The Washington herald., 1917-01-02

Thirteenth street. Receiving with Mrs.
Logan were her daughter, Mrs. W. r.
Tucker. Mrs. Frank Hume. Mrs. William
A. Rodenberg, Mrs. Harry Mitchell, Mrs.
s. X. Cunningham, Mrs. Charles F. e.
Prite, Mrs. Samuel Houston Carr, and
Mrs. John N. speel.
The annual reception q. the Congress
siopal Club was held yesterday afternoon
from to o'clock.
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, president Of the
board. received. assisted by the executive
board. Mrs. Joseph w. Byrne. Mrs.
George w. Fairchild, Mrs. Albert b.
Cummins. Mrs. Edward T. Taylor. Mrs.
Henry g. Danforth, Mrs. Joseph J. Rus
sell, and Mrs James r. Byrnes Mrs.
. Franklin X. Lane, Mrs. James A. Reed.
Mrs. Thomas P. Gore. Mrs. James II
Brady. also assisted in welcoming the
guests, as did Mrs. Dorsey w. shackle-
ford, Mrs. John F. shafroth, Mrs. Ira c.
Copley Mrs. Julius Kahn. Mrs. James
Brown Scott. Mrs. Percy E. ouin, Mrs.
! 9. B. Smith, Mrs. John D.. Works, Mrs.
James 8. Parker. Mrs Howard s. Rec
side. Mrs. Joe Henry Eagle. Mrs. Ed
mund Platt, Mrs. s. g. Porter, Mrs.
Thomas ]. Walsh, Mrs. John B. Hender-
son, Mrs. William Kent, Mrs. James q.
MARITIME. Mrs Edward Heating, Mrs
John Garner, Mrs Josephus Daniels, Mrs
Mrs. James H. Patten and Mrs. William
/ Borland.
Mrs. John H. Hewson and her daugh-
ter, Miss Georgia Schofield, were at home
Yesterday afternoon. They were assisted
In receiving by Mrs. George B. Duncan,
Mrs. Amos H. Fowler. Miss Margaret
| Fahnestock. and Miss Anne Hopkins.
| II
ant Secretary of Agriculture, was at
/ home yesterday afternoon.
/ Her mother, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott.
received with Mrs, Vrooman. who was
assisted by Mrs. J. Hamilton Lewis. Mrs.
Claude Swanson, Mrs. Thomas p. Gore,
Miss Stone, the Misses Winston, cousins
| Of Mrs. Vrooman, and Miss Lucy Burle
| SON
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley were hosts
at reception and tea dance yesterday
afternoon at their residence In Connect
cut avenue Nine. Ritter. wife Of the
| Minister of Switzerland, Mrs. Horace
Westcott, Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer and
Miss Aida HenriQues received with Mrs.
Bradley. and she was also assisted by a
little group OF young girls, including
Miss Minna Blair. Miss Louisa Hoar,
Miss Anna Montgomery and Miss Frances
Moore.
senator-elect and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry were the honor guests at a buffet
luncheon which Mr. and Mrs. Gist Blair
gave at the Country Club. There were
about one hundred guests, and the club
house was decorated with Christmas
greens.
Mrs. George Hewitt My, y received
yesterday afternoon and had with her
Elmore, Mrs. ]. Girvin Peters, airs. John
Dunlop. Mrs. Ridley Mclean, Mrs. Henry
p. Parker. Mrs. John J. Myers and Mrs.
Henry Fairbanks.
Mrs. James Pryor Tarvin entertained
at a theater party last evening at the
National, later taking her guests to the
supper-dance at the Willard. Her guests
were Miss Matte Marschall Curd. Mr..
and Mrs. Richardson Gibson. Miss Ruth
| Wilson, Mr.. Robert z. Lee, Lieut.. w.
F. Culbertson, u S. N. and Mr.. John W.
Belt. Among others entertaining parties
at the supper-dance were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph E. Davies Mr.. and Mrs. Amaya,
of the Argentine Embassy; Mr.. F. ]. H.
Mrs Won Engelken and Mrs. Owen
Chahoon.
In . mezzanine box at the B. F Keith
Theater last night were Mr.. and Mrs
James Davies. with Miss Marguerite VII
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Dahl, Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones. Mr.. Fletcher United
States Ambassador to Mexico and Mr..
Crane, of the State Department.
Capt. Wallace B. Scales, U. 8. A
and Mrs. Sales arrived at Washington
yesterday and are stopping at the
Willard
Mr.. c, Theo sutro and Mr.. August
Heckscher. of New York. are spending
few days at Washington and are stop
ping at the willard
Mr.. H. F. Lawrence. u g. N, and
Mr.. T. Lawrence, of Boston, are at the
Willard for a short stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. HopewelI Clarke, of ST.
Paul, are spending the new year al
Washington and are stopping at the
Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Weber OF
Minneapolis, are also there for a few
days.