The Washington herald., 1910-12-24

The Secretary Of state and Mrs. Knox,
with their son and daughter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Reed nnox, and Hugh Knox
/ left yesterday to spend the Christmas
| holidays at their country place at Valley
Forge, Pa. They joined their other chill
dren there, Mr.. and Mrs. James Tindle
and Mr., and Mrs Rhipander c. Knox. Jr..
who live close to Valley Forge.
/ The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Ballinger have gone 10 Virginia for the
| Christmas holidays.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest of honor
at dinner dance given by Gen and Mrs
A. w. Greedy and their daughters last
night. Mr.. Robert Taft returned to the
/ White House yesterday from his law
studies at Harvard TO spend the Christ
mas holidays with his parents. and was
present at the dinner dance. There were
twelve guests at dinner and sixty couples
dancing. The guests included the debu-
tantes Of this season and last, and the
men Of the same sets and the house
guests Of Mr. A. w. Greedy. jr., MI
Stephen CRAWFORD. Of Philadelphia. and
Mr.. Bruce BROMLEY, of Boston, both
sehoolmates OF Mr.. Greedy at the Insti-
tute Of Technology.
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, wife of the
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy, was
hostess at a luncheon yesterday. when
her guests were an interesting coterie of
navy women. They were Mrs. Charles T.
Hutchins, wife of Rear Admiral Hutchins
L. S. N; Mrs Edward Qualtrough. wife
of Commodore Qualtrough, u, s. N; Mrs.
Walter Mclean, wife of Capt. Mclean,
II. S. N; Mrs Fletcher, wife OF Capt
Fletcher, T. s. n: Mrs c. c. Marsh. wife
OF Commander Marsh. L. S N: Mrs. ROs-
coe c. Bulmer and Mrs Gherardi, wife
of Lieut. Commander Gherardi, L. s. N
Mr.. and Mrs Winthrop will leave Wash
ington to-day 10 spend the Christm- $
holidays with Mr.. Wnthrop's mother.
Mrs. Robert Winthrop in New York
/ They will return Tuesday. Mrs. Winthrop
Will not receive to-day in consequence.
The first large hop al Fort Myer this
season was given last night at that post
Mrs. Wood wife OF Gen. Leonard Wood
Chief Of Staff--E. S. A. and Mrs. Car
rard. wife of Col Garrard. commander
/ of the post, received the 80 young people
J This being the Christmas hop, the deco
rations were as gay as the Christmas
/ reds and greens and many flags could
| produce There were twenty-four dances,
and the Fifteenth Cavalry Band played
throughout the evening.
More millions were represented at the
/ Christmas tree party yesterday after
I
small grandchild Of Mr. John r. Mclean
and the late Mr.. Thomas F. Walsh. than
were ever gathered about similar az
fair in Washington. The child is the
son Of two only children OF millionaires.
and he had as guests the children and
grandchildren of other millionaires. not
many. but a select few There were
seven other babies and their mothers.
the latter including Mrs. Clarence Moore
(nee SwifO; Mrs. Preston Gibson nee
Jarvis; Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs John B.
/ Henderson. who accompanied her lit
! tie motherless granddaughter: the
/ NiscOuntess day, wife of the naval at
tache' of the French Embassy; Mrs
James +. Mitchell. and Mrs. e. s. Grant
third. all with their young children. who
we're handsomely remembered by the
Santa Claus who dispensed gifts and
! good things. Among the grown-ups who
were asked 20 enjoy the happiness of the
children and the beauty of the magnifi-
cent tree were the Admiral Of the Navy
and Mrs. Dewey, Baroness Hengel-
muller, wife of the Austrian Ambassador,
and their daughter, Baroness Mia, who
was in the grown-up party; Mrs. L. z.
Letter, Mrs. James Mcmillan. Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend, Mrs. Lawrence Townsend,
wife Of the former Minister TO Belgium:
Mrs. Bayard. Mrs. Crawford Miss Finley
Mrs. Spencer Cosby. Mrs. Woodbury.
Blair Mrs. Hugh Legare, and Mrs.
I Perry Belmont The party took place
in the Thomas +. Walsh mansion
/ in Massachusetts avenue, where Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Beale Mclean make their
! home with Mrs. Walsh, and this was the
/ first fesuyity for Christmas this year
among the smart set of young children. A
section of the Marine Band played during
the afternoon and the famous gold plate
was used on the table.
Mrs. Richard Harlow entertained at
small dance last evening for very young
people. for her schoolgirl daughter.
Bishop and Mrs. Mackay-smith were
the guests of honor at dinner last night
of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs c. L. Mariatt
The marriage is announced of Miss
Vera Downing. daughter of Mr.. Augustus
c. Downing. of New York and Wash
ington, to Mr.. W. w. Finley, jr The
ceremony was performed last Saturday
in Baltimore, where the young people
are spending their honeymoon. Their
engagement was announced last spring.
but the marriage was not TO take place
for a year or more, owing TO the youth
of both. The young people, however,
decided not to wait. according to the
original plan. and without previous an
nouneement of their intentions went TO
Baltimore and were married. Mrs. Fin
lev is a debutante of last season and is
one of five attractive sisters. Mr.. and
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