The Washington times., 1915-04-04
A Chronicle a.
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Genevieve Walsh probably has been
the most feted person in washington
during the past week. The Fred Dem
netts and Dorothy gave a dinner in her
honor on Thursday evening, and yes
terday MrS. w. w. Dixon entertained
the bridal party at a luncheon at the
Willard, one of the prettiest luncheons
ever saw. The decorations were In
silver and white, the oval table being
decorated with masses OF snap dragons
and the Red Room, where the luncheon
was served. was hung with flags, the
pennant of the Mayfiower, Paymaster
Gudger's ship, occupying the place of
| honor. Easter bandboxes filled with
| flowers were the favors for the girls,
and the men were given toy cannon
The other guests were Capt. and
Mrs Ralph Goldthwaite. Flora Wilson,
| Agnes Wilson. Lucy Burleson, Marta
| Calvo, Miss Anderson, Miss Logan, Miss
Graham, Dorothy bennett, Edith
Oracle, Marie Fisher, Natalie briggs.
Miss Coweine, Mrs. Hoag. and Mrs.
Hibbard, who are to be Genevieve's
matrons Of honor; Paymaster Gudger,
Lieutenant Todd. Lieutenant Lee, Cap
tain Lock. DIR. Wheeler, Mr.. LefeVre
Mr.. Fisher, Hugh Carter. John Carter,
Mr.. Brewer. Pearson Losse, Mr.. Os-
good, Lieutenant Commander Dinger.
Harry Hickey, Leonard Block, and
| Billy Corcoran.
Then last night came the dinner dance
aboard the Mayfower. which Paymas-
ter Gudger gave for his fiancee. one
OF the jolliest and most attractive par
ties you can imagine: and tonight Sena-
tor and Mrs. Walsh will be hosts at
dinner for the bridal party.
The two Pell youngsters. Robert and
John, sons Of Mr.. apd Mrs. stephen
PelI. of New York. who are spending
their Easter holidays with their grand
father and grandmother. Colonel and
Mrs. Thompson. are great boys, and
are already accomplished sportsmen
They can swim. row. paddle a canoe
and play tennis with the best Of the
older boys. ride hard. and shoot
straight Their skill Is doubtless due
partly to Inheritance. for Colone
Thompson is q sportsman to his finger.
tips and as game as they come. while
the Pells are great tennis players, ant
partly to their system of education
/
boys, which has winter quarters a
Miami, and (which in summer migrat'
to the Adirondacks; and there in addi
ton to their studies they receive regu
lar instruction in the activities Of thu
great outdoors. The youngsters hav,
Just come from Miami and at the com
pletion of their holidays will be Off Il
the Adirondacks.
| Cupid and Cannon. Doesn't tina
/. sound an Irresistible combination? An'
the firm is already Incorporated, 10
the sometime Speaker and Congress
man-elcct Uncle Joe" Cannon will b
one of the party Of of1cial folk VIII
| will be the guests Of the Hawniial
government for a delectable two week
in May: and Prince Cupid" kalia
-, naole, Hawaiian Delegate, will be tn
Official host for the excursion. TIL
party will include a Senator and thre
| representatives from each State, o
~ rather they were included in the invi
= tation, for, of course. all could not ar
range to CO. Nevertheless. the part
Is a large one and a congenial one an
- it would seem that they have In stor
!. for them a wonderful experience. LIE
= us hope that the flower fingers Of tn
~ SUM- may not get into the souls of ou
, legislators, after the fashion OF "Th
- Bird of Paradise"-but their liberal es
Il cort Of wives and sisters will doubt
d less prevent that.
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II Mrs. Marshall Field has been OF tn
l. few who have given really brilliaI
entertainments this winter and has cor
:, tributed no little to the charm or IL
season in Washington. Her house-sf
lives at the head Of sixteenth stree
,g you remember, near Mrs. Henderso
IN and the French and Spanish emoassi;
# is filled with interesting and unusui
# things, and without is built after II
q: manner of the palaces of Venice IT hf
m faded to a soft, artistic. truly Neneta
IS shade OF pinky gray; but time was.
r the days of its newness,, when its PM
m ness rivaled the sunset and then II va
es occupied by an official OF rather oil
Id tant wealth and OF the humblest orisi
Of go there was aptness In the remark
a visitor to town, who looked the pla
over and said: Pink palaces for pla
ie people
lg Elizabeth Kolb, of Germantown, WI
IS, recently had the honor or chrlstenii
ig the new battleship L. y. b fehnsS
sh vania, and who was called by Govern
e Brumbaugh "the sweetest girl in Pen
OF sylvania," has been swamped with lie
H. ters since her pretty face was featur
lg in the newspapers, letters containii
everything from quests for interVieN
st to OFFERS OF marriage. The mail at n
es tional Park Seminary, where she is
tn student increased to an alarming q
n gree, and the school postmistress hail
ey with delight the Easter holidays al
as Elizabeth's consequent return to h
lie home in Germantown. And the
St doubtless the ubiquitous reporter Is st
We on her trail.
OK "I'm going somewhere where | C
IN. work hard this summer said NJ
It's Carl Xrooman recently in response to
US query as to her summer plans; a
u' then it transpired that she is bu
re writing a book. a novel. which Is
se have most OF its scenes laid in Was
III ington. Mrs. Vrooman has been VOL
On ing over 1t for months. compiling m
on terial, working out her plot. and m
ns has things in such shape that Il
lS' ,,,op+bu ~ ouiet and hard work are