Evening star., 1917-01-12
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF Town
Dinner Parties Emphasize Midwin-
ter Brilliancy-President and
Mrs. Wilson Among Diners.
Mrs. Warren Hostess at Country
Club This Afternoon, Entertain
ing Mrs. Taft at a Tea.

The President and Mrs. Wilson were
the guests in whose honor the Secre-
tary of State and Mrs. Lansing enter
tanned at dinner last evening. this be-
ing the first of the cabinet dinners
given in their honor this season. The
guests asked to meet them were Mr..
Justice and Mrs. Brandeis. Mr.. Justice
Clarke. Senator Ollie James, Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Scott. Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Bar
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Hapllin.
Col. and Mrs. f. NJ House Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic Coudert of New
York, Mr.. and Mrs Frank 3. Noyes,
Mrs T. De Witt TaImage. Mrs. John w.
Foster, Mrs. John Foster Dulles and
Mr. Vance Mccormick.
Col and Mrs. House are guests at
the White House.
Representative and Mrs. James r.
Mann are giving dinner this evening
to meet the minister from China and
Mrs. Koo, at the Highland.
Mrs Francis f. Warren, wife of
Senator Warren. is entertaining at a
tea this afternoon at the Country Club
in honor of Mrs. William Howard Taft.
Miss Mabel Boardman and Mrs.
Nathaniel Thomas of wyoming will
receive with Mrs. Warren and Mrs.
Taft
Mrs Franklin K. Lane, Mrs. Henry B.
Brown and Miss Mary Patten will
preside at the tea table.
Senator and Mrs. Francis f. Warren
have as their house guests the Bishop
of Wyoming and Mrs. Nathaniel
Thomas, who will remain over the
week end.
Mrs. Taft was the honor guest at
small luncheon today given by Mrs.
Massachusetts, avenue.
Representative and Mrs. Luther w
Mott We're hosts at dinner last evening
at the Army and Navy Club, when they
entertained in honor of Representative
and Mrs. James r. Mann.
The other guests were the minister
of Switzerland and Nine. Ritter. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Henry d. Flood,
Representative and Mrs Samuel E.
Winslow, Representative and Mrs.
George W. Fairchild, Representative
and Mrs. J. willard Ragsdale. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. II. P. Snyder. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. S. Wallace Dempsey,
Representative and Mrs. Charles b.
Ward. Representative and Mrs PIatt.
Representative Frederick G. Hicks.
Judge and Mrs. Charles c. McChord.
ID, s.
Howard S. Reeside. Mrs w. NJ. Coulling,
Mrs. Stone of New York and Col and
Mrs. G. d. Fitch.
Mrs. George p Scriven was hostess
at luncheon today. later entertaining
her guests at a box party at the Be
lasco. Those in the party were Mrs.
Hugh l.. Scott. Mrs. Montgomery Ma
comb, Mrs Richard Olney. Mrs. Edward
A. Sturges. Mrs. Edgar Russell and Miss
SooySmith.
Mr.. William Miller Collier, former
minister to Spain. and Mrs. Collier, of
Auburn, n. Y. who spent several
months at Washington. last wear. have
again taken an apartment at the New
Willard. where they will arrive the la st
week in January to remain for several
weeks.
Owing to the mid-year exaninat ton
schedule the Yale Dramatic Association
will be forced TO give up the performs
ance Of Ours which it had planned
to give at the New Willard on Satur-
day, February 3.
Owing to the cancellation Of the Yale
dramatic performance. Mrs. James w.
Wadsworth, Jr.. has recalled the invi-
tations for the tea for Saturday, Feb
ruary 3.
Mrs. Wadsworth will return TO Wash
ington tomorrow from Buffalo, where
she has been visiting for few days
after taking her son back to school at
Southboro. Mass.
Mrs. Charles Il. Drake was hostess at
luncheon today entertaining at her
| residence. in S street. The guests were
Mrs. Chase c. Kennedy, Mrs Peter Muir
ray Mrs. James G. Harbord, Mrs. Law
renee Fleming. Mrs. Kyle Rucker, Mrs
Aubrey Lippincott. Mrs Edward L.
| King. Mrs. Louis Hess and Mrs. Traut