The Washington herald., 1917-01-10

The President and Mrs. Wilson enter
tained last evening at the first of the
two dinners which they are giving In
honor of the Diplomatic Corps. The
state apartments of the White Housa
were In festive array, with quantities :
lovely flowers effectively arranged. The
dinner was served in the state dining
room and the table was decorated with
pink snapdrs gons and farleyense and
maidenhsir ferns. Following the dinner
there was a musicale in the East Room,
when Mrs Bertha Gushing Child sang
several selections. with Mr.. Henry
Gedeon at the piano.
Mrs. Wilson was very lovely In a gown
Of black and silver combined with Jet and
rhinestones
The guests at the dinner were the Am
haseador OF France and Madame Jus
serand. the Ambassador Of Brazil and
Russia and Madame Bskhmetefr, the Am
bassador of Great Britain and Lady
Spring Rice. the Ambassador of Spain
and Madame Riano, the Ambassador Of
\ Italy and Countess Macchi di Cellere,
the Ambassador of the Argentine Repub-
nc and Mrs Moan, the Japanese Ambas-
sador, the Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing, the Minister of Portugal the
Minister of Bolivia and Madame CAL
deron. the Minister OF Switzerland and
Madame Ritter. the Minister of Norway
and Madame Bryn, the Minister of Uru-
quay and Madame de Pena, the Belgian
Minister and Mrs. Hevenith, the Minister
Of Guatemala. the Minister Of Sweden
and Madame Ekengren, the Minister OF
Honduras. the Minister OF Denmark, the
Minister Of the Netherlands and Madame
van Rappard. the Siamese Minister, the
Minister OF Persia, the Minister Of Haiti
and Madame Menos, the Minister Of Cuba
and Madame de Cespedes, the Minister
of Venezuela, the Minister of Salvador
and Madame ZaIdivar. the Chinese Mir
lister and Mrs. Koo, the Minister OF Pana-
ma and Madame Porras, Senator and
Mrs. George T. Oliver. Senator and Mrs.
Gilbert NJ. Hitchcock, Representative and
Mrs Henry A. Cooper, Representative
and Mrs. Henry D. Flood, the Charge
d'Araires OF Chile and Madame NUM-
zsga-Varela, the Charge d'Affaires of
Greece. the Charge dAffaires of Peru.
the Charge d'Afaires of Nicara qua, the
Charge d'Affaires of Costa Rica, the
Charge d'Affaires of Ecuador, the Coun-
selor for the Department of State and
Mrs. Polk, Mr.. and Mrs. William B. Lee,
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Pinchot, Madame Luz
Mendez, Mrs. Bertha Gushing Child, Miss
Dominica. Miss Virginia Gait, Miss Will
son. Miss Bones, Miss Benham and Mr..
Henry Gedeon.
I The Minister of Uruguay and Nine. de
Pena were hosts at a dinner-dance at
the legation last evening, entertaining in
homer Of their daughters, the Misses de
Pena and their house guest, Miss Ethel
Hundley. of Baltimore. There were
eighteen guests at the dinner and about
eighty young people were invited for
the dance " Iich followed.
Mrs. will,-m Howard Taft was the
guest OF ho7 0r at dinner which Mr.. and
Mrs. EdwaI Beale Mclean gave last
evening at their residence in Mcpherson
square.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh entertained at q
box party in compliment to Mrs. Taft
at the National Theater yesterday after
noon for Nine GIuck's recital. The
other guests were Mrs. A. Garrison Nc
Clintock. Mrs. John W. Foster. Miss Pat
ten, and Mrs Stephen Osborn, of Dem
yer. who is visiting Mrs. Walsh.
Mrs A Garrison McClintock gave a
luncheon for Mrs. Taft yesterday