The Washington times., 1917-04-17
DAYS TO Be HOSTS
,ATBIRTHDAY DINNER
Justice Day and Justice Van
DeVanter to Observe Ami
Versary Together.

Versary Together.
Justice william R Day and his son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Ru-
fus Day, will entertain at dinner to-
night In celebration of Justice
Days birthday anniversary and In
compliment to Justice Willis Van
Devanter, whose birthday also falls
today. Justice Day and Justice
Van Devanter have celebrated their
anniversary together for several years
with 9. dinner at the home OF one or
the other. In addition to Justice and
Mrs. Van Devanter the twenty guests
will include Cabinet members and
other distinguished folk.
MrE BraIsted. wife Of Surgeon Gen
eral William c. Braisted, U. 8. N, will
entertain a large company at a recep-
ton at the Playhouse this afternoon
in compliment to Mrs. Ralph Earle,
wife of Rear Admiral Earle, U. $. N,
and Mrs. Watt, wife Of Capt. Richard
N. Watt Admiral Earle and Captain
Watt were recently ordered to Wash
ington, Admiral Earle succeeding
{ Rear Admiral Joseph Strauss and
Captain Watt succeeding Capt Ridley
Mclean
The ball room will be decorated
= Rith spring flowers There will be
( dancing throughout the afternoon.
Mrs. Robert NJ Kennedy and Mrs.
James H. Glennon will be at the tea
table,
Mrs. Greedy Hostess.
Mrs Adolphus w. Greedy will be
hostess at q reception this afternoon
In honor Of Mrs George SQuires, Of
Minnesota, who Is a candidate for
president general of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution. The
guests invited to meet Mrs. Squires
are the members of the National
Board, d. A R., State regents and
members OF the Minnesota delegation.
Mrs Gregory will be assisted by
her cousin, Countess Montjoye, OF
Italy; Mrs. Farwell Ferry, of Chi
cago, and Mrs. Squires' daughter, Mrs.
Aackaye Thompson, of Chicago, all Of
whom are staying with Maj. Gen. and
Mrs. Greedy, and Miss Antoinette
Greely, daughter OF the hostess.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Squires
held a reception in the ball room OF
the Powhatan, hundreds of visitors
throngtng the rooms for several
hours
Miss Maebetn sinEA
Receiving with Mrs SQuires were
Z Mrs.. c. R Davis, Mrs. James T. Nor
u ris, Mrs. Frank B. Kellogg. Mrs. VIII
Ham R Merriman and Mrs. A. w
Greely. The room was beautifully
decorated with flowers, and from the
balcony floated an American flag
Miss Florence Macbeth, q Minnesoti
girl, who Is now singing in New
York, sang several numbers. Mis-:
Macbeth is q guest OF Mrs. Squire!
for the congress.
Mrs. A W. Greedy has recently re-
turned to Washington after a fort.
nights visit In the South. Miss Rost
GreeIy Is spending several months Al
Cambridge. Mass, taking q course In
architecture and landscape gardening
which is conducted by two Harvard
professors Miss Gertrude Greely Il
taking q course IN the Montessori
Method at the Normal College in New
York and attending lectures at CO.
lumbiA University.
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DipI0mAts at Dinner.
The Serbian minister, Ljoubomi
MichailoVitch, and Alexandra V. Geo
gevitch, first secretary of the lega
tion, were among those dining at tn
willard last evening. Other diplo
mats among the dinner guests wer
C. de Rostaing Asboa, first secretar:
of the Brazilian embassy, and J.
de Modesto Leal, and Paulo de Godoy
both also of the Brazilian embass.
staff-
-
Mrs. Lambert Hostess.
Mrs Wilton J. Lambert gave
luncheon of twenty covers today, tn
decorations being in purple and vel
low. The guests were Mrs. Charlie
Culberson, Mrs. Ollie James, NJ
Hubert Dent, Mrs. Rufus Day, Mrs
William Bailey Lamar, Mrs. PER-
Heath, Mrs. Wade n. Ellis, Mrs
lanes Green, Mrs. Devereux Lippitt
Mrs. Robert Taylor, Mrs. Claud
Swanson, Mrs. J. c. w. Beckman, Mrl
Seth Sheppard, Mrs. William Mitchell
Mrs J. Harry Covington, Mrs. Mar
H Schluter, Mrs. Made Hills, Mrs
victor Kaufman, and Miss Haskell.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett and her chi
dren, who passed Easter in Florids
returned to Washington Saturday
making the trip by motor. Mrs. Blot
gett has as her guest, Mrs. Cyrus
Perkina, Of Grand Rapids, Aiich. Mis-
Maize Porcher is visiting Miss Hele
Blodgstt, her cousin, who will entel
tain at a dance in her honor at som
early date. Mrs. Blodgett's sistei
Mrs. Charles Gray Matthews, has r.
turned from Florida and is with Mr.
Blodgett
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reyburn re
turned to Washington yesterday fror
Florida, where they passed the win
ter. They are at the Shoreham. NJ
and Mrs. Montgomery Blair, who oc
cupied Mrs. John z. Reyburn's hom
in N street during the winter, ha
expected to move to their summe
home near Silver Springs, April !, bu
T. Nr-eN Inv
when Mr.. and Mrs. Reyburn will TAX
possession of the house. In the NEAR
time Mr.. and Mrs. Reyburn will go I
New York for a short stay. Mr.. an
Mrs. Reyburn are planning TO enter
tain at q musicale at the end OF tn