Evening journal., 1914-12-24
MANY Dances ADD
TO HOLIDAY JOYS.
Round of Pleasure for Fash
iOnable Folk and Their
Many Guests
CARD PARTY TO BE
GIVEN TO AID HOME

tions, including dances. luncheons, din
ners, card parties and the dansants
planned for the holidays, all indications
point to the fact that the next two
weeks viii be literally crowded with
joyous events, and that the younger set
especially will not be able 10 complain
about things being duh or time tagging
on their hands. Judging from the num-
Der Of junior events that win be given
it locks as if those who are home from
school or college will be kept con the
20" practically the entire time they are
home.
As is true everywhere, dancing seems
to be the most popular form OF diversion
and practically most Of the functions
that viii be given viii be dances, most
of which will be given at the New Gem
tury Club few at the homes and stillI
Others will take place at the Country
/ Club. There are number of out-of-
town guests visiting here for whom sew
eral affairs will be given A glance att
the social calendar is sufficient to con
vince one of the jolly times in store
The first event about which there is owl
denced much interest was an entertain
ment this afternoon for poor children
given by Miss Kate AicClafferty at her
studio in Pythian Castle. Features oil
TINS entertainment include special music
and the presenting of gifts from a
Christmas tree 10 the children. Visitors
were admitted TO witness the exercises
by giving three potatoes as an admis
sion fee.
On Saturday afternoon a the dansant
viii be held in the lobby of the Hotel
DUPONT for the benefit of the Home off
the Merciful Rest, the hours to be from
to q. On the evening of the same day
Mr.. and Mrs. William II. Thomson will
give dance in the New Century Club
parlors for their little daughter. Miss
Helen Thomson.
Mrs Albert II. Jones will entertain
az cards on Monday afternoon at her
home, No 1901 Grant avenue. and on
Monday evening Mr. and Mrs. Hamil-
ton NJ Barksdale will give a dance at
the Century Club for their daughter.
Miss Ethel Barksdale On this same
evening the Auxiliary Board of the
Homeopathic Hospital will give n
dance In the drawing room of the
New Century Club.
AT $3.50 o'clock next Tuesday after
noon the annual concert for the
blind OF the city, the Home For the
Merciful Rest and the Aged Women's
Home will be given for which some
OF the best talent of the citv has been
secured. Those who will take part
In this entertainment include Miss
isabelle b. Wales, Mrs. Norman Hux-
/ ley Mrs. c. E. Griffith, pianists;
charles Il. Griffith, violinist: Frank
huss. baritone, and Franz Kuschan,
'cellist.
There will be two dances given on
| Tuesday evening. One will be given
! by Mr. and Mrs John Bancroft in the
New Century Club parlors for their
| daughter, Miss Esther Bancroft, and
the other will be given by Mrs. Anna
Bach for her two daughters, the
Misses Winifred and Barbara Bach. at
the home of Mrs. Charles Warner
their sister Miss Winifred Bach is
home from Maryland College at
Lutherville. Md. and Miss Barbara
| Bach is home from Wellesley for the
holidays
For Miss Sprowls. of Chicago. Miss
/ luncheon at her home next Wednes-
day, and on the evening of that same
day the Friday Night Cotillion Club
! of Miss Kate McClaffertys school for
dancing will give their holiday dance,
10 which a large number of guests
have been invited. Mr. and Mrs John
b. Bird will also give a dance this
same evening in the New Century
Club parlors for their son. Samuel
Bird, who is home from Hill School.
A dance will be given on New
Years Eve in the New Century Club
by the Friday Night Dancing Glass.
A number of dinners will precede this
dance, among which will be one by
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Horace Lindsay IN
honor Of Miss Elinor Elmer. of Eng
land, who is visiting Mrs. Lindsay.
The patronesses will include Mrs. I.
Coleman DUPONT, Mrs. Charles Cope
land, Mrs. Otho Nowland, Mrs. John
r. Moore, Mrs. James p. Winchester
and Mrs. William G.. Ramsay.
On New Years Night, Mr. and Mrs.
Frederick William Curtis will give
dance for their daughter, Miss Mary
Curtis.
Miss Susan Brassington, home for
the holidays from Maryland College,
at Lutherville, has for her guest. Miss
Hazel Phillips, of South Orange. New
Jersey.
Mrs. J. H. Burns is entertaining her
niece, Miss Lorita Sprowls, of Smith
College. over the holidays.
Miss Elinor Elmer, OF England is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. j. Horace
Lindsay. Mrs. Lindsay entertained at
tea for Miss Elmer on Tuesday after
noon, at her home. No. 1902 Rodney
street
Among the large number of jys
and girls home from school for the
holidays are Miss Mary Fletcher. Cor
coral Art School. Washington, ID. c.:
Robert p. Fletcher. Jr., Peeksville MIL
ltary Academy, New York: Miss
Frances Riley, Maryland College; Miss
Carolyn Prickett Maryland College:
Charles Griffith. Dartmouth; Edgar
Heislor Riley. Cornell; Rebecca Col
Inns, Savage School Of Physical Edu-
cation, New York City.
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