The Washington times., 1916-02-07
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

The President and Mrs. Wilson will be
the honor guests at dinner this evening
with the Attorney General and Mrs.
Gregory as hosts. This will be the first
time that Mrs. Gregory has been host
ess for the President, s there was no
formal series OF Cabicet dinners last
season, and two years ago the post II
Attorney General was filled by James
Clarke McReynods, now Justice of the
Supreme Court.
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Mrs. Josephus Daniels was the guest
in whose honor Mrs. John Walker ,Hol-
coinbe entertained at buffet luncheon
today at her residence. in Bancroft
place. Those invited to meet Mrs. Dan
iels were Mrs. william II. Carter, Mrs.
Albert l.. Mills. Mrs George Barnett.
Mrs: PAU Fit.simnons. Mrs. William
p; Wooten. Mrs. David Gordon, Mrs.
Jones. Mrs. John W. Foster. Miss
Aplaryllis Gillett, Mrs. W. W. Harris.
Mrs. Jonn X. Shields, Mrs. William \.
baird Miss Mary Temple. Mrs. robin.
son Downey. Mrs Joseph Strauss. Mrs.
A. L. Willard. Mrs. ADELAIDE Worth
l'aSley. Mrs. Brinton Stone. Mrs. Fran
Creighton. Mrs. Aztec Pomercne. Mrs.
Charles W. Andrews of New Haven,
.onn..; Mrs. James Hurley and Mrs
liolcorrnes mother. Mrs. McQuat The
decorations were of jonquils and pink
roses.
Mrs Holcom5e will entertain nt
bridge. tomorrow afternoon and again
Thursday afternoon. At the second
party Mrs. William Il. Carter will be
the guest OF honor.
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The Congressional ladies of Congress
noon from to o'clock They will re-
ceive in the social hall of the hotel.
which will be elaborately decorated
with tall palms and clusters of pink
for the handsome gowns of the host
esseS. A section of the Marine Band
will play during the afternoon.
Mrs. Champ Clark and her daughter.
Mrs. James NJ. Thomson. will head the
receiving line. and at the tea table
which will be adorned by silver vase
filled with Killarney roses. the ladies
of the Cabinet will do the honors. Mrs
McAdoo, wife of the Secretary of the
Treasury; Mrs. Burleson. wife of the
Postmaster General: Mrs. Daniels. wifi"
Of the Secretary of the Navy: Mrs.
Houston, wife of the Secretary of Agri-
culture; Mrs. Redfield, wife of the Sec
rotary Of Commerce, and Miss Agnes
Hart Wilson. daughter of the Secretary
of Labor. will preside in turn during
the afternoon.
he Mrs. Champ Clark. of Missouri; Mrs.
J. 7. Robinson, of Arkansas; Mrs. ID.
w. Shackleford, of Missouri Mrs. +. 5.
chandler, of ,MssissdiInpi Mrs. II; IT,
of Alabama; Mrs. Lincoln Dixon. Of In
diana: Mrs Lcnore Sherwood, of Ohio:
Mrs. ]. A.. NJ. Adair. Of Indiana, Mrs.
w. A. Ashbrook. OF Ohio; Mrs. Charles
Ferris. of oklahoma; Mrs. II. L. God
win. of North Carolina; Mrs. H. A.
! l'arnhart of Indiana; Mrs. Cyrus Cline
: of Indiana; Mrs. w. \. Cullop. of In
diana: Mrs. y. NJ Hughes, of Georgia
j. s. Davenport, of Oklahoma; Mrs. J.
j. Russell, Of Missouri; Mrs. +. J..
Eyrnes. of South Carolina: Mrs. d. J.
McGrlicudy. of Maine Mrs. A. B.
Rouse, of Kentucky; Mrs. T. l.. RnbeN.
Of Missouri: Mrs. c. B: Smith. of New
Mrs J. 3. Aswell: Of Louisiana: Mrs
{. II. Dillon. Of South Dakota: Mrs.
Warrane Gard. of Ohio; Mrs. William
Gordon. of Ohio; Mrs Albert Johnson
Of Washington: Mrs. Edward Keatine:
nf Colorado: Mrs. William Kettnar. OF
california: Mrs. A. A. Kreider. Of Penn
svlvania :; Mrs. Charles Lieh. of Indiana;
Mrs. J. r. Walker, OF Georgia; MIS-. J
N Sterling. of Illinois; Mrs. F.. p. Al
mon; Of Alabama: Mrs; r; p. Freeman
T[ COnnscticut IT,: Mrv L ii nney OF OF
oklahoma; Mrs e. r. IIilliard, OF Colo
rado: Mrs. y. u. Eincheo". OF Ken
tncky; Mrs. Meyer london. OF New
Mrs. $. j. Nichols. # South Carolina
Mrs: W. J. Sears, Of Florida; Mrs. !
y Hillman. OF Arkansas: Mrs. G. r
TimberIake. Of Colorado; Mrs. L. F.
Wheeler Of Illinois: Mrs. T. s. Will
Niams. of Illinois; Mrs. W. r. Wood, OF
Indiana; Mrs. w. w. Venable. of Miss.
issippi; Mrs. James Wickersham. OF
Alaska. and Mrs. r. c. McCulloch. OF
Ohio.
The Minister OF Sweden and Nine.
F,kcngren entcrtained informally at
luncheon yesterday in compliment 10
the royal Swedish commissions" to the
san Francisco Exposition AMI Nine,
Rernstrom. who are at the Willard for
few days en- route to Sweden.
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Mrs. James Willard Ragsdalc will be
al home tomorrow afternoon from :':1
40 $50 O'Clock At Calumet Place. She
Viii be assisted by Mrs ollie James
Mrs Francois Berger Moran. Mrs
Henry d. Flood. Mrs. Harry TAYLOR
Miss Mary Temple, Mrs. Joseph Kuhn
Mrs Goodwin Rhett. of Charleston. S. G.;
Miss Charlotte Capcrs, Miss Dorothy
bennett. and Miss Ruth Neely.
Congressman and Mrs. Ragsdale viii
he hosts at dinner tomorrow evening
when the Vice President and Mrs Mar.
shall will be the guests of honor.
Mrs. William p. Rorland was hostess
at an informal breakfast toda" at hel
residence in sixteenth street. enterta in.
ing in compliment to Miss Dorothy Den,
nett and Miss Dorothy Rrown. Of Kan,
sas City. The table had graceful
decoration of narCissuS and daffodils an,
vases Of the same delicate blossoms len
Il touch of spring to the drawing rooms
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Tho christening Of Mr.. and Mrs. CIar
cnCe Hays Young son. which took pa
1T the home Of Senator and Mrs. Jane
w Wadsworth Wednesday afternoon
was one of the Interesting events q
last week. The baby Christenc
John Hay for his illustriOus grand
father. The ceremony was witnessed b
2 small company Of guests, among thcr
Mrs. Payne Whitney. Of New York
who was before her marriage Mis-
Helen Hay.
Miss IIoar. sister Of the late Con
rressman lockwood Hoar. is Occupyin
the Connecticut avenue residence whiC
was the home Of Mrs. Hoar. now Mr!
Frederick II. Gillett
congressman and Mrs. Gillett are re
tahlished at 1925 Eighteenth stree
where Mr.. Gillctt maintained "A baChr
Iur menage until his marriage Thanks