Evening star., 1918-02-12

Mrs Frederic D. McKenney are enter
James H. Channon. who is house
guest Of Representative and Mrs. Fred
Britten.
Mrs. Wilson. accompanied by a party
of guests. was in the executive gallery
of the House of Representatives yester-
day to hear the Presidents address.
With her were Mrs. William H. Boiling,
Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo. Miss Mar
garet Wilson. Miss Bones, Miss Boiling.
Miss Benham and Mrs. David Crompton
and Col. E. NJ. House, who were house
guests of the President and Mrs. Will
son. Col House and Mr.. and Mrs.
Crompton returned to New York last
evening Miss Margaret Wilson went
to New York yesterday for a short
stay.
associated with her in arranging the
benefit tea given last Saturday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Joseph r.
Thropp for the families of the seamen
lost on the Jacob Jones are express
ing their warm appreciation to- Mrs
Thropp for her hospitality and to all
who contributed to the success OF the
benefit. A sum Of over nine hundred
dollars was realized and it is hoped
that when all returns are in the fund
will reach the thousand dollar mark. A
number of business men of Washington
were generous contributors. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels and MT; T. 5. Lee
acted as auctioneers and the members
OF the working committee were. MISS
Ida Bowie, Mrs. Henry B. Brown. jr.,
Mrs Medorem Crawford. Mrs ROBIN
son Downey, Mrs. ]. w. Holcombe, Mrs
II. S. Lee and Mrs. Joseph f. Thropp.
The Club of Colonial Danes will give
a bridge followed by dancing. at
Rauscher's on Thursday. April 4: from
3 to Z, for the benefit of the soldiers
and sailors free wool fund and to ex-
tend the work of its surgical dressings
unit
Mrs. John Foster Dulles has arrived
In washington from Auburn. n. Y. to
visit the Secretary of State and Mrs.
I.ansing for a month. Her husband.
Capt Dulles, L. S. A, who Is on DUTY
in Washington. has been staying with
Secretary and Mrs. Lansing Tor the
greater part of the winter.
Miss Helen Taft. dean of Bryn Mawr
College, who will come to Washington
this week to be the honor guest at the
tea to be given at the National Amer
ican Woman Suffrage Associations s
headquarters on Friday. will be the
| guest of her brother and sister-in-law
| Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Taft
The annual freshman prom of the
Georgetown University Law School was
! held last evening at the Willard. The
| committee in charge was composed of
/ Mr. ]. W. Hardell. chairman; Messrs. r.
ke,is " AzaF: F L j. corcorsn, nseas F. " J. eer COR
coran, ]. ]. Darby, William P. Do
ing, jr.; j. H. Durbin. J. F. Fee
ney, w S. Finch. Thomas Finer
cane, d. A. Gardiner. T. A. Gavin, r.
| A. Gray, S. D. Hanson, j. Harrington.
II. B. Huggins. A. f. Kilkenny, G. F.
Kuepper. r. G. Koenig, r. Licker. K. ].
Lowe, C. r. Mccoy, NJ. ]. Mulvahill, ].
| c. OMahoney, c. A. Parker, Homer F.
Phillips, T. D. Riordan, Albert Roger.
j. NJ. Smith. r. T. Twyman. A. c. Vioni
and ]. c. Wilkes.
| The patronesses were Mrs. Katherine
| Wise Fegan. Mrs. George E. Hamilton.
Mrs. Ashley NJ. Gould, Mrs d. w. Baker.
Mrs. J. S. Easily Smith, Mrs. John E.
Laskey, Mrs William J. Kavanagh,
Mrs. Edmund Brady. Mrs. George E.
| Sullivan, Mrs. Vernon e. West Mrs. c.
Clinton James, Mrs Paul z. Lesh. Mrs.
Ralph D. Quinter, Mrs. r. A. Maurer,
Mrs. James A. Toomey, Mrs. William z.
Leahy and Mrs. Tench T. Marye.
The concert given last evening by
Miss Mary Garden and Pablo casals at
- se.adence Of Mr.. and 4rs. Thomas
: r.