The Washington herald., 1914-12-28
g p . 8 rs
/ Doi,es Of Society !


The President attended morning service
at the Central Presbyterian Church yes
terday morning. He was accompanied
by his sister, Mrs. Howe, and his brother
in-law. Prof Stockton Axson. In the
afternoon the President. with members Of
his family. spent several hours in motor
ing.
The Speaker and Mrs. Clark announce
the engagement OF their daughter, Gene
We've, to Mr.. James NJ. Thomson, Of New
Orleans. The wedding will take place
at their home in Bowling Green, Mo, in
the spring or early summer
One Of the most interesting events Of
the afternoon. from the social point Of
view. as well as from the dramatic point
Of view. will be the performance of the
Yale University Dramatic Association at
} o'clock at the Columbia Theater. This
performance is to consist OF four One-act
pays.
Among the boxholders will be seen
Mrs. william +. Draper. Mrs Mcmillan.
Mrs. William F. Hit, Mrs. ord Preston.
Mrs. George Hewitt Myers, Mrs. Edward
B. Mclean and Miss Margery Cotton.
Following the Yale dramatics society
folk will attend the tea dance at Rausch-
cr's. given for the benefit Of the Working
RCys' HOm".
Besides the general dancing from to
: there will be exhibition dances. with
Miss Minna SaxtUn and Mr.. DOwell and
lima Gibson and Carmenrita taking
part Among those who have taken tea
tables are Mrs. Walter Tuckerman. Mrs.
Henry g Perkins. Mrs. Fletcher. Mrs.
Rogers. Mrs Mackay-Smith. Mrs. Elkins
and Mrs. Elliott Goodwin.
Miss Gladys Mackay-Smith is in
charge Of the floor committee and will
have assisting her Miss Helen WalcOtt.
Miss Frances HoaT. Miss Alexandra
Ewing Miss De Pena. Miss Meta Evans.
Miss GLADYS Hinckley. Misses Dora and
Beatrice Glover. Miss Frances Trayer,
Miss Margaret Perrin and Miss Francise
Williams.
Among the patrOnesses who will pour
The tea are: Mrs. Daniels. Mrs. Lane,
Mrs. ElkIns. Mrs. MackaySmith. Mrs.
Henry g. Perkins and Mrs. Gar.
The officers and members Of the board
Of managers Of the home include:
President. Miss Marg-ry Cotton: Nire
presidents. Mrs. Water Wilcox. Mrs.
Gary Langhornc and Mrs. Jesse Rams
blTgh; treasurer Miss Frances G. ChiLds;
assistant treasurer. Mrs. Victor Cusk-
man: secretary. Mrs George T. Odell,
and Ms Frederic Atherton. Mrs. Robert
II. Chapman. Mrs. Archibald Davis, Mrs.
George Eldridge, Mrs. Richard Harlow.
Miss Mary Hobbs. Mrs. Perry johnson.
Miss Suphy Johnston. Mrs. Vincent krr
ems. Mrs Louis Lehr. the Misses Mackay
Smith. Mrs. Cpshur MoOrhead, Mrs. John
]. Rogers. Mrs. Frances A. Ruggles. Miss
NJ rr-F=
erman. Mrs Thomas ThaCher and The
Misses Whiting.
Among those dining at the New Willard
last evening were Justice Oliver Wen
dell Holmes. OF the Supreme Court, and
Mrs Holmes.
The Yale men who are taking part in
the performance at the Columbia Theater
will attend the tea-dalCe for the benefit
Of the Working Boys Home in a body.
and following that they Will be guests OF
Mrs. Stephen &. EIldns AT q dance.
NJ. and Mrs Percy Proctor. OF Gin
cinnati are At the New Willard for seT-
eraI days. following a visit of some weeks
at Sommervtlle, 5. c.
Mr. and Mrs. William X Vanderbilt.
Of New York. started for Aiken, s. c.
Saturday.
Miss Carol A. Hartman. OF New York.
left for The Plains. Va, Yesterday for
stay Of ten days. Mr.. William Averell
Hartman has returned from the West
Mr. and Mrs r ". Bradley, Of San
Francisco, arrived at the New Willard
yesterday for a stay Of several days
Mrs John r DreNel will give a dinner
and dance for her son. Mr.. John R
Drexel. jr.. and her daughter. Miss Alice
G Drexel in her house in New York on
December -.
Mr.. and Mrs J. Pierpont Morgan and
family will return to their home in New
ork today from East Island, Long
Island.
Mrs Nanettc B. Paul and Mrs. Anna Z
Hendley are spending Christmas week
at the strand. Atlantic city, y. J.
Mr. Maurice r. Roche, OF New York
and Ms Fletcher Dye and her daugh-
ter. Miss Dyer, of California, will be
guests OF Miss Francs Moore for the
dance she Will give on Tuesday, Decem-