The Washington times., 1915-12-26

in Florida with Mrs. Porcher and her
brother. s. H. Peck. of Grand Rapids.
at his winter home at Daytona.
Mrs. Blodgett and Helen remained at
Cocoa, on the Indian river, only two
days as they wished to make a short
stay in Daytona. where Mrs. Blodgett
also has a winter home and a large
orange grove. They had such a beau
tiful time there that they hated to
leave, but did manage to tear them
selves away in time to reach here a
few hours before the tea dance which
Senator and Mrs. John X. Shields gave
for Mrs. Shields daughter. jeanette
Cowan, and the Senator's niece. Miss
Josephine Shields. Helen was one of
the assistants.
Mrs. Blodgett is planning a series OF
entertainments. mostly dinners, for the
next few weeks after which she will
go to New orleans to remain until after
the Madi 'Gras. Then she plans to pass
the Lenten season in Florida. but will
go to Atlanta for the opera season. Isn't
that delightful plan to look forward
to. Susan?
engagements and rumors Of engage
ments seem to take up the greater part
of my letters to you these days. have
been anxious to tell you for several
weeks Of Cornelia Boggs' engagement to
Gilbert McKie Mulligan. but was sworn
to secrecy. Cornelia has always had 80
many 'suitors that l am surprised that
she decided upon zone so soon. She IL
not quite twenty yet. you know. When
she comes to town usually to visit her
uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Fitch Shepard, she always sets at least
dozen or more youths by the ear. and
leaves a trail of disturbed-to put II
mildly.-swains behind. ,She is not only
unusually pretty. but has a wonderfully
attractive personality. She is quite ath'
letic, and always full of pep" But al
this is not what started to tell you.
1t will not exactly surprise you wheT
I tell you that Mr.. and Mrs. John Tai
man Lipscomb are announcing the en-
gagement,of their pretty daughter. Glare
Marie IApscomb. to John James HiR
gems. of Rockville. The wedding is tC
| take place about the middle of March
and the young people will live in mos
| attractive newly built house which JohI
| purchased recently near Edgewood. II
! Bethesda. Md.
John. as you know. is the SON Of Mr.
and Mrs. John Higgens. long residents
OF Rockville. but ne has spent the great
or part of the last few years in Wash
J inEton. where he has been connected
with the Travellers Insurance Com
pany. He is an active mem
Der Of the Sons of the Revolu
tion. being eligible through his great
great-great-grandfat Zadock Magru
der, who was a gallant colonel in one o
the battalions from Frederick. Md. Th
colonel was also one of the oommitte
| which attended the general convention
I'm Annapolis I'm 1776. John Is also
great-great-great-gra Of Archibal
Orme. who served as colonel in tn
Maryland militia. In fact. like man
otherwise to half OF the prominent oil
colonial families Of the State
Col. BILLY" Horton is in town. It
Just for visit, believe. as ne
still on duty at Governors Island, bu
nevertheless, his scores of friends ar
glad to welcome him. Not only
| Colonel Horton a native of Washing
ton and a graduate of Washingto
schools, but he has been stationed her
| several times and has always been
particular social favOrtte. He droppe
| in at the Children's Country Home ba
the other evening and held a veritab
reception. Colonel Horton Is In d
; Quartermasters Department.