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

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| N man and Mrs. william Kent oi
California will make her bow
to Washington society this afternoon
at large tea, which Mrs Kent is tC
give at her homs in = street from
until o'clock.
Quantities of spring flowers and ferns
will adorn the house for the occasion
and an orchestra will play.
| In the receiving line win be Mrs
Franklin x. Lane. Mrs. John d. Works
j Mrs. A. c. Miller, Mrs. E. A. Hayes
Mrs. Ira c. CopIey, Mrs. Henry C. Dan.
forth, Mrs. Henry s. Graves, Miss EIleT
| Hale, Miss Gabrielle Clements, Mis-.
| Mary Morgan, Mrs n. B. Learned, anC
Mrs. L. G. 3. Pierce. Others assisting
in dispensing the inequalities of th>
! afternoon Wit oe Miss Hayes, tht
Misses Merriam, Miss Knowland, Miss
Fearn Church, Miss Margaret Fechte-
| Ter. Miss Frear, Miss Auerbach, Miss
Putnam, Miss Josephine Newell. and
Miss Margaret York. Of New Bedford
Mass, house guest Of Miss Kent.
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Another Interesting tea party this af.
ternoon will be given by Mrs. Rather
ine Gillett-HiIl, In compliment to Mrs
Harts. wife OF Col. W. w. Harts, U,
s. A.
Palms and Aanunciation lilies will
form the house decorations. and in the
dining room pink roses and sweet peas
Will be used.
Assisting Mrs. GiIIett-Hm in receiving
her guests will be Mrs. Edgar Logan
Hill, of Worcester, Mass; Miss Amy
Gillett, and Miss Lemira GiIlett-Hill.
Mrs. Waller Page and Mrs. John
Knapp will preside at the tea table, and
others will be Miss Agra Bennett, Miss
Dorothy Gray Brooks, Miss Frances
Effinger, Miss Katherine Hill, Miss
Kathryn Hitchcock, Miss Agnes Pruym
Miss Morgan, Miss Stockton, and Miss
Margaret McChord.
Mrs. Wilson received the ladies OF the
Cabinet At the White House at noon
today.
Without a doubt the twenty-first
annual Southern Relief Charity ball
this eveEing at the New Willard
will attract one OF the largest
social gatherings OF the season. With
perfect weather and worthy cause,
there IS every reason to expect a large
party, especially since it is promisea
that the Presidential box will be occu-
pied by Mrs. Wilson and a party OF
guests from the White House. Others
who have taken boxes are the Admiral Of
the Navy and Mrs. Dewey, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph E Thropp, Judge and
Mrs. Martin A. Knapp, Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
McChord, Mrs Elmer Black, of New
York; Mrs. John Miller Horton, of
Buffalo; Mrs. Cole, Of Tennessee; Mrs
Louis Bennett. of West Virginia; Mrs.
w. W. Dixon, Mrs. William Graeme
Harvey. Mrs. Andrew B. Graham,
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and Miss Temple
Palms, ferns and flowers will adorn
the ballroom this evening, and the Ma
rine Band will play for the dancing.
At midnight supper will be served IN
the red dining-room.
Cards have been received in Washing
ton from Mrs Charlotte Harrison an
nouncing the marriage of her daughter.
pepter on Wednesday, January u. in
New York city.
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Mrs. Day, wife of Col. Selden Allen
Day, U. s. A, has had to cancel all
engagements for the present, because
of Illness.
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A silver tea and dance will be given
by st. Margarets flower guild next
Monday. from to 10 o'clock, In the
parish hall of the church, Connecti-
cut avenue and Bancroft place north
west, for the benefit OF st. Margaret's
Episcopal Church. The young wom-
en- in charge are the Misses Clements,
Miss Josephine Newell, Miss Louise
Roberts, Miss Ruth Rice, Miss Mabel
Botsch, Miss Dorothy Crawford and
Miss Dorothy Putzki.
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Mr1 Rnaa
Washington after visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ralph Leyinson, OF Steub-
enYille, Ohio.
The concert by the Columbia Uni
versity Glee and Mandolin Club, of
New York. tomorrow evening in the
ballroom of the Raleigh will be fol-
lowed by dancing,
Mrs. Charles B. Campbell entertained
at an auction bridge party yesterday in
compliment TO Mrs. George McCabe. of
Chicago, a former Washingtonian. who
is the house guest of Mrs. A. L. Heiss.
Palms, ferns, roses, and carnations
formed the decorations.
The guests were Mrs. A. z. Heiss,
Mrs. A. d. Melvin, Mrs. H Phillips,
Miss Vera Phillips. Mrs. c. c. Rogers,
Mrs. Z. c. Rogers. Mrs. Oscar Yogt,
Charles A. Hammett, Mrs. oliver Max
i'm. Mrs. MacLachlen. Mrs. L. B. Leary,
Mrs. Fred VoGt, and Miss Helen Leary.
Miss NJ. V. Bolts is visiting in New
York city.
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Tho Junior Bachelors will give their
annual dance at Mrs. Dyer's, In K
street, tomorrow evening.
Mrs Henry D. Reynolds, mother of
Chaplain Paul Edward Reynolds, L. S.
n. was hostess at a RECEPTION last
evening at her residence in Biltmore
street iT compliment to Surgeon Walter
A. BloeGorn. l. s. N. and Mrs. Bloc
dorm. Assisting Mrs. Reynolds was Miss
Allie Reynolds. Miss Virginia Burke,
and Miss Grace Walling.