The Washington times., 1917-03-07
Chronicle of Post-Inaugural
Festivities, Dimmed Little
Because of Lent.
THE PRESIDENT ENTERTAINS
Vance Mccormick and Other
Committeeman Lunch At
the White House.

The President had lunching with
him yesterday at the White House
Vance Mccormick, chairman OF the
Democratic National Committee, and
the members Of the committee who
were in town.
Mrs. Francis 8. Sayre, daughter or
the President, is the only member OF
the house party which President and
Mrs. Wilson entertained for the in
auguration who is remaining there.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Bowman Elder, who
were guests of the Vice President and
Mrs. Marshall for the Inauguration,
will leave for their home in Indiana
polls tomorrow.
!, Mrs. Marshall, wife of the Vice
President, will not be at home this
afternoon. Yesterday she received
the visitors from Indiana who are
in Washington, assisted by Mrs. l. r.
GiEnilliat, wife of the superintendent
Of the Culver Military Academy, and
Mrs. Bowman Elder. her house guest.
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Mrs. Lansing will receive this af
ternoon. Mrs. Thomas w. Gregory,
wife OF the Attorney General, will be
at home and will be assisted by Mrs.
Charles Warren, Mrs. Marvin Under
wood, Mrs. NJ. c. Gregory, Mrs. H. l..
Borden, Mrs. Gregory's sister; Miss
Jane Gregory, Miss Clara May Brooks,
Miss Lucy Proctor, Mrs. Ruden, and
several girls from Texas attending
school in Washington. Mrs. Daniels,
wife of the Secretary of the Navy,
will be at home, as will Mrs. David
FRANKLIN Houston, wife OF the Secre-
tary of Agriculture. With Mrs. Hous-
ton will be Mrs. Charles Hamlin, Mrs.
Logan Waller Page, Mrs. Carl Vroo-
man, Mrs. Robert Leatherbee. and
Mrs. Kendrick, wife of the new Sena-
tor from Wyoming.
The wives of the other members of
the Cabinet will not receive for vari-
Gus reasons.
Miss Marjorie Arnold and Miss Nat
allie Arnold, of Haverhill, Mass, who
were guests of Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson for the inaugu-
ration, left Washington yesterday for
their homes.
DanIeIs' Entertain.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels entertained a company of
young people at dinner last evening
in honor of their house party of young
relatives
Senator and MIS-. Frank Kellogg
will be the honor guests at the din
ner which the Secretary of the In
terror and Mrs. Lane will give this
evening.
Secretary of Agriculture David
Franklin Houston will leave Wash
ington today for the South with a
commission to locate a site for a
Government nitrate plant. The COM
mission will be gone about three
weeks.
Mrs. Houston will leave Washing
ton Friday for Aiken, S. c. Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Boyden, of Beverly,
Mass, who were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Houston for the Inauguration,
have left Washington.
Miss Martha Shank, Miss Dorothy
Shank, Miss Mabel Mohn, Miss Louise
Mohn, Miss Emma Vollmer and Miss
Pa, who were guests of the Secretary
Of Labor and Mrs. William B. Wilson
for the Inauguration, left for their
homes last evening.
Daniel Nilsson and Harry Neuber,
also guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson,
left for their homes in Airport, Pa.
this morning. and Mrs. A. X. Kelly,
another house guest, will go to New
York, her home, this afternoon.
Douglas Dunsmore and Abner
Bloom. of Curwensville, Pa, who
have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VII
son, will depart this evening. Mr. and
Mrs. James 3. Wilson. brother and
sister-in-law OF the Secretary, will
remain until Saturday, while Mrs. E.
II. Jackson, Of Mississippi, another
guest, will be with Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
son indefinitely. Miss Mary Elizabeth
Parker, OF Boston, will close her visit
With Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson next
week.