The Washington times., 1916-02-25
HOUSTONS WILL Be
HOSTSOF PRESIDENT
AND MRS. WILSON
Secretary Of Agriculture to
Give Small Party Tonight in
Executives Honor.
DR.. ALDERMAN TO BE GUEST
In Difference to Mr.. Wilson's
Desire There viii Be as Lit
tie Formally as Possible.

The President and Mrs. Wilson will be
the honor guests Mt dinner this evening.
with the Secretary of Agriculture and
Mrs. Houston as hosts.
In Difference to the Presidents dis
taste for large functions the party will
be small and marked with certain
degree of informality.
The guests from out OF town will be
the President Of the University OF Vlr-
ginia and Mrs. Alderman and Robert
Brookings. OF st./Louis.
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Judge and Mrs. william Bailey
Lamar will entertain at dinner at
Rauschcr's this evening IN compliment
to the Secretary OF State and Mrs
Lansing.
Judge and Mrs. Ebert II. Gary. who
arrived in Washington today to be the
guests of the Brazilian Ambassador and
Nine. da Cana. will be among the
guests as will the Minister of Switzer-
land and Nine. Ritter and the Swedish
Minister and Nine. Ekengren.
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Interstate Commerce Commissioner
and Mrs. Charles c. McChord will enter
tain at. dinner March 1, In compliment 20
the Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
Col. and Mrs. William d. Beach. u.
4. A, have cards out for a dinner 1t
the Army and Navy Club March q
Capt. and Mrs. Edward J. Dorm will
entertain at dinner March T.
Major and Mrs. William d. Connor
will entertain at dinner March 4, in conf
pliment to Maj. Gen. and Mrs. w. w.
Wotherspoon.
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MSS Edith Rixey Is Wed.
News has reached Washington of the
engagement of Miss Edith Presley
Rixey, daughter of Mrs. John +. Rixey.
and Joesph f. Moore. of Berryvllle.
Va. The wedding will take place in
June. The bride has many friends in
Washington, where she lived for many
years while her father was in Con-
gress, representing the Eighth Virginia
District. The brideGroom-to-be Is n son
or a. Moore, 1r., prominent attorney
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The counselor of the British En-
bassy and Mrs. Colville Barclay will
have as guest next week Herbert
Ward, Mrs--~Barclay's father who has
come to this country for several weeks
and who is now visiting in New York.
s.
The Governor of the Federal Reserve
Board and Mrs. Charles Hamlin Will be
among the dinner hosts of this even
ing.
Mr., and Mrs, Thomas Ewing Viii also
entertain at dinner this evening.
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Mrs. Howard L. Hodgkins, 1899 T
street, Will be at home Informally to-
morrow from 5 to o'csSs.~ and will
have with her Mrs. and Miss Wilkinson.
Of Evanston. Ill and Mrs. Thoma )
GcdeX. OF Alabama. sister OF Mrs. How
receive March for the last time this
season
The benefit for the Columbia Poly
row afternoon and evening ct tho tcairo.
promises to be q success, both socially
and financially. Mrs c w. Robertson,
chairman. will be assisted by Mrs. Nc"
Barclay. Mrs. Wagner. Mrs Hclbcrger,
Mrs. Ruan. and Mrs. Green. Those
who will receive at the dance In the
evening are Mrs. Miles Poindcxtcr.
Merriam, and Mrs. allyn X. Capron.
The young ladies IN charge OF the lenp
year nrrnI gemcnts are Miss SaNton,
Miss Harris, Miss Keating, Mss Rob
erts. Miss Carmndy, Miss Dorothy
Bartholf. Miss Lillian sutton. Miss
Fits. and Miss Dorothy bennett.
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A committee from the Church OF the
Ascension will be I'm charge of the
flower table at the Episcopal Eye, Ear.
and Throat Hospital bazaar at the
Raleigh, March / and 2. This commit
tee comprises Mrs. Frank Hume, chair
man; Miss c. MaCOmb, Miss K. Stone.
Mrs. Jesse s. Dyer Mrs. L. S. Conncrs,
and Miss Mary McReynolds, Miss Em-
ma w. Abbott. Mrs. w. Dunham, Mrs.
j. S. Wasney, and Mrs. Ed Padgett
In place of the old-time grab bag,
there will he n goose, which will re-
ceive the nickels from the children and
give prizes In return.
Miss Lane and Miss Gall will be the
keepers of this interesting bird.
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Entertains Her Cousin.
Miss Mary Radford will entertain nj
tea Saturday afternoon in compliment
TO her cousin, Miss Cornelia Ellis, who
Is her guest.
Miss Ellis, who has been visiting in
Now York, Cambridge, and Newport
viii be in Washington for a fortnight
before returning to her home in Vlr-
ginia.
Mr. and Mrs George w Forsythe and
Mr.. and Mrs, Edward Livingston Bur
rill, of New York, arc at the Willard.
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Mrs. Elmer Black of New York, who
came to Washington yesterday to keeI
social engagements is also at the
willard
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Those taking part In the musical drll
at the Riding and Hunt Club yesterday
afternoon were Miss Gertrude Greeley
Miss Louise Clark. Miss Anna tlamlin
Miss Edyth Howard. Miss Nadine OK
nard, Miss Elizabeth Scriven. Miss v ahl
Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Julian Bishop
Lieutenant lie Breton, Thomas T. Nor
gan, jr., Ralph Coffin, II, II; Chap
man, Count Bonde, George Oakley Tot
ten, jr., and Frederick Chaplin. Mrs
Hepburn presided at the tea table. A
jumping contest inaugurated will con
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