The Washington herald., 1920-02-18
CONGRESS- CLUB
FETE SUCCEEDS
Annual Breakfast Given
With Mrs. Marshall as
Honor Guest.
230 MEMBERS ATTEND
Wives of Cabinet Officers
Prominent at Entertain
ment at Rauscher's. S.

The annual breakfast given by
the Congressional Club yesterday
afternoon at Rauscher's, with Mrs.
Marshall, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, as the honor guest, was one
of the loveliest entertainments of a
crowded season and one OF the most
successful that club has given since
its first entertainment of the sort
in 1902. 1t was also the largest
ever given by the club. the guests
numbering about 23O, and including
only members of the club.
Mrs. Charles Z. Ward, president
of the club, received the guests,
wearing a smart gown of brown
Georgette crepe embroidered in silk
Of the same color. The waist was
made with a vest of gold-colored
satin, embroidered in brown. and
the tunic was finished with narrow
bands of rich brown fur. Her hat
was a wide sailor shape, with the
crown encircled with two narrow
bands of fur caught with a cluster
of small varicolored flowers on the
right side.
The large ball room Of the club
was decorated with smilax yelling
the walls and small flags of the all
lies adorning the balcony and the
chandeliers. The luncheon was
served at small tables. each seat
ing ten. decorated with a silver
candelabra and two small American
flags. Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Marshall.
the ladies Of the Cabinet who are
members of the club, the members
of the executive board and the
chairmen of the standing commit
tees and past presidents of the
club were seated at one long table
placed across the north side of the
room. 1t was decorated with bas-
kets of pink and white spring
flowers alternating with silver
candelabra with pink shades. and
occasionally a pair of small flags.
Mrs. Daniels Vice President.
Mrs. Ward sat in the center of
the long table with Mrs. Marshall
on her right and Mrs. Daniels, wife
of the Secretary of the Navy. who
is the second vice president of the
club. was at her left. To the right
of Mrs. Marshall were in the fol-
lowing order Mrs. Medill McCor-
mick. first vice president; Mrs. J..
w. Alexander. wife OF the Secretary
of Commerce: Mrs. Ernest Roberts,
past president: Mrs. Atlee Pomer-
enc. past president; Mrs. James F.
Byrnes. fourth vice president: Mrs.
Warren Gard, secretary; Mrs. John
b. Henderson, chairman of q stand
ing committee. and Mrs. Jouette
Shouse also chairman of a stand
ing committee and chairman of the
entertainment committee that ar
ranged yesterdays party.
To the left of Mrs. Daniels were
In this order: Mrs. f. T. Meredith.
wife of the new Secretary of AgrI-
culture; Mrs. A. Mitchell Palmer.
wife of the Attorney General; Mrs,
Duncan L. Fletcher. past presf-
dent; Mrs. Horace Towner. another
past president: Mrs. +. ]. Garrett
third vice president: Mrs. Edward
j. King. fifth vice president; Miss
Page. secretary; Mrs. c. Frank
Reavls' treasurer. and Mrs. Edmund
fiatt and Mrs. S. p. Spencer. both
chairmen of standing committees.
Hostesses Arc Incorporntor,.
The hostesses at the small tables
were the incorporators of the Con-
gressionsl Club. including Mrs.
Frank Mondell. of Wyoming: Mrs
John Small. of North Carolina; Mrs.
.. w. Underwood, of Alabama; Mrs.
William Wilson, OF Illinois; Mrs.
Henry Cooper, of Wisconsin; Mrs
Burton French, of Idaho: Mrs. VIII
lam Hughes, of New Jersey. Mrs
w. c. Hawley, OF Oregon; Mrs. Ru-
rus Hardy. of Texas: Mrs. William
humphreys. of Washington State;
Mrs. Julius Kahn. of California
MRS. Gordon Lee, OF Georgia: Mrs.
James L. Lloyd. of Missouri: Mrs
Nicholas Longworth, of Ohio: Mrs.
James r. Mann. of Illinois: Mrs
William Calder. of New York: Mrs
Dan r. Anthony. of Kansas: Mrs.
Andrew BarchheId, of Pennsylyania
ana Mrs. Thetus Sims. of Tenness ee,
Mrs. Kahn is the only active
member of the club who belonged
10 the little group of about fifteen
women who first met to discuss
the idea of forming the club. The
,oea originated with Governor
Frank A. Lowden. of Illinois, who
was then a member of Congress.
oFerhearing at a dinner party a
number of the wives of members
or Congress complain that thew
icund 1t difficult to call on all of
the other wives of the members
or Congress, and to really get a.
qdainted with them and their hus-
panos. MI. Lowden suggested that