The Washington times., 1919-10-29
HAPP ENINGS IN SOCIETY
Mrs Wilson Calls Belgian QueenVst VernonVice Pes
dent and Mrs Marshall Give Dinner Sovereigns

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the Spanish Ambassador and Nine. de
Riano, the Swedish Minister and Nine.
Ekengren, the Serbian Minister and
Nine. Grouitch the minister of vene-
ezuela, DR.. Dominica; Nine. Bran, wife
of the minister of Norway; j. E. Le-
Fevre, charge d'affaires of Panama:
Mrs. William Phillips and Mrs. Breck-
inridge Long.
Mrs. William H. Boiling and Miss
Bertha Boiling, mother and sister of
Mrs. Wilson, occupied seats directly
behind the royal party. Others in the
galleries were Mrs. Josephus Daniels.
Mrs. Philander C. Knox, Mrs. Robert
L. owens, Mrs. Seiden Spencer, accom-
panied by DR.. Elizabeth Reed, of Pal
estine; Mrs. Joseph France, Mrs.
George p. Mclean, with Mrs. George
Howland Chase; Mrs. Eugene Hale,
Mrs. Shsrman McCallum, Mrs. Julian
James Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. Law
renee Townsend, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Wilson, Robert Fitch Shepherd. and
Miss Alice Shepherd, Mrs. John A.
Logan, Mrs. Logan Tucker, John Bar
rett, Bernard Baruch, and Col. Robert
f. Lee.
In the House Galleries.
In the House gallery, to which her
majesty and her party were escorted
after the ceremonies in the Senate
Mrs. Frederick H. Gillett, wife of the
Speaker, filed the role of hostess.
She wore chic costume of very dark
brown satin, with BIT of lovely
Irish lace edgings the neck line. Her
hat, dark brown velvet, had it's entire
crown covered with nasturtiums in
bright autumn shades of orange and
brown and a sable scarf completed
her costume
picturesque feature of the scene
in the House chamber was the num-
ber of children, wee sons and daugh-
ters of the members who occupied
seats upon their fathers knees. One
tiny youngster, the daughter of Con-
gresham Vale of Colorado, waved, to
the Queen as she entered the gallery
and her majesty smiled and waved
back, to the immense delight of all
the kiddies. Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer
who was in the gallery, was accom-
panied by her small daughter, Miss
Mary Dixon Palmer, and the little
girl, who made pretty curtsey to
the Queen. received a special smile
and few words in return.
King md Queen Receive.
Yesterday afternoon King Albert
and Queen Elizabeth gave audience to
Lawrence Townsend, Larz Anderson.
and Theodore Marburg, former Amert,
can ministers to Belgium. Mrs. Town l
send and Mrs. Anderson were received
with their husbands. Afterward
Queen Elizabeth received a number
of ladies who have been active in
Belgian relief work, among them the
members of the committee for the
Edith Cavell-Marie DePage memorial
FUND, of which Mrs. Larz Anderson is
chairman
The $4,000 raised by the committee
for the memorial hospital in which
the Queen Is so deeply interested.
was presented on this occasion. and
her majesty spoke a few words OF
gratitude to each woman present. She
Will carry away with her an illumi-
mated volume containing the names
of the subscribers to the fund. The
Queen was in white, gracefulIv
made gown of chiffon embroidered in
white, over which she had long.
loose robe Of white soft cloth, which
hung open, displaying the gown. A
,arge auare collar of chinchilla and
bands of the fur completed the gar.
ment.
Countess de Caraman Chimav ,,so
wore white. Mrs. Anderson, Mrs, Jobn
"A. Logan, Mrs. Victor Cushman Mrs
william Corcoran Hill and Miss pat
ten all wore their decorations. the -Or.
der OF Elizabeth, received from IT,
Queen. o" the
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson has sent 70
MIS-. Roscoe Bulmer and Miss Mary
Mahan, who are holding an exb;bifio,
or furs at the Willard, asking tbst
NUMBER OF the garments, whic;, are
lnaue on ines quite new to this
puhy. De brought to the White
house for her inspection. There Is
one sable coat in the lot wbich ,s
valued at $4,000. ""''" Is
Mrs. Lansing, wife Of the Secretary
OF state. will not be at home This
AFTERNOON, as she is a member of the
otnclai party accompanying King
Albert and Queen Elizabeth to MI
Vernon.
William c. Redfeld, Secretary or
Commerce. will entertain at luncheon
at the Willard on Friday for the com
mercial delegates to the Internationa
Labor Conference. There will be over
iVo socsts III tne party.
Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bullard has
been designated by the Secretary Of
War to succeed Maj. Gen. Thomas n.
Barry, recently retired, as commander
of the Eastern Department of the
army, with headquarters at Governors
Island.
General Pershing has accepted the
invitation to be the guest of honor
at the Halloween ball to be given at
the Willard tomorrow night for the
benefit Of Trinity Community House
The Rt. Rev. Alfred Harding. bishop
of Washington. spoke yesterday at
the luncheon given by the organizers
of the Trinity Community House
drive. The bishop is very much in
terested in the success of the insti-
tuition and was the originator of the
idea of establishing settlement
house in that part of the city.
Bishop Harding will 'be a guest Of
Mrs. James Carroll Frazer in her box
at the Trinity Community House ball
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