Evening star., 1917-04-26
French Commission to Be Guests OF
the President and Mrs. Will
son Tonight.
Miss Hegeman Entertaining at Gar
den Party This Afternoon for
Farm and Garden Association.

The President and Mrs. Wilson are
entertaining at dinner at the White
House this evening in compliment to the
members of the French commission. The
French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand
| will be among the guests.
| The usual Thursday night dance will
| take place at the Army and Navy Club
this evening, when both branches of
the service will be among the hosts and
guests A number of dinner parties
have been arranged to precede the
dance. A&R&M
Col. and Mrs Samuel W. Miller will
entertain at dinner there this evening,
| in compliment to Senator and Mrs.
Miles Poindextcr and the assistant sec
retary of war and Mrs. Ingraham
Col. and Mrs. Henry c. Newcomer
will be hosts at dinner this evening,
| entertaining at the Army and Navy
| Club in honor of Gen. and Mrs. Will
| liam NJ. Black.
Miss Hegeman is entertaining at a
| large garden party this afternoon at
| her residence in l street, in honor of
| the Woman's National Farm and Gar
| den Association.
| Mrs Houston wife of the Secretary
| of Agriculture and honorary chairman
| of the association, and Mrs. Frances
| King. president of the association, Will
assist the hostess in receiving.
| Mrs. Calderon Carlisle and Mrs. Henry
Marquard will preside at the tea table.
| Following the recital to be given at
! the Congressional Club tomorrow after
noon by Mr.. Frank \. Jones and Mr..
Harry King tea will be served.
| The officers of the club will receive
| the guests, and the assistants will in
ILL, ID
| Reavis. Mrs. W. N. Roach. Mrs t. d.
| Schall, Mrs. Thomas J. Scully. Mrs. L.
Sherwood. Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs.
| Charles H. Sloan. Mrs. John H. Small
Mrs. Bertrand H. Smell. Mrs. Seth
| Shepard. Mrs. Dan V. Stephens. Mrs
| Walter r. Stiness. Mrs. Mary L. Stitler
| Mrs. John Q. Tilson. Mrs. J. A. Van
| Orsdel. Mrs. Andrew J. Nolstead. Miss
Nell Watkins Miss Mary Wilcox and
| Mrs. George +. O'Shaunessy.
Mrs. Edward T. Taylor. Mrs. Henry r
Rainey and Mrs. Asher c. Kinds will
| pour.
The volunteer group of Red Cross
! workers recently organized at the Con-
! gressional Club held its first meeting
| for practical work this morning at the
| club.
/ The members will prepare a box for
the base hospital supply Machines
have been installed and the work is
progressing rapidly.
Mrs. Samuel Il. WinsloW of Massa-
chusetts is chairman of the group and
| the members of the committee are Mrs
| Edward T. Taylor. Mrs. James s. Par
| ker. Mrs. John A. Peters, Mrs. Atlee
Pomerene and Mrs. Ira c. Copley
The hrst-aid class also met this
morning at the club
! Another wedding of much interest to
Washington. which was hastened ~
war conditions was that of Miss Ruby
kinkade Young and Lieut. Egbert
| Thompson Lloyd. u. s. NJ q which
took place at the home of the brides
parents. at Wilson, ~ c., on Monday,
April %.
Lieut.. Lloyd is the son of Mai Ed
ward Lloyd, Y. S. A., retired and Mrs.
Lloyd. who have made their home at
| washington since the formers retire
ment, and is the grandson of the late
Capt. Egbert Thompson. t. S. n.
i, The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo entertained at luncheon
yesterday at the Shoreham having
among their guests Miss McAdoo and
her fiance. Mr.. Mohrenscheldt
| Mrs Robert Treat Paine, Cd. and her
daughter. Miss Ruth Paine OF Boston,
; have arrived for a visit and are at the
| Willard.
! Mrs. Charles W. Fenton. wife OF Col.
/ Fenton Of Fort Myer. Will not be at
| home again on Fridays this season
| Mr. and Mrs Hampson Gary will en-
| tertain al an informal dinner party
this evening at the Army. and Navy
| Club.
| Mrs. Sherman McCallum has given up
the apartment at 1712 II street, where
| she has been for the winter months,
| and has taken possession of her resi-
dence in Massachusetts avenue Miss
| Cecilia McCallum. who returned to
Washington lata in February, will be
a debutante of next winter.
| Maj William Kelly cntc~t"i-r~' -
! dinner last evening Il, tae Chety Chase
lclub. having as his guests Gen. and