Evening star., 1917-01-16
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
President and Mrs. Wilson Dine Dip
lomats at White House
This Evening.
Secretary and Mrs. McAdoo Hosts to
President and Mrs. Will
son Last Night.

The President and Mrs. Wilson will
entertain at dinner at the White House
this evening. when they will be hosts
at the second of two diplomatic din
| ners they have given this season. The
German am bassador and Counties Won
Bernstorff will be among the guests.
The President and Mrs. Wilson dined
last evening with the Secretary of the
Treasury and Mrs. McAdoo, going later
to the charity ball. The guests to meet
them were Senator and Mrs. George w.
Norris. Senator-elect and Mrs. Peter
Goelet Gerry. Mr.. W. p. G. Harding,
Mr.. and Mrs. George McAneny of New
York. Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Durant of
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Fl.
Price of New York. Mr.. and Mrs. John
D. Ryan of New York, Mr.. Vance Nc
Cormick of Harrisburg. Mrs. Borden
Hartman and Miss Mona McAdoo.
After the dinner the President and Mrs.
/ Wilson went to the charity ball. held
for the benefit of the Children's Hos
| pital.
| The assistant secretary of the navy
| and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt enter
| tanned at dinner last evening in honor
of the Secretary of State and Mrs
| Lansing. Their guests were the solicitor
| of the State Department and Mrs. John
w. Davis. Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings, Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic A. Delano
Mr. and Mrs. Warren Delano Robbins
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Dennan.
Maj Gen. and Mrs Adolphus W.
| Greedy will be hosts at dinner this
evening, entertaining in honor of Capt.
Roald Amundsen, the noted explorer.
who is making short visit at Wash
| ington.
| Sunday evening Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Robert +. Peary will give a din
ner in honor of Capt. Amundsen.
| Capt and Mrs. Robert s. A. Dough-
erty, Mrs. William Fl. Holcombe and
Mrs. Mason Young will be in the re-
ceiving line at the formal hop at the
| Washington barracks this evening.
Lieut.. Donald A. Dawson will make the
presentations. Flags and palms will
| form the decoration and the Engineer
Band will play for the dancing.
Barnett, U. s. NJ. c., will entertain at
a tea dance Thursday afternoon in the
bandroom of the marine barracks, to
celebrate the birthday anniversaries of
her daughter, Miss Leila Gordon. and
| son, Mr.. Basil Gordon, who will return
| from school for. the occasion. The
guests will include number of the
younger set and few older people.
Brig Gen, and Mrs. Charles L. Nc
cawley were among the dinner hosts of
last evening.
The second OF the series OF dances
given by the Congressional Club will
be held this evening at the clubhouse.
Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, president, and
several other officers of the club will
be present. A buffet supper will be
served late in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin will
entertain informally at dinner this
evening.
The counselor of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Frank Polk will be hosts
at dinner this evening, entertaining in
compliment to the leader of the Phila-
delphia Orchestra, Mr.. Leopold Stokow-
ski, and Mrs. Stokowski
Mrs. William Curry Harllee is hostess
at a large tea this afternoon. entertain
ing at her residence in Lamont street
from until T. Those receiving with
.Irs. Harllee are Mrs. Thomas. Watt
Gregory, Mrs. r. l.. Henry. Mrs. e.
jOwen-Chahoon, Mrs. Cone johnson, Mrs.
10. p Newman, Mrs. Mark l.. Goodwin,
Mrs. A. v. Zane, Mrs. Claude Bennett.
Mrs. l.. A. Lejeune. Mrs. Frank Smith,
Mrs. c. II. Lyman and Mrs. Champ C.
| scCulloch. Pink sweet peas decorate
the tea table and clusters of pink Kill
larney roses are throughout the draw
ing rooms.
Mrs. Lurton. widow of Mr.. Justice
lLurton. has returned to Washington