The Washington herald., 1917-01-17
President and Mrs. Wilson Hosts
At Second Diplomatic Dinner

diplomatic Dinner
fthe Navy. will not receive today. owing
TO the death of Admiral Dewey.
The second formal hop of the season
was given by the officers stationed at the
| Washington Barracks last evening Al
the Ofiicers's Club. The ball room was
decorated with palms and pennants and
an orchestra from the engineer band
furnished the music. The guests were
| presented by Lieut.. d. d. Davidson. ana
Capt. and Mrs. Robert s. A. Dougherty,
Mrs. Henry Holcombe and Mrs Mason
Young composed the receiving line.
Col. Mason Patrick. commandant al
' the Washington Barracks. and Mrs. Pat
| rick entertained at dinner before the
hop. having as their guests Col. and
Mrs. Jervey. Maj and Mrs. Woodruff
Mai. Kelly and Mrs. Kelly. Miss Cecil
liott.
| Capt. and Mrs Dougherty were hosts
at dinner. entertaining In compliment to
Miss Emily Kutz. Invited to meet Miss
hutz were the Misses White Miss Edith
Oracle, Miss Dorothy Shuey, Mis-.
t0OlOlQI DenneII, MISS f1elen MCCumDer
Miss Mary L. Fischer, Miss Ramona
ILefevre. Miss Jean Jervey, Mrs. Milo p.
Fox. Capt. and Mrs. Knight. brother-in-
law and sister of Mrs. Dougherty, who
are her house guests; Mr.. John Lefevre
Baron Castelli, Capt. Gotwals, Lieut.
Gestler. Lieut.. Eliot. Lieut.. Grand
Lieut.. Siward, Lieut.. Kent, Lieut. Price
Lieut. Smiley. Lieut.. Bethel, and Lieut.
Somerville. Capt and Mrs. Dougherty
tooA their guests later to the hop.
Col. and Mrs. J. s. A. Young gave a
dinner party last evening before the hoI
when other guests included Lieut.. ani
Mrs. Bateman, Lieut. Jones. and Lieut.
Osborne.
MAI. Gen. and Mrs. Tasker II. Bliss en-
tertained at dinner last evening at theti
residence In I street. Their guests were
DR.. and Mrs. Whitman Cross. Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Keith. Col. and Mrs. w. s
0raves, Maj and Mrs. John McA
Palmer, DR.. Cabell, and Miss Bliss
An interesting social event of this aft
ernoon will be the reception by the Dixie
Chapter, u. d. c.. in compliment to its
president. Mrs. Goodwin d. Ellsworth
and the officers of the chapter, from 3
to O'Clock, at Confederate Memorial
IAAOAAS- 1hc Will lnCIude the Off1-
GERS of other chapters of the Daughters
Of the Confederacy. the division officers,
the Confederate Veterans. and the Sons
of Confederate Veterans.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Long entertained
at dinner last evening at their residence
IN Thirty-eighth street in honor of Miss
Edith koon and her fance. Mr.. Wilbur
J. Carr. There were ten guests.
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Owing to the death of Admiral Dewey
| Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh has recalled inyi.
ttations for dinners and luncheons in
January and February.
Senator Phelan was host at dinner last
evening, entertaining for his sister, Miss
Mary Phelan, who arrived from Cali
fornia several days ago There were six.
teen guests.
Mrs. Lowndes viii not be at home
today, but will receive the followine
Wednesdays in January.
The Congressional Club entertained al
a dance last evening from $50 until ]:
O'Clock. Mrs. Alice Pomerene, president
! of the club. and Mrs. John F. Shafroth
chairman of the entertainment Committee
received the guests. Pink roses formed
! the decorations of the clubhouse The
Congressional Club will entertain in honor
J Of Mrs. William T. Reed and Mrs, Jessie
: Rawlings on Friday afternoon at o clock
at the clubhouse. Tea and music will fol-
low later in the afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H. Hamlin enter.
tained Informally at dinner last evening
! Miss Jean Jervey arrived at Washing
ton yesterday to be the guest of Col and
Mrs. Henry Jervey until after the mar
7 riage of Miss Dorothy A. Quintard and
Lieut.. Boucher, U. S. N. onl Thursday,
when she win attend the bride as maid
of honor.
Mrs. Leslie c. Bruce. of Greenwich
Conn, is visiting in Washington anC
while here is stopping at the Shoreham
Mrs. William C. Harllee was hostess at
tea yesterday afternoon at her residence
In Lamont street. from until Z. Receiv-
ing with Mrs. Harllee were Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory. Mrs r. L. Henry, Mrs.
B. Owen-Chahoon. Mrs. Cone johnson,
Mrs. o. p. Newman, Mrs. Mark L. Good
win, Mrs. A. v. Zane Mrs. Claude Ben
nett, Mrs. L. A Lejeune, Mrs Frank
Smith, Mrs. c. Fl. Lyman and Mrs.
Champ C. McCulIoch. Pink sweet peas
adorned the tea table and pink Killarney
roses decorated the drawing-rooms.
Mrs. William L. Marshall. president of
the Southern Relief Home Board. is
among the patronesses for the Southern
Relief Ball to be held at the New Will
lard on Monday, February 5.
Other prominent women identified with
the board and greatly interested in the
success of the ball are Mrs. Claude Swan
son, first vice president; Mrs. Josephus
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