Evening star., 1917-01-15
EVENTS OF INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF Town
Charity Ball to Be the Rendezvous Of
Many Tonight, Including Presi-
dent and Mrs. Wilson.
Senator and Mrs. Warren to Enter.
tain for Bishep-The Misses At
water Luncheon Hostesses.

Washington begins today one of the
most important weeks socially of the
seelon. The President and Mrs. Will
son will be entertained at dinner by
fthe Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs.
MeAdeo this evening. and will go from
the dinner to the charity ball at the
Willard. where they will have a box
party. their guests including several
young people. There will be a number
Of other dinner parties from which
hosts and guests will go on to the
ball.
| The guests will be received at the ball
tonight by Mrs. James w. Wadsworth.
Jr, chairman; Mrs. Thomas Gale, presi-
dent of the Children's Hospital board
Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. Mrs. Horace
Westcott. Mrs. John Crayke Simpson,
Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover. jr.. and
Mrs. Wadsworth.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock will
have as their guests in their box at
the charity ball tonight Gen. and Mrs
George Barnett and DR.. Swisher
Miss Margaret Fahnestock went to
New York today. She will return to-
morrow.
| Senator and Mrs. Francis f. Warren
will entertain at dinner this evening in
their apartment at the Connecticut in
honor of their house guests, the Bishop
! OF Wyoming and Mrs. Nathanlel
Thomas. The party will later go to
\ the charity ball.
Miss Atwater and Miss Judith At
water, daughters of Mrs. Louis Lom-
bard, entertained at luncheon today.
Miss Nataline Dulles, Miss Amy Ben
nett, Miss Joan Ohl, Miss Gwendolen
Denys, Miss Dorothea Denys. Miss
Muriel Denys. Miss Helen Blodgett,
Miss Matte Marschall Curd and MISS
Dorothy bennett. beautiful center
| piece of tulips and vioiets adorned the
table.
The Norwegian minister, Mr.. Bryn, is
entertaining at dinner this evening. in
honor of Capt. Roald Amundsen. the dis
coyerer Of the south pole. His guests in
ciude: Maj. Gen. Greeiy, Rear Admiral
Psary, Senator Knute Nelson. Mr.. Q. II:
Tittmann: president Of u the e,,tsa National
Grosvenor. director and editor, National
Geographic Society; Mr.. H. Steenerson,
Mr. F. Herman Gade. Norwegian consul
at Chicago; Prof. ]. H. Gore. Dr. Leonard
Stejneger and Mr.. Johannessen' secretary
Of legation of Norway.
Miss Gillett 10 entertaining at a large
tea today, in honor of Miss Helen an
non. at her residence in Il street Those
assisting at the tea table are Mrs. John
Barton Payne. Mrs. James B. AlAshirc,
Mrs Logan Waller Page, Miss Rosaiie
Spang, Miss Ida Thompson aai lumber
! Of the debutantes
Miss Giilett will be at home Oh Monday.
February S.
Senator and Mrs. Newlanls will en-
tertain at dinner this evening in h"uor
| Of Representative and Mrs. William C.
Adamson Of Georgia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower. jr
Of Philadelphia will arrive today to be
the house guests Of Mrs. Henry F.
| Dimock.
| Mr. and Mrs. Tower will be the honor
guests at a luncheon which Mrs. Thorn
as r. Walsh will give Wednesday. and
that evening Mr.. and Mrs. Walter s.
Psnneld will have guests to meet them
at dinner.
! Mr. William Mcclellan Ritter has re-
turned to Washington from lis shooting
box in Florida.
Mrs Ritter was hostess at musical
at her home IN MASSACHUSETTS, avenue
yesterday afternoon. when Nine. Miura
Ing program. including selections from
| "Mme Butterfly" Iris" group OF
Japanese songs and the old Scotch ballad
'Within Mile of Edinboro Town ms
| an encore MHlc ssilVt ic Las
| Rose of Summer" The house was
/ adorned with blossoms that made an
admirable background for the picturesque
| little artist, cherry blossoms, ounce
blossoms and iris. This. guests included
the Japanese ambassador. the Swiss min.
lister and Mime. Ritter. the Secretary oi
the Interior and Mrs. Lane, the Darist
1 minister and Mrs. John B. Henderson
Mrs. David Jayne Hill, Mrs. Ten Eyc,
| Wendell. Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair. Mrs
william Littauer. Mrs. Thomas F
! Walsh. Mrs. Gilbert Hitchcock, Miss Ella
Lorraine Dorsey. Miss Laura Mohun nli
many others from Washington's smart
circles.
\ Nine. Miura was a guest at dinner
last evening of Mr.. Paul Kiyoshi Hill.
sada at the Willard. The other guests
were the Chinese minister and Mrs
Koo and Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheeler
/ Mr.. w. p. G. Harding and Miss Hard.
ing entertained informally at dinner
last evening at their residence In r
street in compliment to Mr. Harding'f
| brother. Col. Chester Harding, who Il
| spending few days at Washington be-
fore returning to his post at Panama.
Representative and Mrs. Fred A. Brit.
/ ten have taken an apartment at the
New Arlington. 1025 Vermont avmne
sfor the remainder Of the season. Hep.