The Washington times., 1915-04-20
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in, Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

MISS Margaret Wilson was one of a
eroup of pupils Of Ross David. who ap-
pesred in recital in the Bandbox
Thester in New York yesterday after
noon. 1t was really Miss Wilson's re-
cital. for she was allotted nearly as
MANY numbers as the others combined,
and the audience seemed to be made up
largely of her personal friends.
Miss Wilson sang three groups Of
songs, the first of German songs by
Hermann Grieg and Brahms; the Sec
ond of Schubert's lave Maria" and
"Le NIL" by Leroux, and the third a
miscellaneous collection.
Mrs. Howe -Cothran, soprano, niece
cousin in appearance and the timbre of
her voice: Melville A. Clark, harpist,
and Carmine Fabrizio. violinist, were
the others on the program. Miss Marion
David and George Wilson were the ac-
companists.
Miss Anne Seymour Jones, daughter
Of Congressman and Mrs. William A..
Jones of Virginia. will be attended by
party of attractive girls when she Is
Hopkins, U. S. A, at st. Johns Church.
Warsaw. Va. Miss Mary Madison Jones,
Of Brooklyn, who was In Washington
two years ago as the guest of her sister:
honor, and the bridesmaids will be
Miss Frances Effingcr. Miss Helen Nc
Cumber, Miss Antoinette Ray. and Miss
Dorothy Taylor, all of Washington;
Congressman and Mrs. Carter Glass of
Virginia. and Miss Hattie Mitchell. of
Warsaw. Va.
Miss Jones will be the guest of honor
May /. when she expects to leave with
her parents for Warsaw. Tomorrow
evening Miss Dorothy Taylor, daugh-
ter Of Chief Naval Constructor and
Mrs. David, w. Taylor. will give q
Nineteenth street: Thursday Miss Fran
ces Effinger will entertain at a dinner
dance in her honor at the Grafton; Miss
Antoinette Ray will be hostess for the
popular bride April q, and on the fol-
lowing evening Miss Helen McCumber
will entertain the bridal party, and a
number Of additional guests at dinner at
the Chevy Chase Club before the mid
week dance.
Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott, former presi-
dent general Of the D. A. r., will be
hostess at tea this afternoon at the
residence of her son-in-law and daugh-
ter. Assistant Secretary Of Agriculture
and Mrs. Carl Vrooman. with whom
she makes her home, in compliment to
the Illinois delegation to the D. A. r.
Congress.
Receiving with Mrs. Scott will be Mrs.
George T. Guernsey. Mrs. John A.
Logan. Mrs: John r. Ames, Mrs. George
Paige. and Mrs. George A. Lawrence.
Others assisting will be Miss Bertha
Wolfe. Mrs. Fox, of Mississippi; Miss
Sallie Hardy. Mrs. Reynolds. Of North
Carolina: Miss Amaryllis Gillett, Mrs.
EdWin Gregory. Of North Carolina
Mrs. Wallace Hanger. Mrs William D.
Hoover. Mrs. Reed, Of Colorado; Mrs.
Welsh, OF Mississippi: Mrs Baldwin. of
Connecticut Mrs. Calhoun. Of North
Carolina Mrs. S. D. c. Morgan, of
Georgia: Miss Libbey. Of New Jersey
Mrs: Peter Youlee. Of Louisiana: Mrs
Bushnell. of Iowa, and number of
others. VI
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott entertained AT
box party last night at the National
Theater. when her guests included the
postmaster General and Mrs A. s. Bur.
Ieson, the Misses Burleson, Mrs. William
Ihaw; jr., OF Pittsburgh. and the Assist
ant Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs
Carl Vrooman. The Secretary of State
and Mrs. William JENNINGS Bryan We're
in the audience. Other people Of interest
noted were Gen. and Mrs George Rar.
nett the Misses Delano, Capt Theodore
Baldwin, Major T. II. Low. Mr. and
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Marcus Jorda n
Mrs, F. B. Moran, and Miss Emma
Washington, Mr.. and Mrs. William A
H1il, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Bergman
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Freeman Clark. and
Miss Helen Cooper
Capt. j., w. Grissinger. U. s. A., and
mrs. Grissinger Will give an Informal
SnIdGIoo SSniIdGo party at their residence at the
soldlers' Home tonight complimentary
to Capt. and Mrs. II. c. Piflsburv, oi