The Washington herald., 1917-03-23
President and Miss Wilson
/. 4 at Theater, = =
Accompanied by Miss Bones

The President, accompanied by Miss
Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen Wooo-
row Bones, occupied a box at the Ma
tional Theater last evening.
The japanese Ambassador, Mr.. Atmaro
Sato, was host at dinner last evening, en-
tertaining In compliment to the French
Ambassador and Mime. Jusserand and
the italian Ambassador and Countess di
Cellere.
Senator and Mrs. Robert l.. owen en-
tertained In the red room at the Willard
last evening in honor of their daughter,
: Miss Dorothea owen and her guest, Miss
Alice O'Gorman. Palms and American
Beauty roses were used effectively in the
decorations and a buffet supper was serv-
ed at midnight Miss Owen and MISS
O'Gorman received with Mrs. owen.
There were about Is guests, many OF
them coming on from the dinner parties
which preceded the dance.
Miss Margaret Niche was hostess at
dinner before the dance, entertaining in
compliment to Mrs. w. r. Purnell, or
New York, who is visiting her. Miss
Owen and Miss O'Gorman were among
her guests. Miss Pauline Stone gave a
diner party in honor of Miss Ethel Rose,
OF New York. taking her guests later to
the dance. Mrs. Delos Blodgett's dinner
party also Joined the dancers later in
the evening.
The Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
Redfield took possession yesterday of the
residence which they have leased at 2lis
Wyoming avenue.
Commander and Mrs. William NJ. Irwin
entertained at dinner last evening at the
Army and Navy Club in compliment to
the wedding party which will attend their
daughter, Miss Mary Regina Irwin and
Lieut.. Thomas B. Larkin. U. s. A, at
their marriage on April Is, and includes
Miss Annie Irwin, Miss Ruth Larner.
Miss Margaret Larner. Miss Edith Blair,
Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, Lieut.. Frazer
Tompkins. Lieut.. Ernest Frederick Mil
Ter, Lieut.. Donald o. Dawson, Lieut.. AL
exander P. Cronkhite, Lieut. Mason A.
Atkins. and Lieut.. Paul A. Hodgson.
y iss Virginia Carr. of Albuquerque. \.
NJ, and Miss Virginia Ashley, of Toledo.
- 40 WIIl he among the bridesmaids, have
not yet arrived in Washington and their
places at the dinner last evening were
taken by Miss Minna Blair and Miss Hell
en- McCumber. Lieut. Blackburn Hall.
L. s. A, who will act as best man for
Lieut. Larkin, was also absent from the
dinner Lieut.. Hall is in Texas on border
duty and will not come to Washington
until Easter.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett was hostess at a
dinner party of eighteen covers last eve
ming, entertaining in compliment to DR..
and Mrs. Cary T. Grayson.
Mrs. Lauterbach, Of New York, who is
spending several weeks >at. the Willard,
en- route from Florida, entertained at din
ner last evening at the Army and Navy
Club. taking her guests, later In the eve
ming, to the supper dance at the New
Willard.
Mrs. Lauterbach will leave Washing
ton Monday for a sojourn at White Sui
phur Springs.
Mrs Marshall Field was hostess at a
small luncheon yesterday at her resi-
denee In Sixteenth street.
One of the interesting events in So
iety last evening was the dance given
at the Raleigh by the Sons of Confed-
crate Veterans for the benedt of the en-
tertainment fund for the Confederate
Veterans reunion to be held at Wash
tngton IN June. The ballroom was at
tractively decorated with palms and grace
fully draped American flags. An orches-
ira played for the dancing and a buffet
supper was served late in the evening
The guests were received by Mrs. Maud
Howell Smith, acting as matron of honor
In the absence of Mrs. Gilbert Brenizer;
Miss Suzanne Chase, sponsor for the