The Washington herald., 1917-01-30

The President and Mrs. Wilson were
the guests of the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson at dinner last even
Ing. Invited to meet them were Assist
ant Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Carl Vrooman. Mr. and Mrs. Logan Wal
Ter Page, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Grain. of
Baltimore; Mr.. Vance Mccormick. Rep
resentative Cordell Hull, and the Misses
Lucy. and Sidney Burleson.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
were the guests OF honor at dinner
given last evening by Senator and Mrs.
Willard salisbury. The other guests in
cluded Senator and Mrs. Thomas J.
Walsh. Senator and Mrs Joseph T. Rob-
inson- Senator and Mrs. J. c. W. Beck
ham. Senator Phelan. Dr.. and Mrs. Da-
vid Jayne Hill. Justice and Mrs ]. Harry
Cov1ngton, Judge and Mrs, Charles D.
Howry, and Mrs. Morehead.
Miss Mary Temple was hostess at a
large dinner party at the vii ard last
evening. entertaining in comph uent to
the Secretary OF State and Mrs. l.ansing.
The dinner was served in the Red Room
which was decorated with palms, lilacs
and azaleas. The table was adorned
with a centerpiece Of pink roses and pink
snapdragons arr nged around a sunken
garden which contained several minia-
ture fountains. The Secretary Of the
Treasury and Ms. McAdoo wers among
tnose invited to meet the honor guests.
The Russian Ambassador and Mime.
bakhmeten entertained at dinner last
evening at the embassy in Sixteenth
street
Macchi Dd Cellere were dinner hosts last
evening, entertaining a company of
twenty.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. Baker
were the honor guests at a dinner given
last evening by Brig. Gen. and Mrs VIII
ham NJ. Black.
Judge and Mrs George E. Downey were
hosts at dinner last evening, entertain
ing In compliment to the Attorney Cen
eral and Mrs. Gregory, and the members
OF the Court Of Claims and their wives.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels were the guests in whose honor
Medical Director and Mrs Francis s.
Nash entertained at dinner las evening
at the Army and Navy Club. Inv ted to
meet them were Assistant Secrer ary of
War and Mrs. Ingraham, Assistant Attor-
ney General and Mrs. Charles vTarren,
Admiral and Mrs. William s. Benz n, Ad
miral and Mrs. Richardson Glow =, Mrs.
James Carroll Fraser, Mrs. Frede rick NJ
chaplin, Col. an6 Mrs. Samuel Miller.
Capt. and Mrs. Albert Niblack, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. Rozier Dulany, Capt and Mrs.
William D. Leahy, Representative and
Mrs. Samuel Winslow, Representative
Joseph G. Cannon, Miss Cannon, Gen.
Laucheimer, and Col Robert T. Lee
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Lombard enter
tanned at dinner last evening m compH-
ment to the Swiss Minister and Nine. Rit-
ter. The table was adorned with red car
nations and red tulips and the guests in
ciuded Mr.. and Mrs. Ira E. Bennett, Mrs !
John B. Henderson. Mr.. John B. Hen
derson, jr., Mr.. Frank W. Loomis, of
California; Rev. Douglas Putnam Birnie,
Miss Margaret Birnie, Gen James Allen,
Mrs. T. Dewitt Talmage, Mr. Alexander
Vouros, and the Misses Atwater.
The Argentine Ambassador and Mime.
Naon were the honor guests at a dinner
which Mrs. Henry F. Dimock gave last
evening.
Mrs. Arthur Dodge. of New York, and
Mr.. George Dorr, of Boston, who are vis-
itirs Mrs. DImock. were among the
guests
The Duchess de Richelieu, who will ar
rive today to be the house guest of Mrs.
Dimock for a week, will give a concert
Wednesday afternoon at $50 at Mrs.
Dimock's residence for the benefit of
French tUbercular soldiers.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson will not be |
at home on Thursday and has cancelled |
all engagements for the week because of |
the illness Of Senator Swanson who Is !
suffering with the grip.
Mrs. Medorem Crawford, wife Of Briga-
der General Crawford, u s. A., retired. |
entertained at luncheon yesterday for her |
debutante daughter. Miss Dolores Craw- |
ford
Miss Crawford will leave Washington |
shortly to visit her brother. Lieut.. Me-
dOrem Crawford, in Pandma-
Mrs. William P Borland will not be |
at home today. as she is out Of town. |
She will receive Tuesday, February g.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Charles L. Nc !
Cawley were hosts at. dinner last even
ing.
Mrs. Josiah Kingsley Oil entertained at |
luncheon yesterday IN compliment to
hrA Clarence Buel, Of New York, who !
is the house guest of Mrs. John Jay |
White. The other guests were Mrs. VII
ham Gibbs McAdoo, Mrs. John Jay