. Leonard
Block. Mr.. Robert Patterson, Mr.. Del
bert and Mr.. Hodges.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo entertained at dinner last
evening the Secretary OF State ana
Mrs. Lansing. the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson, the Secretary of
Commerce and Mrs. Redfeld, Mr.. and
Mrs Jacob Schiff of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs George w. Wickersham of New
York, Mr.. Frank Lyon Polk, Miss Har-
Ian, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles 5. Hamlin,
Mr. and Mrs. Byron r. Newton, DR.. AL
bert Shaw of New York and Miss Ruth
Hall.
Senator and Mrs. Salisbury gave an
elegant dinner last night, having as
their guests the Brazilian AMBASSADOR
and Nine. da Cana, Mr.. Justice and
Mrs Van Devanter, Representative and
Mrs John Jacob Rogers, Col. and Mrs.
Reber, Mr.. and Mrs Richard Olney, I'd:
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Warburg, Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer and Senator Stone.
Senator and Mrs. John K. Shields en-
tertained at dinner last evening at the
Willard in compliment to their house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. William S. Shields
of Knoxville, Tenn. The other guests
were Mr.. Justice McReynolds. Senator
and Mrs Weeks, Senator John Sharp
Williams. Senator Hoke Smith. Miss
Margaret Wilson. Representative and
Mrs. Thomas Dunn, Senator-elect Nc
kellar, Capt. and Mrs. Edward W.
Eberle, Judge and Mrs. Charles Howry,
Gen. and Mrs. Albert l.. Mills. Mrs.
f. w. Cole, Mrs. T. De Witt Talmage.
Miss Temple, Mrs. George w. Baxter,
Miss jeanette Cowan, Lieut.. Heth and
Lieut.. Fisher.
Senator and Mrs. James w Wads-
WORTH Jr., entertained at dinner last
night, having as their guests Repre-
sentative and Mrs. James Parker, Mr.
and Mrs. William Iittauer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Westcott, Pay Inspector
and Mrs Edmund Bonnaffon, Mr.. and
Mrs. John +. wilkins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarence Wilson, Mr.. and Mrs
Frederick Brooke, Mrs. Preston Gibson
and Mr.. Basil Miles.
Mr. william f. Fowler entertained
at dinner at the willard last night
when his guests were the president of
the board of Commissioners and Mrs.
Oliver p. Newman, DR.. and Mrs. Alex
ander y. McConachie of Baltimore, Mr..
1 and Mrs. c. II. Pope, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Eichelberger. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Selden, Representative AMI
Mrs. John A. Peters, Miss Edith koon.
Paymaster H. D. Lamar of the navy.
Miss jamie Slemp, Mr.. Robert w. Las
sitter, Mrs. j. De b. Gardner, Repre-
sentative c. b. Slemp, Nine. Roso. Mr.
J. r. Lefevre. secretary of the Panama
| legation: Miss Phoebe Thompson of
Goshen, n. Y; Miss Isabel Kerchner of
Baltimore and Representative Walter
NJ Chandler.
! Senator Phelan. the Misses Patten
and Mrs. Gillett Hill were others who
| gave dinner parties last night.
! Mrs Clifford Bergman will not be at
home tomorrow.
Mrs Samuel y. Barker will not be at
home during rne month of February.
Mrs James r. Mills of Alliance Ohio
/ is the guest OF her daughter. Mrs. Rufus
! Lane at 23lO 10th street northwest, for
/ the winter.
Miss Slemp, sister of Representative
Siemp. and Mrs. Peters, wife OF Repre-
| sentative Peters. will not be at home to-
day nor the following Tuesday, but will
receive informally February IA, from 4
TO 8 O'Clock. at the Powhatan.
Mrs. Geneva E. Marin has been called
| the death of a near relative.
! Mrs. A. J. Gronna, wife of Senator
! Gronna Of North Dakota, win be at home