Evening star., 1914-11-16
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
FENCERS' CLUB IS HOLDING
BENEFIT MEET TODAY.
Engagement of Miss Cotton and Mr..
Hagner Announced-0ther
Events-Personals.

The first social meeting of this sea
son of the Washington Fencers' Club
will be held this afternoon in the club
rooms, 1920 Connecticut avenue, and
will be a benefit for the Red Cross
There will be a varied exhibition OF
fencing. followed by dancing. The Off
GERS of the club are: President, Col
Robert NJ. Thompson; vice president
Sir Cecil Spring-Rice: secretary-treas-
urer, Mr.. Henry Breckenridge: captain
of the sale d'armes, DR.. Scott D
Breckenridge.
Representative and Mrs. Peter Goelet
Gerry are back at their home at War
wick Neck, r. I. Mr.. Gerry was de-
feated for reelection. His term eX'
pires next March.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Damrosch will
give a dance for their debutante daugh-
ter, Miss Gretchen Blaine Damrosch, al
the Women's Cosmopolitan Club, New
York, next Thursday.
Mrs. Thomas J. Preston, jr., who was
Mrs. Grover Cleveland, will give an
afternoon reception to introduce her
land, at her home, Westland, Princeton,
N. j., Thursday next.
Mrs. w. F. Dennis and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles NJ Riker have gone to Virginia
for the opening of the quail hunting
season.
Capt. and Mrs. James B. billiard and
daughter are visiting Col. and Mrs.
Wood at the Soldiers Home. Capt. Dill
lard is soon to leave for his new post
of duty in Berlin. Mrs. Frederick D
Evans and Mrs. James L. Lusk are also
house guests Of Col. and Mrs. Wood.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter had
among their Sunday luncheon guests
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. Mr. and
Mrs John Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Howard, Capt. Elliott and Col. John r.
Williams
Miss Amelia Rosendale entertained at
a tea and shower Saturday afternoon
in honor of Miss Lula L. Wright.
bride e-to-be of Mr. William Hotel.
Their marriage will take place Wednes
day, November 1s The guests in
cluded Miss Kathryn Sellers. Mrs: Otis
Miss Eugenia McAusland. Miss Frances
Brett Miss Ruth Stanton. Miss Grace
Hobart, Miss Alice Ball, Miss Ethel Ed
wards, Miss Wilhelmine Neuman, Miss
Mary Byers. Mrs. James Miller. Miss
Eugenia Mulligan, Miss Maud Leonard.
Miss Marie Robey and Mrs. George b.
Stambaugh.
Mrs Bradley Allan Fiske and Miss
Fiske will be at home Saturdays in De-
cember from until o'clock at Stone
leigh Court.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Marie of Babylon.
Long Island. were weekend guests Of
the Argentine minister and Nine. Naon.
They have been in Baltimore. visiting
Mrs. Marie's mother. Mrs. f j.. Farber.
Mrs. Alice Veazie of New York city is
-t. llJ
erville. "A Rhode Island avenue north
west, to attend the marriage of her
niece, Miss Somerville. next Thursday.
Miss Eliza beth Leckie sung for the
Home Club Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs C. F.. Gates of Petworth
gave birthday party last week for
their son George. Howard Rupert,
Aubrey Kelly and Billy Sullivan won
prizes in the games Refreshments
were served.
Among those present were Mrs. Mar
tin and son Jack, Mrs. John NJ. Nelson.
wife of Representative Nelson; Mrs.
Elsie Nelson, Mrs. Tennyson, Buch and
Ruth Tennyson. Mrs. V. Kelley of
Alexandria and son Aubrey. Elizabeth
Lee, Margaret Evans. Joseph Frue.
Kenneth Smith. Janet and Louis Fam
stock, Samuel Debinder, Howard Rup-
pert, Charles Homer and Billy Sullivan.
After supper magic lantern pictures
were shown.
Miss Elizabeth Gardner Howser,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry R.
Howser, will make her debut during
Christmas week.
Mrs. ]. H. Hensley of this city is in
New York city.
Maj. J. NJ ShindeI of Lebanon, Pa,
accompanied by his daughter. Miss
Mary Elizabeth Shindel. is at the
Brighton. Maj. Shindel Is a former
Washingtonian, and a graduate of the
Central High School and later of the
University of Pennsylvania.
Miss Eleanor Thackara. who has been
visiting in this country since spring,
= the guest of Miss Marian X. John
son. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Lindley
johnson of Rosemont, Pa. Miss Thack
ara will sail for Paris shortly. where
she will join her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs A. NJ Thackara. Mr.. Thackara
,s the American consul general at
Paris
The engagement is announced of Misc