Evening star., 1918-04-01

The President and Mrs. Wilson will
participate in the brilliant program
which tonight opens the spring season
I at Washington. They will be among
the guests at the military ball to be
given at the marine barracks under the
auspices Of the women's Army and
Navy League. occupying box and
having party with them.
In addition to the two large balls of
the evening, the military ball and the
dixie ball to be given at the Willard
BY the Robert E. Lee Chapter, u. d. C.,
for the benefit of the Confederate. Me-
| at the Corcoran Gallery of Art in COM
pliment to the Archbishop of York. who
is guest in this country Of the war
commission Of the Episcopal Church.
A number Of dinner parties will oc-
cupy the earlier hours of the evening.
At the reception at the Corcoran Gal
lery Of Art the guests will be re-
ceived by Bishop Harding, the Arch
bishop Of York and a number Of trustees
of the gallery, including Mr.. Henry
White and Mr.. Charles C. Glover.
The President will receive the Arch
bishop of York at the White House this
afternoon at o'clock. The archbishop,
who is a guest at the British embassy,
bassador. who will present him to the
President. This morning the President
and Mrs. Wilson played golf for a while
after breakfast.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo have gone to the White
Sulphur Springs to spend q week, Mrs
McAdoo will go to Baltimore Friday,
where she will address a meeting of the
woman's committee Of the Maryland
guest of honor at q luncheon the COM
mittee will give at the Emerson Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Stanley Dell
Mrs. Thomas Preston, 5r., has been vis-
iting her. Mrs. Dell was formerly Miss
Marion Cleveland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter H. B. Frelinghuy-
sen will entertain at dinner this even
ing, when Miss Frances Moore. whose
marriage to Lieut.. Henri Maruuisan of
the French Flying Corps, will take
place Saturday, will be among the
guests.
Mrs. Aksel C. P. wichfeld and Miss
Frances Moore returned last evening
from New York.
Mrs. Frederick L. Chaplin will be host
ess at dinner this evening, later enter
tanning her guests in her box at the
woman's Army and Navy League ball
at the marine barracks.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. E. r. Stitt
have as their house guests Miss Olive
Masland and Miss Florence Masland OF
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood has al
fanson of New York. Mrs. Ste6anson
was formerly Miss Mary Emo.
Mrs Eugene Van Rensselaer,. who ac-
companied her daughter, Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer, to- their country. home
at Berkeley Springs. will not return to
| Washington for week or ten days.
Mrs. Frazer returned Saturday night.
| Miss Lillian Birney entertained at tea
at the Chevy Chase Club yesterday in
compliment to Miss Anne Hopkins and
Capt. John Gregory Hope. r. F. C.
| whose marriage takes places tomorrow
afternoon at st. Thomas Church.
Maj. Gen. George Barnett. O. S. NJ. c.
and Mrs. Barnett of Warrington will
| attend the patriotic meeting to be helG
| at Baltimore next. Sunday afternoon
under the auspices of the entertain
ment committee Of the United Service
I Club for Soldiers and Sailors. Invita-
tions are being issued today for the af-
| fair by the Invitation committee. COM
! posed of Mrs, George Corbin Perine
Miss Elizabeth c. Hopkins and Miss
Elizabeth c. Jencks.
Those In the receiving line 1t the
Dixie ball tonight will be Mrs. e. Hill
| ton jackson, president Of Robert E. Lee
Chapter. U. D. c.: Mrs. Frank g. Oden-
heimer. Mrs. James E. Mulcare. District
division president U. D. c.: Capt. Fred
Beall. commander Of Camp III, U. c. ";
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. president Of
| the Southern Relief Society: Mr. c. c.
Calhoun. president of the Southern So
| ciety;. Mrs John NJ. Hickey. honorary
president of the chapter: Mrs. Hunter
| Laughton. second vice president; Mrs
H. q. Clay. recording secretary; Mrs
]. William Kyle. corresponding secre-
| tary; Mrs. Horace Whitaker, his-
torian: Miss Edith Lillian Richter.
| registrar: Mrs. Belle Riley, chaplain
and Representative Venable.
The full list of patronesses includes
Mrs. Thomas Armat. Mrs. John H
| Bankhead. Mrs. James N. Baker. Mrs
James I. Blakesley, Mrs. William +
Baggett, Mrs. Delos Biodgett. Mrs
James Boggs, Mrs. John W. Brawner
| Mrs. Margaret N. Berry, Mrs. Albert
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