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Washington Post

Location

Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America

Date

Jan 04, 1916

Page

12

Secretary and Mrs Garrison Host Dinner for Wilson

Secretary of War and Mrs Garrison will entertain President and Mrs Wilson at their Connecticut avenue home on February 1. The dinner is the fourth in a series for the President and Mrs Wilson during the coming week. Francis Bowes Sayre and family left Williamstown Mass after weeks as White House guests. Mrs Hennen Jennings hosted a large reception in Massachusetts avenue for Pan American delegates, assisted by Señora de Cuevas and Dr Charles D Walcott. Mrs Frank Polk hosted a musicale on Sixteenth Street for wives of Pan American scientific congress delegates with Mme Quintans and Mme Carlisle presiding. Music by Edward Morris included Chopin and Beethoven. Multiple Pan American dinner parties preceded last night’s Jennings reception featuring many diplomats and notable guests.

Wilson Secretary of War Garrison Connecticut Avenue Francis Bowes Sayre White House Williamstown Mass Hennen Jennings Massachusetts Avenue Jennings Frank Polk State Department Sixteenth Street pan-American Scientific Congress Mme. Quintans Argentina Mandeville Carlisle Miss Raybaud Raybaud Matilde Ancizar Legation Mra. Jennings William Phillips Robert Lansing Butler Wright George Marvin Lecuna H. D. Robertson Robartson Henry D. Flood Bolling Veloz-Goilicoa Pael Leme Mme. Leme Mma. Kohlz Princeton Montgomery Blair Triangle Club Belasco

Pan American dinner hosts honor visiting delegates

Mrs. C. J. Bell and Mr. Bell hosted another pan American dinner with Washington guests including Col. Sagnarne and Miss Sagarnaga of Bolivia. Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Andrew J. Peters entertained delegates to the second pan American scientific congress with numerous officials and scientists in attendance. Dr. Am brosetti Jona Ingenierox and others from Argentina Bolivia Costa Rica Ecuador and Guatemala attended dinners hosted by various couples. Mrs. Delos Blodgett is ill with grip and has canceled her engagements while her sister Mrs. Baward Porcher arrived from Florida to assist.

Charles J. Bell Washington Col. Sagarnage Miss Sagarnaga Bolivia Diego Martinez Martinez Mejia Colombia Manrique Ecuador Adolfo Berro Dareia Uruguay Botelao Brazil Carlos Bunge Paul Fitte Olive Green Alberto Vorelminot Angulo Walter B. Howe Henry C. Emery Charles Hamlin Juan B. Ambrosetti Mme de Ambrosetti Chatobal M. Hicken Jona Ingenie~ Rox Mme de Ingenieros Argentina Constant Lurquin Alberto Gutierrez Mme. de Gutierrez Miss Gaitis Guillermo E. Gonzales Costa Rica Cesar D. Andrade Miguel H. Alcivar Rodolfo Robles Mme. Robles Guatemala Narciso Garay Mme Mercedes B. de Garay Panama Sherman Allen James Roosevelt Miss Lanning

Navy Relief Society Host Ball at Navy Yard

A 460 guest Navy Relief Society event last night filled the sail loft at the navy yard. Mrs Daniels, Mrs Roosevelt, Mrs Barnett and Mrs Glennon greeted attendees while the Marine Band played. Flags lined the ballroom and a buffet supper followed. Commander Willard and Lieutenant Le Breton served on the floor committee.

Navy Yard Navy Relief Society Daniels Prankin Roosevelt George Barnett Glennon Capt Yard Marine Band Willard Lieut. le Breton

Noted Navy Officers Entertain Guests at Willard Ball

A prominent social list attended a Willard ballroom ball hosted by the Secretary of the Navy and Mrs. Daniels. Guests included Miss Mary Cleven Daniels, Miss Evelyn Jackson, Captain Ridley McLean, Lieut. Staton, Admiral Clover, Gen. Barnett, and numerous society and scientific figures. Mrs. Ben Johnson will host reception next Tuesday at 1882 Sixteenth Street.

Navy Marine Corps Secretary of the Navy Mra Ben Johnson Sixteenth Street

Social sophisti guests at Rhode Island avenue reception

Mrs. David Jayne Hill hosted a large gathering at her Rhode Island avenue home with many foreign guests and notable figures including Mrs. Robert Lansing Judge Martin Knapp Dr Charles Swisher and several Logans. Tea was poured by Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell and Mrs. Victor Cushman as plans surfaced for arrivals from Auburn New York to spend the winter.

David Jayne Hill Rhode Island Avenue Robert Lansing John W. Foster Robert Hinckley Mias Lay Martin Knapp Charles Swisher 8. W. Montgomery Helen Stewart Misa Hegeman E. W. Cole John A. Logan Mary Logan Tucker William Barret Ridgely John Lindsay Morehead Albert Douglas Swagar Sherley Richard Wayne Parker Arthur Campbell Ten Eyck Wendell Victor Cushman Paul Bartlett Katherine Hill Mme. Rosa Miss Long Molly Elliot Seawell

Mrs Garrison to Receive and Society at Fort Myer Dance

Mrs Garrison wife of the Secretary of War will receive tomorrow afternoon from 4 to 7 following the special drill at Fort Myer in honor of Pan American congress delegates. Mrs Louis Bennett of West Virginia visits after two seasons at the Willard. The Playhouse at the Belasco hosts a Triangle Club dance with Debutantes present and a late supper with yellow rose decor.

Garrison Fort Myer pan-American Congress Louis Bennett West Virginia the Willard

Elegant Plates for Dinner Service on Display

Hose arranges to entertain with a fine showing of elegant service and plates for courses bouillons teas and A D coffees. Features Lenox American Minton Cauldon Crown Derby Coalport and other noted wares with exquisitely executed gold and color decorations.

Lenox Minton Cauldon Crown Derby Coalport

Society Notes on Lady Minto and Edison Family

A society paragraph recounts Countess of Minto, widow of the late Earl Minto, famed for winter sports in Canada and Rideau Hall gatherings. also details Mrs Thomas A Edison and son Thomas M Edison being stopped for a 1915 license issue and released after a hearing.

Minto Earl Minto Lord Kitchener Canada Lady Minto Governor General of Rideau Hall Earl Quebec Citadel Cove Chateau Frontenac Duke of Connaught Ottawa Pat Aberdean Mra Thomas A. Edison Llewellyn Park Thomas M. Edison South Orange Prospect Street

Many Out on Golf Course at White Sulphur Springs

Sunny day draws residents and visitors to outdoor golf at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia. Families and guests drive to Sunset Gap Elmhurst and Log Cabin for waffles and tea while Joseph R Robinson from Rahway New Jersey joins arriving party from Cranford New Jersey and Huntington West Virginia. Clarence H Howard and Frank Sparkerman, judges at a New Year cake walk, play eight holes this morning.

Washington White Sulphur Springs W. Va Foster Crampton Sunset Gap Elmhurst Lunchaon EB. W. Crampton S. W. Masters C. C. Bachelor Greenbrier River Joseph R. Robinson C. G. Smith Clarence H. Howard Frank Sparkerman Rahway N. J George H. Rivera New York B. Borden Cranford 3. B. Thomas Huntington

Navy Officer Weds Miss Augusta Miller in New York

Harry Gard Knox U S N and Augusta Margaret Miller were married at Bartholomew's Episcopal Church in New York City. Witnesses included Eva McAdoo and Warren Noble. best man L M Atkina and bridesmaid James Nugent. The couple met while Knox served at the Brooklyn Navy Yard and Norfolk yard. The ceremony surprised plans for a May wedding.

Washington Post New York Brooklyn Augusta Margaret Miller Harry Gard Knox U. N Bartholomew's Episcopal Church Leighton Parks Eva T. McAdoo McAdoo Warren Noble L. M. At—kina James Nugent Rochester N. Y Knox Harry Knox Miss Miller New -York Navy Yard Norfolk Navy Yard

Princeton Triangle Club Presents The Evil Eye at Belasco Theater

The Princeton Triangle Club staged its 1915 16 musical comedy The Evil Eye at the Belasco Theater before a capacity audience of alumni and admiring women. Edmund Wilson wrote the book, Paul Dickey the music, and Fitzgerald the lyrics with Guilbert Heyniger directing and starring as Jacques Louche. The plot follows a shipwrecked maiden whose memory returns to reveal aristocratic lineage and a hidden identity as a grand duke, amid satire on social foibles and vibrant chorus interludes led by an acclaimed cast including Heyniger Bowman and Marsh.

Princeton Organization Belasco Theater Triangle Club Princeton Pitts Edmund Wilson Paul Dickey C. Lambert Heyniger Club Jacques Louche Niaiserie Brittany Jacques New York Mr. Heyniger Margot T. Boardman P. D. Nelson Count Boileau W. McK. Bowman Dulcinea A. J. Marsh O. Mandel

U. S. Homes Threatened By Too Easy Marriages

Kansas City dispatch notes Rabbi Harrison of St. Louis warned at a Kansas City address that American homes face dangers from easy marriage and divorce. He blamed individualism and said marriages should be made more difficult for stronger family stability.

U. S Kansas City Washington Post Rabbi Harrison St. Louis Rabin Harrison

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