The Washington times., 1915-12-18
NOTES AND GOSSIP
or CAPITAL SOCIETY
items Of Interest and import
anCe Of Past, Present, and
Future
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tained in a box several friends, in
cluding Nine. Nellie Melba. Others
present were Mrs. August Belmont. |
Baroness van Andre. Mrs. William
X. Vanderbilt, Mrs. Frederick w. Var
derbilt Mrs. Winthrop ChanIer, Mrs. |
Anthony J. Drexel Biddle, Mrs. Sid
ney Thayer and Mrs. Henry Thayer,
OF Philadelphia; Mrs. John Jacob |
Mrs, Frank Gray Griswold, Mrs. Felix |
NJ. Warburg. Mrs. Jacob II. Schift, |
Mrs Alexander ID. B. Pratt and Mrs. |
Otto II. Kahn
recital at the Princess Theater Janu- |
ary 4, when she will play her own
piano accompaniment.
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The Misses Burleson. daughters Of the |
Postmaster General and Mrs. A. g. Bur- |
leson. entertained at a luncheon this |
afternoon. Their guests included Miss
Ruth Lester. Miss Grace Overman. Miss
Miss Katherine Burdette. Miss Marie
Sims, Miss Ruth Patterson. Mas Elisa |
beth Harding. Miss Margaret Douglas.
Miss Callie Hoke Smith. Miss Mary
Lejeune. Miss Margaret Howard. Miss
Lillian Hendrick. Miss Dorothy Shuey.
Miss Maxwell Church. Miss Elisabeth
Hamilton. Miss Lois Sprigg. Miss Helen
McCumber the Misses Delano, Miss
Jane Gregory. Miss Teresa Granda v
Pezet. Miss Katherine Beach, Miss Edith
1lair. Miss Williams. Miss Mary Taylor.
Miss Jeanette Cowan. Miss Elisabeth
Wiley. Miss Frances Truvers. Miss
sallle Beecher. and Miss Ruth Sturte-
want.
Miss Mary L. FoRg was hostess at a
luncheon today. when the guest of honor
was her cousin. Miss Alice Kinds. of
Cleveland, Ohio who. With her mother.
Mrs. Howell Kinds. is spending the win
ter in Washington. The other guests
Ill
Montgomery. Miss Pauline Wilcox. Miss
Dorothy Bertholf. Miss Margaret Will
cox. and Miss Elisabeth Lea.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred bennett will issue
invitations next week for a tea at the
Congressional Club on January to
present their daughter. Miss Dorothy
bennett, to society.
Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler and Miss
Georgianna Schuyler, of New York,
are at the New Richmond Hotel foe
an indefinite stay.
w. II. McAllister, of wyoming av-
enue, is in New York for a short stay.
He is stopping at the Belleclaire
Hotel.
Miss Ray Slater is visiting Miss
Adrienne NJ. Iselin. in New York.
Miss Dorothea owen entertained at an
informal dinner tonight, taking her
guests later to see Maude Adams. Miss
Owens house guest, Miss Eliot will re-
turn to her home in Philadelphia Mon
day.
Miss Sara S. Wiborg, whose marriage
to Gerald G.. Murphy takes place De-
cember 80 at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. Wiborg, in
New York city. viii have her two sis
ters. Mrs. Sidney Webster Fish and Miss
Mary II. Wiborg. for. her only attend
ants. Mr.. Murphy. who IL a son of Mr.:
and Mrs, Patrick Francis Murphy. will
have only best man, his brother,
Frederick ]. Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Garrison McCuntock
will give dinner on Sunday, December
Miss Katherine Scudder has returned
State College. where she is a student.
TO spend the holidays with her parents,
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Scudder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Can have
cards out for reception at their home
in Twentieth street in honor of the del
egates to the second Pan-American
Scientific Congress.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wheatley Will
be at home New Year day from to I
o'clock.
DR.. and Mrs. ]. X. wellington have
returned to their residence at 1923 CON
necticut avenue from Atlantic City.
II
Floyd Waggaman will be host at a
stag dinner tonight.
=
Mrs. Emerson Liscum and Mrs. Hen
ry w. LaWton are receiving informal
ly this afternoon at Mrs. Liscum's s
katherine LaWton, will be at the tea
table. Mrs. Liscum entertained the
lGlmira Cottage Club OF WashingtoS :
last night.
Miss Dorothy Mills. Miss Florence
Mills, ana Miss Margheritta Tillman
were the honor guests at the beau
tifuhy appointed luncheon which Mrs.
at her residence in r street An un-
usually attractive centerpiece OF pink
Inses and ferns adorned the table.
The other guests were Miss sherman
jorie Helmhold, Miss DoroSaiy Den
nett Miss Beatrice Dulin, and her
guest Miss Sutton; Of Texas
Mrs. James A. Drain will entertain
informally at tea this afternoon at
her anartment in the Wyoming for
her daughters, Miss Doris Drain and
MISS Katherine Drain. Mrs. Hawk
hurst and Mrs. Brown will be at the
tea table.
WITS montgomery Blair, Mrs. EdsOr
Bradley, Mrs. Frederick Chapin. Mrs
William F. Draper, Mrs. George Eustis
MRS. Marshall Field, Mrs. George How.
ard; Mrs. Eldridge f. Jordan, Mrs
Arthur Lee. Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs
Henry MAY. Mrs. Edward MsLean. Mrs
James Mcmillan, Niscountess de SIbour
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs. HuPl
wallace, Mrs. John F. Wilkins. are m,
patrons for a series of thes danssnt tC
be given at the Playhouse on the fol,
lowing dates: December 20, January /
Z, II and q.
MiAs Nancy Calvert Scheurmann
daughter of Mrs. Rose Calvert Scheur
mann. and Preston Blaine Raw wer,
married at noon today at St. Stephen!
Church. the Rev. George +. Dudley OF
ficiating. The church was tastefuIIy
decorated with palms ferns. and yellow
chrysanthemums. Carl Scheurmann
her brother, gave the bride away. Sh,
wore an afternoon gown OF sapphir,
blue chiffon velvet with bodice o
georEette crepe and steel trimmings, ant
large hat OF steel colored and blu
net. She carried "a shower bouquet o
Bride roses and lilies Of the valley,
Mrs. J. Dawson Williams OF Kensins
ton. was the mRtron OF honor. and tn
brides sister. Mas Eleanor Scheurmann
was bridesmaid. Thev wore gowns q
tptC de negro faille crana made witt