The Washington herald., 1914-12-22
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One OF the prettiest charity balls
Washington has ever had was given
last night at Rauscher's for the benefit
Of the Children's Country Home, Of
which board Mrs. Joseph Letter is pres
! ident; Mrs. Ormsby McCammon. vice
president; Miss Marjory Cotton, secre-
tary. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold. treas
urer. Six boxes were arranged in each
ballroom and were bought by Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh. Mrs. Perry Belmont.
Mrs. Richard Townsend. Mrs. Robert S.
Mccormick, who gave her box to Lieut..
and Mrs. Philip sheridan; Mrs. Edward
BeaIe Mclean, Mrs: Samuel Spencer,
Mrs. John A. Johnston. Mrs Murray
Cobb, Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs Stephen
B. Elkins, John r. Mclean, and Mrs.
George Howard. One of the smaller
rooms adjoining the ball room was ar
ranged as a cafe, and supper was
served there at small tables and also
at one end of the large ball room.
The decorations all denoted the
Christmas festival with holly. poinset-
tia, palms and mistletoe. Mrs. Letter.
who received the guests. wore dark
blue satin brocaded in gold flowers
Among the guests Of box parties were:
Mrs. Walsh. who had with her former
United States Ambassador to Japan
Charles Page Bryan; Mrs. Payne, wife
of Judge Payne. and Miss Virginia
Mott. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Beale Nc
Lean had with them Mr.. and Mrs.
George Howard and Mr.. and Mrs. John
wilkins Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins had
in her box Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine Elkins
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Hit. Mr..
and Mrs George Howard had in their
box Mrs. Clarence Moore and her
mother. Mrs. Swift, Of Chicago. who is
spending the winter with Mrs. Moore,
and Miss Frances Lippitt.
Assisting in receiving were Mrs.
Miss Marjory Cotton. secretary; Mrs.
Fleming Newbold. treasurer; Mrs. Pres
ton Gibson, Mrs. Reynolds Hit. Mrs.
George Summerlin, Mrs. Upsur Moore
head. Mrs. Blaine Elkins. Mrs. James
Wadsworth, jr.. Mrs. Clark Waggaman.
Mrs. George Dunlop, Mrs. James F.
Mitchell. and Mrs. Murray Cobb. The
floor committee consisted Of Joseph
Letter. Randall Hagner, Murray Cobb,
Ormsby McCammon and Fleming New
bold.
Senator and Mrs Salisbury entertained
at dinner last evening. Their guests
We're Mr. Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Mr..
Justice and Mrs. Lamar, Senator and
Mrs. Newlands, Senator and Mrs. Oliver.
Senator and Mrs Hitchcock. Gen. and
Mrs. wotherspOOn. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Ewing. Mrs. Bayard, and DR.. T. W.
Richards.
Lieut. Philip Sheridan. Z. s. A, and
Mrs. Sheridan have taken possession OF
their new quarters at Fort Myer. having
recently returned from the Philippines.
Capt Newell. Z S A, and Mrs. Newell
spent a few DAYS in Washington with
Gen. and Mrs. William L. Marshall. on
their way to PekinG. China, where Capt
Newell is the new military attaChe TO
the United States legation. They have
been stationed at Texas City and will
stop at Chicago on their way TO the IA
cific Coast.
Mrs Harry RutIedEe Howser has IS
sued invitations for tea on January l.
when she will introduce her second
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Gardner. TO So
ciety.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Williams, jr..
OF Norfolk, Va. are the guests Of Mrs.
wIniams's mother, Mrs. Russell B. Har-
rison. for Christmas Mr. Williams will
return to Norfolk on Sunday.
Mr.. William Dougherty WriEhtson has
Joined Mrs. Wrightson at their apart
ment in the LOnsdale. They will spend
Christmas Day with Mr.. Wrightson's
parents in Baltimore. Mrs. WriEhtson.
who was formerly Miss AiIeen Gorgas
daughter OF the Surgeon General L. 5.
A.. has been in Washington since Mr..
WriEhtson went to Vera Cruz early last
spring.
The engagement of Miss Helen Leg
horn. OF BroOkline. Mass. TO Ir. Al
phonsO Washington Pezet. son o. the
Peruvian Minister to this country. Is of
much interest to Washington. The formal
announcement was made yesterday by
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richard Leghorn,
in BrOoklinC. Mr. Pezet, who is attaChe
Of the Peruvian legation. has made quite