The Washington herald., 1914-12-09
J Dotnes Of Society |


Walker Miss BIrney, Mr.. Bingham, and
Mr.. Pennoyer.
Mrs. Charles II. Drake and Mrs. Adel-
bert Althouse have sent out invitations
for a tea-dance at Rauscher's on Mon
day, December 2, to present Miss Dor
othy Drake.
Mrs. Drake. Miss Drake. and Mrs.
Aithouse will be at home Tuesdays in
January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Efinger and
the Misses Efinger have cards out for
dinner-dance to be given at the Graf
Ton Hotel on the evening of December
IN honor OF Miss Pocahontas Butler.
Ar. and Mrs. Effnger will entertain at
a reception at the Grafton on the after
room Of December Il for their daughters
and their young friends. Miss Katherine
Efnnger will be debutante Of next sea
son.
The Brazilian Ambassador and Nine.
da Cana were among those dining with
Mrs. Harry Hamlin. Of Buffalo, at the
Shoreham last night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gist Blair have cards
out for a dinner on December l3. at the
Blair mansion, on Pennsylvania avenue
The Society Of Washington Artists will
hold an exhibition and sale OF uictures.
sketches and other objects OF art for the
benett Of the Belgian sufferers at rs
Seventeenth street northwest from De-
cember Is to "A. Everything upon sale
has been donated and represents the
original work Of all the leading artists in
the National Capital. The entire proceeds
will be donated towards relieving the
suffering OF those who have been brought
10 want as an effect OF the war Each
article will be sold at a price greatly be-
low it's value. Among the prominent
women arting as patronesses will be Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. Mrs Claude Swanson,
Mrs Victor Kaufman, Mrs. William F.
Dennis. Mrs William Wheatley, Mrs.
Isaac T. Mann, Mrs Charles E. Hughes
Mrs John B. Henderson. Mrs. William
Kent, Mrs. George T. Smallwood, Mrs.
Arthur T. Ramsey, Mrs. Simon Wolf,
Mrs. John A. Logan, Miss Flora Wilson.
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. William
Page. Mrs Beverly T Mason, Mrs. ].
D. Gatewood, Mrs Henry T. Rainey.
Mrs. Franklin T. Roosevelt and Mrs.
Frederic Delano, and Mrs. Duncan u
Fletcher. Mrs. Gen Greedy. Mrs. Fred
B. MCGUIRE, and Mrs. Edward Cohan.
The members OF the Washington branch
Of the United Daughters Of the Con-
federacy Choirs of America are holding
monthly rehearsal this winter at the
home Of their leader. Mrs. Charles Hamil-
ton Fred, at her residence in 100 Clifton
street Among the prominent singers
Of this choir are Miss Lillian Chenowith
and Miss Elizabeth Smith Maxwell, who
is the musical director OF the choir. The
organization. which is the only branch OF
the United Daughters of the Confederacy
Choirs Of America north Of the Mason
and Dixon line, is made up OF men and
women who give their services in the
choir for various entertainments Of in
terest to Southerners- They sing the
second Tuesday in every month for the
Confederate Veterans Association. and
in the near future will sing for a meet
ing of the Spanish Veterans and for the
Army and Navy Union
To meet requirements for enlarged
plans the Dickens Carnival, which was
to have been held at the Willard Hotel
December Is, will be given at the same
place on January IS Robert Hickman
is director of the dramatic features and
those who desire to take part in the
playlets or impersonations will meet al
1901 K street Wednesday evening at 3
o'clock.
Mr.. William Corcoran Eustis has do
mated space in the Corcoran Building
where work for the destitute women and
children OF Belgium will hereafter be
conducted.
Washington society was well repre-
sented on Monday night at the first ger
man Of the Bachelors Cotillon Club, in
Baltimore. when forty-fOur attractive
girls. representatives Of some Of the
oldest and most aristOcratic families OF
Maryland made their formal bow 10 So
cieIy.
Among the Washingtonians in Balti-
more for the occasion were: Mr.. Joseph
Addison, Mr.. Myron NJ. Parker. jr., DR..
William r. Marbury. Capt Wiley. L.
S. N. Mrs Wiley and Miss Wiley Miss
Mary Wheeler Vest. DR.. and Mrs.
Thomas B. Clayton. Miss Francise Will
Jams, Dr. and Mrs. Louis c. Lehr. Mr.
John Wiley. Miss Mona McAdOO. Mr..
Marcus jordan. Mr.. Clarence NJ. Rob-
erts. Mrs William II. Jackson. Mrs.
Harry c Muslin and Mrs. Blaine Elk
ins.