The Washington times., 1915-12-22
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HoSteSSeS.

guest at a luncheon which Mrs. Woods |
wife of Past Assistant Surgeon Edgar
l.. Woods. L. S. N. gave today. A mass
OF pink roses decorated the table. The
other guests were Mrs. w W. Gar
hraith, Mrs. Victor I[auffmann, MRS.
Edwin r Pollock, Mrs. Alexander wat
son. Mrs. Wallis Lindsey, Miss Hcicn
Stuart. and Mrs. Charles Hooft.
DR.. and Mrs. Woods will go to Char
lottesville. Va, at the end OF the week
to spend the holidays with Dr. Woods
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Is
" Gods
Miss Margaret Wilson and Miss Helen
Woodrow Bones will entertain a family
house party over Christmas. according
to present plans. Francis Bowes SaNre
who left the White House yesterday for
a short visit TO relatives. will return
shortly. and it is expected that Mr.. and
Mrs. Sayre will spend the holidays with
Miss Wilson. This viii he their hrst
Christmas in the White House. Miss
Wilson and Miss Bones will probably so
to New York early :. in January
Mrs. Charles Helmbold entertained at
luncheon today for her daughter, Miss
served ut the Grafton, and the guests
were seated at small tables decorated
with pink roses. In the party We're
drick. Miss Elizabeth Chase. Miss su-
zanne Chase. Miss Ruth Lester, Miss
lane Gregory. and her guests, Miss
Mary Bryan and Miss Mary Taylor
Jeannette Cowan. Miss Josephine
Shields. and Miss Betty Newberry, who
aSs visiting Miss Cowan; Miss Marie
0ns. Miss Charlotte X. Capers, MISS
liam sutton: Miss Margheritta Tillman.
Miss Dorothy bennett, Miss Grace
Overman. Miss Catherine Burdette,
Miss Anita Kite. Miss Dorothy Mills.
Miss Harmon Bailey, Miss MARY Jane
Thompson. Miss Mary Wheeler Vest
Miss Dorothy Wyeth. Miss Mary Gra-
ham. Miss Laura Graves. Miss POGO
Elizabeth Hyman, of North Carolina
Miss Howard Miss Lucy Henry. Miss
Elizabeth Reside, MSS Helen Mccum-
Der. Miss Gwendolynr Renys Pen 1sImnoid and MtSs
table were Miss Mary Amber. Mrs.
william Pennock Rogers. and Mrs. A.
W. Thompson, of Roland Park. md'.
Miss Helmbold's cousin. who is mere
for short visit.
Mrs. Helmbold will present her
daughter to society at a tea-dance al
Rsuscher's on the afternoon OF De-
cember =.
The Secretary of War and Mrs. Gar
rison will entertain sixteen guests at
dinner this evening. Tomorrow they
will leave town for Atlantic City. where
they will spend Christmas. returning in
time to receive on New Year Day
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Miss Margaret Wilson was the guest
in whose honor Interstate Commerce
Commissioner and Mrs. Charles G. Nc
Chord entertained at dinner at the Will
lard last evening. Later the party at
Tended the first meeting Of the Tuesday
Night Dancing Glass, which was held In
Mrs. Jchr r.. Osborne ard Mrs.
Frank Polk constituted the reception
committee Thrle, were aooIt thirty
couples present and buffet supper was
served f,om 10 l. o'clock
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Glover entertained at dinner last even
ing in honor of the Secretary OF state
and Mrs Lansing. The guests 70 meet
them were Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William
Crozier, Mrs. William F. Draper, Mrs
derson Mrs. John G. Foster, Miss t,lo-
Yer. Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Mlrs'
Charles Page Bryan. Cart. Barber. /.
s. n, Maurice Low and Mr.. Loonis
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The Secretary Of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels were the guests in whose honor
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Frank F.
Fletcher enterta ined at dinner last even
ing.
Admiral and Mrs. Fletcher will give
another dinner on January 2s.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry l.. Rust enter
tanned at dinner last evening in honor
of the surgeon General OF the Army and
Mrs. GorGas The house was decorated
with christmas holly, mistlctoe and
Richmond roses. The guests to meet
General and Mrs. GorGas were the
Solicitor General and Mrs. John w
Davis, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Victor
Blue Mai. Gen. and Mrs. George Bar
nett Mr. and Mrs. James Marion Baker,
Mrs. Rust smith, and Or, sterling Kur-
I'm.
The wee small hours Of the morning
had struck when the crowds Of soCl'N
folk who attended the annual ball Tor
The benefit of the Children's Country
Home at Rausche',s began to N,t.n(, Wnnd
for a charity in which Mrs. Joseph
citer and other leaders take active in
tercst. will so down as one of tn" sea
Fons most brilliant and successful
gatherings.
Mrs Letter who is president Of tn"
hoard of the home, received the Guests
Dancing began at 80 OCl@rk. the guests
from scores of dinner parties arriving
from that time until long after rnd-
right. It was between $50 and 4 O'CLOCK
when tho orchestra ceasoA its d"esmN
STRAINS and tho last Of the dancers
went for their wran
Amonr those Who had boxes wer"
Mrs, l.. r. lIi,>. Mrs. Preston Gibson.
Mrs Marshal Field. Mrs. James ".
Wedsworth. Mrs. Perry belmont. Mrs.
Tdson Prad!cN. Mrs. Robert Me- Or
mick. Mrs Richard Townsend. Mrs.
charles y. Welsh, Mrs. Eugene Ilaic,
and Nine. HauCe.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Ernest Garline-
ton have as their guests for the hol-
days their daughter. Mrs. Harry Dwight
Chamberlain. who has recently arrived
from Fort Riley, Kan, whore her hus-
hand, Lieutenant Chamberlain, is sta
toned. and their son, Lieut., CrcsweA
darlington, L. :. A., who is on duty
at Cristohal Canal Zone.
Invitations have been received in
washington for the marriage Of Senor-
TIA Mercedes Kohly, daughter of Senoi
and Sonora Carlos F.. KohiN, to Fran
cisco 4. Godoy. this evening, at the
church Of the Angels, Havana.
g.. Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery Blair nave
ards out for small dance al the Play
house on January at 2 O'Clock in com
,Iiment to the Princeton Triangle Club.
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Miss Ruth SturteVant came to Wash
irEton Thursday from Pennington
conn, where she attends school, Il
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