The Washington times., 1917-05-25
WILSON'S ENTERTAIN
FOR RITALIAN ENJOYS
Brilliant Company at Dinner
] at the White House.
LANSING TO Be HOST TONIGHT
Series Of Entertainments Planned
for Distinguished Visitors.

The President and Mrs. Wilson en-
tertained. a brilliant company at din
ner at the White House last evening
in compliment to his royal highness
Prince Ferdinand of Savoy. Prince OF
Udine, and the other members of the
Italian mission.
The dinner was the first of a series
of entertainRents to be given in
honor OF the distinguished visitors
from overseas, which will include a
dinner tonight with the Secretary of
State as host and two dinners to be
given by the Italian Ambassador and
Countess di CeIleTe. one tomorrow
evening and one on Monday evening
BeImonts to Entertain.
On Sunday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry Belmont will give a dinner in
honor OF the members of the mission.
Next Wednesday evening Mr.. and
Mrs. Larz Anderson will be hosts at
y dinner and dance in their honor.
and on Thursday night they will be
guests at a dinner, followed by re-
ception, which Mrs. Henry +. Dimock
will give for them.
The Marine Band was stationed in
the corridor OF the White House last
evening and played throughout the
evening. The drawing rooms were
abloom with cut flowers, and the
table was decorated with radiance
roses. syringa and maidenhair fern.
Mrs. Wilson wore a becoming costume
OF black charmeuse veiled in black
tulie and lavishly embroidered in dull
black silk.
Guests at white House.
The guests were the Ambassador
Of Italy and Countess Macchi di Gel,
lere. his royal highness, the Prince
Ferdinand OF Savoy. Prince OF Udine;
his excellency, the honorable Enrico
Arlotta; his excellency, Marquis Luigi
Boraselli di Refreddo, the Hon Gu,
gielmo Marconi. the Hon. Augusta
CfufeIli, the Hon. francesca Saverio
Nitti, Cavaliere de Parente, Naval
Lieutenant da cara.
The Chief Justice and Mrs. White,
The President Pro Tempore of the
Senate, Willard X. Salisbury. the
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Clark,
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Ian
sing, Mrs. w. G. McAdoo. the Secre,
tary of War and Mrs Baker. Mrs. T.
w. Gregory, the Postmaster General
and Mrs. Burleson, the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels, the Secre-
tary of the Interior and Mrs. Lane
the Secretary OF Agriculture and Mrs
Houston. the Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs. Redfield, Senator Jacob H
GaIlinger, Senator Thomas S. Martin
Congressman and Mrs James r
Mann, Congressman John J. Fitzger-
aid. Congressman. and Mrs. Henry T
Rainey, the Secretary to the President
and Mrs. Tumulty, Frank L. Polk
Counselor OF the State Department
Assistant Secretary of State and Mrs
william Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs
Ralph Gallinger. Mrs. Charles X
Drury, Mrs. Charles Whiteside Rae
Mrs. +. Baldwin Smith, Miss Nelson
Miss Grace Overman. Miss Elsie Cal
der. Miss Dorothea Owen, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock, Miss Agnes Wilson, Miss
Helen Woodrow Bones, Miss Edith
Benham, Col. Edward T Brown
Medical Director and Mrs Cary T
Grayson, Colonel and Mrs. william
W. Harts, and Lieuten, Mt Commands
and Mrs. Robert L. Berry.
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Tea In Honor Of Mrs. Lockwood.
Mrs. Court F. Wood will be host
ess. at tea at National American
Woman Suffrage Association head
quarters. 1926 Rhode Island avenue,
this afternoon. from 4 to o'clock
in honor OF Mrs. Mary s. Lock wood.
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