The Washington herald., 1914-11-26


This win be the quietsst Thanksgiving
Day in the history OF the White HOUSE.
No large gathering Of happy relatives and
friends will sit around the steaming
turkey In the state dining-room In the
stately manner that the occasion has
been celebrated on every previous
Thanksgiving Day. Miss Wilson and
Miss Helen Bones viii spend their quiet
day together at the White House with
out a single guest. and probably viii eat
their Thanksgiving dinner in the break
fast room, which is used for informal
occasions.
Representative and Mrs Victor Muir
dock and Miss Marcia Murdock have rs-
turned to Washington. and are occupy
ing a residence at 17Ss Q street north
west.
Lady Spring Rice. wife of the British
Ambassador, will not observe any days
at home this winter.
The following entertained at individual
dinner parties last night at the Chevy
Chase Country Club:
Gen. Maus. Capt. and Mrs. Baldwin,
Capt. Bristol. Col Treat. Miss Melville
Durant Church, DR.. Bayne, Mrs. A z.
Cowles, Mrs. A E. Watson, Mrs. W. W.
Bride, Mrs. s. z. Neale. Mrs. 1. T. Mann,
Mrs. James A. Emory. Mr.. and Mrs. B.
8. Pilson. Mrs. Evans Brown. Mrs.
George Putnam. Mrs. A. Willett, Mrs.
McCIintock, and Mrs. r. B. Roosevelt
brother-in-law and sister, Commander
AdeIbert Althouse, U. s. N. and Mrs.
Althouse. will make her debut at a tea
on December 81.
Miss Marian p. Van Buren,. daughter
of Mrs. Nelson r. johnson. will make
her debut at 3 tea on December Il
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur B. Twombly and
Mrs Gibson Fahnestock. of New York,
are at the New Richmond Hotel for a
few days before going to White Sui
phur Springs. W. Va
Lieut.. Commander Clarence A. Adele.
U. S. N. and Mrs. Adele. of Newport.
r. l.. started for Bridgeport. Conn, yes
terday to pass Thanksgiving with Mrs.
Abele's parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
H Sanford.
Commander John K. Robson. u. S. N,
and Mrs. Robson. who are in Washing
ton. will return to the torpedo station
at Newport. r. l.. on Monday.
Mrs. Helen Gwynne, with her two
sons, Masters Edward and Erskine, who
have been living in Paris for a num-
Der Of years, arrived in Washington yes
terday and are stopping at the Shore
ham
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Letter, with a
party of guests. including Mrs. Letters
d. ebutante sister. Miss Francise Will
m
day for the Army-Navy game.
Col and Mrs. Williams and Miss Will
Jams will spend Thanksgiving with Mr..
and Mrs. Letter at the Palisades. on the
Potomac.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker Holcombe
at dinner at the Chevy Chase
Country Club last night for their daugh-
ter. Miss Eugenia HolcOmbe, and her
house guest. Miss Constance Wilcox. a !
classmate at Bryn Mawr College. The |
guests included Mrs. McOuat, Miss Ack- !
wright. Miss Brooks, Miss Cowan, and J
her guest, Miss Fudger. Miss Efinger, /
Miss Peary and the Misses Scriven, Lieut. |
Blunt, Lieut. Carruth, Lieut. Crawford, |
Lieut. Herman, Lieut.. Lewis, Lieut. !
Young. Lieut.. Holcombe, DR.. D. L. Bor- /
den. Mr.. Roger Crsbb. Mr.. C. 7. Hearin. |
Mr.. Eberle. Mr.. A. E. Lewis. and Mr.. |
John Wiley.
There will be a costume concert for the !
benefit of the war sufferers of Belgium, |
given under the management Of Mr.. !
and Mrs. Charles Stewart Alden, at !
the evening of December 3 |
Mrs. De Yo. Mrs Adrienne Wentz, Nine. |
lie Guerin Kittredge, Miss O'TOOle. Rich |
ard Backing and Felix Garziglia will give !
The program. The patrOnesses are Mrs. .
Hunt Slater, Mrs Perry Heath, Mrs |
Miles Poindexter, Mrs. Archibald Hop !
xins, Mrs. Russell Harrison. Mrs. Thomas |
Armat, Mrs. A. T. Britten. Mrs. H. P. !
Mrs. 3. T. Pilsen, Mrs. J. H. !
Bankhead, Mrs. Lucy Brickinstein. Mrs. |
Ruben Thompson. Mrs. Rudolph hauff- |
mann. Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Mrs. S. l.. |
MrA Fl. c. Cross, Miss n. Z. /
Sweet. Mrs. William T Bingham. Mrs
T. Howe, ST.. and Mrs. Harlan /
Mr. and Mrs. J. VI. Culp took a party |
If guests to Baltimore yesterday aft
.rnoon in their private car for the mar
-iage yesterday evening of Preston Dixon
'allum. of Washington, and Grace Marie /
Zell. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Shrk Zell, OF Baltimore. The ceremony
vas performed at o'clock at the brides
lOme, in st. Paul street. in the presence
If a small gathering of relatives and /
riends, and was followed by a large re-
eption.
Mr.. and Mrs. CuIp's guests included
drs. Willard Warner. Mrs. Frank Free
nan. Risley Goldsborough Hunt, E.
townsend. G. Mop. Minnetree. DIR. Vic
or Hammod. Ralph Shropshire. and
Louis Skinner
Mrs. II. Morgan Hill arrived In Wash
dontana and is stopping at the Shore
am with her son-in-law. Baron Reinach-
Verth.
ave taken an apartment at the Con-
Iecticut. Commander Hussey recently
eported for duty with the General Board
( the Navy.
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Ewen Thorn
on. of Virginia, have returned from their :
ONE in Fairfax to their apartment at
he Rochambeau for the winter.
Dean W. c. Ruediger is attending the !
leeting Of the Association of Colleges
nd Preparatory Schools in New York {
$ the official delegate from George J
University. (
washingtonians registered at the Hotel !
this week have been: Mr.. and I
Irs. F. B. johnson. DR.. George Bar
lelme, Mr.. George T. WeitzeL Mr.. ]. |
:. Scully, Mr.. c. II. Verrill. Mr.. Carl II. ,
sborn, Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Chapman and
ably. Mr.. and Mrs. Grosvenor Jones, Mr.
nd Mrs. A. Machree. Mr.. E. H. Pilsen,
Ir. A. v. Cushman. Mr.. ]. NJ Hun, Mr..
ouis S. Williams, Mrs. r. T. Holden,