Evening star., 1916-01-19
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
President and Mrs. Wilson Dine
With the Secretary Of State
and Mrs. Lansing.
Pan-American Ball Tonight-Mr.
and Mrs. Reside Hosts at Dance,
Luncheons-Dinner

tdUlS ucCOTdtiOH.
To meet the President and Mrs. Will
son there were present Mr.. Justice and
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. Mr.. Justice NC
Reynolds. the Secretary of the Interior
| and Mrs. Lane, the solicitor general
and Mrs John w. Davis, Gen. and Mrs.
Crozer, the commissioner of patents
and Mrs. Ewing, the counselor of the
Department of State and Mrs. Frank
Polk, Judge George Gray of Winning
| ton, Del; Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Johnson
of Philadelphia, Mrs Thomas F. Bayard.
Mrs. John w. Foster and MIR. and Mrs.
Hugh Wallace.
| The ambassadors, ministers and
charge. d'affaires of the republics OF
America represented in washington
will give a ball tonight in honor of the
President and Mrs. Wilson at the Pan
American building.
Nearly fifteen hundred persons have
been invited, and the invitations are
strictly personal, non-transferable ana
the presentation of the cards of ad-
mission sent to all persons accepting
the invitation will be required at the
entrance.
An important notice in this connection
was given out today. Those having
house guests for whom individual cards
have not been procured will not be
allowed to bring them.
The ball will be similar In most oi
it's features to great state functions
Mr. John Barrett, director general or
the Pan-American Union. who was IN
charge of the tour of the delegates
from the Second Pan American Scien-
tifc Congress to various cities. was
obliged to leave the party at New York
because of a severe attack OF grip.
He is now at Atlantic City, under the
doctors care, and will not. therefore,
be able to assist at the pan-American
reception to the President ana MIS-.
Wilson tonight.
Rev. Father Cooper. assistant rector
of St. Matthew's Church, will perform
the marriage ceremony. at $3.50 O'Clock
this afternoon, at the home of the BRIDE.
for Miss Mary r. Mullan. daughter or
the late Capt. and Mrs. John NJ. Muilan'
and Mr. Henry H. Flather.
AS the bride is still in mourning for
her sister, the only witnesses Will be
the relatives of the contracting parties.
The couple will leave later for wed.
ding trip, and on their return VIII
street.
MIR. and Mrs. Howard S. Reside were
| the hosts at delightful dance given
night, in compliment to Miss Jane
Gregory, daughter of the Attorney
General and Mrs. Gregory, and her
house guest, Miss Keasbey OF Austin.
Tex.
All the rooms of the drawing room
suite were converted into a garden.
the walls and ceilings being sprayed
over with southern smilax ana as.
peas, azaleas and ferns formed the
decoration of the dining room, which
was also used for dancing.
Gilt Louis XIV wall pockets hlled
with pink lilies were placed at inter
walls around the walls of the spacious
music room. and large gilt basket
nlIed with lilies hung against the long
mirror at one end of the room:
The mantels were banked with Terms,
sweet peas and lilies.
Concealed in bower Of pampas
grasses and palms on a landing half
way up the stairs was an artinciai
moon, which when the lights were ex-
ttinguished during several OF the dances
cast a soft glow over the garden below.
A stringed orchestra played behind q
screen of palms, and supper was served
at small tables at midnight.
Mrs Reside received her guests In
an EXQUISITE gown Of turquoise blue
chiffon velvet trimmed with bands of
opalescent embroidery with the corsage
entirely of tulle and opalescents and
diamond ornaments.
tulle trimmed with tiny pink rosebuds.
Miss Keasbey's gown was Of pale blue
satin and lace.
Miss Reside wore an imported gown
landed with rosebuds, with the bodice
Of tulle with broad girdle of blue
| satin.
The guests included the Attorney
ory. the Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs Josephus Daniels, the Peruvian
minister and Nine. Pezet, the solicitor
Of the State Department and Mrs. Cone
creme, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ]. Bell,
Mrs. Byrnes, Representative and Mrs
Joe Henry Eagle. Representative and
Mrs. Robert L. Henry. Mrs: Parmalee.
Ms: cas Of fermer eov
Cox of Ohio: Miss Helen Blodgett. Miss
Delano, Miss Laura Delano, Miss Grace
Overman, Miss Catherine Burdette. Miss
Helen Mccumber. Miss shuey' y,sy nth, the
man. Miss Scott. Miss Amy Bennett.
Miss Ellie Lejeune. Miss Pauline Kim
delberger. Miss Margaret Read. Miss
Marjorie Helmbold, Miss Dorothy Ma
zanne Chase, the Misses Denys. Miss
Katherine Hill. Miss Elizabeth Kings
bury. Miss Dorothy Wyeth. Miss Gladys
Hinckley, Miss Margaret Howard, Miss
Bispham.
Miss Dorothy bennett. Miss Laura
Graves. Mrs. Wright, Miss Wright. Miss
Pauline Stone. Miss Holland Fits. Miss
Marie Sims, Miss Imogene Young, Miss
Lillian Hendrick; Miss Katherine Over.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, Miss Mary
Cleaves Daniels. Miss Evelyn Jackson.
1 Miss Taucher, Mr.. Totten. Mr.. Charles
Richardson, Lieut.. Milliken, Lieut..
Treat, Mr.. Arthur B. Campbell. Capt.
Ridley Mclean, Mr.. John Clifton, Mr..
Robert Hume. Mr.. Cont. Mr.. Charles
Howe, Lieut.. Atkins. Mr.. George P.
Minatree. Mr.. Washburn. Mr.. Herbert
Hengstler, Mr.. Walter Penfield. Com
mander Dinger. Mr.. Frank c. Lee, Mr..
Morgan Taylor. Mr.. Lefevre OF tho Pan
AMn Mr. Richard Chew. Mr.. Jacobs. Mr..
George Triplett. Mr.. Allan Roberts.
Lieut.. Heath. Mr.. Mitchell, DR.. woodson.
Mr.. Nelson Shepherd. Lieut. Miller.
Lieut.. Larkin. Lieut.. Hodgson, Lieut.
Tompkins. Lieut.. Winter. Mr.. j. Thil-
man Hendrick. Mr.. Wilson Haywood.
Lieut.. Noyes. DR.. Talbot, Capt. Hol-
combe. Lieut.. Bastido. Mr.. Henry Dick
son. Mr.. Ralph Hill. Mr.. Hugo de Pena
of the Uruguayan legation. Mr.. Mare
chal. Mr.. Racedo OF the Argentine en-
bassy. Mr.. Robinet. Mr.. Carlos Acuna Of
the Argentine embassy. Lieut.. Lawrence
Townsend. Lieut.. Eager. Mr.. Joseph 4.
Healey. Capt. and Mrs. Mcmillan. Capt.
and Mrs. Forester, DR.. Robert Sheehan,
Mr.. Joseph Davidson, Lieut.. James. Rep
resentative. c. c. Dill, Lieut.. Julian
Barnes, Lieut.. Theodore Barnes. Lieut..
Carlisle and Lieut.. Whitside.
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