The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1914-12-05
The News of Society
By JEAN ELIOT.

went to annapolis today to spend the
weekend. They will attend the hop
at the Naval Academy tonight.
Mrs. Leigh Palmer will 90 to New
York on Monday to Join Commander
Palmer. She will return to Washing
ton the Monday before Christmas to
spend the holidays here, going back
to New York about January l.
Miss Clara LaFollette entertained at a
luncheon today for Miss Florence
Schneider, whose marriage to Thomas
". torney viii take place on December
L Among the guests were Miss Ethel
schneider, Miss FRITZ Pierce. Mrs. Har-
Mrs. William Richardson. Miss Eliza
beth Crenshaw, Miss Charlotte Thioop
Miss Susan White and Miss Marie
Adams.
The patronesses for the performance,
Monday Dect mber Z, at Polls, by the
Stonewall Jackson Chapter, L. d. c.,
Tor the benefit of Confederate Memorial
Home, are as follows: Mrs. Josephus
Daniels, Mrs John Sharp Williams, Mrs.
Duncan Fletcher, Mrs Gore Mrs. Shep-
herd, Mrs, Otis Wingo. Mrs. Brantley.
Miss Nammie Randolph Heth. Mrs.
Theodore Tiller and Mrs. Magnus 8.
Thompson. president of Stonewall Jack
son Chapter.
The committee In charge consists Of
Mrs. Charles Hamilton Fred. chairman,
assisted by Mrs. Thomas Brent Moore,
Mrs. Kellinger. Mrs. George Jones. Mrs
De Hart Mrs. James Hoyle. and Miss
Magruder.
The play will be the first perform
ance of THE Lily" one Of David Belas-
GOES famous productions. A number
Of prominent people will entertain boa
parties.
The marriage OF Miss Hannah Somer-
willie Matthews, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Stoddert Matthews to Lieut..
Edwin F. Parker. jr., L. 8. A, son of
lIr. and Mrs Edwin p. Parker OF This
city. win take place on the evening Of
February 3 at Christ Church. A small
reception will follow the ceremony.
Lieutenant Parker is stationed at Fort
Myer.
Mrs. Clarence Northrop Jones. wife OF
Captain Jones. had as her guests for
the drill and tea dansant at Fort Myer
yesterday the Countess Dumas from
Paris, Mrs. Joseph Breckons. Miss En-
ma List, Lieut.. A. l. James. Lieut.. l.
g. Heffernan, Thomas Ship. and Ed
ward Stevens Norton.
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Gen. Albert Mills. who goes to New
York tomorrow, will attend the annual
Pennsylvania society dinner which will
take place on next Saturday night.
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At the the dansant to be given at
Rauscher's on December % for the ben
eft OF the Working Boys Home. there
VIII be exhibition and competition dan
cling and other Interesting features. to
be announced later. The members of
the Yale Dramatic Society have accept
ed an invitation to attend in a body.
On
board OF managers of the home In
clude: President. Miss Margery Col
ton; vice presidents. Mrs Walter Will
cox. Mrs. Cary Langhorne. and Mrs.
Jesse Ramshurgh: treasurer, Miss Fran
ces g. Childs: assistant treasurer. Mrs.
Victor Cushman: secretary. Mrs George
I. Odell, and Mrs. Frederic Atherton.
Mrs. Robert II. Chapman. Mrs. Archl-
BALD Davis. Mrs. George Eldridge. Mrs.
Richard Harlow, Miss Mary Hobbs
Mrs Percy Johnson. Miss Sophv John
ston. Mrs. Vincent Kerens. Mrs Louis
Lehr. the Misses Mackay-Smith. Mrs.
I pshur Moorhead. Mrs. John ].
Margaretta Symonds. Mrs. Walter
Tuckernan, Mrs. Thomas Thacher and
the Misses Whiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Solomon Greenhoot, Of
Escanaba. Mich. announce the engage
Eugene 4. Eatz. son Of Mr.. and Mrs
bernhard katz, Of Chicago.
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\ fashionable audience attended Mime.
Louise Homer's recital at the National
heater Yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
James Mcmillan entertained in her HOY
her house guest, Mrs. Hugh Mcmillan,
or Denver. and Mrs. Preston Gibson
Mrs. William F. Draper and Miss ORA
per had with them in their box Mrs.
James Mcdonald and her son. Arthur
Campbell. Miss Margaret breckenridge
and Robert BatChelor
Mrs. Edward Mclean had as her
guests in her box Mrs. George Howard,
Mrs. Edward A. Mitchell and VisCount-
ess di SiboSr. Miss Virginia Mott acted
as hostess in Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh's
box. Included in the audience were
Mrs. Vaudeville Carlisle. Mrs. Charles
Fairfax. Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, Mrs.
Charles Rell. Ms. Marion p. Maus, the
Misses Noyes. Mrs David Jayne Hill.
Mrs. Thomas Ewing. Mrs. John Story.
Mrs. Frederick Chaplin. Mrs Robert
Trave-s. Mrs. Helen Parker. Mrs. I.y-
man Tiffany. the Misses Mackay-Smith.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eirkc Porter. COM
mander and Mrs. Gibbons. Col. and
Mrs. Robert VI. THOMPSON. DIR. and
Mrs. Thomas Chatard. Baron and Bar
oness Zwiedinek. and Carl Joerisscn.
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Douglas II. Thomas. jr.. OF Baltimore.
Is at the Shoreham.
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Congressman aud Mrs. Henry n
Flood returned today from their coun-
try home in Virginia and are at their
new residence, 1872 y street.
Mrs. Martha Manley Jordan has
rented her home on Twenty-frst
street and will Dass the winter with
her mother In Ellicott City. Md
The Baroness de NaGell. who has
neen n guest at the Netherlands le-
catiCn. vent 20 New York this morn
irr to be there for the wedding Of
her son, Baron de Nagell and Miss
Julia Calhoun, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. John c. Calhoun. who will give
n large dinner tonight at their home
o. Mad son avenue for the wedding
party.