The Washington times., 1915-12-12

Dorothy will probably come to Wash
ington later in the winter to stay with
her aunt, Mrs. Marshall, but the
when is still unsettled.
By the way everybody was talking
is these days. She has lost pounds
and pounds and it is certainly be-
coming. She Is u wonderfully grace
full dancer and looked particular
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.
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Several Of the little coterie Of people
who were dubbed the court set" in
Annapolis a year or two ago will como
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
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
might be expected OF such prominent
young matrons.
Rear Admiral Fullam, who succeeded
Captain Gibbons at the Naval Academy
at least l 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
dinner given in the red room OF the
Bohemian Club. when the hosts were
number of men who had been mid
shipmen with him at the Naval Acad-
emy. 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 at
home have already become an instltu-
tion. She Is g. very gracious and
charming hostess to every one who en-
ters her doors. There is a very persist
ent rumor that Captain Eberle's son.
Edward Randolph Eberle, Is engaged to
pretty Mildred North. the little girl
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 their
party.
Speaking of navy people, we are all
delighted that Lieut.. Commander Need
nam l.. Jones. who was aide to the
Secretary Of the Navy, is back home
again after long siege at the hos
| pital. His nervous breakdown of a
year or more ago reached serious pro-
portions and for time his family and
friends were greatly worried, but he Is
now well on the way to recovery. Mrs.
Jones, she was Minna Cromwell, Ad-
| miral Cromwells daughter, Is positive
ly beaming since her husbands return.
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Senator Phelan's sister Miss Phelan.
who is his chatelaine. is. l understand.
a semi-invaIid and need not be expected
to undertake very strenuous social
| duties; but in the case of his niece
| Gladys sullivan, who is to spend tho
winter with him. it is quite another
matter. Friends OF mine who know her
tell me that she is q truly delightful