The Washington herald., 1914-11-15
Service PersonaIs.

The annual receptions at the white
House win not be held this year be-
eanse OF the recent death Of Mrs. WI
son.
Capt Frank Geeres U. 8. A, Of the
Coast Artillery. and Mrs oeere arrived
in New York on board the St. Paul last
Saturday and are at the Hotel Astcr for
a few days before going TO Fort NorEan.
Ala. where the captain h 70 be stationed.
Capt. and Mrs. 0eere went 70 Europe
shortly before the war broke out. and
the captain was detailed to duty as
attache at the American Embassy In
London. They made q tour Of England
and went over to Paris before leaving
for home
Gen. w. W. wotherspoon, Chief OF
Stan. and Mrs. Wotherspoou were guests
In whose honor Gen. and Mrs. James
B. Aleshire entertained at dinner on
November 10.
Capt. 3. N. Rittenhouse, Sixth Cavalry,
who II here on leave. and Mrs. Ritten-
house. win spend the next two months at
1909 Seventeenth street
The engagement has been announced Of
Miss Janet Cobb. daughter Of former
Assistant Attorney General Charles we'll
ington Cobb, to Lieut.. Thomas George
Lanphier. Sixth Cavalry, y. 8. A.
The dancing season at Fort Myer was
inaugurated Tuesday evening by the ON
GERS OF the cavalry troop stationed there
In compliment to the artillery ofieers.
Some Of the ladies Of the fort. namely,
Mrs. Menneher, Mrs. Willard. and Mrs
Snow, acted as hostesses for the officers
and received the guests. At officers row
there were several dinner parties given
previous to the dance
An army drill and tea dance VII Be
held at Fort Myer November q at 20
p m The Officers at Fort Myer have
offered their annual exhibition driIl for
the benefit Of the Army Relief Society.
and the army women will add to the en-
tertainment by giving a tea dance i'm
mediately after the drill Mrs Stern
berg. Mrs. Mills, and Mrs. Breden have
as their helpers. as heads Of different
committees, Mrs. Derola, Mrs. Menoher.
Mrs. Rice, Mrs. walcutts, Mrs. Hewscn-
Mrs. George B. Davis. Mrs. Gilman. Miss
Kitchens. Mrs. Day. Mrs. J. n. Andrews.
Mrs. Glasgow. Mrs. Aleshfre. Mrs Waiter
Webb. and Mrs. Sharpe. Mrs. Walcutts
who has charge OF the candy booth. viii
have a bevy Of young ladies to assist
her-Miss Calvo. Miss Maddox. Miss An
derson, Miss Miley, Miss Evans. Miss
Leitch. Miss Grave. Miss MetcaIf. Miss
Scott. Miss Niche, Miss Pearce. Miss
Littell. Miss Whiting. Miss Mattern. Miss
Gould. Miss Berwick, the Misses Kings
bury. and Miss Kite Tickets are to be
found at the Army and Navy Club. Fort
Myer. and T. Arthur Smiths, 1906 @
street. Extra cars will run to accommo-
| date the crowds which II IL hoped viii
attend this entertainment
Mrs Frederick Dent Grant entertained
at q luncheon on November 10 when
her guests were Mrs. William ]. Bryan.
Mrs. Lindley N. Garrison. Mrs. ]. Frank
lin Bell. Mrs. Ernest GarIington,' Mrs.
Erasmus n. Weaver, Mrs. Joseph Kuhn.
Mrs Henry P. Mccain. Mrs Frank Free
man. and AIRS. Frederick D. Evans.
Mr.. John Emmett Hessin, Of Charles
ton. S. c.. has announced the approach
ing marriage Of his daughter, Irene. to
Capt Glen Edgar Edgerton. Corps OF
Engineers. the wedding to take place on
December g.
Mrs Hutcheson, wife of Col Grots
Hutcheson. U. S. A, is visiting Mrs.
Clifford Walton at her home In this
city. .-- -..
Lieut. ]. L CarTuth, coach Of the Engi-
neer football team, at the Washington
Barracks, In this city, wrenched his
/ right knee in such q manner that several
\ ligaments were torn. thereby causing
water on the knee. Mai. Buck. the ply
sician attending the lieutenant; ordered
that he stay entirely on OF his feet for
several days.
Commander AdeIbert Althouse. q. s.
N, and Mrs Althouse have taken pos
session Of their new home. 1854 Bilt-
more street.
Col. and Mrs. Joseph Kuhn have re-
turned to the Washington Barracks from
| West Point, where they visited their
son. and from New York and Atlantic
| City.
Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett enter
tanned at a dinner November for Mrs.
Barnett's debutante niece, Miss Wallace
Warfield. OF Baltimore, at the Chevy
| Chase Club. Among the other guests
were Miss Emily Beatty. Miss Anne
Bryan. Mr.. Marcus Jordan. and Mrs. Car
ter Osborn, Of Baltimore.
| Capt Ridley Mclean and Lieut.. Com
mander Gilmer were hosts at q dinner
! on November ), at the Army and Navy
Club. They were the first to be selected
10 preside by a club OF bachelor hosts,
! the other members of which are Lieut..
Commander Bartlett, Lieut.. Commander
Weaver. Capt Holcombe. U. s. II. c.;
Capt. Breckenridge. U. S. II. C.; Lieut..
| Commander winston, Lieut. Commander
Dinger, Lieut.. Commander Enochs Lieut.
| Commander Steele. Lieut.. Station. Lieut..
Rowan. Lieut. Mckinney, Lieut.. Noyes.
Lieut. Foy, Lieut. Bastedo, Lieut. Allen.
Mai. Low. U. s. II. C.: Capt. Merry, U.
S. A., and Capt. Castillo, OF the Cuban
army. A number Of the debutantes and
other young girls were present. includ-
/ ing the Misses Clover, Miss Pauline
Kindelberger, Miss Frances Williams,
Miss Alexandra Ewing. Miss Ruth Will
son, Miss Elizabeth Wiley. Miss Mason.
the Misses Whiting, Miss Marguerite
Barbour, Miss Adelaide Heath. Miss Alys
Downing. Miss Mary Gheen, Miss Edith
| Oracle. and Miss Howard, OF New Or
leans. Mrs. George Summerlin and Mr..
and Mrs. J. W. Davidge ehaperoned.
Dancing followed
Lieut.. Greed F. Cox. Eleventh United
Estates Cavalry. Is In Richmond visiting
Lieut.. z. r. W. McCabe
Lieut.. Commander ]. K. Taussig and
MrA Taussig. of Washington. are spend
ing a few days at New York City.
Col Thomas z. Pepper U. S. A.. and
Mrs Pepper, Of Lexington. KY. are IN
New York. at the Hotel Astor, for a few