The Washington times., 1905-12-24
>ISOCIETY NEWS AND CHAT OF THE WEEK

Hitchcock. whose marriage took place
at St Johns Church last month. are
now in mourning for the death of "a
near relative of Lieutenant Commander
Sims.
Mrs. Reyburn will be hostess at a
musicale tonight
Capt ;. Nj. simms and his daughter,
Mrs. r.. c. Willis. are spending the hoH-
days at Atlantic City.
Gen. and Mrs. Bates have their daugh-
Ter. Mrs. Swift. and her baby daughter
with them as guests for the holidays
The Army and Navy Journal says:
I Mai. Gen. Henry c. Corbin. L.
S. y. will be a guest Of honor at
the durbar which the British army III
! India is TO give next year in honor OF
1 the Prince and Princess of Wales Cen
eral CoTbin is now in Australia. his
shealth having broken down in the Phil
/ iDpines. and he has asked further leave
of absence so that he may be able TO
/ visit India Mrs Corbin viii accom-
pany General Corbln to India and they
viii be regarded as the special guests
/ of the viceroy"
! Lieut.. Edward s. Yates. L. S. NJ. c.
and Mrs. Yates have taken the resi-
J dence. at 924 K street northwest. for the
winter. and viii entertain in a modest
way during the present social season.
Mrs. Yates has now as her guest Mrs.
E Marshall Newton, of Fairfield. Va
/ Lieutenant Yates has been attending
the School Of Application at Annapolis
for some time. Orders for sea are in
the not distant future
Miss Eleanor Churchill, daughter of
James c. Churchill, War Department,
ard sister Of Lieut. James Madison
/ Churchill. L. S. n. is visiting Fort Nc
Pherson. Ga, the guest of Capt. and
Mrs. Beaumont B. Buck, Sixteenth In
fantry.
Mrs Charles Clark Van Leer has as
her holiday guests at the Juniata, 1425
W street, Miss Pybas Tennessee and
Miss Wiley. OF New York. Mrs. Van
Leer will be at home Wednesday, from
to I, and Wednesday. January 10, az
the same hours.
Maj. and Mrs W. D. Beach were at
home on Wednesday from 4 TIL to a
] few Of their more intimate friends, who
came to congratulate Mrs Beach's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. BuIlens, on their
hftieth anniversary
Miss Charlotte Henrietta Rockwell.
daughter of the late Capt. c. H. Rock
well. L. s. A, and Herman Lackman.
son Of Albert Lackman. Of this city,
viii be married at Christ Church, Glen
dale, Md, on December q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wells will spend
Christmas with their son, Midshipman
c. H Wells. at Annapolis, Md.
Captain and Mrs. Rush have as their
guest at their home, 1881 Jefferson Place.
their daughter, Mrs William Spencer
Murray, of New York. who will spend
the holidays with them. Mr. and Mrs
Murray, the latter formerly popular
Miss Daisy Rush, were married last fall
at the Rush home. Catskill-on-the-Hud-
son.
: Mr. and Mrs. John Howell OF go I
street northwest. announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Ethel
Howell, 10 Mr.. Philip NJ. Kemon. son OF
ding will take place some time in Jan
uary.
Miss Ovenshine, daughter of Brigadier
General Ovenshine, United States Army,
retired, who has been visiting her
brother. Capt. Engelbert G.. Ovenshine,
Twenty-eighth Infantry, at Fort Smell
ing, for some time past, viii be the guest
OF Mrs. Pearce, wife Of Capt Thomas
A Pearce, Twenty-eighth Infantry. at
that post during the week, returning to
her home at Washington soon after the
holidays.
Brig Gen. D. ]. Craigie. United
States Army, retired, and Mrs Craigie
have left the city for Fort Sam Hous-
ton. Tex. where they will spend the
holidays with their daughter, wife OF
Capt Arrowsmith, United State sArmy
Lieut.. Wallace NJ Craigie, Seventh
United States Infantry. Will also visit
his sister before joining his regiment
upon expiration of his present leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Butt, of Liver
pool. England, are visiting Mrs, But
, and Capt. A W. Butt, United States
, Army, at 1742 street, en- route TO Au-
gusta, Ga
Rear Admiral A. 5. CrOwninshield
United States Navy, and Mrs Crownin-
shield sailed from New York December
he for Europe on the PannOnia- They
have gone to Naples for the winter. anc
regret not being here to witness the pro-
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