The Washington times., 1915-12-04
NOTES AND GOSSIP
OF CAPITAL SOCIETY
Items Of Interest and import.
ance Of Past, Present, and
Future.

Future.
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the tea concert In the spring room
OF the Greenbrier at White sulphur
springs yesterday afternoon.
The Postmaster General and Mrs.
ALBERT Sidney Burleson will be hosts
at dinner Thursday night. Their
daughters. the Misses Burleson Will
entertain at luncheon on the after
noon Of December is.
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Mrs. Swagar Sherley, wife OF Con-
siessman snerley. VIII entertain at a
small, informal tea this afternoon In
compliment to Miss Elisabeth Lamont.
who is vs,iting Mrs. Sherley's mother,
Mrs. Deirees Critten. Miss Helen
stuart. Miss Edith Goode and Miss
Marjorie Critten will assist Mrs. Sher-
ley.
Mrs. Walker SALISBURY who is visit
ing Capt. anu MRS. 1. n. Baldwin will
return to her home in Salt Lake city
this afternoon.
The unique dance Of the season so far
was given last night by Michel jacobs,
portrait palmer. in his studio with Miss
Jane Gregory and her two Texas yisi-
tors. Miss Mary Taylor and Miss Mary
Mrs. Gregory, wife OF the Attorney
General, cnaperoned the party, and re-
'eived the thirty or more young folk
Nth Mr.. Jacobs. Debutantes IN the
'lss Marie Sims. Miss Janet Cowen.
.iiss Dorothy Dennet and Miss Ruth
PATTERSON. Mr.. Lefevre. first secretary
I the Panama legation: Robert Pat,
Lieutenant Clement Heth were among
ne guests.
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Attorney General and Mrs. Thomas
". Gregory went this morning on a
motor trip to Culpeper. Va. to visit Mr.
md Mrs. Oliver Durant at their country
place. eight miles from culpeper
The Minister Of Peru. Federico AL
fonso Pezet. returned to Washington
yesterday from Princeton. y. j.. where
nc went to make an address at the
university.
Rear Admiral Austin NJ. knight who
was in Washington on a short visit. has
returned to Newport.
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The Rev. Stephen IAN Rensselaer, is
making short stay in New York.
Lloyd c. Griscom, Senator and Mrs.
Le Baron B. Colt and Mrs. Charles
Cary Rumson are at the Shoreham'
MIR. and Mrs. E. T. Bingham. Ward
man Court. will have as their Christ
mas guests their sons. Miles F.: Bing-
ham. philadelphia. and Cadet wilson q.
Bingham. of West Point
Thomas Hastings and Edwin II.
Blashfield. both OF New York. and Fred
crlck Law Oimstead. OF Brookline.
Mass. members Of the Fine Arts Com
mission. who came to Washington for
the meeting Of the commission. are at
the willard.
DR.. and Mrs. Glen Levin Swiggett
have taken apartments at the same ho-
tel. where they will remain until after
the Pan-American scientific congress.
and Mrs. William Knight. OF New York
who came to Washington for the debut
reception of Miss Helen Blodgett Thurs
day. is among the guests.
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Miss Zuhorst and the class OF 1916 OF
the National School of Domestic Arts
and Sciences will be at nome next We'd
nesday evening from to 10 o'clock at
1853 Rhode Island avenue
The annual meeting Of the board OF
the National Library for the Blind. 1873
II street. will be held on Wednesday
morning at 10: 80 o'clock. life members.
donors. associate and active members
are requested to be present.
There will be recital at the Library
on Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock under
the direction Of Miss Dick Root Miss
.\nne Betty will be at the piano. and
there will be a number Of soprano and
oontralto solos and duets. Another in
teresting event Is scheduled for Decem-
her II at O'Clock. when there will be
II reading.
Mrs. Franklin <. Lane and Mrs.
Duncan U. Fletcher. head the list
uf patronesses for the annual Christ
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the willard under the auspices Of the
women OF All Souls Unitaria Church
The recital will be given at $50 on
Monday evening by Blanche Hamilton
Fox. of Boston, assisted by George
Dixon Thompson. pianist, and accom-
panied by Mrs. Lawrence V. Grogan.
Mrs. Grosvenor Dave Is in charge o!
arrangements. On Tuesday the sale
viii open at 10 o'clock and will con-
tinue until 10 p: m. There will be a
table OF baby belongings. at which
Miss Alice Riley will preside; fancv
articles in charge Of Miss Mabel PillY.
bury; Mrs. F. w. Clarke will hav.
bag table; Mrs. T.. Percival Wilson
an apron table. Mrs. f. S: Bastin n
table devoted to home made candles
Mrs. v. II. whitman a delicatesser
table. Miss Mary X. Porter boob
table. and Mrs. E. r. Harvey men.
table. Mrs. f. B. Eynon. jr. will have
n table of dolls and there will be q
to at the Toy Shop. in charge o
Mrs. c. r. Ely. Tea will be sorvet
from 4 to 6. The additional patron
esses are Mrs. John Cassels. Mrs
whitman Cross. Mrs. F. A. Delano
Mrs. Henry d. Flood. Mrs William
Kent, Mrs. James X. Mann. Mrs. II. c
Newcomer. Mrs. Andrew J. Peters
Miss Ellen Woodruff. Mrs. John Rus
sell Young. and Mrs. S. NJ. b. Young
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Miss Beatrice Clover will entertain ,
number of this seasons debutantes n
dinner on the evening OF December 10.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer l.. Jones. wh,
are on their way from Hot Springs
Va. to Philadelphia. have stopped /,
Washington for a short stay.
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Josephus Daniels. ir.. who has bee,
visiting his parents. the Secretary Of tn
Navy and Mrs. Daniels left for hi
home In Raleigh last night.
Mrs. John IT. Hcwson was hostess n
luncheon today. when she entertained Il
compliment to Miss Elizabeth Lamont
daughter of the late Daniel Lamont
Secretary OF War under President Clevc
land. who is the guest of Mrs. DE Free
Crittcn.
Mrs. Melville l.. ingalls, las cone T.
Washington from Hot Springs, Va, T.
remain several days.