The Washington herald., 1918-12-19

The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall were the guests in honor OF
whom Senator and Mrs. Willard
salisbury entertained at dinner last
night.
Mrs. salisbury will not be at home
this afternoon, but will receive next
Thursday. December IS.
Mrs. Marshall has a box for the
benefit which the medical branch of
the army emergency committee Is ar
ranging this afternoon at the Knick-
erbocker Theater. and is expected 10
occupy it with friends.
Mrs. Baker has accepted Mrs. Ire
lands invitation to be a guest In her
box this afternoon. and box has
been placed at the disposal Of Mrs.
Daniels, who Is expected to be present
" she returns in time from New York.
where she has been for several days
Interesting herself in the Red Cross
membership drive. as well as in her
1wn Y. W. c. A. work.
The ladies Of the medical branch of
the army emergency committee have
been greatly troubled by the failure
OF the wonderful war films which they
lAdu tApEEAEa " 5IOn u dIlANN AC
Signal Corps has come TO the rescue
and promised them other films IL the
ones they had cabled for fail to get
here in time. So showing of new
and interesting films is assured, ana
as the ladies have arranged other
features as well, the afternoon prom
ises to be very we'll worth while. The
entertainment is scheduled for !
o'clock this afternoon at the Knick-
erbOcker Theater. Columbia road and
Eighteenth street. Mrs. Ireland is
chairman of the committee; Mrs.
SteTnberg. vice chairman; Mrs. Cor
gas, honorary chairman; Mrs. Van
Dusen, secretary. and Mrs. McCul-
lOch, treasurer. Mrs Owen Is chair
man Of the arrangement committee.
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo was at
home yesterday afternoon for the
last time before leaving Washington.
She was assisted by Mrs. John Skele-
ton Williams, Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin
and Miss Anna Hamlin. Mrs. Albert
Erskine, Mrs. Arthur Glasgow, Mrs.
Edward Beale Mclean. Mrs. Albert
Rathbone, Nine. Grimprel. Miss Jane
Gregory. Miss Sidney Burleson and
Miss Frances II. Frady.
Mime. Ekeneren. wife Of the minister
from Sweden, entertained at tea at
the legation on Sixteenth street yes
teTday afternoon. The hospitality was
in the nature Of a house warming. as
they have only recently moved into
that house. which was formerly the
city residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. RU-
doIph Kaufman. Mrs Thomas Watt
Gregory and Mrs. William Phillips
presided at the tea table. and Nine
Ekengren was assisted by Mime. Nord-
vail wife of the royal Swedish COM
missioner. Baroness Bonde, Mrs John
Jacob Rogers, Mrs. Wayne Parker
and Miss Mildred Bromwell
Mrs. Champ Clark was at home in
formally yesterday afternoon at Con-
gress Hall She was assisted by a
group Of Congressional hostesses in
presenting the informal program which
had been arranged. The discussion led
by Mrs Clark was along the lines of
reconstruction. the hostess speaking
OF The conduct of the allies" Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh spoke most appro-
prlately in view of the work that has
been carried on at her Massachusetts
avenue home. on New Thought and
Old Clothes; Miss Elizabeth Poe on
The reconstruction work of the Navy
Service League; Mrs. Rodenberg. of
Illinois. spoke for the Congressional
Club; and Mrs. Wood for the Gene
We've Clark War Workers