The Washington times., 1915-11-30
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip Of Hostesses.

Miss Marie Sims. daughter OF Con.
Gressman and Mrs. Thetus W. Sims OF
Tennessee. was hostess at a delightful
luncheon today for a number of the de.
butantes of this season. and few al.
ditionai guests. The quests were seated
at small tables. which had graceful
decorations of yellow roses. Those pres.
ent were Miss Catherine Burdettc, Miss
Jeanette Cowan. Miss Beatrice Dulin
Miss Lillian Hendrick, Miss Dorothy
Dennett. Miss Margheritta Tillman
Miss Ruth Lester, Miss Helen Blodsett
Miss Ellie Lejeune, Miss Elizabeth
Chase. and Miss Suzanne Chase, Miss
Grace Overman. Miss Mary Wilson
daughter of the Secretary of Labor
Miss Margaret Ormsby. who is visiting
Mrs. william E. Borah: Miss Dorothy
Mason. Miss Elizabeth Walker. Miss
Katherine Effinger. Miss Dorothy Tay.
E;;,. iSr; Miss Pauline stone, Miss Maxwell
Church, Miss Lucy Burleson, Miss Sid.
ney Burleson. Miss Laura Graves, Miss
Ruth Patterson. Miss Elizabeth Kings.
puTy. Miss Katherine Beach. Miss Marie
Mss Mss MSrS M2eh rrqSfon Mss Marsae Garars
Douglas. Miss Helen McCumber. Miss
Margaret Read. Miss Mary Graham
Miss jamie Hearin, and Miss Dulin s
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Letters received IN Washington yes
terday morning from the Vice President
announced that unless some urgent
business arose in the Senate. probably
over cloture, he would remain In In
dianapolis. where Mrs. Marshall IL re-
covering from the effects OF two opera
lions performed in st. Vinccnt's Hospi-
tai. The letter also contained the
of Mrs Nh nrshalI'a rn MI
Boxes OF flowers from the White House
gardens have been sent to her. and
Miss Margaret Wilson has been kept IN
formed of her condition.
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The Secretary of State and Mrs Lam
sing. who reached Washington yestcr-
day morning IRON New York. wnere
they were guests of the Superintendent
OF the Naval Academy. Captain Eoerle.
and Mrs. Eberle. Tor the Army and
Navy game. will give their first diplo-
matte dinner of the season tomorrow
evening. They will have the Russian
Ambassador and Madame Bakhmetett
and the japanese Ambassador and VS.
countess Chinda as their honor guests.
Last evening Secretary and Mrs.
Lansing were the guests Of J. W. Long
at dinner at the Willard.
ter OF China and his interesting family
Will remain at the legation in Nine
teehth street until the new minister.
br. wellington HOO. who Is due to ar
rive In town this evening, receives mis-
credentials from China. This may
lake several weeks and 1t Is not prob
able that they will return to China be-
fore January l. Their departure will
cause sincere regret in Washington So
ciety.
Mr. and Mrs. F. Carl-Smith will cele-
pirate the twentieth anniversary of their
wedding this afternoon with a studio
dence. i7ss Seventeenth street The
house will be decorated with quantities
Of Of pink and white chrysanthemums
Those assisting Mr.. and Mrs.
wie T o, be Senator Ms; fo% fs,ce
creme Of Ohio; Mrs. Fred bennett. Miss
Lois Reeside. Miss Dorothy bennett.
Miss Ruth Norcross. Mrs. Barker. Mrs.
Mr.. wiiiam M Gsade, M sns & Mr. HaTxsy s.
dale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl-Smith spent the
summer IN Gloucester and Mr.. Smith
has 2 number of delightful new sketches
which no will show this afternoon.
Mrs. Harry Berry entertained at
luncheon today at the home OF her
motNGr, n Mr., Mrs.; Wsrnn W. s i Knox in compliment
marriage was Miss Nina Knox Van
Arsdale. There were twenty four guests.
who played bridge after luncheon.
AT. ana Mrs. West are established at
an apartment for the season.
Mr.; Berry will join Mrs. Berry in
Washinston December Is. They will
make short trip to New York. and
fore returning to their home in Knox
vile.
Lieut.. Alexander James. who has been
81 t,~A ~. x-t-
city, reached Fort Myer yesterday. He
will leave there tomorrow for his home
In, North Carolina. returning to Fort
Myer about January
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Brown will
have as their guests during the Christ
mas holidays Miss Frances Law. of Ma
rietta, Ga: Miss Elisabeth Rirchmore,
and J. B. Rierer' Of Pittsburgh.
Capt. William Mitchell and Capt. ran
r. Moore returned % Washington yes
terday from r weeks hunting trip near
Rock Point. Md.
The Chief Counselor OF tho Interstate
Commerce Commission nnd Mrs Joseph
W. Folk entertained informally at din
ner Sunday.
Miss Schofield, Of raris. and Miss
Fell, Of England. who arc in this
country in the interest OF the French
children orphaned by tho war, VIII
return to Washington Saturday anil
December 8 a large open meeting will
he held at tho Masonic Temple. Or.
Ncvil Monro Hopkins will open the
program with motion pictures OF tho
war, showing many views Of devas-
tsted homes. Both Miss Schofeld and
Miss Fell will address the meeting.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Mann. who re-
turned to Washington last evening
from New York. have given up their
apartment in the Highlands and have
moved into their home. in sixteenth
street. which has been entirely re-
modelled.
In New York Mr.. and Mrs. Mann
stopped at the Vanderbilt Hotel. They
were accompanied by their young
daughter. Miss Alice Mann. and their
son. Billy, me>down from New Eng
and. where he is at school. and
Joined them for a two days holiday.
TIE party attended the Army, and
Navy game.
Mrs. Manns brother. Howard Mey-
ers. OF Rranwell, W. Va, who was
also In New York for the game, is