New-York tribune., 1920-04-25
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Club Entertafns Pershinv

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Club Entertains Pershing
With General John ]. Pershing as
the guest of honor, the Congressional
| Club gave during the week one of the
perfectly appointed receptions for
which it is rapidly becoming famous.
1t was the third large formal function
of the year-receptions for the Vice
President and Mrs. Marshall and for
the diplomatic corps having been given
earlier in the season-and it was per-
|lhaps the most brilliant and certainly
the most crowded. The company was
limited to members, their men folk and
their house guests; but the knowledge
that "the general"-that's what they
call him in Washington nowadays
was to be the guest Of honor brought
| out record attendance.
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. wife Of the
president of the club, replaced the
president, Mrs. Charles B. Ward, at
the head of the receiving line, as Mrs.
Ward had expected to be out of town.
However, she returned from Atlantic
City in time to slip into the reception
bit late; and she seemed to take
great pleasure in her release from the
onerous duties of hostess, and in the
opportunity to minglc more freely with
left the receiving line and Joined the
dancers he sought out Mrs. Ward as
his first partner. He always dances
Whenever he can-and he dances beau
tifully. With Mrs. Mccormick in the
receiving limo were Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, Mrs. James F. Byrnes, Mrs.
Edward ]. King, Miss Alice Page and
Mrs. G. Frank Reavis.
Mrs. Lowden Among Guests
The Secretary Of Commerce and Mrs.
Alexander were "among those present"
and one noted also the former Secre-
tary Of State and Mrs. Robert Lansing,
with their guest, Miss Katherine Lam
sing. who had como on from a dinner
given for them by Mrs. Delos Blodgett.
Senator and Mrs. Carter Glass had
Tith them their daughter, Mrs. John
Guerrant Boatwright, who is their
guest for short timo, and others pres
ent were Mrs. Nicholas Longworth, As, ,
sistant Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. Jouett Shouse and Miss Mabel
Boardman.
A guest whose presence excited a
great deal Of interest was Mrs Frank
.: Lowden, wife of the Governor of
Illinois, who is looked upon as a pos
sible "First Lady" She came with Mrs.
Mccormick, and to give an added flip
were perhaps the most striking dressed
women In the room. Mrs. Lowden's gown
was OF green and gold brocade, draped
model trimmed about the bodice with
gold lace, and she wore dog collar of
diamonds and pearls and string of
matched pearls which were the envy Of
every. woman in the room. Mrs. Nc
Cormick's gown also was of brocade. a
lovely new shade Of red combined with
gold, and it was made with long train
and scant drapery low on the hips.
Inc top OF the bodice and the kimono
sleeves were of fine gold lace. She also
wore string of pearls and dog col
lar OF pearls barred with diamonds.
Governor and Mrs. Lowdcn spent the
greater part Of the week with Senator
ana Mrs. McCormick-one of those no.
ltaco-sociaI visits which are so frequent
IN campaign year-and they were con-
stantiy feted. Governor Lowden held
several conferences with his political
nenchmen and met his advisers several
times about the dinner table.
ID. A. X. Harmony
The Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton closed their annual Continental |
Congress as it began, in the flavor Of
harmony, and elections were marked nv
very little excitement.
Their presence, however, contributed
no little to the gayety of nations. for
there was much entertaining in their
honor all week. The teas given by the
wives Of members Of the upper and
lower Houses who are members Of the
organizations for the delegations from
nome were particularly pleasant. Two
musicals, one given by Mr.. and Mrs
,onh rn nays Hammond and the other by
colonel and Mrs. Robert III. Thompson.