The Washington herald., 1912-11-14

| wife at the end of six weeks. They will
be greatly missed In Washington, where
the have many warm friends.
One of the most interesting of the early
! seasons dances viii be the freshman
j prom which will be given at the
/ Raleigh Hotel Friday, November =, by
students of George Washington Univer-
| sity.
The freshman dances are usually the
most popular affairs in the university,
| but this years prom. promises to be
/ one of the most successful ever given
! by students of George Washington, ow-
| ing to the fact that the freshman class
this year Is much larger than those OF
previous years 1T is expected that a
large number of the alumni as well as
| the upper classmen will attend.
The pstronesses will be announced
later.
Mr.. Clayton d. Franey. OF the War
| Department, has returned to Washing
ton from New York, where he has spent
the last two weeks.
Mrs. Theron A. Bell has returned to
the >cIty after an absence Of several
months.
wedding of interest to Washington
ians took place in Meredith, n. H..
Nov. u. when Miss Pauline Sawyer. OF
Bangor. Me, and Mr.. Thurlow NJ. Cor
don, special assistant to Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham. were married. Mr..
and Mrs. Gordon will come to Washington
| next week, and will make their home in
| the Alwyn apartments in Columbia
Road.
Mr.. Gordon left Washington Friday.
| Though most of his friends knew Of
the approaching marriage they were
given none of the details of the plans
of the young couple.
Mr.. Gordon is a native OF Massachu-
sets and a graduate Of Dartmouth, In
the class of 1904. After two years teach
ing he entered the Harvard Law School.
and was editor of the Law Review. He
graduated from Harvard in the class OF
1911, and became identified with the
Boston firm of Fitch. Richard, Herrick &
Neave. In February last he was ap-
pointed special assistant to the Attorney
General The romance with Miss Saw
yer dates back to school days.
Though prominent in New England.
Miss Sawyer has never had a season
in Washington. She is a graduate OF
Radcliffe College.
Miss L. z. Letter, who has spent the
last six weeks abroad. visiting her
daughters the Countess of Suffolk and
Mrs. Colin Campbell as well as her
granddaughter. the daughters of Lord
and Lady Curzon. will sail for this
country on Saturday next, having suf-
ie4ently recovered from her illness TO
make the journey comfortably.
Mrs William F. Dennis will give tea
in honor of this seasons debutantes on
December 10. Mrs. Dennis has given
similar parties during the last three
years.
Mrs W. w Wotherspoon, who has
been in New York for the past ten days.
will return to Washington the end Of
the week.
Mrs E. II. Brook and her daughters,
Miss Margaretta Brook and Miss Gene
We've Brook, who spent the early sum
mer abroad. and the remainder at Lake
George and Lake Champlain. have re-
turned TO Washington for the winter
and are at the Highlands. l
Miss Edmonia Adams. daughter of
Rear Admiral John D. Adams, U. 8. N.
and Mrs. Adams has invitations out for
a dinner and dance Saturday evening.
November 9. at her home in Connect
cut Avenue.
Mrs. Lawrence Townsend and Miss
Yvonne Townsend arrived in Washing
ton yesterday from New York. where
they landed from Europe Mr. Town
send. who went to meet them, will &C
company them to Washington.
In celebration Of the christening OF the
baby son OF Dr. NJ. E. Malbran, the pop
ular charge d'affiairs OF the Argentine Lee
CATION and Nine. Malbran. an interesting
coterie of friends gathered yesterday aft
ernoon at their new home 2aO9 Massa-
chusetts Avenue Northwest. All was Joy |!
in the house and the little boy carries the |
good wishes of many who hold his dis
tinguished father and mother in high es-
TEEN into the future with him. Among
those present were. The Uruguayan
Minister and Nine. de Pena and the
Misses Maria Manuela, Carlota and NAL
vins de Pena, the Charge d'Anairs of
Portugal and Nine. d'Arenas de Lima;
the Minister Of Chile and Nine. de Suarez
Mujica, Capt. Alfredo Malbran, Of the
Argentine Navy. brother of DR.. Malbran,
charge d'affairs: Senior Francisco Yanes,
director of the Pan-American Union, and
Mrs. Yanes; Gen. and Mrs. James A.
Drain and Miss Drain. Senior Alexandra
Herquinigo. secretary of the Chilean Le-
cation. and Senior Eduardo Racedo, jr.,
secretary of the Argentine Legation.
Mrs. William E. Andrews, president Of
the District Federation of Women's
Clubs, is attending the Delaware State
Federation at Dover. AS director of
the General Federation the States Of
Delaware, Virginia. West Virginia,
Maryland. and the District of Columbia
have been assigned to Mrs. Andrews.
Mrs. A. D. Warner, of Wilmington,
Del, entertained at luncheon Wednes-
day, when Mrs. William E. Andrews,
president Of the District Federation of
Women's Clubs, was guest of honor.
Mrs. J. ST Clair Hill. of Montgomery
County. has as a house guest Miss Vir-
ginia Peerce. of Park Avenue, Baltimore
City. Both ladies' will be guests for the
week at the Raleigh Hotel.
An extremely accurate sun dial which can be set
up without the Of compass and level, has been
invented in England.