The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HoSteSSeS.

Mrs Claude Swanson was the honor
guest at a luncheon which Mrs. Woods,
wife of Past Assistant Surgeon Eugar
L. Woods. u. S. NJ, gave today mass
of pink roses decorated the table. The
other guests were Mrs. W. w. Gar
braith, Mrs Victor Kaufman, MRS
Edwin T. Pollock, Mrs. Alexander wat
son, Mrs. Wallis Lindsey, Miss Helen
Stuart, and Mrs Charles Hooff.
DR. and Mrs. Woods viii go to Char-
lottesvfIle, Va, at the end of the week
to spend the holidays with Dr. Woods
parents Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel IS.
" oods.
Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones will entertain a tamlly
house party over Christmas. according
to present plans Francis Bowes Sayre.
who left the White House yesterday for
a short visit to relatives. Will return
shortly. and 1t is expected that Mr.. and
Mrs. Sayre will spend the holidays with
Miss Wilson. This VIII be their It i1Tst
Wilson and Miss Bones will probably so
to New York early IN January
Mrs. Charles Helmbold entertained at
luncheon today for her daughter, Miss
Marjorie Helmbold. Luncheon was
served at the Grafton, and the guests
were seated, at small tables decorated
with pink roses. In the party were
drick, Miss Elizabeth Chase, Miss Su-
zanne Chase, Miss Ruth Lester, Miss
Jane Gregory, and her guests. MISS
Mary Bryan and Miss Mary Taylor,
MISS Teresa Granda y Pezet, Miss
Jeanette Cowan, Miss Josephine
Shields. and Miss Betty Newberry, who
ere visiting Miss Cowan; Miss Marie
ns. Miss Charlotte X. Capers, MISS
I0ttlft
lian sutton: Miss Margheritta Tillman,
Miss Dorothy bennett, Miss Grace
Overman, Miss Catherine Burdette,
Miss Anita Kite, Miss Dorothy Mills,
Miss Florence Mills, Miss Louise Clark,
Miss Harmon Bailey, Miss Mary Jane
Thompson. Miss Mary Wheeler vest
Miss Dorothy Wyeth, Miss Mary era
ham. Miss Laura Graves Miss MISS PSco. ;S.
Elizabeth Hyman, of North Carolina
Miss Howard, Miss Lucy Henry. Miss
Elizabeth Reside. MSS Helen McCum-
PsT S Miss SwsndolXT Rsny' Rr. HsT%poIa snS Mss
table were Miss Mary Amber. Mrs
william Pennock Rogers. and Mrs. A.
w. Thompson, of Roland Park, sud,
Miss Helmbold's cousin, who Is here
Mrs. Helmbold will present heI
daughter to society at a tea-dance al
Rsuscher's on the afternoon OF De-
cember 2.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Gar.
rison will entertain sixteen guests al
dinner this evening. Tomorrow they
will leave town for Atlantic City. where
they will spend Christmas, returning In
time to receive on New Year Day.
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Miss Margaret Wilson was the gues
in whose honor Interstate Commerc'
Commissioner and Mrs. Charles c. Nc
Chord entertained at dinner at the vii
lard last evening. Later the party at
tended the first meeting OF the Tuesday
Night Dancing Glass, which was held iT
the red room of the Willard.
Mrs. John E. Osborne ard Mrs
Frank Polk constituted the reception
committee. There were about thirty
couples present and a buffet supper was
served from to l. o'clock.
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Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover entertained at dinner last even
ing in honor of the Secretary OF STATE
anS ahem MTSl were t Brig Gen. az and Mrs, William
Crozier, Mrs. William +. Draper, Mrs
Robert Mccormick. Mrs. John 3. Hen
derson. Mrs. John G. Foster, Miss Clio
Charles Page Bryan. CaIt. Barber. L
S. N, Maurice Low and Mr.. Loonhs
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The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels were the guests In whose honol
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frank F
Fletcher entertained at dinner last even
ing.
Admiral and Mrs. Fletcher win Civ
another dinner on January 2S
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Rust enter
tanned at dinner last evening In honol
of the surgeon General of the Army ano
Mrs, Gorgas The house was decorated
with Christmas holly, mistletoe anc
Richmond roses. The guests to mec
General and Mrs Gorgas were thu
Solicitor General and Mrs. John w
Davis, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Victor
Blue, Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George Bar
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. James Marion Baker
Mrs. Rust smith, and DR.. Sterling Ruf
fin.
The wee small hours Of the morning
had struck when the crowds of soci+tS
folk who attended the annual ball tOl
the benefit OF the Children's Countr!
I Home at Rauschers began to wenc
their way homeward. The affair. giveI
FOR charity in which Mrs. JOSEPH
eiter and other leaders take active in
tercst will 60 down as one OF the sea
Fons most brilliant and successful
gatherings.
Mrs Letter who Is president Of thu