Evening star., 1918-04-02

| The President and Mrs. Wilson enter
tanned the British ambassador and
Lady Reading and. their house guest,
the Most Rev. Cosmo Gordon Lang,
Archbishop of York, at dinner last
evening at the White House.
From the White House Lord and Lady
Reading and the archbishop went to the
Corcoran Gallery of Art. where the trus-
| tees were hosts at one of the most in
teresting receptions of -the season in
lhonor of the archbishop.
| The gallery furnished beautiful back
/ ground for the gathering, which was
representative one, including many clergy
men and foreign officers. Several hundred
/ guests had already assembled when the
party, Including the guest of honor. ar
| rived from the White House.. The arch
bishop at once took his place in the re-
| ceiving line, which had formed near the
| top of the stone stairway. He was a
picturesque figure in his suit of ecclesias-
| tical purple, with long coat, shorts and
I huge silver buckles on his shoes. Gen.
| Charles l.. McCawley, U. S. NJ. c.. in full
dress uniform, made the presentations
| Others in the line were the Bishop of
! Washington. Right Rev. Alfred Harding:
| Mr.. Charles c. Glover and Mr.. Henry
! White
| The British ambassador and Lady Read
ling took up their position nearby and were
surrounded throughout the reception.
| Lady Reading wore a lovely gown Vi
black net, brocaded in silver. with dia-
|.mond tiara against a bandeau of black
| net, and carried a fan of black quills
mounted on carved turquoise sticks.
| The Marine Band: stationed in the
foyer, played many patriotic airs with
Ian OCCASIONAL familiar Scotch ballad.
/ Among the guests were the Secretary
iof Commerce and Mrs. Redtie!d, seaatof
Henry Cabot Lodge. Admiral and Mrs.
Benson. Mrs. Charles l.. McCawley, Mrs.
iCharles c. Glover, Mrs. A W. Bagley.
Miss Bagley, Rev. DR.. and Mrs. RAN
idolph H. McKim, Representative and
Mrs. Henry d. Flood; Admiral and Mrs
willard Brownson, Senator ]. Hamil-
ton Lewis, Rev. Mr.. Talbot. Dean Bra
trenahl. Rev. Edward s. Dunlap. Chap
lain G. Livingston Bayard. U. S. N:
Rev. William Tayloe Snyder, Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes, Mrs. William
Holland Wilmer, Mrs. John Biddie Por-
tier, Mrs. James Carroll Frazer, Dr.
George Acker. Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
Kaufman, Capt. and Ms. Perry Bel
1mont, Capt and Mrs. John w. Davidge,
Mrs Gillett Hill, Mrs. Richard Harlow
miss Alma Ruggles, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
THUR Addison, Mrs. b. II. Warder, Mrs
Harry Leonard, Mrs. Robert Hinckley,
Mrs T. T. Gaff Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair.
Mrs. Thomas Chatard, Nine. Luz Men
dez, Mr.. Lefeyre; first secretary of the
Panama legation; Mrs. Victor Kauff-
4 mann Mr.. Samuel Kaufman, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Russell. Miss Marion
oliver, Mrs George T. Marye, Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Heath, 'Representatlve and
mrs. Linthicum. Mrs. George Becker, DR..
land Mrs. John Crayke Simpson, Mr.. and
mrs. Albert Douglas, DR.. and Mrs Fran
icis Nash, Mrs. Ward Denys. Miss Denys,
Mr.. and Mrs Ward Brown, Miss Cod.
man, Mr.. Charles Noble Gregory, DR..
and Mrs. Buckner Randolph, Mr. John
Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Robinson Dow
jney, Mr.. Charles Howe. Mrs. Nathan
Sargent Miss Sargent, Mr.. and Mrs. r.
NJ. Kauffmann, Mrs. Henry Krogstad.
Mr. Marcus Benjamin, Mrs John kel-
ton, Mrs. Charles H. Howry, Miss
Howry, Admiral Capps, Mrs. Archi-
bald Oracle, Mr.. and Mrs Watson Free
man Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford K.
man., Miss Lockwood, DR.. I. Wayland
vaughan, Gen. and Mrs. E. NJ. Weaver,
Mr.. Douglas ThroppJ Mrs Charles Bough-
ton Wood Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Stefan
son, Miss Morgan. Mrs. e. H. Liscum,
Mrs. Alexander H. Gait, Mrs. r. D.
Shepherd, Mrs. F. 3. Moran, Mrs. Joseph
f. Thropp, Miss Eleanor Washington
: Miss Walmsley, Lieut.. Beatty and
Sergt. Wandy.
| The British ambassador and Lady
Reading will entertain at dinner this
evening. in compliment to the Arch
bishop of York, who is their house
guest during the rest of his stay at
Washington
! President ana. MIS-: WILSON ffeSsh1'
The President and Mrs. Wilson were
present at the ball given last evening
i at the marine barracks by the Woman's
Army and Navy League. which was one
!. of the most brilliant in the history of
that organization.
All branches of the service were
represented in the gay throng of
dancers, and the fiag-draped ballroom
was well filed before the opening num-
Der was played by the Marine Band
which was stationed on the gallery.
| The presidential party arrived prompt
ly at 10 o'clock, and after being re-
ceived by Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. Mrs Emerson H.
Liscum, president of the league: Mrs.
William S. Benson and Mrs, Alexander
\ Sharp. who formed. the receiving party.
were escorted by Maj Gen. Barnett.
commandant Of the barracks; Capt.
|. Willard, commandant of the navy yard,
tWho acted as chairman Of the floor
committee: Col. Ridley, and Lieut. Bat
Lille, the Presidents aid to their box
lat the opposite end of the. ballroom.
Mrs. Wilson wore a handsome gown
; of black velvet, with the draped COR
saEe of jetted tulle. caught at the left
side with bouquet of nlauve orchids.
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