Evening star., 1917-12-04
Several Interesting Dinner Parties
Last Evening for Distinguished
Visitors. 81.
Smart Benefit for Comforts Com
mittee at Mrs.
Dimock's.

Mrs. Wilson was in the gallery at;the
House of Representatives today to hear
the President deliver his message to
Congress. With her were Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Wilson and Miss Alice Wilson
of Baltimore. Mrs. William H. Boiling.
Miss Boiling. Mr.. John Randolph Boil
Atlanta.
Mrs. Champ Clark and a party of
guests occupied the seats reserved for
the Speaker. The party included Mrs.
Henderson. widow of a former Speaker
| Of the House: Mrs. James r. Mann, wife
Of the minority leader: Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Carroll OF Missouri, Mrs. KItch-
| in. wife Of Representative Kitchin: Gen.
Clark. U. s. A.. commanding officer at
Fort Sill, Okla, and Mr.. Arthur Bris-
bane.
The President and Mrs. Wilson at
tended the performance at the National
Theater last evening. They were ac-
companied by family party, including
Mrs Boiling, Miss Bertha Boiling. Mr..
John Randolph Boiling and Mr.. Rolfe
Boiling. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin had
an interesting dinner party last evening
to meet Mrs. William Jennings Bryan,
wife Of the former Secretary of State.
Mr.. Beaumont Hohler, counselor of the
British embassy, entertained at dinner
last evening at his home In Sheridan
circle Lady SPRING Rice. the Duchess Of
Devonshire, Lady Blanche Cavendish, the
assistant secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Roosevelt, Lord Eustace Percy and Mr.
Porter.
Mrs. Henry 3. Dimock loaned her
house yesterday afternoon for a card
party and tea-dance in aid Of the free
wool fund Of the comforts committee Of
ton was chairman Of the benefit, which
brought together one Of the smartest
parties Of the season. The ballroom,
where hfty-two tables played bridge
from o'clock till S. was very attfactively
decorated. flags forming a dado around
the mirrored walls. Tea followed the
games, the afternoon winding up with
q dance, for which a number:'of young
officers. including some English officers,
The patronesses were Mrs. Thomas F.
Bayard. Mrs James Carroll Frazer. Mrs.
william Belden Noble. Mrs. Lawrence
Townsend, Mrs. Richard Weightman,
Mrs. James Morris Morgan. Mrs; Green.
Mrs. Truesdell, Mrs. John Lindsay More
head, Mrs. Randolph H. McKim. Mrs.
George W. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Gist Blair,
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mrs. AL
Padelford, Miss Sheriff., Mrs. seaton
Schroeder. Miss Patten. Mrs. John o.
Evans, Miss Hegeman. Miss Ernst. Miss
Munroe and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins.
lon % Pitney, Mrs. Claude Swanson. Mrs.
T. De witt Talmage. Mrs. Edmund
Pendleton, Mrs. Ben johnson. Mrs. Mary
schiuter, Mr.. and Mrs. William Eaches
Fendall. Mrs. Frederic Atherton. Mrs.
shaw Oliver. Mrs. .Charlss Graves
Matthews, Mrs. Thomas Chatard, Miss
Gwynn, Mrs. Edward McCanley. Mrs.
z. +. Can. Mrs. Cary LanEhorne. Mrs.
victor wsss9 Kssnann ME- Mss william mhsSep cos
coran Hin. Mrs Archibald Gracie,- Mrs.
Samuel. T. Graham, Miss Mary Graham.
Miss Margaret Window Miss Townsend
and Miss Mullinsy s.--aa '...~.'-s-.J@ y;
Mrs Herbert c.. Hoover will .be the
guest of honnr kof s.thes ConEr essiona1
Club at their first at home of the sea
son Fridsy. afternoon a,,,l as so clock Tea
+; s; Mr.. and Mrs Jerome Bonaparte. who
]are spending the ,wintersat New York
and Dra-an Mrs.s Preston Satterwhtte
were guests last evening of Mr.: and
Mrs. Hamilton Cahart sinstbeir box.at
the M3trQpblttan onera House. New
Fork. Mra: LAwrefice Townsend was
guest Of Miss Mable Gerry.dn her box,
T An interesting wedding Of today viii
be that Of Miss Mary Tgnor Holmes
daughter Of :, commsndsra NJ I / Urban q .
| in Philadelphia, and Lieut.. John Thorn.
ton knight, jr., Goth Field Artillery u
| 81 AZ, son OF Col ]. T. knight. which
win take place at 81. Louis:
fhA cerAmouy. and at the conclusion So1