Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-02-09

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Tomorrow night the weeks well
filled program will begin with the
much delayed and much postponed
dinner party which Mr. John Barrett.
director of the Pan-American Union.
IL giving for the ambassador of Chile
and Nine. Matthew, when the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall will also
be guests. There will be a small re-
ception. with dancing following the
dinner, which was twice postponed.
first on account of the death of Col.
Roosevelt and again because Mime
Matthew was ILL., Senator and Mrs
Warren. Senator and Mrs. Henderson.
Senator and Mrs. Kellogg. Mrs. Ira
Copley, the acting Secretary of State
and Mrs. Polk, Gen. and Mrs. Charles
l. Mccawley, the minister of the
Netherlands and Nine. Cremer and
Mrs. Thomas r. Howard are all hosts.
with parties engaged for this week.
The Vice President and Mrs.
Marshall will give the first of their
dinner parties on Friday evening, and
adding delightful variety to the So
cial program viii be the carnival and
ball TO be held on Friday and Satur-
day of the week. The latter enter
tAinments are a means OF raising
money with which to buy--or start TO
buy-a home for the League of
American Penwomen. a branch of a.
very large organization of great
strength and social Importance in the
west
Society girls are spending part
of each day in the great room at the
corner of 18th and r streets, where
are Installed the offices of the Wash
ington committee for the free milk
for France and a prettier scene
would be hard to imagine that that
Of the dear old lady instructing doz-
ems of gay and very youthful girls IN
the art of making cherry and apple
trees bloom out of season. She is
skilled in manufacturing the bios
SONS from-well never mind what,
for they look like real nature-Which
are to decorate the great bathrooms
of the Willard when the ball is gwen
there for the French babies
It is wonderful how politics over
flowed the House and into the Con-
Sressiona1 Club last week. where they
held an election of officers on Wednes-
day. Mrs. Charles r. Ward of New
York. wife of Representative Ward,
/ secured the plum. while Mrs. Horace
| NJ. Towner of Iowa retires from the
| place. Mrs. Medill Mccormick. wife
! Of the senator-elect from Illinois. was
| made first vice president, and Mrs.
l yosephus Daniels wife of the Secre-
l tary of the Navy. second vice presi-
I dent Mrs. Silas Garrett of Tonnes
4 see will become third vice president
/ Mrs James F. Byrnes of South Caro-
| lima fourth vice president and Mrs.
I Edward J. King of illinois fifth vice
president. Miss Alice Page. daughter
Of Senator Carroll S. Page of YER
mont, was elected recording secre-
tary and Mrs. Warren Gard of Ohio,
corresponding secretary. Mrs G.
Frank Revis of Nebraska was elected
treasurer.
The Congressional Club house is a
handsome building at the junction of
18th and L streets and New Hamp-
shire avenue. and its building was
rnada nnecthia ArS Jnhn q
oefsoB, widow of Senator Henderson
Of Missouri 1t is purely social
Club. intended to bring about a better
acquaintance between old and new
members of Congress. and is quite a
factor to those who have but little
money to spend in entertaining or
who are here for short time Its
Friday afternoon teas, usually pref
aced or interiuded with lecture.
music or some other feature are de-
iightfui affairs and the club annually
entertains the President and his wife
the Vice President and his wife and
the Speaker and his wife. and then
also give a diplomatic reception or
something to take it's place.
The Attorney General Mr. Thomas
watt Gregory. will retire from the
cabinet on March 4, and he and Mrs
Gregory are arranging a social pro-
gram which VIII include dinner par
ties on the evenings of Thursday.
February 20. and the night following.
They win entertain a third dinner
company later on. and near the end
of the monh will hold large after
noon reception. Mrs. Gregory is also
arranging to entertain several lunch
con parties
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs Carter Glass will be the guests
of Mr.. and Mrs, Eugene Meyer, al
dinner. Tuesday evening.
The Secretary of War. who went to
Boston to attend banquet. held there
last night. will return to Washington
today.
The Secretary of Agriculture. Mr.
Houston, will leave Washington OF
Monday, February II. for Omaha
Neb, and will be absent for about a
week
Senator and Mrs Francis T. War
rem win be hosts at a large dinner
tomorrow evening at the Country
Club.
Nine Panaretoff, wife of the minis
ter of Bulgaria, will be the guest Of
honor at a tea to be given Friday aft
ernoon. February II. with Mrs. Irving
l. Hunt as hostess.
Tho acting Secretary of State ant
Mrs. Frank Lyon Polk will entertain
a company at dinner on Tuesda,
' night
Mr.. John Barrett, director general O.
the PHn-American Union. will be hos
this afternoon in the America,
Union building for the wounded sol
diers Of Walter Reed Hospital, WheI