The Washington herald., 1917-10-26
Mrs. Robert Lansing Enter
tains the Cabinet Women
at Luncheon Attorney
General and Mrs. Greg
ory Visit Philadelphia
and New York.

The first big dinner dance of the
season was that given at the New
Willard last evening for Mr.. Edward
n. Hurley head OF the Shipping Board
and Mrs. Hurley. of Chicago, with
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Logan as
hosts The guests for the dinner In
cluded many of the prominent men
and women who are spending their
first winter in Washington, called
here by the various commissions and
boards made necessary by war condi-
tions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Logan used the Fair
fax room for entertaining the dinner
company OF fifty, while the great red
room. in which so many notable
events have taken place, was reserved
for the dancing. number of addi-
tional guests being asked in for that
part of the entertainment. While
American Beauty roses were used as a
decoration, the war time idea was
carried out in the place cards, which
bore small American flags.
The company to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurley included the house guests of
the hosts, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Pres
bry. and Mr.. and Mrs. A. C. Bedford.
OF New York; Mrs. James Kenney. OF
Philadelphia, and Mrs. Malek c. Lor-
ing, Of Chicago, the mother of Mrs.
Logan.
Other guests at the dinner were Mr..
and Mrs Alfred Schmidt, of Phila-
delphia, who are staying at the Shore
ham; Mr.. and Mrs. Barney Baruch,
the Secretary to the President and
Mrs. Joseph p. Tumulty; Col. and
Mrs. George Downey. Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones. Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Frederick Harris. Mr.. and Mrs
Phillip Patchen, Mr.. and Mrs. Stew
art. of Chicago: Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Penfield. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Carey,
of Chicago; Judge and Mrs. c. c. Nc
Chord. Mr.. and Mrs. Lyford, and Mr..
and Mrs. Burton, of Chicago: Mrs.
Victor Kaufman, Miss Amy Bennett.
Miss Katherine Beach. Miss Marie
Sims. Miss Louella Dixon. Mr.. Hugh
Gibson, Mr.. Martin Egan. Mr.. Enrique
j. Amaya, Second Secretary of the
Argentine Embassy: Baron Castella,
Mr.. George Creel. Mr.. Arthur Brad
ley Campbell, Mr.. Samuel Piza, Mr.
Brown.
An orchestra furnished a program
throughout the evening.
Mrs. Lansing, wife OF the Secre-
tary of State, entertained num-
her of Cabinet women at luncheon
TODAY at her home in Eighteenth
street. 1t was the first calling to-
gether of the wives of Cabinet mem
hers. and they discussed the social
situation for the coming season.
GAnaral Mrs
Thomas Watt Gregory have gone to
Philadelphia, and on wednesday
evening Mr.. Gregory made an ad-
dress at the Academy of Music in
the interest OF the liberty loan. Mr..
Gregory has proceeded to New York,
and Mrs. Gregory will visit their
son, Mr.. Thomas Watt Gregory. jr..
at Princeton University. where he is
a student. Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory
will return to Washington on Satur-
day or Sunday.
Senator and Mrs. Robert owen will
entertain the wedding parts of their
daughter. Miss Dorothea owen, and
MIR. John Cameron Hawkins, whose
marriage. takes place tomorrow. at
dinner tonight, the event to be follow
ed by a dance for which additional
guests have been asked. Miss LII
ian Birney will entertain Miss Owen
and her attendants at luncheon to-
morrow.
Prof. and Mrs. Alexander Graham
Bell will return to Washington today
from their summer home in Can
ada, and will be accompanied by
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor. and
younger daughter. Mrs. David Fair
child and their grandchildren, liable
Grosvenor, and Robert Bell.
DR.. and Mrs. Merrill E. Gates have
returned to Washington, and have
opened their home at 1900 Rhode Is
land avenue, after a stay OF four
months at Lake Sunapee. n. H.. and
in the White Mountains at Maple
wood, n. H.
Lieut.. Ormsby McCammon, who is
training with the Ambulance Corps
at Allentown. Pa. has returned there
after visiting Mr.. McCammon at
their home in Chevy Chase.
Mrs. Armistead Davis Is the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. II. Campbell Graef
at their home in K street. while
preparing to take possession of her
apartment at 1902 Eighteenth street
on November l.
With the richest and most beauti-
full ceremonial in the liturgy of the
Catholic Church-the celebration of a
nuptial mass-the marriage of Miss