Evening star., 1926-03-19
Speaker and Mrs. Longworth
Guests of Congressional Club.

The Speaker of the House and Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth were the guests
in whose honor the Congressional Club
gave reception last evening in the
| charming clubhouse on New Hamp-
! shire avenue The president of the
club, Mrs. Hadley. wife of Represent
ative Lindley NJ. Hadley of Belling-
ham. Wash, with the Speaker and
Mrs. Longworth. received the guests.
Mrs IIadley's gown was Of gray
/ crepe embroidered in gray beads and
| chenille. made on straight lines. with
| bateau neck and no sleeves. The
skirt, which was little shorter than
| to just escape the floor, was edged
| with wide band or chinchlla fur.
! and she wore pearl pendant earrings
| and double string of pearls. Mrs.
| Longworth'S gown was of red and
| gold hrocaded satin the upper portion
of the bodice of flesh-color tulle and
| lace the brocade draped to the left
| side and held at a slightly lowered
| waistline and falling in a wide sash
| train. She carried a red scarf with
long fringe, and in her ears emerald
/ studded earrings and a Maltese cross
| Of emeralds and diamonds hung on a
diamond chain about her neck.
A section Of the Marine Band Or.
chestra, seated at the north end of
the room, played throughout the eve
| ming. The supper table had a center
piece of pink tulips and tall pink
! candles were in the candelabra and
in tall vases on the stairs, and in the
ballroom. where the receiving party
stood. were gay Spring flowers with
green's and pussywillows.
Senator Frederick H. Gillett. former
Speaker OF the House, and Mrs. Gill
lett arrived early and stayed for
some little time after the guests Of
honor had gone. Mrs. Gillett was in
black velvelt. made with square low
| neck and no sleeves. and the skirt Of
the gown gracefully draped. She
wore strings of pearls about her neck
and pendant jet earrings.
Assisting the officers of the club at
the reception were the wives of the
members of the Ohio delegation who
are members of the club, including
Mrs. Frank B. Willis. Mrs. Roy G.
Fitzgerald, Mrs. Charles j. Thompson.
Mrs. Charles c. Kearns. Mrs Charles
Brand. Mrs. A. f. 3. Stephens. Mrs.
w. w. Chalmers, Mrs. Nell G. Under
Ellis Moore. Mrs. John McSweeney
and Mrs. Charles A. Mooney
Mrs. Cooper, wife of Representative
Henry Allen Cooper of Wisconsin,
was hostess at luncheon today, enter.
tanning at the Willard in compliment
to Mrs. L. A. Pradt of Warsaw, Wis,
who has many friends here. made
during the years that Mr.. pradt was
an Assistant Attorney General, during
the Mckinley and Roosevelt admin
stra tions. Mrs. Coopers other guests
included Mrs. William A. Oldfield.
Mrs. James A. Frear Mrs. Benjamin
L. Fairchild. Mrs. Cordell Hull. Mrs.
Anderson II. Walters, Mrs. Fred Den
nett. Mrs. Carl A. Droop. Mrs. II. l..
Rust and Miss Sue Brunn.
Mrs Edward f. Browne. wife of
Representative Browne Of Wisconsin.
is spending the week in New York
attending the Garden Club of New
York flower show.
Representative and Mrs George r.
StobbS of Massachusetts, who enter
tanned at dinner last evening in the
presidential dining room of the May
flower, had as their guests Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Franklin W. Fort
Of New Jersey. Representative and
Mrs. William r. Coyle of Pennsyl
vania and Representative and Mrs.
Fletcher Hale of New Hampshire.
Mr.. and Mrs Herman Dierks enter
tained informally at dinner last eve.
ming.
Mrs. Walter d. Wilcox will enter
tain at a large tea this afternoon.