Evening star., 1917-05-24
President and Mrs. Wilson Dining
Prince Udine and His Con-
ferees This Evening.
Perkins Dining Swedish Guests
Miss Tuttle's Luncheon for Miss
Patterson at Chevy Chase Club.

The President and Mrs. Wilson will en-
tertain Prince Udine. head of the special
Italian mission. and his associates at din
ner tonight at the White House. The
italian ambassador and Countess di Gel
lere will be among the guests.
| The Secretary of State and Mrs. Lans-
| ing will entertain the same distinguished
visitors at dinner tomorrow evening.
Col and Mrs. Brown of Atlanta who
| have been stopping at the White House
for several days, will conclude their visit
Tomorrow or Saturday.
r. Mr. and Mrs Warren Delano Robbins
Entertained at dinner last evening in
honor of Miss Laura Delano and Mr..
Flames Lawrence Houghteling, whose
| Miss Delano and Mr.. Houghteling,
who arrived yesterday from his home
at Chicago, are being extensively enter
tained. Their wedding party, which will
morrow evening, when Mr.. and Mrs,
Delano are entertaining for them at
dinner. Mr.. William Houghteline,
brother of the bridegroom. will be best
man and Miss Delano will have two
maids of honor, her sister. Miss Louise
Delano. and Mr.. Houghteling's sister.
Miss Margaret Houghteling. who ar
rives today. with her mother and Sis
ters. The ushers will be Mr.. Augustus
Peabody, Mr.. Donald Ryerson, Mr.. viii
liam Clou, jr.: Mr.. Alfred Hamil, Mr..
David Dangler, Mr.. Rosecrans Baldwin.
Mr.. Francis Butler, all of Chicago; MIR.
Livingston Mather of Cleveland. Mr..
Philip White of Indianapolis and Mr..
Richard Crane. Sd. of Washington.
! Miss Margaret Tuttle was hostess at a
luncheon today at the Chevy Chase Club,
given in compliment to Miss Ruth Ray
mond Patterson, whose engagement to
Lieut. Melville w. F. Wallace, U. S. A..
was recently announced. Yellow daisies
and forget-me- -nots formed the table dec-
grafton and the guests were Mrs. New
bold Moves, Miss Evelina Gleaves, Miss
Helen Jones, Miss Mnna Blair, Miss
Louise Hoar and Miss Adelaide Tuttle,
sister Of the hostess.
The special envoy Of Sweden and
Nine. de Lagercrantz were guests al
charming reception yesterday ere;ay after after
Mme Ekengren had representative
gathering of official and resident
Washington circles. including many old
friends Of the guests OF IN honor. nor to pinna meet
presided at the tea table. and assisting
Mime. Ekengren in receiving were
Nine Van Rappard, Mrs Breckinrtdge
Long, Baroness Akerhielrn. wife of the
Mrs Josiah Pierce. Among the guests
were Nine. Jusserand. Nine. Naon. Mr.
de Cartier Mrs. Edward Douglas White,
Mrs Josephus Daniels Daniels ;rsu MIS- Pavid navhaae
the Danish minister, Mrs. Mahlon Pit
ney, Mrs willard Salisbury. Mr.. and
Mrs William Phillips. Mrs. Charles
Warren. Mrs Franklin Roosevelt and
| Mr.. and Nine. de Lagercrantz and Mr..
and Nine. Nordvall of Stockholm, who
are for the present guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins, will
probably take a house. as the length
| Of their stay is indefinite.
| Mr. and Mrs. Perkins will entertain
at dinner this evening in compliment
MI and Mms nsn,ns ae theT w h. din and
ner guests of the Swedish minister and
Nine. Ekengren.
| DR.. Allerton Cushman yesterday re-
ceiyed his commission as major in the
| Ordnance Reserve Corps, u. S. A. DR..
| Cushman is one of many men of spe-
| cial knowledge and training who are
every day offering the government their
services in a patriotic desire to do their
bit at this time Mai. Cushman, on ac-
count of his expert knowledge Of high
explosives and other scientihc require
ments. is a valuable addition to the
army in its preparations to meet exist
ing conditions.
The French ambassador and Nine.
Jusserand and attaches of the French
| and British embassies will be guests of
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock in her box for
the performance to be given at the
BelaSc0 Tneater IniS AFTERNOON TOT the
benefit Of the French restoration fund.
Mrs. James aCrroll Frazer also has
a box for the benefit. and will have as
her guests Mrs. Robert Lansing, Mrs.
Newton D. Baker, Mrs. Albert Sidney
Burieson. Mrs. Josephus Daniels and
Mrs Franklin K. Lane.
Other boxholders are Mrs. e. r. Har-
riman. Mrs. Riehardson Glover. Mrs.
Thomas r. Gaff Mrs. Thomas r. Walsh.
Mrs Willard Salisbury. Mrs. Stephen
b. Elkins. Mrs. Henry Cleveland Per-
kins, Mrs. A. c. Miller. Mrs. William
Ritter. Mrs. Perry Johnson and Mrs.
Theodore v. Boynton.
One OF the most beautiful weddings
Of ths spring season took place last
evening at $3.50 o'clock, when Miss
Margaret Douglas. daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles A. Douglas, became the
bride Of Mr.. Herbert Adair Of Allen