The Washington times., 1912-11-09
Benefits Arranged For
Two Capital Charities


| vorite and most worthy charities, and
cards for the first debutante tea Of
the season. comes the first signs OF
\ real life in the social world
| The date for the annual Charity Ball,
for the beneht OF the Children's Hos
pital, has been set for Monday even
Ing. January 6, in the New willard ball
room. as usual. BY making the date
public so far in advance, II is hoped
that the evening will be kept open.
On the afternoon OF Friday, Novem-
Der. %, the first cavalry drill OF the
| season will be given at Fort Myer at
$3.50 o'clock, in the riding hall with the
proceeds going to the Army Relief So
ciety. Tickets can be obtained at the
| Army and Navy Club. or from Mrs w.
c. Borden. 1901 California street. Mrs.
| Garrard, wife OF the commandant OF
\ Fort Myer. Is chairman Of the COM
mittee at Fort Myer. and Brig. Gen.
Anson Mills, u. s. A., retired, Is In
charge of the Washington committee.
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I Mrs. Byron s. Adams has sent out
| cards for an at home at her residence
1901 Park road, Friday, November %,
from until o'clock, when she will
present her daughter, Miss Marie
| Adams.
| Miss Adams, who will be the first deb
| utante OF the season to be presented. Is
a graduate of the Sacred Heart Acade-
my, Eden Hall. Philadelphia. She is
! of an old Washington family and has
large circle Of friends among the res
| ident set
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] Among the patronesses for the Swed-
ish concert which will be given this
afternoon at $50 o'clock in the ball
room Of the New Willard is Mime. Juss-
Grand. Nine Ekengren. Mrs Edward
Douglas White. Mrs. wickersham. Mrs.
Nagel. Nine. Loudon. Mrs. John B. Hem
derson. Mrs. Nicholas Anderson. Mrs.
; Woodbury. Blair. and Mrs. Nathan Sar-
gent.
The program. which will be made up
entirely OF Swedish music, will be given
by artists from Sw eden.
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| Mrg. MacNaughton and Miss Mac
Naughton will be at home informally to-
morrow afternoon at their residence.
! 1923 Harvard street. and will have with
them the Brazilian Minister to Brus-
sells and Nine. de oliveira Lima.
The marriage of Miss Katherine Dcni-
son to Frederick E. Gignoux. OF New
York. will cake place today at the old
Denison homestead In Portland, Me.
! Miss Denison. sister Of the Assistant
Attorney General. Wilfred T. Denison
spent the greater part OF last winter
in Washington with her brother.
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| Invitations have been received In
' Washington from Mrs. Grover Cleve-
la fnr a., l.ahn nta nf kar
daughter. Miss Esther Cleveland. on
Monday, November 1s Mrs. Cleveland
will entertain at her home. Westlanes,
Princeton, y. j.
Later in the season, Miss Cleveland
will accompany her mother to Wash
| ington for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson. who
have been spending some time In New
York since they left Hot Springs, Vir-
ginia, are now at Tuxedo for the annual
autumn ball OF last evening. which was
one of the chief social events OF the
season.
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DR.. Sankey Bacon, U. S. N, and Mrs
Bacon have arrived In Washington
from New York. and are the guests OF
Mrs. Bacon's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Hugh r. Taggart. In Georgetown, for
n few days before going west to spend
a months visit with DIR. Baconc rela-
tives. Upon the conclusion OF their
visits. they will return to DR.. Bacon's
post at Charleston 8: C.
The Postmaster General. Frank II.
Hitchcock. who spent the last week In
New York. has returned to Washington.
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Mrs Hugh wallace and her sister,
Mrs. Nathaniel Francis. returned to
Washington today from New York,
where they spent the last week.
Mrs. Taft. who has been spending the
last few days in New York. since clos
ing the summer White House at Bever-
ly, Mass. is expected to arrive in WASH
ington this afternoon. She will proba-
bly, be accompanied by her sister. Mrs.
Laughlin, who has been with her in
New York.
Miss Helen Taft arrived at Hot
Springs. Va. yesterday morning with
Miss Frances Lippitt. daughter of Sen
ator Lppitt of Rhode Island. They
are the guests OF Miss Gladys E. In
gals at Inglescote.
During the afternoon Miss Taft and
Lieutenant Andrews, of Washington.
went for long horseback ride. and
Miss Ingalls, and Miss Lippitt played
tennis on the homestead courts. Later
they all had tea at the club house.
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The British Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce returned to Washington today
from baltimore, where they went last
evening to be the dinner quests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Marburg. After
the dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Marburg and
their guests attended the opera.
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, The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick.
ersham have cards out for a dinner
on November % for the members of the
Supreme Court.