The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-01-11
Aems of Interest and Impor-
lance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.


inaugurate the state dinners of the
season this evening when they enter
tain in honor of the members of the
Cabinet. are following the precedent OF
tho last Administration in having a
musical program to follow the dinner.
The artist, Miss Louise Llewellyn, Is
the daughter of the late governor OF
Kansas She is a singer of folk songs.
There will be about fifty guests at
this evenings hospitality. Mrs. Mar
shall. wife of the Vice President, will
be seated at the Presidents right, and
Mrs. Robert Lansing on his left while
Mrs. Wilson will have the Vice Presi-
dent on her right, and the Secretary OF
State on her left This will be Mrs.
Marshnll's first appearance at an even
ing function since her recent illness.
Col. and Mrs. Edward Brown, of At
lanta, are expected to arrive at the
White House this afternoon to attend
the dinner, and among the guests will
also be the Presidents sister, Mrs.
Howe, and Mrs. Cothran, who are visit
ing at the Executive Mansion.
Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh. who returned
to Washington yesterday, entertained
at q luncheon today at tho New VIII
lard. where she has taken an, apart
Mrs. Thomas II. Marshall. Mrs! Lind
ley M. Garrison. Mrs. A. s. Burleson,
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Mrs John Bar
Ton ton, Payne. Mrs Julian James ne vy Mrs.
worth. jr., MIS-. Hunt Slater, Miss Nary
Eaten. Mrs. Edmund Pendelton. Mrs.
TIShn F. ,shafroth: Mrs, Mrs; Charles $.
ton Schroeder, Mrs. Thomas Ewing,
Mrs. Steven Osborne. Nine. Bakhme-
ten. Mrs. James w Wadsworth, ST..
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs Charles Spauld
ing Mrs: Oscar Underwood. Mrs. Cor
coran Thorn. Mrs. Charles Walcott,
Mrs. ALahlon Pitney. Mrs Henry F..
Dimock, Miss Helen Cannon. and Mrs.
William Bailey Lamar,
Miss Agnes Hart Wilson was hostess
at luncheon today when her guestO
INCLUDED Mrs. John II. Dinsmore. Mrs.
Alfred Hampton, Mrs. Royal McGker,
Stewart, Mrs; Richard Campbell. Mrs.
Raymond, CFist. Miss Helen Summer,
Mrs. Hugh kcrwin, Mrs. Samuel j.
Isle. Pa; who is visiting Miss Wilson;
Miss Wilson's mother. Mrs. William B.
Wilson, wife of the Secretary of Labor,
and her sister Miss Mary Ellen Wilson.
afternoon for her mother, Mrs. William
B.. Wilson, at the home of the Secre-
tary of Labor, in Wyoming avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair will leave
Washington tonight for trip South
which will include visits in Florida
and Cuba.
have come to Washington from Pan
anna and are guests of w. p. G.. Hard
Ing. of the Federal Reserve Board, for
week, after which they will visit
Col. and Mrs. E. E, ,Winslow.
Pay Inspector and Mrs. John H. Mer-
riam will entertain large company at
dinner tonight at the Alibi Club.
Among the guests who are expected
are Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson,
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt, and DIR. and
Mrs. Louis Lehr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Eichelberger
will entertain at dinner on the even
ing of January IS at the University
Club before the fortniEhtly dance.
Miss Elisabeth Eichelberger will be
hostess at a party Saturday after
noon from to s o'clock .at her home
in Bancroft place in celebration of
her NTH birthday.
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Mrs. James A. Reed, wife of Senator
Reed, will entertain at a reception
this afternoon when the guests of
honor will be Miss Jeanette Cowan.
Miss Marie Sims, Miss Dorothy Ben
nett, and Miss Dorothy Brown, of
Kansas City, Mo, who is visiting Mrs
Reed.
Mrs. Thomas p. Gore, Mrs. AtIee
Pomerene, Mrs. John X. Shields, and
Mrs. Thomas j. Walsh will preside at
the tea table. which will be decorated
with red roses arranged in an artistic
centerpiece. Others who will assist in
receiving the guests will be Miss
Mabel Stone. Miss Mary Temple. Mrs.
Joseph Byrns, Mrs. Catherine Brant,
and Mrs. Fred Dennett,
Or. Rosalie SlauRhtev Morton. of New
meeting Yesterday of the Woman's
Evening Clinic. OF which Mrs. John
HAYS Hammond is president. Is stopping
at the Willard. Other interesting ar
George Tucker. of Lexington. Va;
Walven Greyerz. of Stockholm: Mr.. and
Mrs II. ID. Warner, of Tayeh. Formosa;
4. 2. Burgwin, OF Pittsburgh; William
and Mrs. Nisbet Wingfeld and Miss
Lisa Fargo. of Augusta. Ga: Mrs j.
Malcolm Forbes and Mrs. Fannie Fern
andrews, OF Boston. and DR.. James A.
Randall u s. N.4
Mrs. Edmund Compton and daughter.
Miss Mary Key Compton. are visiting
MI MI, ana mrs; william S. Chichester. in
Can't; Charles Henry Harlow. U. s. A..
ana Mrs. Harlow will have as their
guest Mrs. Hugh Macneil. of Los An
geles. Cal. where she Is prominent So
ctally, Mrs. Macneil will reach Wash
ington Thursday. and will remain about
two weeks. Captain and Mrs. Harlow
VIII entertain at a laidge party in her
honor January n. Mrs. Harlow will he
at home informally on Thursday after
Moons in January.
Much interest is centered in the card
party TO be given at the Cairo, on the
afternoon OF January IA, by the District
OF Columbia Division, United Dauehters
of the Confederacy. Miss Pansie q.
Wilson, chairman of the division en-
tertainment committee, has charge OF
the arrangements, and Miss Alice Theo-
bald, OF the Winnie Davis Chapter. U.
ID. c., has charge of the tables. 4
large number of tables have been re-
served.
Among the patronesses. most OF whom
have reserved tables, are Mrs. Franklin
G.. Odenheimer president general of ths
United Daughters of the ConfederaCy;
Mrs. Maude Howell-SmiIh, president OF
the District Division, u. d. c.; Mrs.
Claude Swanson, Mrs. Josephus Daniels,
Mrs. Bates Warren. Mrs. Elisha Mere
dith, Mrs. j. Willard Ragsdale, Mrs.
Claude Bennett, Miss Mamie Randolph
1eth, Mrs. r. b. Dear, Mrs. r. Casa
nave Wilson, Mrs. George Theobald,