The Washington times., 1914-02-09
Gossip.of
Society
By JEAN ELIOT

Assisting in receiving the guests
Will be Senator and Mrs. Swanson.
Senator and Mrs. Pomerene, Senator
and Mrs. McCumber, Mrs. Thomas F.
Walsh, the Assistant Secretary OF
War and Mrs. Breckenridge, DR..
Charles d. Walcott, Congressman and
Mrs. Lathrop Brown, Congressman
and Mrs. Fairchild, Congressman and
Mrs. Dent, Brig. Gen. J. d. Aleshire,
U. S. A. and Mrs. Aleshire. Judge and
Mrs. William Bailey Lamar, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Miss Harlan, and
Mrs. Brant.
In the ballroom will be the Misses
Wilson, Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
the Misses Burleson, Miss Johns, of
Texas; Miss Agnes Hart Wilson, Miss
Mary Ellen Wilson, Miss Genevieve
Clark, Miss Maitland Marshall Miss
Helen McCumber, Miss Nancy John
son. Miss Ruth Hitchcock, the Misses
Aleshire, Miss Katherine Overman, the
Misses de Pena, Miss Callie Hoke
Smith, Miss Ramona Lefevre, Miss
Margaret McChord, Miss Sallie VIII
liams, Miss Lucie Virginia Gordon, of
Virginia and Miss Clara Dixon.
Mrs. Fairchild, wife of Congressman
George W. Fairchild OF New York, will
this afternoon in the red parlor' OF the
New Willard. from until o'clock
Palms and spring blossoms will adorn
the room. and an orchestra will play
throughout the afternoon.
The hostess will receive her guests un-
assisted, and will wear a gown of cadet
blue velvet. Those who will assist in
dispensing the hospitallties of the after
noon will be Mrs. Claude A. Swanson,
L Ira
ley, Mrs. William Bailey Lamar, Mrs
Charles c. McChord, Mrs. Davenport,
Mrs. Folk, Mrs. Elmer Black, of New
York, and Miss Flora Wilson.
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Society will flock TO the ballroom of
the New Willard this afternoon, from
4 until O'Clock, for the the dansant
which is being given there for the bene-
fit of the Episcopal Home for Children.
The committee in charge Of the tea
this afternoon includes Mrs. A. A. Bir-
ney, Mrs. William K. Ellis, Mrs. VIII
liam D. Hoover, Mrs. Aspinwall, and
Mrs. Joseph R. Johnson.
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Mrs. Wilson received Mrs. Marshall
and the women of the Cabinet at
noon today at the, White House.
Mrs. Richard Townsend has cards
out for dance next Thursday.
Mrs S. Hubert Dent, wife of Con-
gresham Dent of Alabama, will en-
tertain at buffet luncheon on Tues
day, February "a. in compliment to
Mrs. McLallan and Mrs. Burgess
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry has cards
out for an at home next Monday from
4 until o'clock.
Owing to unavoidable circum-
Gto ha ell IN
be given by the Flower Guild today,
in the parish hall OF st. MarSaret's
Episcopal Church, but in the gym
nasium Of st: Margaret boarding
school. 2115 California avenue. The
guests viii be received by the Misses
Clements, Newell, and Rice. The
flowers will be in charge of Miss
Louise Roberts; candy, Miss Botsch:
cake, Miss Putzki; lemonade, Miss
Margaret Clements and Miss Dorothy
Crawford. and ice cream Miss Helen
will pour tea. The chaperons will be
Mrs. Charles Frailey. Miss LipPincott,
Miss Baker, Miss Philip, and Miss
Smith.
The board Of lady managers of the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hos
pital is arranging for its annual spring
bazaar at the Raleigh, April 2S and g.
The usual attractions of this fete will
be increased this year by tine iHtroduc-
tion OF novel entertainment features for
children, and the afternoons will be en-
livened by tea dances. The recent cleo
ton Of the board resulted as follows.
Mrs. David NJ. Lea president; Mrs.
william H Fox, first vice president;
Mrs. Edward Stellwagen, second vice
president; Mrs. Faber Stevenson, re-
paul
Earnest, corresponding secretary; Miss
Fannie Gilliss, treasurer; Mrs. william
Il. Trott, assistant treasurer; Mrs. Percy
Myers, Mrs. w. F. Clark, Mrs. r. NJ.
Mix, Miss Esther Bowen, and Miss
Semple Pettis, members of the house
committee
Mrs. Robert Newton Harper is enter
tanning at a the dansant this afternoon
from until 7 o'clock at her residence
in the Avenue of the Presidents in COM
pliment to the Misses Gould. debutante
daughters Of Justice and Mrs: Ashley
VI. Gould. A buffet supper for the re-
ceiving party and a dance will follow
the tea
Southern smilax, palms, ferns, and
spring blossoms will adorn the house
for the occasion; baskets Of yellow
low silk shades being used in the din
ing room. An orchestra Will be sta
toned in the balcony in the ballroom.
Mrs. Harper will receive her guests in
a gown of yellow taffeta with fiounces
of yellow chiffon, and she will wear
topaz ornaments. Assisting in receiv-
ing the guests will be Mrs. Dorsey
Shackleford, Mrs. Cuno Rudolph, Mrs.
James Hughes, Mrs. John Langley,
Mrs. Gudger. Mrs. Harlan. Mrs. Lis
ner, Mrs. Philip Campbell, Mrs. Daniel
W. Baker. Mrs. A. NJ. Gould, Mrs: Lu-
Glen Smith. Mrs. Bonney. Miss Shuey,
Miss Dorothy Gould, Miss Margaret
Could. Miss Helen Gould, Miss Amparo
Rivero Miss Lenore RiverO, Miss Doro-
thy Campbell, Miss Tudele Hughes and
Miss Shackelford.
s.
iir- and Mrs. Charles F. Berkeley
were hosts at a housewarming reception
at their new home 124 Kentucky ave
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. L. Currier
and their son, Mrs. p. Z. Smit.l' Miss
Foley, Miss Cannon, Miss Flint, Miss
Ualloran, Miss Rivers. Miss Harding.
Miss MattinSly, Miss Matthew, walter
ChlIdress, and Mr.. Ritter.
Miss Emily Beatty will be hostess at
an informal tea this afternoon at Flor
ence Court.
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Lieut.. II. C. Ford. L. S. A. and Mrs.
Ford, who have been in the Panama
canal zone for the last two years are
a short visit before coming TO WASH
lngton. where DR.. Ford will take the
examinations before the board of med
ical officers for promotion. DR.. and
Mrs Ford will return to the canal
zone in a few weeks.