Evening star., 1917-01-10
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Brilliant Gathering at White House
Dinner Last Night-Music
Follows Dinner.
Roosevelts' Dinner for Argentine
Ambassador and Nine. Naon This
Evening-Dinners at Club.

The President and Mrs. Wilson enter
tanned at the first of the two diplomatic
dinners they are giving this season last
evening. Their guests included the rep
resentatives of the allied powers. the rep
resentatives of a number Of the neutral
governments, the Secretary of State and
Mrs Lansing and number of others from
official circles. seventy-six in all. The
dinner was served in the state dining
room and the table was decorated with
pink snapdragons and farleyense ferns.
The Marine Band played during the serv-
ing Of the dinner. and at its conclusion
musical program was given in the east
room. Mrs Bertha Gushing Child. con-
tralto, giving a series of songs with Mr..
Henry Gedeon at the piano.
The guests were: The ambassador OF
France and Nine. Jusserand. the ambas-
sador of Brazil end Nine. da Cana. the
ambassador of Russia and Nine. Bakh-
meteff the ambassador Of Great Britain
and Lady Spring Rice, the ambassador of
Spain and Nine. Riano. the ambassador OF
Italy and Countess Macchi di Cellere. the
ambassador of the Argentine Republic
and Mrs. Naon, the japanese ambassador,
the Secretary of State and Mrs. Lansing.
the minister of Portugal, the minister of
Bolivia and Nine. Calderon. the minister
of Switzerland and Nine. Ritter. the min
lister of Norway and Nine Bryn. the
minister Of Uruguay and Nine de Pena,
the Belgian minister and Mrs. Havenith.
the minister of Guatemala. the minister
of Sweden and Nine. Ekengren, the min
lister OF Honduras, the minister of Den
mark, the minister of the Netherlands and
Nine. van Rappard. the Siamese minister
the minister of Persia. the minister of
Haiti and Mime. Menos. the minister OF
Cuba and Nine. de Cespedes, the minister
of Venezuela the minister OF Salvador
and Nine. Zaldivar, the Chinese minister
and Mrs. koo. the minister or Panama
and Nine Porras. Senator and Mrs
George T. Oliver, Senator and Mrs. Gil
bert NJ Hitchcock. Representative and
Mrs Henry A. Cooper. Representative and
Mrs Henry d. Flood. the charge d'affaires
of Chile and Mime. MuniZaga -Varela. the
charge d'aNaires of Greece, the charge
d 'affaires of Peru. the charge d'affaires of
( Nicaragua. the charge d'affares of Costa
Rica, the charge d'affaires Of Ecuador.
the counselor for the Department of
State and Mrs. Polk. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam 3 Lee. Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Pinchot.
Nine. Luz Mendez. Mrs. Bertha Gushing
Child. Miss Dominica. Miss Virginia Gait.
Miss Wilson, Miss Bones. Miss Benham
and Mr.. Henry Gedeon.
The assistant secretary of the navy
! and Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt will
| entertain at dinner tonight in honor
Nine. Naon.
Mrs. Charles whiteside Rae was
hostess at luncheon today. entertaining
in honor of Mrs. William Howard Taft.
This evening Mr.. and Mrs. 7. 7. Gaf
will give dinner in compliment to
Mrs Taft
Mrs Henry r. Dimock will entertain
at dinner tomorrow evening in honor
of Mrs. Taft.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson entertained
at beautifully appointed luncheon to-
day in compliment to Miss Mary Gus
tbs Lee.
The table was decorated with pink
sweet peas and the candelabra were
| capped with pink shades.
| Mrs. J. Eakin Gadsby entertained at
luncheon today in compliment to Mrs.
Shafroth, wife of Senator Shafroth of
Mrs. Margaret Echols. Mrs. A. ". Zane.
Mrs John Beale. Miss Beale. Mrs Eu-
gene Byrnes and Mrs. Loren Johnson.
informally at luncheon today at her
| residence In / street.
Mrs William Mcclellan Ritter will
be hostess at musicale Sunday. jan
uary IA, at 4:30 O'Clock at her residence
| in Massachusetts, avenue Nine Miura
will be the artist
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Penfield will be
host at dinner this evening. entertain
ing in honor of Mrs. John Foster Dull
les. who is visiting the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Lansing.
| Mr.. and Mra Penfield entertained at
Martin +. Knapp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Pratt. win be