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the engagement of their daughter. Miss
Emma May King. to Ensign Radford
Moses, u. s. N The wedding will take
place on December rs at the Holy Trinity
Church, Georgetown.
The Misses Du Puy. who spent last
winter at the Brighton. have leased Miss
Anne Wells residence, 17Oi Connecticut
Avenue, for the winter.
Austin Kautz will receive on Friday aft
ernoons in December and February.
Mrs. Louis Bennett and Miss Agra
Bennett. OF West Virginia, attended the
first bachelors cotilliOn in Baltimore on
Monday evening. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley have sent
out invitations for q dinner on December
2S in honor of the British Ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce. They will have visiting
them Mr. and Mrs. Frederick PenfieId, of
New York, who will come to Washing
ton on December q to attend the din
her.
Mrs. Wickersham, wife OF the Attor-
ney General, will be at home this after
noon.
The tea and sale which will take place
at st. Roses Technical School this after
noon from TO o'clock will be largely
attended by prominent society people.
NJ
Ambassador. will have charge OF The
tea room. Nine Loudon. wife of the
Minister Of the Netherlands; Nine. dc
Riano, wife of the Spanish Minister;
Nine. Pezet. wife OF the Peruvian Minis
ter: Nine. de Urcullu, wife OF the mill
tary attache Of the Spanish Legation
Countess de Chambrun. wife OF the
military attache OF the French Embassy;
Nine de Laboulaye, wife of the second
secretary of the Frnech Embassy; Miss
Martha Calvo, and other members of the
Diplomatic Corps, will preside at the
otaer tables and booths.
The British Ambassador will go to
New York the end of the week. where
ne will be the guest OF honor at a ban
quet TO be given by the citizens of New
York to members OF the American COM
mittee for the celebration OF the one
hundredth anniversary OF peace among
English-speaking peoples in 19l4-lgl5.
Mrs William F. Dennis entertained al
"a large tea yesterday afternoon from 1
until I o'clock at her residence in Six
tenth Street in honor Of the debutantes
OF ;he present season. The house was
beautifully decorated with palms, ferns
and clusters OF American Beauty roses
IN raraiNrinp her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Nelson Riker.
Mrs John Sharp Williams. Mrs. Swan.
son, and Mrs. Hannis Taylor presided al
the tea table. Miss Rebekah Wilmer
Miss Sally Williams. and Miss Lucy
IIoke Smith were in charge of the punch
bowl An orchestra played during the
afternoon.
1t has been announced that the Coun-
tess of Aberdeen will visit this country.
Miss Violet Asquith will accompany her
and they will be the guests Of the Brit
ish Ambassador and Mrs. Bryce in
Washington
A delightful dance was given last night
bv Mr. and Mrs. William Ambrose at
their residence in Park Road in honor
OF Miss Marie Adams, the debutante
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Byron s,
Adams The decorations Of the rooms
were pleasant reminder OF the jolly
Yuletide, the chandelier being hung
with holly and Southern smilaN, and
huge clusters of polnsetta and red roses
added to the color scheme.
Mrs Ambrose was assisted in receiv-
ing by Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Tippett, OF
Baltimore, who are her house guests
and Lieutenant and Mrs Wright
\ buffet supper was served at mid
night after which dancing was resumed
in the ballroom.
Among the guests were Miss Gertrude
Woodward. Miss Katherine Birney. Miss
MARI. Miss Margaretta Mari. Miss
Doris Drain, Miss Florence Schneider
Miss Virginia MILAN. Miss Angelica
Carlo, Miss Theresa Carlo. Miss Sara
Kicking, Miss Nellie Acker, Miss Enid
Holden. Miss Helen McCumber. Miss
Helen Cooper. Miss Elizabeth Howser
Miss Louise Howser. Mr.. w. White, Mr.
Joseph White, Mr.. Richard Daniels, Mr.,
Theodore Barnes. Mr.. Theodore Block
Mr.. Leonard Block. Mr.. Frank Barlow
Mr.. Emory Cox, Mr.. Ormond Graham
Mr. Perry. Mr. Edward Magnum. MIR
Bourne, Mr.. MadOn. Mr.. Lawrence
Green. Mr.. Norris Mclean. Mr.. Walter
Mclean, and Mr.. Homer Hoey, of Nc,
Keesport, Pa.
Mrs Laura j. Writ and Mr.. H
Tudor Farmer were married yesterday
at Trinity Church. The Rev. G. w. Van
FOssen performed the ceremony, which
was witnessed by only the relatives and
few intimate friends. The bride, who
was given away by her mother, Mrs.
Benjamin v. jackson, wore a travelling
costume of dark brown velvet, with d
hat and furs of the same shade. Her
sister, Miss Carrie o. Jackson, wore a
taupe gown. Mr.. NJ. c. Farmer, jr., was
the best man.
Mrs. c. H Hammond. Mrs. Edward
Whitney. Mrs. W. 5. Burke. Of Virginia,
Miss Alice WorthIngton. of Covington,
Ky. and Mrs. Gray Walters, of Jackson
vile, Fla, were the out-of-town guests
here for the wedding. No reception fol-
lowed, as the couple left at once for a
honeymoon jaunt.
After January / Mr.. and Mrs. Farmer
will be at home at 9l2 Maryland Avenue.
The regular season hops of the enlisted
men OF the First Battalion of Engineers,
at Washington Barracks, will be held in
the post gymnasium, beginning Thurs
day, December II, and every second and
fourth Thursdays of the month there
after.
Inc nst OF patronesseS IOT lHe
Harvard Musical Clubs CONCERT. which
will be given at the Belasco The
alter, Tuesday afternoon. December n,
includes Mrs. Winthrop Mrs. Uen-
men Jennings, Mrs. Walter T err
man, Mrs Wolcott Tuckerman, Mrs.
George Won L. Meyer, Mrs. o. W..
Holmes, Mrs F. c. Stevens, Mrs. Thomas
NJ. Chatard. Mrs. II. c. Lodge, Mrs.
Frank w. Hackett, Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth, Mrs. George Y. McLanahan, Mrs.
William G Riras Mis-. II. MaYlahd