The Washington times., 1914-11-21
LARGE and prominent element
of Washington society will jour
! ney to Fort Myer this afternoon

~ ney to Fort Myer this afternoon
for the drill and tea-dance to
be given fo- the benefit of the Army
Relief Society. The Assistant Secretary
Of War and Mrs. Breckenridge will rep
resent the Secretary Of War and Mrs.
Garrison, who are out of the city. The
benefit has been arranged by Mrs. AL
bert L. Mills. wife Of General Mills, with
the assistance Of the women Of the
Army Relief Society. At the tea which
will follow the drill the women Of Fort
Myer will serve. assisted by a number
of prominent army women and q bevy
OF pretty girls. Candy, cake, and
flowers will be sold.
Mrs. George E. Davis and Mrs ]. B.
Aleshire, who have charge Of the trans
portation. have arranged for extra car
accommodations.
Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett, who
have recently returned from a shoot
ing trip will entertain Mrs Barnett's
sister. Mrs. Henry c. Muslin, at the
commandant's house, Marine Barracks.
next week.
Miss Dorothea Owen. daughter of
Senator and Mrs. Robert L. owen, en-
tertained at dinner last evening In
honor Of her house guest, Miss Flor
ence Mack, Of New York.
Senator and Mrs. Owen have issued
invitations for a tea dance on Decem-
Der 8, at Rauscher's, when they will
introduce their daughter.
Mrs. Sarah Montague and Miss Mary
Wortley Montague go to New York to;
In FL Paso. Tex, on December to
Karl Minnegerode, of Elephant Butte,
N. Mex formerly Of this city.
Mrs. Agatha Mcshane. Of Baltimore.
will come to Washington tomorrow for
the winter.
The Rev. J. w. Frizzell and Mrs. FRI
zell announce the engagement Of their
Coombs, Of San Francisco. The we'd
ding will take place in this city jan
uary 2.
DR.. and Mrs. Ernest Schroeder have
taken possession Of their town house.
and fall months at their home near
Bethesda. Md
Mrs. William Burr Harrison enter
day for Miss Mary Wortley Montague.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Tompkins are
guests Of Conway b. Hunt and the
Missest Hunt in N street.
Robert Jefrerds and Joseph Jetferds.
of Charleston. W. Va, will be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. George Cooper
during the Thanksgiving holidays.
The section of literature Of the Twen-
tieth Century Club will meet Monday
at 2 O'Clock at the home Of the leader,
Mrs. Henry Farquhar, 1901 Park road;
when Miss Lucy s. Patrick will read
a paper on Emerson. The section OF
music will meet at the same hour To-
morrow with Mrs. Howard L. Wilkins,
34Os Mt. Pleasant street. On Tuesday
at II a. m. the section Of civics-educa-
ton will meet with Mrs. Marius Camp
bell at the Mendoza. Members are re-
uuested to take with them scissors and
thimbles and knitting needles. TUESDAY
afternoon at 2:15 the section OF arch
aeology will have its second meeting OF
Lowe. 2sss woodley place.
Mrs. James A. White, of Murphys-
boro, H., Is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam NJ. Geddes at their home on Co
lumbia road.
Stuart H. Gilmore and Miss Mar
puerite Caperton won the prizes at tne
dance contest last night at the Jard n
de Danse. MI. Gilmore was host at a
9aushter of Admiral Caperton, and the
house guest of Miss Valerie Padelford.
Among others present were Miss
Emily Beatty. Miss Marion Trumbul.
Miss Margaret Britton. MISS Dorotny
Talcott, Miss Mary Montague, MIS- rs
lieutenant Mehafry. Marcus Jordan.
Senor Racedo. Henry Dixon. Iieuten-
ant Langworthy. and Lawrence Janney.
large and enthusiastic audience
gathered for Nine Schumann-Heink' 3
recital Yesterday. Mrs. Wilmer occu-
pied a box. with Miss wilmer and Miss
GLADYS H:nckley: Mrs. Thomas F..
walsh had with her Mrs. Mahlon Pit
ney, Mrs. Charles E. Hughes, Miss
Mott and Colonel Mott: Miss Mary Pat
ten and Miss Mary Sheridan were in
another box: and Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Greene entertained in honor of the new
District Attorney and Mrs. Laskey.
Among those in the audience were
Mrs. Franklin K. Lane, Mrs. David
Franklin Rouston. Mrs. William F.
Draper and Miss Draper. Mrs. James
3. Aleshire. the Misses AleshIre. Mrs.
w. w. Wotherspoon, Mrs. Chauncey
Hackett, Mrs. George Bliss. Miss Laura
Mohun, Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Blair
Mrs. William Reyburn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Max Kaufman, Miss Lucy Bradley
Miss Gatewood, Miss Huff, Miss Power.
Rozier Dulany. and Captain Bassett.
s.
Miss Marguerite Barbour will leave
on Friday next for Philadelphia to at
tend the Army-navy football game and
o be the guest of Miss Bessie Samuels
nd Miss Dorothy Huey.
Later Miss Samuels and Miss Isabelle
Mersman, of st. Louis, will De MISS
Barbour's house guests.
Mrs. Robert Traver and Miss Frances
rraver who have been at the Shore
ham for some time. will take possess
sion of their Connecticut avenue home
on Monday.
Colonel and Mrs. Nirkman. formerly
of this city, who for the last few years
have been residing in Chicago, will
spend the winter in Washington. They
are at the buckingham Hotel.
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Courtney Weems. Of Winchester. Va. !;
Spencer Aldrich Of New York; Hugh A.
w. B. Murray and James B. Norris. Of
this city, will be the ushers at the we'd
ding Of DR. Howard Hume and Miss
r,nris Haywood on the evening of De-
cember . Robert Hume will act as best
man for his brother.
F.
Mrs. John r. Williams expects to re-
turn from New York today and join
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