The Washington herald., 1917-02-17

The Vice President and Mrs. Marshall
were the guests of honor at the dinner
given last evening by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles 8. Hamlin.
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh was hostess at
dinner last evening, entertaining in COM
pliment to the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. Lansing. The table was adorned
with white lilacs and pink roses. string
orchestra played during the serving OF
the dinner and Mr.. Harry Wheaton How
ard gave a program of organ music.
| Invited to meet Secretary Lansing and
Mrs. Lansing were Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Clover, Col. and Mrs. Fenton, Mr.. Ray
Baker. Gen. and Mrs. Crozier. Capt. and
Mrs. Gibbon. Mrs. Osborne, Mr.. and Mrs.
C. C. Glover. Mr.. Charles Noble Gregory,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill, Representa-
tive Cannon and Miss Cannon, Mr.. and
Mrs. William p. Malburn. Judge and Mrs.
| Payne, Gen. and Mrs. Cox, Gov. Harding,
Mrs. Mcdonald, Mr.. Clifton. former Am
bassador to Russia and Mrs. Marye, Mrs.
Henry F. Dimock, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Ewing. Mr.. and Mrs. William Collier, Mr..
G. NJ. Mott and Col. Squiers.
Nine. Ritter, wife Of the Minister of
|
City. Owing to her absence from town,
Nine. Ritter will not be at home today or
next Saturday.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels were the guests in whose honor
Rear Admiral and Mrs. J. H. oliver en-
tertained at dinner last evening at the
Army and Navy Club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Pratt were hosts
at dinner last evening before the Friday
Evening Dancing Glass at the Willard.
Their guests were: Miss Halle Davis.
Miss Anne Hopkins. Miss Ruth Wilson,
Miss Georgia Schofield, DR.. and Mrs.
Ramsdell. Lieut.. Commander Fisher; Mr..
Acuna, of the Argentine Embassy; Baron
Hardendroek and Mr.. Arthur Bradley
Campbell.
guests of honor at the annual breakfast
of the Congressional Club, given yester-
| day. The breakfast was served at noon
| in the large ballroom, which was deco
| rated with American flags, palms and
flowers, each table having a centerplece
of spring blossoms. Mrs. Wilson and
Mrs. Marshall occupied seats at the
speakers table, on either side of Mrs.
Atlee Pomerene, president of the club.
Miss Helen Woodrow Bones was among
| the guests and others at this table were
| the members OF the executive board,
Mrs. J. w. Byrns. Mrs. George w. Fair
| child, Mrs. Albert B. Cummins, Mrs. Ed
| ward T. Taylor, Mrs. Henry G. Dan
| forth, Mrs. Joseph ]. Russell and Mrs.
J. F. Byrnes; the toastmistress, Mrs. John
! F. Shafroth; two former presidents OF
the club, Mrs. Ernest w. Roberts and
Mrs. Duncan U. Fletcher. both OF whom
| addressed a the club, and Mrs. James
| Brown Scott, Mrs. Edward keating. Mrs.
| William r. Smith, Mrs. Jouett Shouse,
Mrs. Julius Kahn and Mrs. John B. Hen
derson, all OF whom made brief speeches.
The toasts were interspersed with musi-
| cal numbers, the program being under
| the direction OF Miss Dorothy Dixon Den
nett, who gave a piano selection from
| Rachmaninoff, followed by MacDowelr S
| "Polonaise." Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Cav
| ler followed with a group of songs, in
Guiding louvre Tes Yeux Bleus." Masse-
net; lie Coeur de Mamie" Jacques Dale
roze, and Spring Awakening" by San
derson, with Miss bennett as the ac-
| companist. Mr.. Abraham Goldfuss gave
two violin selections. Indian Lament"
Dvorak-Kreisler, and "Chanson Louis
Kill" Louis Couperin-Kreiser. accom-
panied by Miss bennett THE Star
| Spangled Banner" concluded the program.
Those present at the breakfast were
Mrs Sydney Anderson. Mrs. Anthony,
Mrs. A. ]. Barchfeld, Mrs. E. A. Barch-
| field, Mrs Perry Belmont. Mrs. William
| P. Borland, Mrs. Katherine Brant, Mrs.
E. L. Browne, Mrs. Louis Brownlow.
Mrc. Frank Fl. Briggs, Mrs. Ezekiel S.
Gambler, Mrs. Chiperfeld, Miss Chiper-
field, Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper. Mrs.
Edward Cooper, Mrs. Ira c. Copley,
Mrs. T. S. Crago, Mrs. W. B. Charles,
Mrs. ]. Harry Covington, Mrs. william
A. Cullop, Mrs Josephus Daniels, Miss
Alice Darling, Mrs. Fred bennett, Miss
Dorothy bennett, Mrs. Joe II. Eagle,
Mrs. Edwards, Mrs. William w. Geddes,
Mrs. Carter Glass, Mrs. James W. Good,
Mrs. William Gordon, Miss Grace Gran
ger, Mrs. Charles M. Hamilton, Mrs.
William P. Harr, Mrs. Robert D. Heaton,
Mrs. David F. Houston, Mrs. James
W. Hustled, Mrs. Alfred Bennett lies,
Mrs Thomas Kemp, Mrs. William e.
Humphrey, Mrs. William Kent, Mrs.
Edward ]. King, Mrs. Aaron S. Kreider.
Mrs. Franklin h. Lane, Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs. Irvine l.. Lenroot, Mrs.
J. Charles Linthicum, Mrs. Gordon Lee,
Mrs James L. Lloyd, Mrs. William G.
McAdoo, Mrs. Walter W. Magee, Mrs.
James R. Mann, Mrs. Adolph Meyer,
Mrs Frank W. Mondell, Mrs. Dick Nor
gan, Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, Mrs. John
/. Nolan, Mrs. george r. ~ SnAuHeSSy,
Mrs. George T. Oliver. Mrs. James s.
Parker, Mrs. Atlee Pomerene, Mrs. Ed
mund Platt, Mrs. ]. A. Peters, Mrs.
Michael F. Phelan, Miss Mary Phelan,
Mrs. John E. Raker, Mrs. C. F. Reavis.
Mrs. William C. Redfeld, Mrs. Howard
S. Reside, Mrs. F. w. Rowe, Mfs.
Thomas l. Rubey, Mrs. Willard Sauls-
bury. Mrs. T D. Schall, Mrs Henry w.
Seymour, Mrs. Seth Shepard, Mrs.
Thetus w. Sims, Mrs. ]. H. Stephens,
Mrs. Frederick C. Stevens, Mrs. Will
liam ]. Stone, Miss Sulloway. Mrs. Ed
win f. Sweet, Mrs. Charles Pope Calo-
well, Mrs. Calvin D. Page, Mrs. Horace
M Towner, Mrs. William H. Thompson.
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker. Mrs. Josiah
A. Van Orsdel, Mrs. Thomas ]. Walsh,
Miss Melle Watkins. Mrs. S. E. Wins
low, Mrs. Harry woodward. Mrs. John
d. Works and Mrs. James Young.
The officers stationed at the Washing
ton Barracks entertained at the last for
NAL hop of the season last evening at
the Officers Club.
The ballroom was decorated with flags,
bunting, palms and ferns. The engin-
eers' band played for the dancing.
Lieut.. Myron Bertman, adjutant of the
post, presented the guests, who were re-
ao;,-o5 b,, Col Mason Patrick command