The Washington times., 1915-12-25
Mems Notes and Gossip
of WASHINGTON Smart Set
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip Of EIostesses.

rama road for an old-fashioned eg8nos
party. Their aughter. Miss josephine
Page. who is spending the winter in
Philadelphia. is with Mr.. and Mrs. Page
for the holidays. and will receive with
them. Those assisting will be Mrs.
James Duncan Gatewood. Mrs. William
Floyd Sicard. Mrs. Jesse Reeve. Miss
Elizabeth Page Perrin. Miss Frances
Ehinser' and Miss Dorothy Taylor
Miss Jeanette Cowan, debutante
daughter of Mrs. John K. Shields, was
hostess at an informal luncheon today,
for her guest. Miss josephine Shields.
Later the party attended the matinee.
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MIR. and Mrs. Toy Dixon Savage. OF
Norfolk. arrived In Washington last
evening to spend the holidays with Mrs.
Savage's parents. Medica! Director and
Mrs James Duncan Gatewood. y. S. ".
Mrs. Savage was formerly Miss Hil-
dreth Gatewood. Her marriage to Mr..
Savage took place on Thanksgiving
Eve.
A military wedding of interest to
Washington is that of Miss Elisabeth
+. Abernathy and Lieut.. Oscar N.
Sohlberg. The wedding will take place
today at the home of the brides par
ents, MIR. and Mrs Omar Abernathy,
in Leavenworth, Kan.
The bride Is a graduate of the Lig-
gett School of Detroit and OF Ogontz.
She Is fond of outdoor sports and Is
an expert horsewoman. Her father 10
president of the First National Bank
at LeaVen worth.
Lieutenant sohlberg is an officer of
the Engineer Corps, u. S. A., a grad
uate of West Point, class 10, and OF
the Engineer School of Application.
ashington. He has seen service on
the Mississippi river. on the Panama
canal under Colonel Goethals. on the
Ohio river. at Fort Leavenworth. He
is we'll known in New York and Wash
ington fencing circles and as a polo
player. He is stationed at West Point
at present.
Mr.. and Mrs; Ashmcad Fuller will re-
ceive informally this afternoon at their
apartment in the Farnsboro.
Mrs. William Nelson Page will be
hostess at an eggnogg party this after
noon.
Mr. and Mrs. william Burr Harrison
VIII be at home informally this after
noon at their home in p street. Their
niece, Miss Mary Wheeler Vest, will
receive with them.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sturtevant will
entertain guests at dance this eve
ming at their residence in Leroy place.
Miss Ruth Donaldson. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Golden Donaldson,
will give dance tonight at the High
lands.
Mrs. Joseph Kuhn will be at home
this afternoon at the Washington bar
racks both to hcl own friends and
those of her son, Cadet Parker Kuhn.
Dancing will be feature OF the en-
tertainment
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Miss Irene Hardesty will be hostess
at a dance this evening in compliment
to her cousin, Miss Ada Hardesty OF
Fort Thomas, KY. who has come from
Christmas holidays with Miss Har-
desty.
DR.. and Mrs. Edward K. Won PreissS
have sent out cards announcing the
marriage OF their dnushter, l:'rt;la. to
twelfth Unted states Cavalry on
Thursday. December g.. at Denver.
at home at Fort Yellowstone. Wyo.,
after Januory Is.
Miss Marie Adams dauchter O: Mr..
and Mrs. Pyron F.. Adams. hHs sert out
the evening Of January and a
tea on January l. il. compliment to her
house guest. Miss Mary Rose ByTle. of
The Washington Society Of the Arch
Biological Institute Of America has cards
out for the sixty-ffth regular meeting
end Mrs, Edison Bradley. 1928 Connecti-
cut avenue, on Wednesday, evening.
January ., at $40 o'clock. d.. FdGar
J.. Hewitt. director Of the SchCol of
hibits in science and art at the Pm
ama-Pacifc Exposition. will "ivc an
illustrated lecture on THE Golden Age
of Central America;
Mrs. Archibald Oracle and Miss Edith
Temple Oracle will give a tea tomor-
row afternoon from to 6 at their resi-
dcnce. 1927 Sixteenth street. There will
be music during the afternoon. They
will be assisted by Mrs. Harry Readc-
Dixon. Mrs. Lorimer Graham, Miss
Helen Blodgctt. Miss Helen McCumhar
Miss Dorothy shuey. Miss Emily Chase
Miss Grace Overmann. Miss Ruth Hitch
Burdette. Miss Ellie Leieune. Baroness
Won Winklcr. Miss Frances Dunn. Miss
Teresa Grandc Pezet. Miss Mar
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The Sigma Nu Fraternity, of George
Washington University, will give theiI
christmas dance on December 30 In the
New Cochran Hotel The matrons o.
i''h'i iilNiuNc w hoi olC' n
ton, Mrs. John NJ. Evans, Mrs. Alex
ander Graham Bell Mrs. William Aller
Wilbur, Mrs Howard Lincoln HOdgkins
Among the guests will be representa-
tiVes from the University of Delaware
and from Washington and Lee Uni
versty. of Virginia; Frank Iden. presi
dent of Washington Alumni Chapter
and Roy c. Cox, inspector of this di
vision.
The reception committee is compose,
of the following, Rear Admiral Charlie
Herbert Stockton. Judge John NJ
Evans, William Allen Wilbur, DIR. How
ard Lincoln HodSkins, and Claude r
Brenneman, Of Delta Pi Chapter, Georg
Washington University. On the arrange
ments committee are Ralph ]. Sterling
George Smithson, Leslie Getchell, WI
liam B. Brooks, Paul CathCart, Pau
Hodge and w. Everett Brockman.
r. Bremes Mesier, of Costa Rica, ha
arrived at Washington for the Pan
American Scientific Congress, and is a
the Willard.
Mrs. w. G. Penfeld and ]. r. Penfield
both of Fairfield, Conn. and Miss Rutl
Bakon. of Bridgeport, Conn, are at IN
Willard.
Mrs. Percy V. PenuybaCker, pre- ii
dent of the General Federation o
Women's Clubs, and ser son an
daughter. Percy V. Pennbacker an
Miss Ruth Pennybacker. are in New
Work. at the Hotel AStOr for tn