The Washington herald., 1911-12-12

contingent and many OF the debutantes
of this and last season. and the object is
to learn all of the new dances and to per-
feet themselves in the old. The first les
| sons were given last Thursday evening,
and if those who are members of the
class meet every Monday evening. much
will be accomplished. Among those who
are members are Miss Taft, the Misses
Meyer. Miss Cotton. Miss Margaret
Draper, and Miss Dorothy Williams.
DR.. and Mrs. Alexander F. Magruder
have issued cards for their annual Christ
mas tea
I Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond
were dinner hosts last evening.
The German Ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff will spend the Christmas
holidays with relatives of the countess in
New York.
Mrs. Alfred Tyler entertained at tea
Yesterday afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock
at her residence. 1721 Nineteenth street
in honor Of Lady Jebb. of England, and
her nieces. the Misses Du Puy, of Erie,
Pa. who are spending the winter in this
city.
Miss Sally Darlington daughter of Gen.
F.. A. Darlington. L. s. A. and Mrs
Darlington. has returned to Washington
after spending several weeks in New
York and West Point
Maj. William j. Barden. L. s. A. and
Mrs. Barden. will be hosts at a young
peoples dinner Friday evening before the
hop at the Washington Barracks.
Mrs. Don f. Clarke. who has been the
guest of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Francis Hardy. at Wheaton. Md. left
Yesterday for Orlando. Fla, to join her
husband for the winter.
Miss Grace Granger. sister of the late
Representative D. L. D. Granger. of
Providence. r. l.. will come TO Washing
ton after Christmas to spend the re-
mainder of the winter. She is receiving
many congratulations and flattering COM
ments upon her book OF poems recently
published, The Light OF the Gods
which has been termed a classic and eX-
cerpts from which have been heard from
time TO time by the members of the Con-
gressional Club, OF which she is also a
member.
Miss Ida Bowie entertained the Winnie
Davis Chapter, OF the Daughters of the
Confederacy. Thursday. Mrs. Marion
Butler. the new district president of the
organization. was the special guest.
Miss Virginia Hammond MILAN has sent
out invitations for an informal tea next
Monday, when Miss Esther Foote, OF
Fort Howard, Md, will be the guest OF
honor.
Mrs Abram Simon. OF Cathedral ave-
nue., will go to Philadelphia to-day TO be
the guest for ten days OF Mrs. Kraus-
kopf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick De Courcy
Faust have returned to Washington. and
Gardner F. Williams and Miss Dorothy
Williams returned to Washington last
evening from the Virginia Hot Springs,
where they spent several days.
Mrs Brown, wife OF former Justice
Brown, will entertain at a tea tomorrow
afternoon, in compliment to Mrs. War
rem, wife of Senator Warren.
Miss Ruth Bliss has invitations out
for dinner Thursday, December q. in
marriage TO Lieut.. George Wade Mar
tin. L. S. NJ. c.. takes place Decem-
Der Q.
Miss Ethel Rose will be hostess this
afternoon at a tea for Miss Virginia
Ridley Lindsey of Nashville, Tenn.
Miss Lindsey who will be one OF Nash
ville's most charming debutantes next
season, is the guest of Miss Rose for
December and January.
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from visit to Newport News and
Hampton. Va, where he went last Mon
day.
Mrs Albert F. Woods. Of St Paul,
formerly of this city, is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Orton, at 6Oo' Cedar street,
Takoma Park. They will be informally
at home Friday afternoon and evening,
December Is Mrs. Woods old friends
are all most cordially invited to call