The Washington times., 1913-11-07

n charity ball. and January has
been chosen. ---
Next to the official announcement
from the White House of the series of
state receptions and dinners, that for
the annual charity ball for the benefit
of the Children's Hospital is of the
most Importance
Mrs. Lloyd w. Bowers is chairman of
the committee. and will associate with
her a number of the most prominent
society women and charity workers of
Washington. The floor committee is
always headed by one of the most
popular men of society, and guests
come from nearby cities to attend.
Through all previous Administrations.
il has been the custom of the President
and the First Lady of the Land. as
well as members of their family, to
lend their presence, at least for a time,
and the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will lend their presence for the
January ball.
The President occupied box at the
Columbia Theater last evening to see
Miss May Robson in Mrs. Mat Plum
mcr'' With him was Miss Eleanor
Wilson, Miss Lucie Smith and Miss
Mary Smith, of New Orleans, house
guests at the White House, and DR..
Cary T. Grayson.
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Mrs. Wilson will return TO Washing
ton this evening from New York, where
she and Miss Jessie Wilson went yes
terday morning Miss Jessie will re-
turn to Washington tomorrow. They
are guests at the Hotel Waldorf
Astoria. j.
The Congressional Club will be open
this afternoon at 4 O'Clock for the
usual informal Friday tea. Mrs. Champ
Clark, wife of the Speaker OF the
House OF Representative, will read a
chapter from the autobiography of her
life, which she is now engaged in writ
ing. She will also give a little talk.
Mrs Thomas Kemp, daughter of the
president of the club. Mrs. d. U.
Fletcher. wife of Senator Fletcher of
Florida will sing. and her sister, Miss
Nell Fletcher. will read. Tea will be
served at O'Clock
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Miss Edith Oracle will 80 TO Phila-
,Ielphia today to meet party OF
friends and motor with them to Prince
ton for the football game tomorrow.
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Mrs. Nackay Smith and the Misses
Mackay-S NTH have returned to Wash
inytor and opened their residence in
rhe Avenue of the Presidents for the
winter.
Senator and Mrs. Gilbert NJ. Hitch
cock. of Nebraska, who have been
guests at the Shoreham Hotel since
their return to Washington early in
the fall have leased the house at 1736
VI street formerly occupied by former
Congressman and Mrs Nicholas Long
worth.
There was a pleasant reminder to
Washington people yesterday of the
Roosevelt Administration. in the mar
riage in New York of Miss Edith Lam
dor, elder daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Hutton Landon, of New York,
10 Eugene Mitchell Sawyer, of Turone,
New Mexico Miss Landon and her
younger sister, Miss Cornelia Landon
were frequent guests at the White
House. Thurlow Gordon went to New
York for the wedding. and Mrs. Richard
Derby. one-time Ethel Roosevelt
Younger daughter of the former Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt was among
the guests. Mr.. Gordon was one of the
ushers who seated the guests in the
chape1 of st. Bartholomew's Church.
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Mr.. and Mrs. William a. Slater have
gone to Lenox to visit Mr.. and Mrs.
William A. Slater. -jr.
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The enlisted men at Fort Myer are
entertaining at a farewell hop at the
tort this evening in honor of the Of
ficers OF the Fifteenth Cavalry, who
are departing for Fort Bliss. Tex,
within a week.
Governor and Mrs. Brewer, of Missis-
sippi. are spending some time in Wash
hIston. guests at Congress Hall Hotel.
They entertained party at dinner last
evening. .....
Mrs. ]. J. Russell. wife of Congress
mar Russell of Missouri. will leave
Acls.-. for Georgia where she will
viSit hc- niece.
Miss Gcnevieye Clark, daughter of
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark.
- no . now in New York. viii return
10 tire Capital in time to attend the
luncheon given by Mrs. Daniels on No
vcniber 15 for Miss Jessie Wilson.