The Washington times., 1919-02-18

THE reception which the CongreS-
sional Club will give tonight in
4 honor Of the Speaker Of the House
and Mrs. Champ Clark is the one
large function on the calendar for
this evening, but there will be a
number of particularly brilliant din
ner parties. The Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Carter Glass are
the guests in whose honor Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hamlin will entertain.
The Acting Secretary of State and
Mrs Frank L. Polk will also be hosts
at dinner, their guests being asked
to meet the Minister OF Serbia and
Nine. Grouitch, and others who will
give dinners are Senator and Mrs.
Charles Is. Henderson and Congress
man and Mrs. James W. Hustled. Mr..
and Mrs. Hustled, who are entertain
ing at the Willard, Will have forty
six guests.
Miss Gladys Kaime will give sup
per party at the Club de Vingt to-
night
Mrs. Thomas Riley Marshall and
her guest, Mrs. W. +. AfcLallen, were
the guests OF honor at 4 small tea
o. the Surgeon General, L. S. a, gave
yesterday afternoon at 'The Copper
Bowl"
The Congressional Club Will be in
gala array for the reception in COM
pliment to the Speaker and Mrs. Clark
tonight. Quantities of palms. ferns
and Southern smilax have been used
by way of decoration, with spring
flowers to give a touch OF color, and
wee colored lights are tucked away
among the greens.
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner, the re-
firing president OF the club, will re-
ceive the guests and present them to
Speaker and Mrs. Clark. The other
officers OF the club and the members
of the executive board will also be in
the receiving line.
The members OF the entertainment
committee, Miss Alice Page. Mrs.
John a. Peters, Mrs. Alben w. Bark
ley, and Mrs. Thomas S. Crago, will
assist: also the following hostesses:
Mrs. John 3. Henderson. Mrs. Evaris
A. Hayes, Mrs. John NJ. Shafroth,
French, Mrs. Harry c. woodward,
Mrs. Edward Cooper. Mrs. Frederick
H. Gillett, Mrs. Fred S. Purnell, Mrs.
Daniel r. Anthony, Mrs. W. W. Will
son, Mrs. Guy Z. Campbell, Edward
Heating, Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs.
George W. Fairchild, Mrs. Clifford
Ireland, Mrs. Deveyna, Mrs. Finis J.
Garrett, Mrs. Calvin D. Paige, Mrs
Henry Allen Copper. Mrs. Townsend,
Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn, Mrs. Thomas
l. Rubey, and Mrs. Burke.
The Acting Secretary of State and
Mrs. Frank L. Polk were the homo: |
guests at the dinner which the Min /
iefar NJ Nn1nu1hfa I
gave last evening. There were
eighteen in the company.
Mrs. Francis S. Nash entertained |
at luncheon at the Club de Vingt to- /
day, with Mrs. Champ Clark as the /
guest Of honor.
Guests Of Honor.
Mrs. ]. C. W. BeckhGm. wife OF
Senator Beckham OF Kentucky. and
Mrs. Edward J. Stellwagen were the :
guests Of honor at pretty luncheon (
given today by Mrs. David Meade !
Lea Tho other guests were Mrs. I
Morris Sheppard. Mrs. Francois Ber- I
ger Moran and Mrs. William Holland /
Wilmer.
Miss Augusta Glass, younger daugh- /
ter OF the Secretary OF the Treasury
and Mrs. Glass, was the guest for I
whom Miss Mary Duncan Gibson gave /
q dinner last evening. Among those !
asked TO meet her were Miss Mar
guerite Simonds. Miss Elizabeth /
WaImsley, Miss Olyve Graef, Miss |
Courtney Let's, Miss Alice Rogue,
Miss. Florence Judge and her guest,
Miss Helen Ingham; Miss Margaret
Deeble, Miss Cecilia McCallum. Miss I
Marjorie Wright. Miss Margaret /
Harding. Miss Carter Mulliken, Cap
tain Evsns, 20 Sweeney. jr., Colonel