The Washington times., 1915-11-02
Mems Notes and Gossip
of Washington Smart Set
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.

lho mhrriaee OF MISS lsapeHa nag
ner. associated with the white House
as social secretarv during Two Adm,,,a.
s..,s wv ',.'
ua''ons' 10 NORMAN James, OF Baiti-
moro. which Is taking place this after
noon at st. Johns Church, is an event
Of preat ipterest m soc,sty In Urnsh,nu-
ton a,horo n,,ss uaanar.. ..r,n'. LIS
!oh. "here MISS Hagners FAMILY have
ceremony will be performed.at 3 O clock
in m. nresepca ~ . ,u,,u u.o,,,, -
-. s"'an sroup y,
,elauves ana ir'ehds' VINO were invited
by telephone.
Mr.. James two young daughters. Miss
Marr,e lanes ana N,ss Ar.ai,a I.res
10, anu M'SS Aiheia James
WI! De MISS HaGners only attendants.
and Hamilton Post. Of Baltimore, will
ton smith rector -, 81 Johns. xili ora.
'on si''.n' rector OF 81. johns Will ON
elate. Ihe church Is decorated with
autumn leaves and cut flowers in au-
tumn coloring.
The bride will he given in marriage
by her brother. DR. Francis Randall
Hagner, and will wear a graceful after
noon gown Of blue velvet; combined
the gown and she will carry orchids
and lilies of the valley. The Misses
James will be gowned alike In dainty
white frocks.
The date OF the marriage was hasten
ed by the illness OF Mr.. James son.
Phillips Exeter Academy. who has
typhoid fever. Mr.. James and his bride
will go to Exeter Immediately after the
ceremony instead Of taking the trip to
California. which they had planned Tor
their honeymoon. There will be no re-
cepuon.
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, for whom
Miss Hagner served as social secretary
while Colonel Roosevelt was in the
White House, ana who Is. moreover.
ner close friend, had planned to come
10 Warrington Tor the wedding. but
was unavoidaoly detained. Among the
Erancis Randall Hasner. Mr.. and Mrs.
Randall Hagner, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Hagner; Mr.. James brothers and
sisters. Dr waiter Is. James ana
henry A. James. Mrs. Allan McLane.
OF Shattoianee: Mrs. francis Newton.
OF rev YORK; Mrs. Harry White. or
Catonsville. and Mrs. J. Hemsley John-
son, Mr.. and Mrs John Sidney Webb
Mr. James and his bride will make
their home in Baltimore where he has
extensive business interests.
.
Mrs. George w. Vanderbilt and her
have been at Biltmore. their North
Carolina estate. for the summer. are
now in Washington. and have opened
tHeIT TeSlueHCe, IOl- N street. lot tIlt
season.
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Mrs. Beale r. Howard is spending a
few days in New York, where she join
Mrs. d. Buchanan Merryman. They
expect to return to Washington tonior-
row evening and Miss Adams will omen
her residence In New Hampshire ave-
nue. Tor the season.
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I.oU rnUnaan1
fvonne Townsend arrived in Washing
ton Sunday from Lake George. wncre
they. spent most Of the summer and
onfa s,sss a! their
niece. Mrs. Franklin Townsend. known
in musical circles as Ruth Townsend.
will come to WASHINGTON this week TO
sing In concert with Oscar seagle on
fsasy mrs; rraekI,n sitsEnS0n Townsend was with Mr.
and Mrs. Lawrence Townsend and Miss
townsend when they were guests OF the
Duke OF Connaught. governor general
naught. at Government House. Ottowa.
Canada, in August She is the possessor
of a delightful voice and her appear
social iaay ~e ss %
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Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory and MISS
Jane Gregory, who will go to Princeton
Cambridge for the Harvard Yale game
November 9O after which they viii
J;rerorv and Niss Gregorv are both
enthusiastic devotees Of football ana
are also nIanninp 10 ottend the armv-
Nayv game in New York November n.
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Forty guests attended the first OF
series OF card parties for the women
entitled to the privilege OF the Columbia
Country Club and their ut-of-town
guests. held yesterday at the clubhouse
in Chevy Chase. 1t Is planned to hold
throughout the winter. The committee
in charge is Mrs. T. w. Brahany. chair
man: Mrs. Paris T.. Brengle. Mrs. Ed
ward b. Eynon. jr. Mrs. Eugene Gott