The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-23
SOCIETY

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Miss Helen Taft and her brother, Mr.
Robert Taft. entertained a few intimate
friends informally at dinner last night
at the White House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Christian d. Hemick
gave a delightful luncheon yesterday at
Studio House." their guests being Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. John A. Johnston, Mr..
and Mrs. Arthur Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Rowland Chase. Col. and Mrs.
symons, and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Will
cox.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Faison, of Brooklyn,
N. Y, are spending the Christmas holi-
days with the latter's father Justice
Seth Shepard. and Mrs. Shepard at the
family residence in Massachusetts Ave-
nue..
Mrs. Eben F. Dunbar and her daugh-
ter and son, Miss Alice Dunbar and Mr..
Arthur Dunbar, are spending the winter
at Nice, France.
Capt. Davis Bowles Wills. L. S. NJ. c.,
and Mrs. Wills entertained at a delight
full tea yesterday afternoon at the Cor
dova in honor of Col. Lincoln Karmany.
L. S. NJ C., and Mrs. Karmany, of Nor
folk. who are visiting the Commandant
OF the Marine Barracks and Mrs Biddle.
\ The apartment was beautifully dec
GRATED with baskets of holly tied with
large bows Of red tulle and Christmas
greens.
Assisting Mrs. Wills in receiving were
Mrs. Fred W. Matteson, Mrs George
Richards, Miss Dorothy Gatewood, Miss
NTaSnn
Miss Elizabeth Matteson.
The complete list of boxholders for
the production OF Tolstoy's comedy, The
Fruits of Culture by the Yale Uni
versity Dramatic Association at the Co
lumbia Theater next Friday afternoon is
as follows: Miss Helen Taft, Miss Mabel
Boardman, Mrs c. c. Glover. Mrs.
Frank 3. Noyes, Mrs. William +. Draper.
Mrs. Arthur Lee. Mrs. Pinchot. and Mrs
Reid Rogers. The Yale boys arc eX-
pected to reach Washington Friday
morning and many of them will be
guests of friends while In the city. Mrs.
Edison Bradley Is to give a tea for them
Friday afternoon after the play
DR.. and Mrs willis Moore gave a
luncheon at the Chevy Chase Club yes
tcrday in honor of Mr. and Mrs Ira
Nelson Morris. of Chicago. Their guests
included Judge Anderson ami Mrs. Victor
Kaufman.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Glover were hosts
at one OF the handsomest dinners Of
the season on Saturday night in honor
! OF Miss Leila Harrison. Miss Helen
Taft and Mr.. Robert Taft were among
the guests, who numbered thirty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter entertain
ed Informally at luncheon yesterday at
their country home.
Mime. sophy de Mcissncr who has
been spending a week visiting Mrs.
John B. Thayer. at her home in Haver-
ford, Pa. has returned to her apartment
at the Toronto.
Col and Mrs. Robert Thompson will
have with them for the Christmas holi-
Gays their son-hl-law and daughter. Mr..
and Mrs Stephen PeH, of New York.
ana their children, Master Robert and
John Pell.
Mr.. William Bruce Harden is spending
the holidays with his mother, Mrs r. B.
L Chew, at her apartment at the
| Wyoming.
Gen. and Mrs Marion P Maus are
visiting the Iatter's mother. Mrs. Charles
Poor, at her home in Twenty first Street.
Tor the Christmas holidays.
Miss Julia Robbins, OF New York. is
spending a few days with Col. and Mrs.
Henry May at their residence in X
Street.
Mrs. ". J. Boardman and Miss Mabel
fov
a reception on Friday afternoon, Decem-
beI q. from until o'clock, in honor
OF the visiting members of the American
Pathological Association, Archaeological
Institute of America, and Society OF
Il Biblical Literature and Exegesis. at their
rc s!dence in P Street.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John a. Johnston
will be at home on January l.
Col and Mrs. George Downey have sent
out invitations for their annual buffet
luncheon on January l, following the
New Years reception at the White
House.
Col. and Mrs Robert Thompson are
giving a dinner and musicale on Decem-
Der 81 in honor Of their son-in-law and
daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Pell.
The G. D. D. Club is giving a watch
PARTY" at the residence of Mr.. Louis
| kaufman, on December u.
| Countess Won Bernstorff. wife Of the
| German Ambassador. is convalescing
| from serious illness. Her condition
is reported to he greatly improved.
Brig Gen. and Mrs Albert Mills. U.
S. A., and Mrs. Mills will give a dinner
at noon on Christmas day for their house
guests, their daughter. Mrs. E. p. Laur-
son, and her little daughter. and their
son and daughter-in-law, Lieut.. and Mrs.
Chester P. Mills. Lieut.. Mills is sta
toned at Fort Qglethorpe, Ga.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest LeSeure, OF I'LL
nois. and their daughter, Miss Helen Can
non LeSeure, arrived here yesterday to
spend the Christmas holidays with the
former Speaker and Miss Cannon, father
and sister of Mrs. LeSeure.
The Speaker entertained at luncheon
at the Capitol Saturday. his guests being
Representative and Mrs. Sims, Repre-
sentative and Mrs. BOrland, Representa-
tive and Mrs. Humphrey, Representative
and Mrs Daugherty. Representative and
Mrs. Neeley. Representative Hull Rep
resentstive Taggart, and Mr.. Frederick
A. Emery.