The Washington times., 1915-12-21
items Of Interest and Impor-
tance of Past, Present, and
Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

Miss Jane Gregory, daughter of the
Attorney General and Mrs. Thomas
Watt Gregory, was hostess at lunch.
con today, when her guests were in
vited to meet Miss Mary Taylor and
Miss Mary Bryan, of Texas who are
visiting the Attorney General ard
Mrs. Gregory. The others in the party
were Miss Elizabeth Hamilton, Miss
Laura Temple Graves, Miss Beatrice
Dulin and her guest, Miss Sutton; Miss
Elizabeth Chase. Miss Suzanne Chase
Miss Mary Howry. lIiss Pocahontas
Butler, Miss Dorothy bennett, Miss
Helen Smith, Miss Anita Kite. Miss
Lucy Burleson. Miss Mary Jane
Thompson. Miss Pauline Kind1eberger
Miss Nef>e Johnson. Miss Rosalie
waters, Miss Marjorie Helmbold. anc
Miss Nellie Claire Howard. The table
was decorated with pink roses.
Thomas Watt Gregory, jr, a student
at Princeton, and Joseph Nalle Greg
ory. who Is at school at Winchester.
Va. will arrive in town tomorrow ami
with the arrival of Ralph Randolph,
or Texas. student at the Harvard
Law School, who will also be a guest
or Mr.. and Mrs. Gregory during tho
holidays, their Christmas house party
Will be complete. Miss Cornelia Keas-
ley. who will visit them later. will not
arrive until January l.
Miss Margaret Wilson took severa,
friends to Keiths Theater yesterday
afternoon to hear a musical protege of
hnrs. Carmine Fabrizio. in a violin re-
Si,aI SIu ner gensts were her sisters.
nrs. Francis b. Sayre. and Mrs Will
lam Gibbs McAdoo: the Presidents sis
tor. Mrs. Howe; Mrs Cothran, Mrs.
,,;"orsc K. Pickett, Miss Helen Woodrow
f'Hres and Francis Bowes Sayre.
Nr. and Mrs. Joseph Wilson and Prof.
:" tyson. "ho were guests at the Write
louise for the marriage OF President
Wilson and Mrs: Gait on saturday, left
tnasi aShinEton Vest Yesterday. Prof AXson re-
wilson to their home in Baltimore.
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Mrs. Frederick EffnGer ard her
lln""r, entertained at luncheon today n
1srvh'cr oc col and Mrs. John 'l,.e 4. lie.
T,lnG, :. s NJ. Invited to meet the
Ms, Maxwell Church. Mrs. Ashmeadc
Er!ier Miss Dorothy Mason, Miss
;;.race overman. Miss Margaret Doug
7WSy"th,, Miss, Dorothy Taylor. Miss
!!e!on No" lumber. Miss Dorothy Shuev,
Miss, Marie Sims, Miss Margaret
SS,rrothor Smith. Miss, Antoinette Ray
Clark. and her guest Miss Harmon
galley. of Chicago; Miss Catherine
Hnrdette. Miss Dorothy Adams. Miss
T,"H9rgia S"hofeld. Miss Lois Sprigg,
fhelds. of Now York an Miss Bettv
MinewbSrry' me- Of chicago; who are visit.
1nS MISS Cowan; Miss Gwendol;n
ln,enys' m2roness Lily Won Winckier.
Icary. and Miss Frances FfRnger. The
guests Were seated at one large taLie
ard four small ones. which were at
tractivelv decorated with smilax and
PRESIDENT Wilson's sister. Mrs 4. w
Howe: Mrs. Cothran. Miss Margaret
Wilson. Miss Helen Woodrow Bones,
MISS Edith Benham. and Francis Bowes
Sayre occupied the box reserved for the
White House at the opera last evening.
hcnteneZ2rs new opera. "LMore
lei Tr" Re-" was greeted with en-
awarded the dainty ballet. Il Ecole en-
Grinolinc," conceived by Mrs. Christian
H"mmick and executed by Nine. Paw
Iowa and her Imperial Ballet Russo.
The Russian Ambassador and Nine
Bakhmctef entertained a party. having
among their guests the Misses Patten
and several members of the embassy
St"": IT." I"22r"ae Am5assado" and
Iiscountess Chinda were guests in the
box of the Rev. and Mrs T., Ward
Denys. who had with them also Miss
benys and Miss Gwcndolyn Denys Mr.
and Mrs. Christian Hcmmick entertained
the Postmaster General and Mrs. Albert
Sidney BurleSon and Nine. Christian
iauEe: and Mrs. Samuel Spencer had
with her Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Albert L.
Mills: DR.. and Mrs. Buckner Randolph
and Brig. Gen. II. G. Sharpe.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Gaff had in
their box Miss Helena Elliott. Miss
Caroline Ogden Jones. Thomas Sterling
iice. Capt and Mrs. 4. II. Watson en-
tertained in a box General and Mrs
Barnett. Miss Chrissie Clark. and Capt
Thomas lIOlcomb. L. s. NJ. c.
Mr. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock had
among their guests in their box the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. Hous-
ton. The Secretary of the Interior and
Mrs. Lane were guests in the box last
night of Mr.. and Mrs. William Phillips.
Miss Helen Stewart had as her guests
IN her box Mr.. and Mrs. Swagar Sher-
ley: DR.. and Mrs. Pleadwell and DR..
Cofer
Among others in the boxes We're the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Garrison