The Washington times., 1915-12-06
Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of HostcSses.

GOSSIP or H0StcSSeS.
and the two bridesmaids. Miss Gertrude
Marks, OF New York; the bets man,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold d. Chase are re
ceiying congratulations on the birth OF
g e 1au !,1, yesterday. Mrs. Chase was
iormeTly Miss Ruth Cohen. daughter %
Mr.. and Mrs. Myer Cohen and grand
daughter OF Simon Wolf.
Miss Elizabeth Nicola win he bost, az
at 2 dance tomorrow evening at the
Highlands.
congressman Frederick H. Gillett and
his bride who Was formerly Mrg. Rock
WWd Hoar. have arrived In Washing
ten from their wedding trip and are Mt
Mrs. Gillett,s residence. 1905 Connecticut
avenue. pending the completion Of al
teTations that are being made IN Mr..
where they VIM make their home. They
expect 10 take possession OF 1876
Eighteenth street in week or two
Miss Mcdonald ana Miss webster
have invitations out for a Christmas
play at the Cathedral School for Girls
on Saturday evening at O'Clock.
Miss Joan Oil entertained at support
last night in compliment to her house
guest. Miss Mellen. of Orange. N. j.
Her other guests included Miss Lillian
Hendrick. Hon. Ernest Scott, of the
British embassy. woh will shortly leave
for his new post at Teheran: Giuseppe
Brambilla, counselor Of the Italian en-
bassy; Capt. Richard p. Williams, u.
8. NJ. c.. newly appointed White House
aid. and Thilman Hendrlck.
Miss Oil also entertained at a small
dinner party Saturday night for Miss
Mellen, having as her guests Baron
Sternberg, of the Russian embassy, and
Mr.. Steen, of the Norwegian legation
=
Mrs. Rose Calvert Schuermann an
nounces the engagement of her daughter
Nancy to Preston Blair Ray. The we'd
ding will take place at noon, December
IL, at st. Stephens Protestant Episco-
pal Church.
Mrs. Helen H. Gardener acting chair
man OF the National American Woman
Suffrage Associations Congressional
Committee, in the absence of Mrs. Me-
dill Mccormick, was called to Cali.
tornia, leaving washington Saturday.
She will remain in California for several
months, having leased her home here
to Congressman Hopwood of Pennsyl-
vania.
BY request of the president of the
League of American Pen Women, Mrs
Bertha Lincoln, Heustis. the date OF the
compliment to the league members by
Mrs. Della Hine Mertz, has been
changed to December p.
Mrs. Eason. wife of Joseph Daniel
Eason. of Montana, Is visiting her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. I. 8. d. Sauls, and
her sister. Mrs. II. A. Bartholomew, al
S4o1 Sixteenth street northwest.
The concert of tho Motel Choral So
ciety, directed by Otto T. Simon. to be
given at the Memorial Continental Hall,
December Is. will be under the patron
ney Ballou, Miss Laura Harlan. Mrs.
Franklin Lane, Mrs. Henry Peckham,
Mrs, BYcl;ner Randolph. the Rev. F..
ward DenyS; Rear admiral Stockton,
THIS choral organization of 100 trained
voices Will give the Nativity music
from Practorium and Bach and the
Messiah of Handel. 1t will have the
New York; Edith Rubel. violin; Vera
Pope, cello. and Brenda Putnam
piano. Miss Putnam Is the daughter OF
Herbert Putnam. librarian Of the LIZ
brary Of Congress.
The annual tea for the benefit Of st.
Roses Technical School will be held
this Afternoon at the school in Phelps
place from 3 to Z o'clock. A number OF
ladies of the Diplomatic Corps will pre-
| side in the tea room. Among then Mime.
| Riano, Nine. Pezet, Mime. Calderon,
Nine. Naon. Nine. Cuevas. Nine. Ur-
cullu, and Nine. Quintana. A booth OF
hospital supplies will be in charge OF
Mrs. Walter Matthews and Mrs Thorn
with Miss Harriet Winslow assisting
Mrs. Hannis Taylor and Nine. Calderor
will have a candy booth, where Miss
Carlo. Miss Calderon, Miss Godoy and
Miss Arosemena will assist. Miss Jo-
| sephine Patten will sell ices. incIudine
an Italian variety which will be sup
piled by Countess Cellere. wife of the
Italian ambassador. and Mrs. Arthur
Willert. assisted by Miss Sheridan. Miss
Isabel May. Miss Granda Pezet. and
little Miss Felicia Gizycka. will have a
Howard. assisted by Miss Mabel John
son. Miss Francise Williams. Mrs. John
w. Dwight. and Miss McClintock. will
look after a booth. and at still another
will be Nine. de Sibour Mrs. Edward
Bonnaffon. Mrs. John Marian. Miss
Perrin. and Miss Eleanora Morgan. The
patronesses. in addition to those who
are thus actively working for the sue
cess of the afternoon. include Mrs.
Blair. Mrs. Henry Corbin. Mrs, Gala
han. Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis. S5rs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. r. T. Holden. Miss
Squire, Miss Joyce. Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings, Miss Lee, Mrs. o. II. p. Johnson.
/ Mrs. Edward Douglas White. Mrs. JO-
seph E. McKenna. Mrs. Peckham. Mrs.
Henry Cleveland Perkins. Miss Redfern,
Mrs. William King. Mrs. John Story. Jr..
| Mrs. Sheridan. Miss Mccarthy. Mrs. p.
p. Mullett, Mrs. w. r. Montgomery.
Mrs. Henry May. Mrs. Edward Mitchell,
Mrs. Orme. Mrs. Horace Westcott. Mrs.
Nathan Wyeth. Mrs William wright
and Mrs, Clarence Wilson.