The Washington times., 1918-01-24
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Reception of
Serutce Club

~ pEiAlduI TeCcpIlOn was given AA8A
evening at the United Service Club
In celebration Of its formal opening
The guests Of honor were the Secrs-
; tary of War and Mrs. Baker, the Sec
, retary Of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels
and Miss Mabel Boardman. and the
; company asked to meet them In
cluded high ranking officers Of the
army and navy. the military and naval
attaches Of the various embassies
and legations, and many Of the for
eign officers now on duty in Washing
ton There was dancing during the
evening, and a'buffet supper was
served.
Maj. Gen. John Biddle, U. S. A, as
sistant chief Of stan, and president
OF the Service Club, received the
guests, presenting them to the guests
OF honor, Others In the receiving
line were Rear Admiral Samuel NC
Gowan, Major NeviI Monroe Hopkins.
Major William p. Bevan, and Pay
master A. Robert Elmore.
Among the guests were Mrs. Joseph
z. Kuhn, Miss Amy Brooks, MISS
Katherine Lowe, who IL visiting Sec
retary and Mrs. Baker; DR.. +. N.
Munson, Lieut.. Col. c. A. Murray, OF
the British embassy stan; Col: car
ence Murphy, Capt T. B. Marson'
Lieut.. Col. r, g. BiomneId, and Lieut.
A. Scully, all Of the British avia-
tion mission; Captain Nomura, naval
attache Of the japanese embassy; DR..
Alfred Hopkins, Major T. c. Henry,
Capt Ralston Fleming, Miss Ardath
Mccormick, Mrs. Schemmerhorn, Com
mander de Bianpre, OF the French
embassy star; Lieutenant Smirnon,
Lieut.. Commander Khoshtshinsky, Ad-
miral Richter, Lieut.. r. d. Peak, OF
the British war mission; Commodore
Guy Gaunt, Capt. F. c. McGregor,
Paynaster Rambo, Paymaster Loman,
Paymaster WIthers, Paymaster John
ston, Lieutenant Thompson, Paymas-
ter Knox, and Paymaster Dunning.
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Senator Henry Cabot Lodge will en-
tertain at dinner this evening in COM
pliment to Col Theodore Roosevelt,
the guests including sixteen promi-
nent Republicans in Congress. A
number OF other functions will be
given for Colonel Roosevelt during
his stay In Washington. Congress-
man Luther Mott will give a break
fast for him at the Army and Navy
Club tomorrow, when the Colonel
will speak on universal training and
war preparations. Tomorrow evening
the Colonel will dine with Congress-
man Medill Mccormick.
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Mrs. Pittman Hostess.
Mrs Key Pittman will be hostess
at tea this afternoon at the Willard,
and will have with her Mrs. Hender-
son, wife OF Senator Charles Hender-
SON, of Nevada. who has been ap-
pointed to the seat left vacant by
the death OF Senator Francis @. New
lands. Mrs. Pittman will be assisted
by Nine. Riano and Mrs. George Bar
nett. who will preside at the tea
table; Mrs. Charles C. McChord, Mrs
Ollie James, Mrs. William NJ. Calder.
Mrs. Breckenridge Long, Miss Brown,
Miss Robinson. and MISS Margaret
McChord.
senator and Mrs. Pittmln will give
q dinner on the evening CT February
Mrs. Sutherland, wife OF Senator
Howard Sutherland. will be at home
informally this afternoon at her
home In Connecticut avenue Re-
ceiving with Mrs. Sutherland will be
her daughter. Miss Virginia Suther-
land, who is a debutante OF this sea-
son. but will have no formal coming
out. Mrs. George Campbell from
New York, will preside at the tea
table.