The Washington times., 1915-12-26
Chronicle 90 J
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allow, and after that they will be in
New York for several weeks until the
Florida sails for Guantanamo. Then
Frances plans to visit Anne Darsie in
Pittsburgh until her liege lord returns
and In the early summer they are TO
have second honeymoon, a trip to
Alaska.
Frances has ever so many friends
here, who will be both surprised and
pleased to hear of her marriage. She
Is most attractive and an unusually
clever and graceful dancer. Lieutenant
Hinkamp Is man about whom all men
have nice things to say, a clever chap
who stands very we'll with the depart
ment. He knows all there is to know
about submarines is considered a real
authority on the subject, and has lee
tured on undersea craft before many
an audience composed Of older and sup
posedly wiser men.
Helen kellar is coming to town for
the first annual convention of the
National Woman's Peace Party in
January. She will make an address
and among the other speakers win be
Jane Adams. Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait. and other women OF nation wide
reputation. The sessions will be hel
at the willard and will begin on. the
evening of January and continue
until the tenth. The National Wom-
ans Peace Party was organized in
Washington just a year ago. as YOU
doubtless remember. and on Sunday.
January 3, great mass meeting was
held. There will be another mass
meeting this year and It is then that
Miss kellar Miss Adams. and the
, others will speak
\ very charming woman. who is ac-
lively interested in the work OF the
peace party. is Lady Barlow, wife OF
Sir John Barlow, NJ. p. who Is spent
ing some weeks in Washington and Is
now at the Grafton. Lady Barlow
came to this country to place her
young son-he is just sixteen--in
Haverford College, and Will sail for
England about the middle of January.
She is a Quakeress and every Sunday
morning speaks at the Quaker Meet
ing House in I street. She says that
! the English people have buckled down
, quite wonderfully to the work before
/ them. that luxuries are unknown
quantities and that each and every
person has his own particular part to
play in tke great business of winning
! the war.
II you would be a successful host or
hostess these days you must wind up
your partyat the club--any club. the
Chevy Chase. the University, or the
Army and Navy. will do. so there is
dinner and dancing TO follow--with a
supper party at Childs. After-th movie
parties there have long been a popular
form Of entertaining. and now It is fast
becoming tho custom for many OF tie
fashiona BILE folk who frequent the club
dances 10 come together again at
{ Childs in the wee small hours of the
J morning. Dancing is quick to supply
| hunger sauce, to sup at a dairy lunch
| is a bit OF a lark TO the society maid
and her escort, and-well. anyway. a
supper Of hot cakes and coffee after
| the dance IS now the thing
=
! The popularity OF the weekly dinner
dances at the Army and Navy Club. by
the way, has increased to such an eX-
tent that tables have to be reserved
| for five or six weeks ahead Every
! Thursday night finds the large dining
room crowded to its full capacity with
interesting folk. and often the smaller
one, usually reserved for the ladies', on
the floor above.
| \ prominent woman whose husband
| was ordered here very recently, invited
a large number OF guests to dine with
here at the club a short time ago. Not
knowing of the demand for tables there,
she stroled into the club at noon of the
day Of the party to find that they had
all been reserved for a month or more.
So she had to postpone her party TO a
much later date.
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The fortniGhtly Tuesday evening din
ner dances at the University Club have
also come to be very delightful In
stitution. The floor is excellent. the
music wonderful. and an added charm
to one who Is willing to admit that she
has not a soul entirely above food Is
that the dinner Is always good. Last
week there was a jolly crowd OF merry
makers in spite of the fact that there
were numerous rival entertainments
the last performance of opera, the first
meeting of the Tuesday Evening Dan
cling Class. Lois Sprigg's dance at the
Chevy Chase Club. and. last but by nc
means least. the brilliant ball al
Rauscher's for the benefit Of the Chill
Y drcn's Country Home.
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The first person l noticed when | en-
tered the dining room was Salle Cham
berlain. looking exactly as she die
when she was Sallie Darlington. ant
evidently having lots of fun. She wa'
in party with the Treat girls. Ruth
Anderson. Mrs. Godfrey keyes. an
other very pretty little girl. a stranger
to me. and number Of men whom
did not know. all having the bearing o
soldiers and several of them enormously
tall. Creswell Darlington was also will
the party. He Is back from Panama 70
visit and. like Sallie. is stopping will
General and Mrs. Darlington over th
holidays.
: Mrs. Keyes-she was Leila Harrison
you remember, and is with her mother