The Washington times., 1915-12-21
items of Interest and Impor-
tance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

Miss Jane Gregory, daughter of the
Attorney General and Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory, was hostess at lunch
con today. when her guests were in
vited to meet Miss Mary Taylor and
Miss Mary Bryan, of Texas, who are
visiting the Attorney General and
Mrs. Gregory. The others in the party
were Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, Miss
Laura Temple Graves, Miss Beatrice
Dulin and her guest, Miss Sutton; Miss
Eiizabeth Chase. Miss Suzanne Chase,
MISS Lucy Henry, Miss Lanette Smith
Miss Mary Howry, Hiss Pocahontas
Butler, Miss Dorothy bennett, Miss
Helen Smith, Miss Anita Kite. Miss
Lucy Burleson, Miss Mary Jane
Thompson, Miss Pauline Kindleberger,
Miss NefNe Johnson, Miss Rosalie
waters, Miss Marjorie Helmbold, anc
Miss Nellie Claire Howard. The table
was decorated with pink roses.
Thomas Watt Gregory, jr, & student
at Princeton, and Joseph Nalle Greg
ory, who is at school at Winchester.
Va, will arrive in town tomorrow and
with the arrival of Ralph Randolph,
OF Texas. a student at the Harvard
Law School, who will also be a guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs Gregory during tho
holidays, their Christmas house party
viii be complete. Miss Cornelia Keas-
ley, who will visit them later will nht
arrive until January 1.
Miss Margaret Wilson took several
friends to Keith's Theater yesterday
afternoon to hear a musical protege of
hers hers Carmine Fabrizio. in a violin re-
Mrs Francis B. Sayre. and Mrs VIII
liam Gibbs McAdoo; the Presidents sis
Ter. Mrs. Howe; Mrs. Cothran. Mrs.
George K. Pickett, Miss Helen woodrow
Homes and Francis Bowes Sayre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson and Prof.
;IHEson, who were guests at the Write
fiouse for the marriage of President
Wilson and Mrs. Gait on Saturday left
turning to Princeton and Mr. and Mrs.
wilson to their home in Baltimore.
vd,Ira.. Mrs: Frederick sHs5erk Efhnger and her
iln2cr, entertained at luncheon today i n
compliment to Miss Ellie I.eieune,
adaughter 2f Col. and Mrs. John A. I1e-
yS'inG. g :. $ M 9 Invited to meet the
GS,r1ham, Miss Mary Wheeler Vest,
Mis- Maxwell Church, Mrs. Ashmeade
Eniier. Miss Dorothy Mason. Miss
trace lar Ny tSverman' I1t Miss Margaret Doug
Wycth. Miss Dorothy TAYLOR. Miss
!ielen McCunber. Miss Dorothy Shuey,
@iss Hiss Marie Sims, Miss Margaret
Miss Elizabeth Kingsbury, Miss Louise
Clark and her guest, Miss Harmon
pailey,. of Chicago; Miss Catherine
Surdette. Miss Dorothy Adams. Miss
Georgia Schofeld, Miss Lois sprigg,
Miss Jeannette Cowan. Miss Josephine
Shields. of New York. AMI Miss Bettv
;Newberry. Of Chicago. who are visit.
Ing m Miss Cowan; Miss Gwendolyn
Miss Lillian Hendrick. Miss Marie
Peary. and Miss Frances Effnger. The
guests were seated at one large table
erd four small ones. which were at
tract TraGtively decorated with smilax and
pink roses e..
- President Wilson's sister. Mrs. A. w.
Howe; Mrs. Cothran, Miss Margaret
Wilson. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones.
Miss Edith Benham. and Francis Bowes
Sayre occupied the box reserved for the
Mhlte House at the opera last evening"
HiiEnTemez1rs isi Ten 1o $, new new opera opera Il More
thusiasm, and generous applause was
awarded the dainty ballet, IL Ecole en-
Srinoline." conceived by Mrs. Christian
Hemmick and executed by Nine. Paw
Iowa and her Imperial Ballet Russo.
The Russian Ambassador and Mime.
Bakhmeteft entertained a party. having
among their guests the Misses Patten
and several members of the embassy
st"": ~" I2oaEnSe Ambassador and
Nlscountess Chinda were guests in the
DoN OF the Rev. and Mrs. +. Ward
DenYs, who had with them also Miss
Denys and Miss Gwendolyn Denys Mr.
and Mrs. Christian Hemmick entertained
Sidney Burleson and Nine. Christian
Hauge; and Mrs. Samuel Spencer had
with her Brig. Gen. and Mrs Albert L.
Mills. DR.. and Mrs. Buckner Randolph,
and Brig. Gen. II. G. Sharpe
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Gaff had in
their box Miss Helena Elliott, Miss
Caroline Ogden Jones. Thomas Sterling
Rice. Capt. and Mrs. A. Fl. Watson en-
tertained in a box General and Mrs.
barnett. Miss Chrissie Clark. and Capt.
THOMAS Holcomb. u. s.. NJ. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock had
among their guests in their box the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Hous-
ton. The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane were guests in the box last
night of Mr.. and Mrs. William Phillips
Miss Helen Stewart had as her guests
IN her box Mr. and Mrs. Swagar Sher-
ley: Dr. and Mrs. Pleadwell. and DR..
Cofer.
Among others in the boxes were the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Garrison