The Washington times., 1915-10-30
Items of Interest and Impor-
tance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

The British Ambassador and Lady
Spring-Rice entertained at dinner at
the embassy last evening, when the
Premier of Canada and several mem-
bers Of the cabinet and their wives
were among the guests
Assistant Secretary OF State and Mrs.
William Phillips are spending the week.
end with the Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury and Mrs. Andrew Peters at
their country home, Woodley. in Wood
ley road.
Miss Annie Wood, of Wellesley Hills.
Mass, daughter OF Brig. Gen. Henry e.
Wood, l.; S. A.. retired Is the guest OF
Col. and Mrs. william T. Wood at the
Soldiers Home.
Frederick A. Delano who, with his
daughters. the Misses Delano. has been
at the Grafton Cor fortnight or more.
left town Yesterday for Chicago. He
will return to Washington on Monday.
accompanied by Mrs. Delano. and they
will open their residence In sixteenth
street for the season.
Miss Adelaide Heath has sent out
cards for q tea on Friday afternoon at
o'clock IN compliment to Miss
Howard.
NNoo FRANCES niger "NS uoSttSS a.
on Informal luncheon today In compl-
ment to Miss Julia Hcyl and Miss HUI
dreth Gatewood. both to he brides In
November The table decorations were
Hccted the spirit of Halloween. Invited
70 meet Miss Heyl and Miss Gatewood
were the members OF bridge club to
ehich Miss Enfingcr and the guests OF
honor belong. and Few additonal
Mr., and Mrs. Frederick Effingcr and
the Misses Effrger. who have hereto
fore made their Washington home at
the Grafton: have taken the heres residence
Mr.. and Mrs. George Whitwcll. Of
] hiladelphia, will come 20 Washington
Miss Julia Turner Hey! to Joseph Clay
lIabersham Colqultt on Wednesday.
Mr.. Whtwell and his bride. who was
formerly Miss Elise Courlacndcr. OF
Miss Heyl was one of the attendants at
the wedding. Miss Hannah Taylor will
give an informal dinner in their honor
on Wednesday. evening.
MIR. and Mrs. Edward r. Heyl. will also
c,me to town from Harrisburg. Pa. for
the wedding. and will be guests Of
Colonel Hcyl. Among the other out-oI-
wedding are Mrs. H. NJ. French and
Miss Jameson. of st. Louis. They Will
". the guests OF the Chief Counsel Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission anu
Mrs. oseph W. Folk;
A distinguished audience fllcd the Ma
ticnal Thcater last evening for the iirst
recital of the season when the program
was given by Miss Christine Miller and
Of the Secretary of state: Mrs; David
FRANKLIN Houston. Mrs. John Harlan.
Miss Elizabeth Harlan. and Miss Ed tn
Rcnham were guests in Miss Laura
Harlan's box.
The Secretary OF the Interior and Mrs.
lane. Mrs. John W. Foster. Mrs. Hunt
Slater. and Miss Margaret Fahnestock
ware guests In Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock's 3
box. Mrs. Garrison. with Mrs. Ed
orchestra. Mrs. William +. Draper, who
had one of the stage boxes. entertained
Miss Margaret Breckinridge. Miss
Gladys Hinckley. Miss Eudora Glover.
Miss Alice Whiting. and Miss Margaret
Draper. Mrs. Charles Graves Matthews.
In the stage box on the opposite side OF
the house. entertained Mrs. John X.
Shields. Mrs. Albert Mills. Mrs. John
TEMPLE Graves. Miss Jeanette Cowan.
and Miss Porcher. The Rev and Mrs.
+. Ward Denys had with them in their
Bryn. Admiral o'Neil and Miss Denys
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe also enter
talned guests In Mrs. Calderon Car
isles box. Among others in the audi
ence were the Solicitor General and
Mrs. Davis. Mrs. Bradley Fiske. Mrs.
IIennen Jennings. Mrs. Chauncey Hack
cit. Miss Mary Healey, Mrs. Robert
H.ncklev. Howard Reside. Lawrence
Townsend. Mrs. Rives Strickland. Mr..