The Washington times., 1915-11-22
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders Of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. wife OF the
hief Of staff. United States army. Is
the guest in whose honor Mrs. WILL
liam r. Rogers. wife OF Brigadier
General Rogers. U. S. A.. retired, Is
entertaining this afternoon. A bridg6
party OF eighteen tables at the WASH
ington Club will be followed by a tea
to which number of additional
guests have been asked. Mrs. Robert
Howe and Mrs. Stmson Brown will
preside at the tea table; Mrs. Charles
Helmbold will serve punch, and Mrs.
Rogers will be assisted in receiving by
Mrs. Mitchell Carroll, Mrs John Van
Rensselaer,. Mrs. Howard Priest, Miss
Fannie Boyce. and Miss Marjorie Helm
bold.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. wife Of the
secretary Of State. has issued invita-
dons for a tea Thanksgiving afternoon
at 4:S0 o'clock In compliment to the
officials Of the State Department.
Miss Kathryn Mcdonnell Hitchcock
will entertain at tea from to I o'clock
this afternoon In honor OF Miss Hi
dreth Gatewood. whose marriage to
Toy Dixon Savage. Of Norfolk. will
take place on Wednesday. Miss Gate
woods sister. Mrs. Earl North, and
Mrs. william Dwight Chandler Will a.
the honors at the tea table. and those
GLADYS Brezeal, who Is her guest; Miss
Marie Peary. Miss Ruth Larner. Miss
krances Carpenter. Miss Alice Blice>
and Miss Dorothy Denys.
TIL. fact that Miss France, Iloar,
daughter OF Mrs lockwood Hoar. will
return to Washington from Boston to-
morrow and that Other rela ives arc eh-
to the belief that Mrs. Hoars merriase
t. Congressman Frederick ~. Gillett. or
Massachusetts. will take place In tins
city instead Of at the old Hoar home.
announced. Mrs. Hoar has II ade no
formal announcement Of the date. but
t. Ia confidently expected that the cere-
mony will take place this week.
Mai. Gen. and Mrs Hugh l.. Scott
will occupy a box at the Army ana
Navy game in New York an will have
several guests with them. among them
Miss Blanchard Scott and Miss Hous-
ton Scott.
Mrs William Howard Taft. who has
been In Washington for several days as
took, will bring her visit to a close this
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cary ,Rumsey.
of New York. have taken a house In
washington for the winter
The twenty-hrst annual dinner OF the
Society of Mayfower Descendants in
the state Of New York will be held al
the st. Regis tomorrow evening; nn Ihe
dinner will commemorate the 2a5th an
niversary OF the signing Of the compact
in the cabin OF the Mayhower In Prov
incetown harbor. Among the speakers
will be Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood. VII
liam d. Guthrie. Col Thomas Hopkins
and former Senator Chaunccy NJ. De-
pew.
Sir Richard Crawford. special conf
mercial adviser for the British em-
bassy, and Lady Crawford left Wash
inEton at the end of the week for White
sulphur Springs. where they will re-
main several weeks:
Miss Gladys Ingalls, received mfor.
mally yesterday afternoon at BoNwood
Farm, near the Hot Springs, Va; Mrs:
Melville F.. ingalls, and Mss ingalls,
have sent out cards for house warm
ing Thanksgiving afternoon at the
farm, which has recently been rebuilt
and newly furnished. Mrs. ingalls, en-.
tertained Informally at dinner the last
Of the week at the White cottage for
MIR. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller. jr.
Miss Mildred Eddy and Jesse l.. EDDY
and NJ. r. ingalls,. jr, who is there
from New York for a day or two.
-
Mr.. and Mrs. Rowland Spearman
Marshall ere receiving conGratula
tions upon the birth of daughter on
November I.
Miss Annie l.. Pnarce has lea5ed her
residence IN sixteenth street. on a"'
count Of her health. Miss FeRrcc viii
pass the winter In Miami and Palm
Beach. Fla.
Capt. Wilson !. Davenny. field sec.
retary Of the National Rivers AM
Harbors Congress. has gone from
Washington to Now Yort. whore he
will be at the Waldorf-Astoria for d
few days.
Clark Waegaman is spending sew
eral days at the Ritz-Carloton ir
New York.
Eri9. Cen Henry G. sharpe L. :. \.
and Mrs. sharpe viii G" 20 New Yorl
this week to Visit Mrs. Ira Davenport
-. -
Capt. and Mrs. Charles stuart wal
covers tonight In compliment to thci
house guest. Mrs. Randolph Dickens
widow of Colonel Dickens.
Captain and Mrs. Wallace will give
guest Of honor will he their niece, Mis-
Martha TaReart. daughter of JUDI
TaRgart. of Ohio. Miss Taggart W.T.
spend the Weekend with Captain an
Mrs Wallace. who will also give
luncheon Friday and a dinner Saturda
In her honor.
Miss Edith Oracle. daughter Of Mrs
Archibald Oracle, will he hostess at a.
informal dance tonight At her reRidenc
in Sixteenth street Tor her house guest
Miss Lucille Lusson. Of fhiladelphia
who will make hor debut in January
Miss I.usson will leave Washingto
Wednesday for visit In War~entor
Miss Oracle returned to Washingto,
At the end Of last week from Wis,
In Philn delphia. She also attended tn
Harvard-Yale football game. Mis-
Oracle will 60 to New York Thanks
giving Day to visit her aunt. Mrs. Dali,
ba Dutton. for a week. She viii assis
At several debut parties and viii atten
the Army and Navy football game SAT
urday.
Mrs. Joseph CLAY Habersham Colauit
will he at home At her anartment In tn
st Regis December 2 and again Decem
her II. Mrs. Colduitt was formerly Mis-
Iu'ia Heyl. and her marriage to MI
rolouitt was ONO Of tho most interest
ing events OF the autumn.
The Rev. William Tayloe SNYDER an