The Washington times., 1916-02-22
BRILLIANT THRONG IS
GUEST OF MARSHALLS
Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall Are Hosts at the VIII
lard Hotel.

The vico President and Mrs. Marshall
were hosts for one of the most brilliart
assemblages Of tho season last evening,
the occasion being the first of two re-
ceptions they are giving.
Cabinet ministers, diplomats. Justices
of the Supreme Court, members ot the
Senate and the House. officers Of the
army and navy, and many representa-
tive of resident society were among the
l,5Oc guests; and the gold laced coats
of the Officers Of the army and navy,
many of whom were in uniform IN
recognition of the official character OF
the reception. gave picturesque toucn
to the brilliant scene.
Tho entire bail room suite OF the Will
lard was used for the reception, the
yellow draperies left in place since the
Beaux Arts Ball throwing into high
relief the graceful decorations Of palma,
ferns and quantities Of spring BIOS
SONS.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
received their guests In the north END
of the large ballroom, which was set
apart from the ballroom proper oy
heavy draperies and transformed into Z
amiiax banking the walls and tall vases
filled with Sunset roses and carnations;
A section OF the Marine Band played
in the banlcony overhanging the en-.
trance, while another section furnished
music for the dancing, which was con-
tinuous in the small ballroom. In the
remainder of the large ballroom small
tables were arranged under yellow and
black silken canopies, from which hune
myriad yellow lanterns. and an elaborate
seated supper was served. The large
oval center table was effectively decor.
ated with jonquils, pussy willow, and
other spring flowers.
Cloth of Silver.
Mrs. Marshall was very handsome in q
gown of cloth Of silver. with an over
dress Of white chiffon brocaded in silver
and trimmed with silver lace. She wore
q corsage bouquet Of orchids and lilies
OF the valley.
Assisting the Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall were Senator and Mrs. George
p. Mclean. Senator and Mrs. Willard
Weeks, Senator and Mrs. James A.
Reed, Senator and Mrs. Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, Senator and Mrs. Henry +.
Ashurst Senator and Mrs. Claude A.
Swanson. Solicitor General and mrs.
John w. Davis, the Assistant Secretary
OF State and Mrs. John Z. Osborne, Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh, Mr.. and Mrs. G. G.
McChord, Miss Jane Gregory. the Misses
Burleson, the Misses Wilson. the Misses
overman. Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss
O'Gorman Miss Callie Hoke Smith. Miss
Stone. Miss Margaret McChord, Miss
Thomas Miss Dixon, Miss Cline. Miss
Marion Bankhead. Miss Dorothy bennett.
Miss Margaret Read, Miss Helen Blod-
gett, Miss Catherine Burdette, Misa
Jeanette Cowan. Miss Mary Graham.
Miss Frances Dunn and Miss Mary
Howry.
Among the guests were the Chief
Justice and Mrs. white. the japanese
Ambassador and Viscountess Chinda.
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Lam
sing, the Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo. the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson. the Secretary OF
Labor and Mrs. Wilson. the Chinese
Minister and Mrs. Koo, the Charge
d'Affaires Of Argentina and Mime. Quin-
tana. the Persian minister. the Uru-
guayan Minister and Nine. de Pena, the
Counselor o fthe Chinese Legation and
Mrs. Yung Kwai and the Misses Yung
Kwai: Mr.. Lefevre, of the Panama le-