The Washington times., 1914-11-18
BY JEAN ELIOT.

l"HE SECRETARY OF STATE left
Wash Washington n ton last evening to
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!. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney win be in charge
. Of the arrangements for the charity ball
to be given January at the New WI
lard for the benefit Of the Children's
Hospital. Joseph Letter will be chair
man Of the floor committee, with VII
liam Marrow as vice chairman, and Mrs
Thomas T. Gaf will have charge OF the
sale Of tickets.
Invitations have been received from
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Franklin
Schneider for the marriage of their
daughter. Florence, and Thomas Gar
let Forney. on December u. at D. m.
ceremony win be followed by q recep-
ton at the Cairo.
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| The marriage has been announced
OF Everard Hereford Boeckh, SON of
Mrs. Kate ]. Boeckh, to Miss Merel N.
Jones. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. q.
Jones, of Portland, Ore, on October
20. Mr.. and Mrs. Boeckh will reside
at los Pembroke street Toronto, Cam
ada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander q. Bentley
viii entertain at dinner tonight In honor
Of Admiral and Mrs. T. J. Cowte. who
leave Washington at the end of the
week for Newport
Mrs. Medill Mccormick win arrive In
Washington tonight, and will be at the
l home of her mother, Mrs. Mark Hanna
She will be Joined later by Mr.. McCor-
mick and their daughter. Katherine Au-
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Christmas. when they win go to Spring
| field. Ill. where they have taken q
| house for the winter
| Mrs. Charlie. Goldsmith and her
daughter. Mrs. William Thalhimer, Will
be at home this afternoon. at 1910 Bilt-
more street.
Mrs. Connor. wife Of Major william
D. Connor, will entertain at bridge ON
the afternoon of December /.
Capt and Mrs Charles 'Northrop
Jones. of Fort Myer, will entertain at
dinner tonight in honor of Mrs. Jones
Norton, who are making their home
with Captain and Mrs. Norton this win
ter.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Dawson, oln,stead
were hosts at dinner last night at Fort
Myer. Their guests were Col and
Mrs. Charles T. Menoher, Major and
Mrs. William j. Snow, and Capt. and
Mrs. Edward T. Donnelly.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Butler. of
New York. have arrived in Washington,
and are at the shoreham.
Nine Dumba,- wife Of the Austrian
today from Philadelphia. where she has
been visiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. George G. Perkins have
closed their house. and will spend the
winter at the Grafton.
Mrs. Harrington Mills assisted by
Mrs. J. deBree Higgins, gave q bridge
party at the Grafton last night for the
Belgian sufferers The prizes were won
Tillman.
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The Secretary OF State and Mrs.
Bryan assisted in receiving the guests
at the reception given by the Presby-
terian Alliance at Rauscher's last plight.
Mrs. Thomas Watts Gregory and Miss
Jane Gregory went to New York today
for the weekend: Mrs, Gregory will
return to Washington. and Miss Gregory
will go to Philadelphia to visit until
after the Army-Nayy football game
MIS-. claude swanson entertained In
formally at luncheon today in honor of
Mrs Tinsley. mother of Mrs. Bent, wife
of Congressman Bent. Included among
the guests were Mrs. J. W. Folk, Mrs.
c. G. McChord. Mrs. Sluter, Mrs. Dear
born Pettus, and Mrs. Davenport White.
Mrs. Swanson was hostess last Friday
at an informal luncheon in compliment
to Mrs. Eberle. wife of the new COM
mandant at the navy yard.
NJ r-.z-. Ito - r.r1~l
Cameron. entertained at bridge this
afternon. Mrs. C. A. Devol presided at
the tea table.
The French Ambassador and Nine.
JusSerand have taken a box for the
benefit performance Monday evening of
The Story of the Rosary" at the Be
lasco Theater, the proceeds of which
will so to swell the fund for the relief
of the French sufferers from the war
Mrs. Edward B. Mclean also will oc-
cupy a box.
The Countess Dumas, of Paris. who
an apartment at 1712 Fl street, which
she will occupy during the several
weeks she will be in Washington.
The countess was before her marriage
Miss Gray. of New York.
Mrs. Thomas Tafiaferro has as her
house guests Miss Margaret Atkins, of
Kent. England, and Miss Estelle Tyson
Moore, of Maryland. Miss Moore is
sister of Mrs Brainard Warner, jr.,
bride of last week.
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Miss Elisabeth Collins. who is visiting
in New York, will return Saturday
The society girls who will sell pro-
grams at the presentation of The
Darktown Gambol," to be presented by
the Chorus Club of the State. War and
Navy Departments for the benefit OF
the American National Red Cross. at
the National Theater tomorrow after
noon. at 4:15 o'clock, are Miss Emily
Beatty. Miss Katherine Anderson. Mist
Anne Bryan, Miss Katherine Thesis
Miss Harriet Conger and Miss Kathe-
rine White.
Mrs. Christian Hemmick will have
A number of guests tomorrow evening
at her residence. 1926 Rhode Island
avenue. to meet Mrs. Pethick Law
renee the English suffrage leader, who
uiIl suAak an her nlan for world peacs