The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-10
President and Mrs. Wilson Have
Distinguished Guests at
White House.
cUT-FLoWER DECORATIONS
Informal Musicale Given in East
Room by Mrs. Child and
Henry Gedeon.

The President ana Mrs. "ilsons VIM
were hosts last evening at the first
OF the two dinners for the Diplomatic
Corps they are giving this season,
asked a small, but distinguished COM
pany to meet the guests Of honor.
The drawing-rooms of the White
House were fragrant with cut flowers
and thu table was artistically decor
ated with pink snapdragons, far
layense and maidenhair ferns.
Mrs Wilson wore a handsome and
becoming gown of black tulle and sill
YER. After the dinner there was an
informal musicale in the East Room,
with Mrs. Bertha Cushing Child. con-
tralto, and Henry Gedeon, pianist, as
the artists.
The guests were the Ambassador
Of France and Nine. Jusserand.
The Ambassador of Brazil and
Nine. da Cana.
The Ambassador of Russia and
Nine. Bakhmeteff.
The Ambassador OF Great Britain
and Lady Spring-Rice.
The Ambassador OF Spain and Nine.
Riano.
The Ambassador of Italy ana
Countess Macchi di CeIlere.
The Ambassador of the Argentine
Republic and Mrs, Naon.
THE Japanese Ambassador, Mr..
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing.
The Minister of Portugal, Viscount
d.Alte.
The Minister of Bolivia and Mime.
Calderon.
The Minister OF Switzerland and
Nine. Ritter.
The Minister Of Norway and Nine.
Bryn.
The Minister of Uruguay and Mime.
de Pena.
The Belgian Minister and Mrs.
Havenith.
s The Minister of Guatemala, Senior
Dohs Joaquin Mendez.
The Minister OF Sweden and Nine.
Ekengren-
THE Minister of Honduras, DR.. Al
lberto Membrepo.
The Minister Of Denmark, constan-
tin Brun.
The Minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. van Rappard.
The sismese Minister. Phya Prsb-
Ia Karavongse.
The Minister of Persia, Mehdi Khan.
The Minister OF Haiti and Nine.
Menos.
Cespedes.
Tho Minister OF Venezuela, DIR. Don
Santos A. Dominica.
The Minister or Salvador and Nine.
Zaidfvaf. -
The chinese Minister and Mrs. Koo.
The Minister OF Panama and Nine.
Porras.
Senator and Mrs. George T. Oliver
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert II. Hitch
cock.
The Charge d'Affaires OF Chile
and Nine. Munizago-Varela-
The charge d'affaires of Greece, AL
exandre Vouros.
The charge daffaires Of Peru, Man
uei de Freyre y Santander.
The charge d'affaires of Nicaragua,
Or. Joaquin Cuadra Zayala.
The charge d'affaires of Costa Rica,
J. Rafael Oreamuno.
The charge d'affaires of Ecuador,
Luis Alberto Carlo.
The Counselor for the Department
OF State and Mrs. Polk.
Mr.. and Mrs. William 3. Lee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Pinchot
Nine. Leg Mendez.
Mrs. Bertha Cushing Child.
Miss Dominica.
Miss Virginia Gait, niece of Mrs.
Wilson.
Miss Margaret Wilson.
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
Miss Edith Benham.
Henry Gedeon.
Mrs. Child's program after dinner,
with Mr.. Gedeon at the piano. was as
follows: "Hymne a Eros" (Holmes) !:
"Noel Orlando" (Holmes); "MeIodie"
CDebussy), "Dormez-vOus" Cwecker-
1in), la CIoche" (Saint-Saens), "Bi-
sesa's Song" (Foote). Memory
CDensmorel, Lullaby CBeachl. 1.-THE
Poet Gazes on the Noon OanE),
what the Chimney Sang" CGris.
wold), "On the Steppe" (GretchanI-
now), and Invocation to Sleep"
(Tschaikowsky).