The Washington herald., 1914-12-29

we've CLARK was
spent Saturday and Sunday with his
fiancee in Washington and left Sunday
night to return to his home. He came
through Washington the middle OF the
week en- route to spend Christmas with
his parents and sisters in their home AT
Summit Point, W. Va
The wedding will probably take place
in June at the Clark home.tn Bowling
Green, Mo. Numerous social AFFAIRS Will
be given for Miss Clark in Washing
ton during the remainder OF the winter
and spring. The bride-elect is twenty
years old and first met Mr.. Thomson
at the Baltimore convention Mr..
Thomson is a native of Summit Peak
w. Va, and is a graduate OF Johns
Hopkins University of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Belmont. who
have recently opehed their mansion
here, after more than years absence
in Europe. entertained a large com
nany at dinner last evening in honor of
Mrs. Horatio Slater. of Boston. and her
daughter, Miss Esther Slater, who are
the house guests OF Mr.. John K. NC
Lean.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry Stone
were hosts at dinner last evening IN
honor Of Commander and Mrs. G. L. +.
Stone COHlmdnutT INV 80
tached TO the u. S. S. Vermont. is
spending the holidays with Mrs. Stone
at the Portsmouth. The Vermont Is
now at Norfolk. and Commander Stone
will return to it on January ?.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Nicholson had a
dinner company OF young people last
evening in honor OF Miss Mary Wheeler
Vest, the guests going to the George
town assembly afterward.
Mai and Mrs. C. D. Cook had tea
dance yesterday afternoon for Parker
Kuhn. who Is at home from West Point
for the holidays. and his house party OF
cadets. The quarters Of the Cooks at
| the Washington Barracks were bower
/ of Christmas greens and red blossoms
with holly and mistletOe in quantities.
Col and Mrs. C. H. Macdonald enter
tanned at dinner last evening in their
home on Twenty-second street
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles L. Parmelee. fire.
quent visitors in Washington. are at the
| New willard They will return to their
home at Orange, y. J.. for New Years $
Day, but will be in Washington FOR an
indefinite stay January }.
Mrs. George X McLanahan was hostess
at luncheon yesterday for the Yale boys
and entertained a company in box at
their performance in the afternoon for
their son. Duer. who is preparing Tor
Yale, where his father graduated
Representative and Mrs Joseph Howell
entertained at a dance for young people
last night at the Congressional Cluo tor
their two daughters and their son. Cadet
Howell, who is at home from West Poin'
for the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wharton Lester had a
company of young people, college boys
and school girls. for dancing last evening
\ in their home in Massachusetts, avenue
for their daughter, Miss Ruth Lester
who is a debutante Of two years hence
The Working Boys Home had sue
cessful benefit yesterday afternoon at
| Rauscber's when the management gave
a tea dance which attracted all the col
leRe BOYS and school girls home for the
HOLIDAYS and the Yale Dramatic Cluo
/ which gave such a successful perform
ance in the afternoon preceding the tea
to say nothing of the buds OF othei
years and their escorts. Fancy danclns
was given by Miss Minna SaNtOn. car
menc!ta" Miss Irma Montgomery GID
son and Mr.. Dowell. General compefi
tive dancing followed. when prizes were
awarded Miss Marion TTumoull anC
Lieut. Jack London as the couple Wh'
did the best modern dance steps. IheN
won two silver cups. one for the bes
fox-trot and the other for the best one
step The RauScher ball room was crowd
ed all the evening and a goOdly sum wa
realized. The affair was in charge o
I Miss GLADYS Mackay-Smith, chairman o
the committee. who was assisted by Mis-
Frances Hoar Miss Alexandra Ewing
Miss Manuela de Pena, Miss Dora Glover
Miss Beatrice Clover, Miss Gladys Hinck
LEY. Miss Frances Traver. Miss MarEare
Perrin. Miss Helen Walcott. Miss Cary
Crawford Miss Meta Evans, and MIS-
Helena Elliott
Mrs. James Mcmillan had box part'
at the Yale Dramatic Club performanc
Yesterday, when her guests included he
son and daughter-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs
Philip Mcmillan. of Detroit. who are tn
+ guests of the latter's mother. Mrs. Mich
oIas Anderson: Mrs. Preston Gibson, an
Mr.. +. II. Polk, OF New York.
Mrs. George Myer had a box at tn
Yale performance and entertained in !
the Chief Forester and Mrs. Graves.
, Lieut.. and Mrs. William Fl. Booth hav
arrived AT inc " l4dIu " poSo NANi
HONEYMOON. Mrs. Booth was former,
Miss Hilda Millette. OF Cambridge, Mass
Lieut.. Booth. who is now on duty at tn
Navy Department, is a son OF DR.. an
Mrs. E q. Booth. of Williamsburg, Va
Capt. and Mrs. George r Clark pre-
scented their daughter. Miss Louise Clark
Yesterday at a beautiful tea at tn
Brighton. The decorations were all Il
pink and all the accessories OF the te.
table were in that color. The attracttv
bud wore a gown of white satin, tn
: skirt a succession OF fiounces OF fine lace
, caught here and there with tiny cluster
Of pink rosebuds She carried a colo
nial bouquet. pink predOminating. in al
old-fashioned Iaceholder. Mrs Clarl
wore black velvet and carried yiolets
Mrs. Marion Butler. Mrs. F. Ward Denys
Mfs. r. E. Trench. Mrs. Carlos Brit
tain, Mrs. E. f. Capehart, Mrs. John A
Hoogewerff and Mrs. Charles Laird di'
, the honors at the tea table. Tn
assistants were Miss PocohOntas But
, Ter, Miss Gwendolyn Denys, Miss Glady
Kibbey, Miss Ruth Wilson. Miss Maxwell
Church Miss Mary Wheeler Vest, Mis-
Mary Lord Andrews an1 Miss Doroth!
Drake. The reception was followed by
: buffet supper for the receiving party ant
l a corresponding number OF beauX in tn
LEROY place home of Capt and Mrs
: Clark. The party scattered later to at
tend the several dances given last even
ing.
Miss Tabitha Austin Braddock, daugh