The Washington times., 1915-03-29
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses and
Visitors.

The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Josephus Daniels will be the homo,
guests at dinner which Captain ant
Mrs. Eberle will give at the Navy Yarc
on Monday evening, April 5. before tn,
Woman's Army and Navy Relief ball ir
the sail loft of the Navy Yard.
Mrs. Eberle and Mrs. Daniels will
head the receiving line and Captair
Eberle will make the presentations.
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DIR. Frank Burlington Vrooman
brother OF the Assistant Secretary oil
Agriculture, Carl Nrooman, Is spending
the spring in Washington, engaged in
research work for the purpose of pre-
pairing series of lectures on economics.
Last year Dr.. Vrooman Iectured at OK
fond University.
He has taken rooms in II street.
opposite the Shoreham.
Mrs. E. C. Tower, Of New York, will
be hostess at luncheon at the Shore
ham Thursday afternoon.
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Mrs, Charles kutz. wife of Major
Kutz, Engineer Commissioners Of the
District, will give a bridge party on
Tuesday afternoon. April 6.
Mrs. Richmond P. Davis, wife Of
Colonel Davis, U. S. A.. will entertain
at bridge April A.
Mrs Albert f. Saxton, wife Of Cap
tain Saxton, u. s. A., will give bridge
party April 6.
The Misses Breckenridge. daughters
of Maj. Gen. Joseph Breckenridge. will
entertain at luncheon at the Chevy
Chase Club on Easter Monday in COM
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Mrs. Francis Nash. wife Of Medical
Director Nash. Y. S. N, and Miss
Carolyn Nash will not receive again
this season.
Mrs Hall, wife of Brig. Gen. William
p. Hall. will give a bridge party at the
Chevy Chase Club April s.
Mrs Joseph Thropp has cards out for
buffet luncheon on April L.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles II. Greathouse
announce the engagement Of their
daughter, Ruth Curtis, to DIR. Frederick
Leighton. of Niagara Falls. The we'd
ding will be late in June.
Miss Harriet Houston gave linen
shower on Wednesday afternoon at her
fime in Rhode Island avenue in COM
pliment to Miss Helen Sill, whose mar
riage to DR.. Carl Belt, of Williamstown,
Pa, will take place on April y.
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The jumps in Rock Creek Park at
tracted a notable gathering yesterday.
Among those who put their mounts
through their PAGES were Brig. Gen
and his two small sons; George Oakley
Totten, ir.; Miss Ruth Hitchcock. Miss
Elizabeth Harding, Miss Elizabeth
Wiley. Frederick Chaplin. Ralph Coffin,
Commander Bncchs, and Lieut.. Ezra
Allen.
The Georgetown Chapter of the Delta
Chi will give it's annual Ea aster dance on
Tuesday. April at the chapter house,
1915 Columbia road.
Capt. and Mrs. William Mitchell will
give a dinner April 10, complimentary to
Capt. and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee.
Mrs. Robert HinckIey will be hostess
at dinner April 16.
Mrs Fred Chaplin will give a dance
at Rauscher's on the afternoon OF
April for her daughter, Miss Marcia
Chaplin.
Mrs: Schindel. wife of Capt S. j. Bay
ard Schindel. L. s. A., entertained in
the guests were Col. and Mrs. Rich,
mond p Davis, Lieut.. and Mrs c. NJ.
Maigne, Mrs. l. r. Mann, Thomas Jen-
hlns, ana Col. John L. Hams.
Mrs, Matthew T. Scott. who has been
suffering from an attack of grip, is now
recovering and was able to go for a
short drive yesterday afternoon.
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Mrs. Hugh Nesbit. of Pittsburgh. is
the guest for a few days of her cousins,
Mr. and Mrs. John Sidney Webb. Last
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Webb entertained
informally at dinner in her honor.
IL "nh is ole 1inr hi
spring holiday with his parents.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Webb have given up the
cottage at East Hampton, l. l., which
they have occupied for several seasons,
and will spend the summer at Spring
Lake, n. j.
Mrs. Joseph Letter will so to New
York on Friday to join Mr.. Letter. who
has been in Chicago on a business trip.
. They will spend Easter week in New
York.
Mrs. Letters mother, Mrs. John r.
Williams, will stay at the Palisades with
the children.
Mrs. William F. McComb, who has
been in Atlantic City for ten days, will
return early this week to her home in
New York. accompanied by Mr.. Nc
Comb, who Joined her on Saturday.
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Miss Helen Sill of Massachusetts, ave-
nue.. is entertaining as her guest Miss
Olga Belt, sister of DR.. Carl Belt, of
Willamstown, Pa, whose engagement
TO Miss Sill has been recently an
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