The Washington times., 1915-02-21

yesterday by Mr and Mrs. David S.
Barry. Almost every time I have seen
cora this winter. she he's been wearing
wonderful corsasc bouquet OF orchids.
SO constantly. in fact. that I and many
others have long been wondering when
the announcement would come and who
the man would be. Mr.. Shoemaker Is a
son OF Mr. and Mrs: E. B. Shoemaker
Mrs, Robinson white and Mrs. Thou-
as i. Gore. wife OF senator Gore, are
arranging tea TO be given at Mrs
whites residence, @l7 Woodlcy place,
on tuesday afternoon from to I
clock. The object of the entertain
merit Is to raise fund to be used In
supplying the blind people of the city
WIN car tickets to enable them to
make use of the reading room for the
plhd at the Public Library. MANY sre
unable to afford the expense, and fhc
IDEA Is to have the tickets ready for
them at the library, Admission will be
- cents.
Iommy# Madison, whose sister Annie
Madison is now the guest of Mr. and
Mrs' William Graerle Harvey, and who
was stationed for 80 long at the Naval
ohsrrvatory, is now in Egypt 7 hcaI.
with the /. S. S. North Carolina
O'h"r navy people who were lonS
identified with Washington. Capt. and
Mrs. Nolhov Chase. have recently been
ordered from the naval trsiLing station
at Newport to Boston.
Julia Price williamson daughter Of
Admiral and Mrs. Them Williamson,
has taken A little apartment at DUN
barton court. Georgetown. Since the
| admirafs retirement. the Wlliamsons
have lived In Annapolis. but Julia has
| so many friends here and he. duties o.
| treasurer Of the Washington Club make
| It necessary for her to PISS 50 much
| umo In Washington that she has de
cideJ to MAINTAIN. foothold here.
Dumhartcn court Is an attractive, honey
fapartmcnt on Thirty first etrect. facing
| the largo lawns Of tho old Tudor Man.
| Eitn,
| Brig. Gen. Iasker Bliss. recently ap.
pointed assistant chief of stan, and Mrs
Bliss. who arrived in Washington re.
Gently. have already taken possessicn OF
their new home on street. which they
have leased furnished. The Blisses have
been stationed in Washington before
I and will find a. warm welcome awaiting
then, Thev have one daughter. Mis-:
Eleanor Bliss. and son tthe Miitaty
| Academy.
| Mr. Ward Brown has written th'
| first play to hc selected for presents
ton hy the recently formed Authors ant
Players Group Of tho Drama League
and it will be given Sunday evening q
! Mrs. ITemmicks house. A number o
plays have rcen read by the group. bu
| the fact that tho play chosen for pre-
fcntation has not been read. must no
| be taken as 4 Tiap ut those presente,
| for inspection. Indeed. several very FIN
ones have appeared but they were to,
!ons and pretentious. Mrs. Browns be
! ing merely plsylet 1t is called 'Th'
Emily Is to act the leading role herself
| and the other characters will be Alfre,
| Hopkins. "a an Italian count. Geore'
T, Odell. and Morvin Thompson.
| -
| Major and Mrs Francis J. koester
who were ordered to Laredo. Tex.
scarcely month ago. are already bacl
in town, Major Rooster having bee,
sent for to testify in Government Law
suit. As the case has been postponet
until late in March. they win he some
| time with their old friends. They ar'
| now the guests OF Gertrude M~enl
whose brother. Harry Ncem. gave
small dinner in their honor last nigh
| at the Chevy Chase Club.
-
| Elmer Lansworthy. sailor and cl.ve
| musician to boot. skipped Off to New
York today to attend the opera. He 4