The Washington herald., 1915-12-18
Doings of Society


rhs aavai seaaion and ships hall at the
Navy Ysea vas 4 sala event Of last even
ing. attracting . brilliant sathesing to
the sall left vklch was made festive with
hass ana tfsrai decorations. There we're
two bands % play for the dancing and .
ibu6st supper was served. Nrs. james H.
t0Iennon. wife Of the commandant Of the
Navy Yard. received the guests. Assisted
By Mrs. william Q. Benson, Mrs. A. L.
willard. Mrs.. James D. Oatewood. Mrs
W. 3. Lsahy and Mrs.. e. w. Bonnafon.
The Comnandant and Mrs. 0iennon en-
tertained At dinner before the ball. hav-
Ing a. their guests Miss Beatrice Dulin.
Aisp Pauline KindieberGer. Niss Latta,
Miss Sutton. Mrs. Haines. Miss Gheen,
Miss Suzanne Chase. Lieut.. 0iennon.
Lieut.. Gillette. Lieut.. Haines. Lieut.. Han
cock. Hnt Bradford. Dr.. sheehan and
Mr.. Dewey.
DR.. and Mrs. walter A. Bloedorn en-
tertained At dinner last evening at their
quarters IN the Navy Yard In honor of
Miss Lucy Burieson. Invited to meet
Miss Burleson were Miss Mary Graham.
Capt and Mrs. Robert Lawrence Berry.
Miss Helen Blodgstt. Miss Ellie Lejeune.
DR.. and Mrs Loren 3. T. Johnson. Lieut..
and Mrs. Joel Bunckley. Miss Washing
ton. Capt. Ridley Mclean. Capt wirg
man. Lieut. Commander Edward ]. Mar
quart and Mr.. Laurence Owen Murphy.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Gerald A. johnson gave
a quartet dinner" At their quarters. the
feature being small tables each occupied
by two couples. The dining-room was
aslow with colored lights softened by
smilax iris. heliotrope and hibiscus.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
May. Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Darlington.
NH~ u
and Afs. Abernethy; Miss Edna Hollis
ter. Misc Ester Foote. Miss Katherine
Hitchcock. Miss Marie johnson. Miss
Lena Hitchcock. Miss Hazel johnson. Mr..
John Jay Cunningham, tr.. Mr.. Chester
Fathers. Mr.. J. Lloyd Wright. Mr.. Mar
lyn Brown. Mr.. Tomlinson and Mr..
Journes.
Others giving dinner parties before the
bail were Capt. and Mrs. w. H. Leahy.
Lieut. and Mrs Thompson. Lieut. and
Mrs. Bartlett and Pay Inspector and Mrs.
Bonnafon.
Sir Richard Crawford. financial adviser
Of the British Embassy. and Lady Craw-
ford. who have been at the Greenbrier.
White Sulphur Springs. have returned to
Washington for the holidays.
The Assistant Secretary Of Commerce
and Mrs. Edwin F. Sweet and their
daughter. Miss Sophia F. Sweet, have
been spending several days In Charles
ton. 8. c. Mr.. Sweet delivered an ad-
dress Thursday before the Southern
Commercial Congress.
The receiving day of Mrs Sweet and
Miss Sweet is the third Monday of the
month, but because of absence from the
city they will not receive this month.
The members of the Congressional Club
received at Z o'clock yesterday afternoon
for the last time until the first Friday
of the new year. Mrs. Atlee Pomerene,
president of the club. was assisted by
Mrs. Joseph W. Byrns. OF Tennessee.
Mrs. Thomas p. Gore and Mrs. Ales ].
Gronna presided at the tea table. Others
assisting in the dining-room included
Mrs John W. Abercrombie. Mrs. Josiah
W. Alexander. Mrs. Sidney Anderson.
Mrs. Thomas H. Anderson. Mrs. w. E.
Andrews. Mrs.. r. d. Anthony. jr-. Mrs.
r. W. Austin, Mrs. A. ]. Barchfeld. Mrs.
A. w. Barclay and Mrs. Job Barnard.
Mr.. Phelix Garzeglia rendered a musical
program throughout the afternoon.
Mrs. Hughes Oliphant was hostess at
a tea yesterday afternoon at her apart
ment at the Ontario In honor Of Mrs.
Peter Wheeler. of San Francisco. and
Mrs. James Stafford. of Springfield. Mass,
who are spending the winter here.
Miss Margaret Coulter Oliphant re-
ceived with her mother. and the others
assisting were Mrs. Erasmus NJ Weaver.
Mrs. Presley NJ. Rixey. Mrs. Russell B.
Harrison. Mrs. Volney o. Chase. Mrs. T.
c. Tucker. Mrs. X. W. Kirkham. Mrs
Bernard Rawl. Mrs. Caskey and Mrs.
Edward Schramm.
Mr.. Samuel Rogers, Director Of Gem
sus. who has been living at the Pow
hatan for the past year. has moved into
his new home which has just been COM
pleted At Cleveland Park. Mrs Iiogers
and their daughter. Miss Eta Rogers.
having Joined him from their home at
n. c.
Mrs. Joseph sClay Haber.ham Colquitt
was at home yesterday afternoon at her |
apartment in the St Regis. for the last |.
time this season. She was assisted by i
Mrs. Charles Nelson Riker and Miss May /
Power.
The shoreham took on a most cosmo- /
politan air yesterday. when the members /
Of the Boston Grand Opera Company I
and Madame PavloWa and party arrived
to make their headquarters. From Pet
rograde. in addition to Madame Pavlowa
and her immediate following. are Mr.. !
Alexandra volinine and his associate ar
lists. From London are Mrs F. 4.
Lynde and Miss Felice Lynde. Mr.. Jose
Mandonet is among the well known New
York artists.
Mr. and Mrs Lawrence R. Lee and
Miss Struble. OF Leesburg. Va. have
closed their summer home and are at
The Hotel Powhatan prior to opening
their house here for the winter.
Invitations have been issued to about
seventy children by Miss Ruth and Mas
ter Joseph Stoddard. children of Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Stoddard of r street.
FOR q dance and movie entertainment. to 4
be held at the Playhouse. December =.
from 8 to o'clock.
The officers and ladies at Fort Myer
informally yesterday after
noon at the second Of the Friday after