Evening star., 1916-03-29
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
President and Mrs. Wilson Hosts
at Last Musical of
the Series.
Secretary and Mrs. Houston to Give
Dinner Tonight-Weddings.
Luncheons-Bridge Parties.

tanned last evening at the last of the
series of four musicals which they
have given at the White House during
this month.
The guests, who numbered nearly 500.
included the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall. the Japanese ambassador and
Viscountess Chinda and the ambassa-
doris suite the Secretary of War and
Mrs. Baker. Mrs Josephus Daniels. and
Col. and Mrs. House and Mr.. and Mrs
Cleveland Dodge Of New York ana
Mrs f. r Brown and Miss Marsery
Brown of Atlanta, who are guests at
the White House,
The state apartments were beauti-
fully decorated with quantities OF
spring flowers Of every variety ana
shade.
s buffet sumner was served in the
| state dining room at the conclusion OF
the program. and here the decoration
| was entirely in pink. great bouquets OF
roses adoruing the table and banking
the mantles.
The President and Mrs. Wilson re-
ceived in the green room. COL W w
Hsrts. military aid to the President
making the introductionS.
Mrs Wilson wore handsome gown
of white and silver hrocade and silver
lace.
The artists last evening We're Mr..
Percy Grainser. pianist; MISS Mss Mary
I Jordan. contralto, and Mr.. Paul Rein
crs tenor with Mr.. Charles Gilbert
! SproSS at the piano.
/ Mr.. Grainger gave several of his own
| conopositions and selections from
! chopin Miss Jordan was heard in
! varied program of songs. opening with
| the Invocation to Eros, by kurSteln-
! er. Mr.. Reimers gave group OF inter
national folk songs and several other
| selections.
| The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
Will be the honor guests at dinner
which the Secretary of Agriculture and
! Mrs Houston will give this evening.
| Mrs r. T. shepherd entertained at A
beautifully appointed luncheon today
in honor Of her cousin Mrs. York Noel,
who is the house guest of Rear Nd
mral and Mrs. J. =. Adams.
The Secretary of state and Mrs. Lam
! sing entertained at dinner last evening.
/ Their guests were the Italian ambas-
sador and Countess di Cellere. Mr. Jus
tice and Mrs. Holmes. Senator Henry
4 Lippitt. senator and Mrs. John w.
Weeks senator Phelan, Representative
and Mrs. J. J. Rogers, Mr. Nouros
I charge daffairs of Greece; Admiral and
! Mrs. Glover, the counselor of the Brit
ish embassy and Mrs Colville Barclay,
Gen. and Mrs. William CroZier, Mr..
4 Henry White. Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs.
/ F. II. G. Slater. Miss Ernst and Miss
/ Lansing.
! The Secretary of State will give
dinner Saturday evening, when his
guests VIII include number Of his
neighbors from Watertown, \. y.
The Japanese ambassador and Vis-
! countess Chinda entertained at dinner
4 last evening in honor of the Secretary
of War and Mrs. Baker and Mrs. Jo-
sephus Daniels. The Secretary of the
! Navy, who was to have been one OF
the honor guests. was unable to be
present owing 10 absence from the
! CITY.
The other guests were Gen. ana Mrs
Scott Admiral and Mrs. Benson. Gen.
and Mrs Barnett. Gen. and Mrs. Young
Gen and Mrs. Bliss, Gen. and Mrs. Ma
comb, Admiral and Mrs kimball. Col.
and Mrs. ltam>, Mrs. Archibald Oracle,
Commander N"mura and Mr.. Saitp.
Mrs. Champ CLARK will be AT home
informally this afternoon at Congress
Hall a program Of music and recita-
lions Will be a feature pf the after
noon
Senator and Mrs Henry J.. MYERS Of
Montana entertained At dinner last
evening at Hotel Lafsy cite.
Mrs willard Salisbury will he AT
. home tomorrow for the last time this
( season.
Mrs. William {. Gorgas entertained
I Yesterday AT an auction bridge marty
/ followed by tea IN compliment to Miss
Guthrie. SISTER 10 the American am
bassador 10 japan. and Mrs. David Du
Bose GaillaTd.
The Congressional Club has sent out
! invitations for card party Wednes-
day evening, AprIl ). from : 80 tll IL
o'clock
Mr. and Mrs HaTbprt
tertained at dinner Monday evening at
the University club in compliment to
their house guest, Miss Dorothy Davis
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs G. Hewlett
Davis of I.lewellyn Park. West Orange
y. j.
Miss Davis will remain in Washing
ton for several weeks and d mum
Der Of entertainments have been plan
ned in her honor.
The marriage Of Miss Ethel May
Grubb, daughter Of Mrs. Margaretta x
Grub and the late Edgar Grubb. and
Mr.. Howard Wilson Spurrier of Pooles-
VILE. Md. took place Tuesday, March
2s Rev Boyd Switzer officiating
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.,
and Mrs Spurrier left for Baltimore,
where they sail for a trip to Florida
stopping at savannah. Jacksonville and
: 81. Augustine en- route.
; owing to the recent illness of the
bride the wedding was very quiet
.
. relatives Of the contracting parties be-
. ing present.
The regular dances of the Washing
. ! ton Golf and Country Club will be held
. ! on Saturday nights, April and -.
. Mrs. Frederick B. Hennessy and her
. nth" daughter have taken apart
. ment at the Coywood from April /.
Alpha Eta Chpater Of Kappa Sigma
reception Sunday afternoon The pa :
tronesses were Mrs. AISLE j Gronna,
! wife of Senator Gronna of North la :
!. kota. and Mrs. Emon A Miller while
!. the assistants were Miss Italy Carter,
!. Miss Sereta Taylor and Miss Minnie
!. Let's. The Horal decorations were un-
!. usually attra ctive. This reception was
!. one of the largest and most en- joya BILE
!. affairs given at the chapter house dur
!. ing the
!: Several Of the girls from Western
High School gave leap year subscrip-
! tion dance at the Chevy Chase Library
Saturday evening. Mr.. and Mrs W. C.
Itlephane, Mrs j. l.. Ridgway, Mrs. X
!, NJ Richards and Mrs. McRoberts chap
!. eroned. Among those present were
: Miss Dorothy Brandenburg, Mr.. Dick
!. Wood. Miss Roberta Ridgway, Mr. Fred
|. Money. Miss Beatrice Clephane Scott
: Richards. Mr.. Charles Myers Miss Ruth
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