The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-12

Dorothy will probably come to Wash
her aunt, Mrs. Marshall, but the
when" is still unsettled.
By the way. everybody was talking
about how slight Callie Hoke Smith
is these days. She has lost pounds
and pounds and 1t is certainly be-
| coming. She is "a wonderfully grace
full dancer and looked particular
I ly we'll with Lillian Hendrick. LII
lian's tea cards are out for De-
cember q. the party having been post
poned from the .23d. The change
seems sensible. for the last few days
| before Christmas are always so crowd
ed-and the way Of the Christmas shop
per is hard enough. in all conscience.
Several of the little coterie OF people
who were dubbed the court set" in
Annapolis a year or two ago will come
together in Washington this winter
after having been more or less scattered
ever since. Such is the way of the
, navy. Captain and Mrs. Gibbons. whose
regime at the Naval Academy was So
cially very brilliant, are settled here
now, and the several women of the
little court circle-it was very small
and exclusive-who will be at the Capt.
tai this winter are handsome Mrs. Ros-
coe Bulmer, Mrs. Keneth Castleman
and little Mrs. Charles Snyder Their
husbands are all doing sea service at
present, so they will probably play
smaller part in the social game than
atarIaA H. 81 81 A.. "a
young matrons.
Rear Admiral Fullam, who succeeded
Captain Gibbons at the Naval Academy
at least think he did. but there have
been so many changes in such a short
time that I may well have skipped a
superintendent Of two-is very much in
the thick of things in California. He
was recently the guest of honor at a
dinner given in the red room of the
Bohemian Club. when the hosts were
a number of men who had been mid
shipmen with him at the Naval Acad.
envy. Rear Admiral Charles F. Pond
was the only one present. with the ex-
caption Of Admiral Fullam. who is now
in active service. .....
Although Captain Eberle, the new
superintendent. and Mrs. Eberle have
been but a short time in Annapolis. they
have already made their presence felt
and will undoubtedly be very popular
They entertain quite charmingly. and
Mrs. Eberle's wednesday afternoons al
home have already become an instltu.
ton. She Is q very gracious and
charming hostess to every one who en-.
terS her doors. There is a very persist.
emit rumor that Captain Eberle's son
Edward Randolph Eberle, is engaged "a
pretty Mildred North. the little cir
from Providence. who was Mrs. Eberle's
guest for a long time before she
left washington for Annapolis, and who
attended the Army and Navy game
with Captain and Mrs. Eberle and theil
party.
Speaking of navy people, we are al
delighted that Lieut.. Commander Need
ham L. Jones. who was aide to the
Secretary Of the Navy. is back hom,
again after a long siege at the hos
pitsl. His nervous breakdown of ,
year or more ago reached serious pro
portions and for a time his family ant
friends were greatly worried. but he q
now well on the way to recovery. Mrs
Jones, she was Minna Cromwell, AID
miral CromwellS daughter. Is positive
ly beaming since her husbands return.
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Senator Phelans sister. Miss Phelan
who is his ohateIaine. is, 1 understand
a semi-invalid and need not be expecte,
to undertake very strenuous socla
duties; but in the case OF his niece
Gladys Sullivan, who Is to spend tn
winter with him. II IL quite anOthe
matter. Friends OF mine who know he
tell me that she IL q truly delightfu