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Tu. Mch. 4 1913
9:00 Breakfast; Pres. & Mrs. Taft.
9.30 Received Sen. Root.
10.05 The President elect arrived. (Mr. Woodrow Wilson)
10.20 Pres. and Pres. Elect left for Capitol.
11.30 Mrs. Taft left for Mrs. Laughlins.
2.40 The Pres. and Ex-Pres. returned from Capitol.
3.10 The Pres. went to receiving stand.
At the lunch there were 159 guests.
Parade ended at 7.10
Dinner, covers for 16.
50 additional guests arrived to view fireworks.
9.10 The Pres. and Miss M. Wilson left to attend dinner of Princeton Class of '79; ret. 9.50.
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We. Mch. 5 1913
8.30 Breakfast.
9.00 To the office.
1.30 Lunch, covers for 31 (Woodrow
2.30 East Room, received 1123 guests. Maj. Rhoads in attendance.
3.00 Recvd. the British Ambassador, Reception in East Room continued after Ambass. was recvd.
4.00 Out in tour, car with Mrs. W. and Mr. Yates, returning 5.20.
5.30 To office
6.30 Recvd. Democr. Nat. Comm. (63)
7.00 Dinner, 25 covers (Wilsons)
8.30 The Pres. to office, returning 10.00
7.50 Miss M. Wilson and Miss. Hagner to the Shoreham to dinner.
Lunch List; The Pres. Mrs W., Mr. and Mrs. Sibley, Misses Wilson (3), Mr. Yates, Mrs. Cothoron, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Wilson, Miss Alice Wilson, Miss Bones, Miss Hagner, Mrs. Jas. Woodrow, Miss Katherine Woodrow, Capt.McMaster, Mr. McMaster, Mr. Jas. Woodrow, Mr. Wilson Woodrow, Mrs. Sheridan, Rev.Dr. Clark, Master Clark, Master Clark, Miss Foard, Mrs.Wells, Mr. Ferguson, Mrs. Crompton, Miss Lucy L. Lord.
5.00 Tea, Mrs Wilson (30), Lieut. Rockwell.
Dinner List: Mr. and Mrs.W., Misses Wilson (2), Mrs. Jos. Wilson, Miss A. Wilson, Miss Bones, Mrs. Cothron, Mr. & Mrs. John A. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. Mc C.Wilson, Miss Eliz, McC.Wilson, Mr. Wayne Bleakley, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Howe, Mr. and Mrs. Wilson Howe, Mrs. Howe and Mr. Jos.Kennedy, Jr.
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Th. Mch. 6 1919
8.30 Breakfast
9.00 To the office
1.00 Lunch, covers for 16. Add guests: Mr. and Mrs. Tedcastle, Mrs. Wells, Mr. Wilson Woodrow, Mr James Woodrow.
2.30 Recvd. Japanese Ambassador. Maj. Rhoads in attendance.
2.30 East Room, 920 guests.
3.30 Gov. McCreary, Maj. Rhoads making presentations
3.45 Recvd. Mr. and Mrs. H.W. Woodrow and family
4.00 Out in limousine with Mrs.Wilson, ret. 5.30
3.45 Recvd. Mr. Wm.H. Wallace
5.30 To office 8.30 The Pres. received Mr. Davies.
10.10 The Pres. and Mrs.W recvd. Mrs Hood, Miss Hood, Mr. Bowman.
6.00 P.M Received Chairman McCombs.
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Fr. Mch. 7 1913
8.30 Pres. to office.
1.30 Lunch, covers for 21, with add. guests: Mr. Fits. Woodrow, Mr& Mrs. Davies, Mr. Davies, Mr. & Mrs. Valone, Miss DuBose & Miss Miller, Mrs. Davies and niece.
2.25 Recvd. Cuban Delegation, Maj. Rhoads in attendance.
2.30 Recvd. Minister from Salvador on Special Mission, Maj. Rhoads, Lieut. Rockwell and Dr. Grayson. 2.30 Recvd. Rep. Fitzgerald, Mr. Charles F. Murphy, and party of 10.
2.30 East Room, revd. 295 guests.
3.00 Recvd. Mr. Rudolph Spreckels. 4.00 Out in limo., ret. 5.30.
Mrs. W. received 41 at tea.
6.10 The Pres. and Mrs. W. recvd. Mrs Burton Harrison.
6.45 Miss Irwin arr. as a house guest.
7.10 Dinner, add guests: Mr. F. Woodrow.
8.15 All to the Columbia Theatre except The Pres. and Mrs. Wilson.
Tea Guests: Sen. & Mrs. H. Smith & daughter. ; Miss Buuic; Rep. & Mrs. Palmer; Mr. & Mrs. Guthrie; Dr. Johnson; Miss Neale; Mrs. Ellinger, Mrs. A. Hall; Mr. Dodge; Mrs. Hardwick; Mr & Mrs. Clark; Mrs. Winthrop; Rep. & Mrs. Slayden; Gen. & Mis[s] Borden; Genl. & Mrs. Wood; Miss McMillan; Mr. Bowie; Mrs. C.S. Mitchell; Mr. & Mrs. J. Thom. Baker; Mrs. Wallace & Mrs. House, Mrs. Frank Presley, Miss Wilder
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Sa. Mch. 8 1913
8.45 Pres. to office
9.00 Miss Lippitt to see Mrs. W.
11.00 Pres. recvd. the Supreme Court.
12.00 Mrs. W. recvd. Mrs. Bryan.
1.00 Lunch, Mr. Dudley Field Malone & Miss Hagner.
2.25 Blue room, revd. Special Mission from Guatemala, Maj. Roads, Lt. Rock. and Dr. Grayson present.
2.30 East room, recvd. 75 guests, Maj. R. mak. presents.
4.00 Recvd. Secy, Bryan and Mr. John Bassett Moore.
4.40 Pres. & Mrs. W., and Miss Bones out in limou, return 6.25 (Mr Malone in car also.)
6.35 To office.
7.00 Dinner, add. guests: Mr. F. Woodrow, Mr. F.B. Sayre.
8.10 Pres., Mrs. W. and Misses M. & E. Wilson attending Natl. Theatre (Billie Burke in "Mind the Paint Girl") returning 11.00.
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Su. Mch. 9 1913
9.00 Breakfast
Pres. 10.00
11.00Pres., Mrs. W. & Miss Eleanor to Cen. Presb., 3d and I Sts. Church, ret. 12.10 11.00 Mr. and Mrs. Jos. R. Wilson to Church
1.15 Lunch guests: Mr. F.B. Sayre, Mr. Fitz. Woodrow . 2.30 Miss Wilson, Miss Eleanor, Miss A. Wilson, Mrs.Cothron, and Mr. Woodrow out in tour. car.
4.05 Pres. Mrs. W. recvd. Mr. Edwin Gordon Wilson.
4.15 Pres., Mrs. W., Miss Bones and Mr. Malone out in limou., return. 5.45,
8.30 Pres. to office, returning 9.55.
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Mo. Mch. 10, 1913
8.20 Breakfast
12.30 Mrs.W. & Miss M. recvd. Sen.Kern &Mrs.Talbert.
Lunch guest, Miss Hagner,
2.30 East room, recvd. 40 guests; Maj.Rhoads,
3.00 Recvd. The Diplomatic Corps (148). All assembled in East Room and arranged around the room. The Pres. & Sec. Bryan greeted them by passing around from Mission to Mission, Aides present, Col. Cosby, Maj.Rhoads, Capt.Little, Lieuts.Rockwell, Claggett and Dr. Grayson. 4.00 Pres. & Miss Eleanor out in limou., return. 5.35.
5.00 Library, Mrs. W., recvd. Mrs. Marshall, Mrs.Bryan, Mrs. Burleson, Mrs. Daniels,Mrs. Lane, Mrs.Redfield, Miss Wilson. (Miss Hagner)
5.35 Pres. recvd. Mr.Harris, Mr.Brown, Mr. Andrews.
6.00 Pres. recvd. Sec. of Treasury
8.00 Pres recvd. Mr. Brandies.
8.10 Mrs. W. and party to Belasco Theatre ( "Buntie Pulls the Strings") Major Rhoads with party.
9.00 Pres. touched button opening t he Breeders & Feeders Convention at Ft. Worth, Texas. Attended Belasco Theatre afterwards, return. 11.00
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Tu . Mch. 11 1913
8.15 Breakfast.
Lunch guestd, Mrs. John Wilson, Mrs. A. Wilson &daugh.
2.30 East rm. Pres. recvd. 55 guests, includ. Judges of Court of Custom Appeals, Commerce Court and Court of Appeals, D.C. ( Maj .RHoads) 2.30 Mrs. W .recvd. Mrs. Loenig & Maj. Swindell, party of 3.
4.00 Pres. walking, returning 5.35.
5.00 Mrs. W. recvd. ladies of the Supreme Court.
5.30 Mrs. W. recvd. Mrs. xxxxx Blair, Miss Gist, Mrs. Bayard, Col. & Mrs. Garrard, Maj. & Mrs. Brown, Mr. & Mrs. Garrett, Mrs. Butler & 2 sisters, Mrs. Hutchinson, :Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Campbell, Mrs. and Miss Hitchcock, Lt.Col. & Mrs. McCawley, Mr. and Mrs. Lansing, Mrs. Taylor Evans, Mrs. Mumford, Mrs. Doorley,, Miss Mumford, Mrs. Dimock, Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Emmons , Mrs. Tucker, Miss Finley , Misses Willaism, Mr. Finley, Miss Mary Heath, Mrs. Farlan, Miss Flagg.
6.00 Pres. recvd. the Atty. Genl. and Secy. Treasury.
8.30 Mr. Herbert Sache Hirsch entertained the family with a sort of program on the piano.
House guests to leave, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. R. Wilson and Miss Alice Wilson.
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We. Mch.12 1913
8.15 Bkfst.
Lunch. Mr.John Wilson 1 (Misses W. & Miss Bones out to lunch)
2.30 East rm. Pres. recvd. 65 guests, Maj Rhoads in atten.
4.00 Pres.Walking. return.4.35.
5.00 Pres., Mr W,. Sec & Mrs Beyan recvd. Dip. Corps & ladies (197.) Guests came by east entrance. left wraps in basement; assem. in east room,.passed through north doors of green room and recvd.on north side of blue room, doors to corridors being closed. All sides present in various rooms, Maj. Rhoads made presenstations of heads of missions and they in turn presented their staff. All passed on through red room to State din.room, where teawas served, Miss Hagner preaiding. After all had been recvd. the Ambassadors were permitted to return and talk with the receiv. party for a few minutes after which all moved to the din.room and partook of tea. The other ladies of the household came donstairs after the reception started and were escorted by aides to join the guests in din. room. There was no music. Asst. Secy.Hale assisted in presenting guests.
8.30 The Pres. received Senetor Kern.
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Th. Mch.13 1913
8.10 Bkfast.
No lunch guests. (Mrs Howe, Mrs. Coth & Miss Ens. out to lunch)
2. 30 East room, recvd. 50 guests,. Hon. J. W. Garrett, & c.
3.15 Mrs.Wilson recvd. Mr. & Mrs. Norrnan Mack; 3.45 Miss H.E.Hooford.
4.15 Pres. Mrs. W. and Mrs.Howe out in limo,return.5.30.
6.00 Pres.recvd. Mr.Dudley F.Malone; 6.15 Rep.Johnson.
7.30 Miss M.Wilson dined at Pan Am.Bldg. 10.00 Miss J Wilson, Miss Bones, Mrs.Howe, Mrs.Cothron and Maj.Rhoade to attend recep. at Pan Am.Bldg,
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Fr. Mch. 14 1913
8.25 Bkfst.
11.00 Mrs. W & Miss Bones out in lim., return 1.10.
Miss Hagner to lunch.
2.30 Rcvd.75 guests in east room.
3.00 Mr.Victor V. Branford,
3.00 Mrs. W. recvd. Mrs.Ford, xxxxx and Miss Scott.
4.00 Pres. Mrs. W. out in limou., return.5.25.
5.30 Pres. recvd. Sen.Saulsbury; 5.45 Sec.Redfield; 6.05 Sen.LaFollette.
10.45 Miss Eleanor and Miss Hagner to the Playhouse.
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Sa. Mch.15 1913
8.30 Bkfst.
Lunch guest, Mr. F. B.Sayre.
2.30 east room, recvd. 80 guests.
2.30 Blue rm., recvd. French Ambass.
2.45 Recvd. Secy.Bryan.
3.30 Mrs.W. recvd. Mrs.H.M.Payne and two daughters.
4.10 Pres. & Mrs. W. out in lim., return.6.25.
7.00 Dinner guest, Mr.Sayre.
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Sun Mch. 16 1913
10.00 Bkfst.
11.00 Pres.& Mrs. W. & Miss El. to lst.Presb.Ch., return.12.40
11.00 Miss Bones, Miss Jessie & Mr.Sayre to St.Thomaa Church.
1.15 Lunch guest, Mr. Sayre.
5.00 Presdt. recvd. Secy. and Mrs. Bryan.
7.00 Mr. Sayre dinner guest.
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Mon. Mch. 17 1913
8.05 Bkfst.
8.45 Mrs.Howe. Mrs. Cothron & baby left for Phila. Miss Elen. accompd. to Balto.,return.3.30.
1.00 Lunch, Capt. A.M.Wilson.
A.M. Mrs. W. recvd. Mrs.Sanford N. Leach.
2.30 East room, recvd. 117 guests,Maj.Rhoads mak. presen.
4.10 Pres. & Mr.John Howe out in tour. car, return.5.45.
5.00 Mrs. W. recvd. 59 people, Mrs. Lurton, &c.
7.00 Dinner guests, Capt.Wilson and Mr.Howe.
7.35 Misses W. and Major Rhoads left for dinner at Chevy Chase with Miss Haury
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Tu. Mch. 18 1913
8.40 Miss J.Wilson left for Phila.
10.15 Bkfst.;
10.30 to office.
Lunch guests, Sec. Tumulty & Miss Hagner.
2.30 Recvd. 550 guests east room.
3.00 Pres. & Mrs. out in tour. car, ret.4.10.
4.30 Misses W., Mrs Lane, Mrs. Hobson. Miss Bones, Miss Hagner to Boa. Symp. concert.
5.45 Mrs. W recvd. Gen. James Wilson; 6.00 recvd.Sec.Daniels; 6.45 recvd. Mr. and Mrs. Rawlings, of Rome. Ga.
7.00 Dinner guest Mr. E. T. Brown,
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We. Mch. 19 1913
9.00 Bkfst.
9.15 Recvd. Sec. McAdoo.
11.00 Mrs. W. & Miss Hagner to lec. of Womans Nat.Civil Fed., YMCA Bldg.
10.30 Mrs. W. recvd. Miss Murphy.
Lunch guest, Mr.E.T.Brown & Miss Hagner.
2.30 East rm., recvd. 380 guests. Maj. Rhds, in att.
3.00 Pres., Mrs. W., Miss, Marg., Miss Bones and Mr. E. T. Brown out in tour. car., retrun. 4.35.
5.45 Mrs. W.recvd. Atty/Genl.; 5.00 Miss Eleanor recvd. M. A. Piatt Andrews, and Miss DuBose and three.
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Th. Mch. 20 1913
9.00 Bkfst..;
10.15 to office.
10.00 Miss Marg.left for Ph1la.
12.00 Mrs. W. recvd.Mrs. Hines, Mr. & Mrs.Breckinridge, Miss Dawes &Miss Rawson, Mrs.Brereton and Miss McLean. Lunch guest, Rev. Wallace T. Palmer.
2.30 East rm., recvd. 150 guests, Lt.Greble in att.
3.00 Recvd. Mr. V. A. MacMurray of State Dept.
7.15 Miss J. Wilson retd. from N.Y.;
8.35 Miss M. Wilcon retd. from Phila.
8.35 Pres. recvd. Sec. McAdoo, Colonel House and Mr.Paul Forest Myers.
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Fr. Mch. 21 1913
8.15 Bkfst.;
9.00 to office.
No lunch guests.
2.30 East rm., recvd. 58 guests, Lt.Greble in att.
4.20 Pres .& Mrs.W. out in lim., re. 5.45.
5.00 Miss J. & Miss E.recvd. Capt. McMaster.
6.00 Pres. recvd. Mr.Doyle.
7.00 Prof.Stockton Axson arrived as a house guest.
8.30 Mrs. W. recvd. Sec. Daniels.
8.30 Mr. Wm. Fitz Woodrow.
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Sa. Mch. 22 1913
8.40 Bkfst.
9.00 To office
10.00 Recvd.British Ambass. and the Canadian Minister of Marine & Fisheries, Lt.Rockwell in att.
11.00 Mrs. W. recvd. Mrs. A. Hopkins.
12.00 Mrs. W. recvd. Bishop & Mrs. Cranston, Mrs. B, Franklin, Mrs. V. H, Wallace, Mrs. F. W. Wallace, Mrs. Geo. Walls, Mr C Ches.H,Aldrich, Judge Pinney. Lunch guests, Mr. Wood., Miss Hoyt
2.30 East rm., recvd. 127 Wash.newspaper men; no aide. Green rm., recvd. 6 guests. Miss Jessie out to lunch with Mrs. E. F. Lansing. 4.15 Pres., Mrs. W., Pf.Axson, Miss Hoyt out in lim., return. 6.00.
House guests, Miss Florence S. Hoyt, Mr.Fitz. Woodrow.
6.00 Pres. recvd. Sec. of Navy; 6.45 Mr. A. Michell Palmer.
7.20 Dinner guest, Mr. Wm.Fitz Woodrow.
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Su. Mch. 23 1913
10.00 Bkfst.
11.00 Pres., Mrs. W., Misses. (3) &Mr. F. Woodrow to Eastern Presb. Church, ret. 1.00.
2.45 Miss Hoyt left for Balto.
3.45 Pres.out walking, ret. 4.45.
5.30 Pres., Mrs. W. & Misses W. recvd.
Mr. John A. MacMurray & Miss MacMurray.
7.00 Dinner gst., Mr. Woodrow.
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Mo. Mch, 24 1913
8.20 Bkfst.;
9.00 to office.
1.00 Lunch, Col.House, Miss Hagner.
2.30 Recvd. Brit.Ambass., Lt.Greble in att.
11.00 In to see egg rolling, Sec. Daniels' 3 boys, Mrs. W. Howe & party of 7, Mrs. Burleson & 2 daughs., Mrs. Lane & 4; Mra.Garrison, Mrs.Tumulty & 4 child.
4.00 Pres. went out on the south porch and looked on at egg rolling crowd, estimated at 8,000
4.00 Pres. out in lim., ret. 5.10[?] 5.00 Mrs. W. .r ecvd. guests at tea,
7.45 Miss E. Wilson dind at Meyers.
8.30 Pres. recvd. Mr.Underwood .
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Tu. Mch. 25 1913
8.10 Bkfst.;
9.00 to off.
9.00 Prof. Axson left for Phila.
Lunch & house guest, Capt. Wilson.
2.30 recvd. 1647 guests in eas t rm., MajRds. att.
4.10 Pres. &Miss Jessie out in lim., ret. 6.05.
4.00 Mrs. W. recvd. mr. H. Huntington.
4.45 Mrs. W., Miss. Marg. and Miss Strong to Wash. Symp.Orches.
4.00 Mr. .Fitzwm. Woodrow left for Princeton.
6.05 Pres. recvd. Sec.of Navy, Mr. Edwin J. Justice and Judge W. B. Conncill.
7.00 Dinner guests, Sec. Tumulty and Col.House.
8.35 Pres. recvd. Sec. McAdoo.
8.15 Mrs. W., Miss Jessie, Miss Bones and Capt. Wilson to Natl. Theatre ( Mrs. Fiske in "The High Road").
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We. Mch. 26 1913
8.30 Bkfst.
9.00 Capt. Wilson left for N.Y.
12.00 Mrs. W.recvd. Mrs. Gillett-Hill, Mrs. E. Hill, Mrs. A. Parsons, Miss Ewing , Mrs. C. A. Swanson, Miss Deane, Mrs. M. S. Gislow.
Lunch guest, Mr. M. A. Rice.
2.30 East rm., recvd. 850 guests, Maj. Rhoads making presen:
4.00 Pres. and Miss Eleanor out in lim., ret. 5.20.
4.00 Mrs. W. and Miss Bones to south. Indus. Ed. Assn, lecture.
6.45 Pres. received Mr. Hare.
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