The Washington herald., 1915-12-24
Doings of Society

and Mrs. Goodnow have announced in
baitimore the engagement of their
daughter. Miss Lois Root Goodnow, to
John Van Antwerp MacMurray. first
secretary Of the American legation at
fehing. son Of the late Junius W. Mac
MURRAY. major of artillery u. g. A.,
and Mrs MacMurray, of Washington.
IL was while Miss Goodnow's father
was adviser to the Chinese republic that
she met Mr.. MacMurray. She Is a MEM
Der OF the senior class of Bryn Mawr
Sohege' out VIII not return to Byrn
Mawr. as the wedding Is planned to
take place in February. when Mr.. Mac
MURRAY will take his bride to China.
MT MacMurray. who has been at
tached to the Peking legation for two
years Is well known in this country In
connection with the work of the far
East division Of the State Department.
he was born in Schenectady, October G.
Issl, and Is graduate of Princeton,
lss. master Of arts of the same uni
oia University In 1906 Mr.. MacMurray
was admitted to the bar in New York.
and for the last eight years has been in
the American diplomatic service He Is
now on leave of absence and Is visiting
his mother in this city
launching in the Rose room of the
shoreham yesterday were Prince Alfred
zu Hohenlohe and Mr. Stephen Hedry
de Hedri, Of the Austria Hungarian EN-
passy. and Constantin Mavroudi Efendi.
second secretary of the Turkish EN-
bassy.
Miss Nellie Claire Howard entertained
at delightfully."- appointed luncheon In
honor of Miss Beatrice Dulin at the
Raleigh yesterday. The decorations were
carried out in the Christmas colors. In
vited to meet the popular debutante were
Miss Dorothy bennett. Miss Margheritta
Tillman. Miss Marjorie Helmbold. Miss
Charlotte Capers. Miss Jane Gregory
and her two house guests, Mis- Taylor
and Miss Bryan. of Texas: Miss Sutton.
Of Texas. house guest of Miss Dulin:
Miss Dorothy Campbell. the Misses Mills
and Miss Harriet Harmon Mrs. Sam
uel l. Howard and Mrs. George Bennett
Ashby chaperoned the party.
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes. Secre-
tary Lane. Assistant Secretary of War
Breckenridge, Mrs. John H. Hampson
and Miss Stevens were well-known peo-
pie lunching at the Shoreham yesterday.
all accompnied by friends.
Mrs. William Cumming Story, presi-
dent general of the Daughters OF the
American Revolution. will return to
Washington Monday. December q. to
attend the Pan-American Scientific Con-
gress- Mrs Story is a member of the
executive committee of the congress OF
which Mrs. Robert Lansing is the chair
man. Mrs. Story will be the presiding
officer for one session of the congress
While in the city she will be the guest
OF Mrs. Frank Foster Greenawalt. State
regent of the District d. A. R.
Miss BERTHE Pugh and her neice. Miss
Louise Pugh. entertained informally at
tea yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
Mary Hardwick. daughter of Senator
and Mrs. Hardwick. who has come to
Washington from Georgia where she
attends school, to spend the holidays
with her parents.
Capt. and Mrs W. A. GIL will come
to Washington today from Fort Monroe
to pass the holidays. Their son-in-law
will give an egg-nog party for them on
Christmas afternoon. and Mrs. Gill will
entertain at dinner January J.
Lieut.. Commander II. G. Dinger will
entertain Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Y Sad
lier. of New York, as his house guests
over the holidays. A number of enter
tainments have been planned in their
honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. David E. sutton are
prominent New Workers. passing a short
time at the Shoreham.
The District Of Columbia Division.
United Daughters Of the Confederacy.
will hold a benefit card party at the
Cairo. Friday afternoon. January a, at
= o'clock
Miss Pansie G. Wilson. chairman Of
the division entertainment committee.
is In charge Of the arrangements. Tho
patronesses will be announced later
Mrs Riley Decide will entertain at
a luncheon today when the guests will
include a number of cadets from the
United States Military Academy. class
mates of her son. Cadet William peeble.
A theater party will follow.
Miss Edith Lester and Miss Kathleen
Lester are spending the holidays with
their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wharton
+. Lester.
Miss RoSalic Donaldson is visiting
Capt. J. A Hoogewerf u. 5. N, and
Mrs. HooGewerff. at the Naval OBJ
servatory.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. +. Sawyer. whose mar
riage took place recently. are passing
a part of their honeymoon at the Shore
ham before going to their future home
in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick G.. Latham and
Miss Cynthia Latham. of New York City.
are at the Shoreham for the Christmas
Mr.. and Mrs. u. \. stein. of Chicago,
are visiting MIR and Mrs. Max Fischer,
IIA Lanier place.
Steamer Being 0verhauled.
The Steamer Charles Macalester.
which runs between here and Mount
Vernon and Marshall Hall. has been
laid up at her wharf. foot of NJ street
southwest. for two months for a COM
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