Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-14
President and Mrs. Wilson At
tend Benefit Con-
cert.
Miss Gillett and Representative and
Mrs. Flood Give Dinners Tonight
for Tonorrow's Brides.

nant Tor Inefr VisttlHS nurse. ihS
guests of the President and Mrs. Will
son were Nine. Aldunate. Mrs. Willard
X. salisbury, Mrs. William Jennings
Bryan. Mrs. John W. Davis and Mrs.
Carl Vrooman.
Last night the President and Mrs.
Wilson attended the performance at
Keiths Theater. occupying the White
House box They had with them Mr..
and Mrs Julian Boiling.
Miss AmaryIlis Gillett will entertain
a dinner party this evening IN honor
of her niece, Miss Lemira Giliett Hill.
whose marriage to Lieut.. James Nichols
Wynn Mcclure, L. S. A., takes place
tomorrow afternoon
Among the out-of-town guests at the
dinner who have come to Washington
to attend the wedding will be Mr.. and
Mrs. James Mcclure of Kentucky. Mr..
and Mrs. George Kennedy of Worces-
ter. Mass; Miss Stevenson of Whining
ton. ILL.,. Miss Jessie Dean GilIett of
Chicago. Capt. and Mrs. Edgar Logan
Hill of New York. Capt. and Mrs. John
Dean GiIlett Hill. Mr.. Albert Morris
Bagby and Lieut.. owen Kennedy, L.
S. A.
The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall.
who are making a short visit to their
home at Indianapolis. will return to
Washington tomorrow.
The Italian ambassador accompanied
by two of his staff. Gen. Gugliel-
motif and Capt. VannutelH military
and naval attaches. will go to New York
tomorrow to attend a benefit perform
ance of La Tosca' at the Metropolitan
for the italian hospital Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, will have
as their guest after Christmas. Mrs.
William Disston of New York. They
will entertain at dinnsr in her honor
on December 80. Mrs. Disston's daugh-
ter. Mrs. John Wanafnaker, I'd, former
last winter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley,
who gave for her and two other debu-
tantes of the season from out of town
one of the most brilliant dinnef-dances
of the season.
Mrs. William Littauer has returned
to Washington and has taken an apart
ment at the Powhatan for the winter.
Her daughter. Miss Louise Littauer.
will be here from boarding school to
spend the holidays with her Mr.. Lit
tauer Is in command of the remount
station at New Orleans.
The Secretary of War has returned
from New York, where he went to- at
tend the banquet Of the, Southern So
ciety on Wednesday evening.
The Secretary OF the Navy and Mrs.
attend the opening of the 7. w. c. A.
hostess house at the. camp. The Sec
rotary returned to Washington last
evening, Mrs. Daniels going to Rich
mond. She will return to Washington
Miss Helen Biodgett entertained at
luncheon today in compliment to Miss
Edith Oracle and her bridal attendants.
Among the guests was Miss Annette
Sheldon of Detroit. a granddaughter of
the former Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Alger. Miss Sheldon and her mother
are spending. few weeks here at
the Hotel Lafayette.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett is entertaining
"a box party this afternoon, at the con-
cert at the National Theater. her guests
including the Secretary Of the Interior
and Mrs. Lane, Mrs. Edward BIodgett
of Boston. Mrs Edward Lowe. 5r.: Mrs
Sheldon of Detroit and Mrs. Charles G.
Matthews.
The out-of-town guests here for the
marriage of Miss Edith Temple Oracle
and Mr.. Dunbar BurcheIl Adams OF
New York, in the aviation service u. s
A.. which win take Place tomorrow
afternoon ut o'clock at st. Thomas
Church. include Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
groom: Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Adams
Mrs. Alfred Gardiner. Mr.. and Mrs
Geoge Ellis. jr.. Mr.. James Burchell
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry BurcheII MI. and
Meacham. Mr.. J. Henry Smythe, jr.; Mr.
and Mrs. Philip Rhinelander. I'd. Mr.
and Mrs. William Dalliba Dutton, Mr.
and Mrs Richard P. Worrall, Mr.. and
| Mrs. John D. Adams. Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ton Schwartz, Mr. and Mrs. James Van
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ellis. Mrs. Davi6
| Heller, Mr.. Medley Scovill, Mr.. and Mrs
| Harry Morgan Post, Lieut.. and Mrs
Kenyon Cox and Mr. Harry NJ Post
all Of New York, and Mr., and Mrs
Howard Woodfin OF Rutland, VT
| The bride will be attended by Mrs
Henry .. Flood. wife of Represen ta
| tive Flood of Virginia. as matron OF
honor. and the bridesTna ids will in
clude Miss Adrienne NJ. Iselin, .daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Columbus O'Donnell
| Iselin; Miss Katherine Clark Culver
Miss Frederick Peterson, Miss Mary
Louise Peckham and Miss Mary G
Millett. all of New York, and Miss
Helen Blodgett OF this city
Mr.. Howard Woodfn of Rutland, VT.
will act as best man. and the ushers
are to be Mr.. Lindeli T. Bates. the Rev
son Springer and Lieut.. Henry Lewis
Slade. jr., all of New York, and Lieut.
John Tunstall and Mr.. Hanns Taylor
| jr.. of this city.
Bishop James v. Darlington of Har-
risburg. and Rev. DIR. G. Ernest Smith
will officiate at the ceremony, and a
reception will follow at Rauschers
Tonight Mrs. Archibald Oracle will
entertain at dinner for the out-of- town
guests here for the wedding. and Rep
resentative and Mrs. Henry D. Flood
will give a dinner for Miss Oracle, Mr.
Adams and the members of their we'd
ding party.
Mrs. Koo, wife of the Chinese minis
| ter, is leaving Washington this even
| ing for China. where she will visit heI
| family for a few months. She goes
| from here TO Vancouver, where She
takes the ship.
| Nine de BoniIlas, wife Of the Mexican
ambassador, will be at home on Fri
day afternoons throughout the season
when she will be assisted in receiv-
| ing by the first secretary Of the Mexi-
| can embassy and Nine. Rojo. who have
returned from their wedding trip and
are at their apartment at Somerset
| House
| Mrs. Baker, wife of the Secretary
\ of War. win entertain at dinner this
| evening in honor of number of her
| friends from Cleveland who are here
| to attend the suffrage convention.
| The Secretary and Mrs. Baker will
have as their guest over the week end
Mrs. John Stockwell of Cleveland. who
is delegate to the suffrage conven-
tion.
! AIRS. Russell Frederick Pole. formerly
Miss Jesse NJ. Robson. is the guest of
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Robi-
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