The Washington times., 1917-02-16
LAWMAKERS WIVES
GIYEANNUALPARTY
Mrs. Wilson and Mrs. Marshall
Guests at Congressional
Club Breakfast.
MORE THAN 100 PRESENT
Members Greeted by Mrs. AtIee
Pomerene, the Retiring
President.

The annual breakfast of the Con-
gressional Club was given today at
Rauscher's. with Mrs. Woodrow Will
son and Mrs. Thomas Riley Marshall
as the guests of honor.
The function was marked by a great
degree of brilIiance and interest and,
although confined TO club members,
was attended by more than 100 dis
tinguished women. Both Mrs. Wilson
and Mrs. Marshall are honorary men,
bers of the club.
The guests, who assembled at noon,
were greeted by Mrs. Atlee Pomerene,
retiring president of the club and the
members OF the executive board who
have served with her during the last
two years.
Luncheon In Ball Room.
They received in the small ball
room and luncheon was served at
small tables in the large ball room,
whose mirrored walls were hung with
flags.
Palms banked the corners and in
addition to the smilax and spring
flowers which were used on the ta-
bles, there were quantities of small
flags and other emblems to carry out
the patriotic suggestiop. An orches-
ira played during the afternoon.
Mrs. Wilson arrived promptly at
1920 o'clock, and, with Mrs. Marshall,
was escorted to the honor table.
Other Guests Rise.
The other guests, who were all in
their seats, rose when the little party
entered. Mrs. Wilson was seated at
Mrs. Pomerene's right, Mrs. Marshall
on her left, and the other guests at
the honor table were Mrs. J. w. Byrns,
Mrs. George w. Fairchild, Mrs. AL
bert B. Cummins, Mrs. Z. T. Taylor,
Mrs. Henry G. Danforth. Mrs. Joseph
J. Russell, an Mrs. J. F. Byrnes, all
officers of the club or members of the
executive board; Mrs. Ernest Roberts
and Mrs. Duncan u. Fletcher, both
former presidents of the club, who
were on the program for short ad-
dresses; the other speakers, Mrs.
Jouett Shouse, Mrs. Edward Heating,
Mrs. William r. Smith. and Mrs.
Julius Kahn, Mrs. James Brown Scott,
acting toastmistress in the absence of
Mrs. James NJ. Shafroth, who is out
Of town, and Mrs. John B. Henderson.
Gracious TOastmIstress.
AS toastmistress, Mrs. Scott was
both gracious and witty, and the ad-
dresses were clever and pointed.
The program was varied by sew
eral musical numbers arranged by
Miss Dorothy Dixon bennett, and an
interesting feature was the reading
of notes from Mrs. Theodore Roose-
welt, Mrs. William Howard Taft, and
Mrs. James Sherman, honorary MEM
bers of the club, regretting their in
ability to be present.
Musical Program.
The musical program was as fol-
lows:
Piano-Prelude Is. RachmaninoffJ,
"Polonaise" (MacDowelD, Dorothy
Dixon bennett. Songs-"Ouvre tes
Yeux BIeus" q. Massenet), lie Coeur
de ma Mhie" (Jacques Deleroze), =,
Springs Awakening" (Sanderson).
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler; accompan-
ist, Dorothy Dixon bennett. Violin
"Indian Lament" G minor, Dvorak-
KreisIer), "Chanson Louis XIII and
Payane" Uouis Couperin-Kreisler).
Abraham Goldfuss; accompanist, Dor
othey Dixon bennett; THE Star
\ Spangled Banner"
After the luncheon Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Marshall greeted all the guests
and remained long enough to chat in
formally with many of their number.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will be the honor guests at a
dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Ham
lin will give tonight.
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Lansings Honor Guests.
Mrs. Thomas +. Walsh will give
q dinner tonight in honor OF the Sec
retary of State and Mrs. Lansing.
There will be forty guests. A
stringed orchestra will play during
the evening and there will be an
interesting program of organ music
by Harry Wheaton Howard. The
decorations will be white lilacs and
John Mock roses, a wonderful new
pale pink variety which resembles
the American Beauty in texture and
foliage.
Tomorrow Mrs. Walsh will give a
luncheon in honor OF Mrs. Thomas
Riley Marshall She expected to en-
tertain shortly for Mrs. Lindley n.
Garrison, but Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison
have been detained in New York and
consequently the affair has been can
celed.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels will be the guests OF honor