Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-06-07
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Reception at Pan-American Build.
ing This Afternoon for Veterans.
Cabinet and Wives Receiving.
Mr.. Emo Host at Dinner for Mr.. and
Nine. de Lagercrantz
, Last Night.

| The Secretary OF State and Mrs. Lam
sing. assisted by the other members of
the cabinet and their wives. will re-
ceive the veterans and allied organiza-
! lions this afternoon at the Pan-Ameri-
can building. The reception will be
! more in the order of a garden party and
the grounds about the building have
been decorated with flags. including
those of all the Americas. The guests.
probably several thousand, will form in
line and pass into the building. where
the receiving line will greet them at the
entrance Thence hence; they ". will pass
where refreshments will be served.
From the garden they will make their
exit. Should the weather be rainy the
garden feature will be eliminated and
the guests will pass up one stairway
and be received in the hall Of the Amer
icas and thence pass down the other
stairway. similar arrangement to that
of New Year day reception at the
White House being observed. Mr.. John
Barrett. director general Of the Pan
American Union. and one of the military
aids from the White House will make
the presentations.
Mr.. William Phelps Emo entertained
at dinner last evening in honor IF the
special envoy of Sweden, Mr.. Herman
de LageScrantz. and Nine. de Lager
crantz. The other guests were the
minister fro1 Sweden and Nine. Eken-
gren. the minister from Switzerland
| and Nine. Ritter. Mr.. and Mrs. Nordvall
of Stockholm. Baron Akerhielm. coun-
slor Of the Swedish legation. and
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood and Mr.
Clifford Pinchot.
Mr. and Nine. de Lagercrantz were
luncheon guests yesterday of the Brit
lsh ambassador and Lady Spring-Rice
Mr.. Emo left Washington this morn
ing for a weekend visit to New York
and Atlantic City.
Senator Phelan will give dinner this
evening in compliment to Mrs. Ger
trude Atherton.
Miss Gladys Sullivan, who has been
passing the late spring at New York
has arrived at Washington for visit
to her uncle. Senator Phelan Miss
Phelan has gone to her home in Cali
fornia for the summer.
The Misses Patten entertained at
tea and reception yesterday afternoon
in compliment to Yrs Gertrude Ather-
ton, Of California.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory and Miss
Gregory will leave Washington this
afternoon to attend the closing excr
cises OF the Winchester Military
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member of this years class.
Miss Margaret Larner. whose marriage
to Ensign Alexander s. Wotherspoon. T.
S. N. will take place June IS and who is
being extensively entertained, the
guest in whose honor Miss Dorothea
Denys and Miss Gwendolen Denys enter
tanned at luncheon today at Pierce Mill.
Mrs C. Clay Bayly is entertaining at
bridge party. followed by tea. this after
noon in compliment to Miss Natalie
briggs, whose engagement to Lieut.. Henry
Martin Jensen. Z. S. N. was recently an
nounced.
The guests are Mrs. Charles Nelson
Riker. Mrs. Harrison Brand. Mrs. Henry
Holcombe. Mrs: Joseph c. II. colquitt.
Benson. Mrs. William Fairbanks. Miss
Dorothy bennett, Miss Dorothy Shuev,
Miss Nancy Jones, Miss Antonette Ray,
Miss Lucille Smith. Miss Mercedes Cooley.
Miss Rita Brown. Mrs Ragland of Seattle.
Wash. the Misses Hickey. Miss Edith
Temple Oracle and Miss celina Calvo.
Additional guests will come in for tea
calderon will preside at the tea table.
which is adorned with centerpiecc Of
pink peonies.
The minister Of Salvador and Nine
de Zaldiyar will leave in few days
for Monterey. Pa. where they have
taken a cottage for the summer
Representative and Mrs. John Jacob
Rogers have returned to Washington
from Long Beach, where they have
been for a ten-day visit.
Miss Margaret Read was hostess a i,
beautiful luncheon today, entertaining
in honor of Miss Georgia Schofield,
whose marriage to Lieut.. Donald Wash
burn. l.. s. N. takes place Saturday.
The luncheon was served at the Purple
Iris tea room. The guests included
Miss Schofield's bridal party Of which
Miss Read is member At each place
was a bouquet of sweetheart roses and
forget me -nots, with clusters OF the
same flowers adjoining the table
Lieut.. Donald Fairchild Washburn,
u. S. N, will arrive at Washington to-
morrow morning from New London.
Conn Miss Angela Moore, Miss Edith
Bond. Miss Laura Wurts and Miss
at the marriage Saturday. Miss George.
Schofield and Lieut.. Washburn will ar
rive today and will be house guests of
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Hewson. Mrs
William Bond of New York, who is
their guest. arrived yesterday after
noon.
In addition to Miss Schofield the
guests were Miss Laura Wurts Miss
Clarissa Anderson, Miss CAROLYN Nash
Miss Margaret Niche, Miss Anne Hon
kins and Mrs. Bevan.
Mrs. George W. Read entertained in
formally at luncheon today at her resi-
dence in 18th street in honor Of her