The Washington times., 1915-01-01
SOCIETY
NEWS
, r. and Mrs. Gist Blair enter
tained at one Of tho smartest
I parties Of the season today,
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M tained at one Of tho smartest
IVY parties Of the season today.
when 100 guests lunched with
them at the Country Club. The decor
ations were very Christmassy with
holly, greens. and poinsstta blossoms
lavishly used. and the guests we're
seated at small tables.
Later q number Of additional guests
gathered for a tea dance At which the
honor guest WAS Mrs. Biair's son.
Frankhn Ellis.
Mrs. Blair will be at homo Mondays
in January at the Blair mansion on
Pennsylvania avenue.
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The Counselor Of the State Depart
ment and Mrs. Robert Lansing gave
a buffet luncheon today for over 100
guests at the homo Of Mrs. Lansins's q
parents. Gen. and Mrs. John W. Foster.
with whom they are spending the win.
ter. The guests included the officials
Of the STATE Department, several Of the
Cabinet and Supreme Court contingent.
and many personal friends. No diplo-
IN. Secretary Of a Commerce, Mr.. Red
field. entertained at luncheon yester-
day in the palm room Of the New
willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rutledge Howser
are giving q reception this afternoon at
their homo in Nineteenth street to pre-
sent their daughter. Miss Elisabeth
How er. Christi mas decorations are
However. Christmas decorations arc
The debutante's frock 10 Of soft white
sstin. the skirt hounced with chantiily
! lace. and made with a bodice Of silver
auet Of Lady Hillington roses and lille,
q the valley in q holder Of thread lace
Mrs. Howser'e gown 10 Of gold tissue
over black satin. and Miss Howser. who
M' .Ss'' Sss't tn II rsesiyins esS VIII be sownsd
With chiffon and French flowers.
IN the dining room the decoration,
will be pink. with Killarney roses on tht
tsbIs apd .t St the M tea I table VIII be Mrs
sisting viii be Mrs. Howser's sister
Mrs. Moore: Mrs. James II. Bell. oi
Cmmberlend. Nd. who is Miss Howscr'i
guest; Miss Dorothy Crawford. M!sf
Margaret Clements. Miss Laura Graves
Miss Leonora Rivero. ana Miss Pauline
Rivero.
After the reception Mr. and Mrs
Howger will entertain at dinner for the
members Of the receiving party.
| will give dance in honor Of their
daughters.
The Vice Presluc..s and Mrs. Mar
shall are expected to return to wash :
| ington from Arizona about Tuesday OF
| next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Rust will enter.
tain informally at an egg-nogg party
| tonight at their home. on Macomh
| street. Cleveland Park.
| Harry Rust, ir.. who is the guest OF
his parents for the holiday season
will return on January to kentucky
! where he works in the mines owned
by his uncle. George Wheeiwright
Of Baltimore.
Mrs. Horatio Taplin will be hoste.,
at a reception IN January in com.
pliment to Mrs. John Washington
DavidKe.
The Sisterhood Of the Washington
| Hebrew Congregation will have "A gen
oral meeting in the vestry rooms Of the
| temple on Monday at 2:3O p. m. Mrs
Louis F. Post will make an addyess OF
| The House as a Tool" while Mrs
Stobbe will render several piano solos
| and Haron Sokolove a number Of violir
selections. Dr. Abram Simon will dis
cuss Jewish current topics
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| Congressman and Mrs Philip p
Campbell have closed their countr,
home and are at the Raleigh Hotel fo
the remainder OF the season
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