Evening star., 1915-12-13
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of Town
Mrs. J. Winthrop Spencer Is Enter
tanning at a Tea This
Afternoon.
Dancing Glass to Hold First Meet
ing Tonight-Engagement.
Weddings-Notes.


Miss Spencer, Mrs. Fred Wright and
Miss Redway will preside at the tea
table and Mrs. Katherine Hill will serve
punch.
With others assisting will he Miss
Molly Elliot Seawell, Mrs Jackson
Montague, Mrs. George Clark, Miss
Ruth Lester, Miss Long OF California,
Miss Montague, Miss Dorothy bennett,
Miss Laura Andler, Miss Clements Of
Canada and Miss Branch OF the West
Indies.
A number of dinner parties will pre-
cede the first meeting of the dancing
class at the Playhouse tonight.
The committee in charge consists OF
| viseountess de sibour. Mrs. John F.
| Wilkins, Viscount de Sibour, Mr.. Rey-
nolds Hit and Mr.. George P. Eustis.
Mr.. and Mrs. George P. Eustis will en-
| tertain at dinner tonight, later taking
their guests to the dancing class.
! A Serbian relief ball will be given at
the Biltmore Hotel in New York to-
night under the auspices Of Nine.
bassador, and Lady Spring Rice, wife
of the British ambassador.
| Mr.. Alberto de Ipanema Moreira, first
I .
| is in Lakewood, N. j., for a visit.
| Mrs Charles A. Mum is in Philadel-
phia with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Mum. She will
go to Palm Beach, Fla. later.
| Mrs Frank L. Polk will give a nnu-
| steal on Monday afternoon, January 8,
gates to the Pan-American Scientific
Congress.
| Cardinal Gibbons will be the guest
Of honor at dinner which Mrs. Ste
phen B. Elkins will give tomorrow
| night.
Rear Admiral Albert Gleaves, U. s.
| n, and Mrs. Gleaves will give tea
dance at Rauscher's December "a to
| present their daughter, Miss Evaline
Porter Gleaves, and their niece, Miss
| Mary Truxton Garland.
Dr. William A. Bloedorn, U. s. n, and
Mrs. Bloedorn will entertain at q large
| dinner in honor of Miss Lucy Burleson
December II. later taking their guests
to the ball to be given by the naval
1 station and ships at the navy yard.
Mrs. Sayles, whose husband, Lieut..
| Commander William r. Sayles, jr., U. 8.
n, is naval attache OF the United States
| embassy in Paris has arrived In New
York to pass few weeks with friends.
she is now the guest Of Mrs. Ernest
1 A. Bigelow.
Mrs. Mary ARA Finn Of this city
announces the engagement of her
! daughter. Luella Kirk, and Mr.. Park
Andrew Dallis of Atlanta, Ga.
| Miss Iras Hawley left yesterday with
party to attend the Southern Com
mercial Congress being held at Charles
ton, S. C.
| Lieut.. Heister Hoogewerft, u g. n, Is
visiting his parents, Capt. and Mrs.
John A. Hoogewerff, at the Naval OBJ
servatory.
| A birthday party was given In honor
of Mr.. Charles schaffner and Miss
Katherine Grimes by Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles e. Schaffner at the old Park
road post office.
Those present were Misses Edna
| OHare. G. Roberts, C. Richardson, D.
Forgarty. A. oulahan. Fl. Crono, E.
| Osborne. A. Hurley and e. Edwards.
Messrs. G. Garret. J. Forgarty. r. 8.
Anderson, F; Weaver. F; Giaycy; E.
McHaIe and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles e.
| Schanner, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred H.
Geyer, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Loffier, Mr..
and Mrs. Russell Johnson. Mr.. and
| pew chauncey. Mr.. and Mrs. James
II. Chiseldine. Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Rae, Mrs. Callahan. Mr.. Ferdinand
| Geyer, Mrs. Kittie Spauier. Mr.. and
Mrs. Tyroler and Mrs. Cora Sigour-
| ney.
| Mrs Sidney Ballou entertained at
an informal tea yesterday at o'clock,
with a delightful program Of
Hawaiian music.
Miss Carlotta de Pena. daughter of
the minister from Uruguay, has re-
| turned to her home. after having been
the guest of Miss Ethel Faxon Humid
ley in Baltimore.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Mabel Wagner of Baltimore,
daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Basil
Wagner. and Mr.. Francis Stewart Dav-
i idge. son OF the late Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Dosey Davidge Of this city. The
j wedding will take place the latter part
OF December.
] An interesting wedding will take
place In Westminster. Md, January IS
when Miss Hannah Elizabeth McCor-
mick, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alex
ander H. Mccormick, formerly OF thtt
city. will become the bride OF Mr.. VIII
i liam Herbert Shriver, son OF Gen. Her
shriver Of westminster. Cardinal
Gibbons will perform the ceremony
which will take place at high noon a.
St Johns Roman Catholic ChOrch.
breakfast for the members OF the two
families and a few intimate friendt
will follow at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs Mccormick, in Westminster Miss
Virginia Mccormick and Miss 1sabe
Mccormick. the younger sisters OF the
i bride elect, will be flower girls. and
Mr.. Robert T. Shriver will be his
i brothers best man.
Miss Mccormick, who is great ia.
vorite in society in this city, 10 a niece
of the late Norman Gait.
. Paymaster and Mrs. Franklin P. Sack.
4 ett, who have been living here for thu
II past three years, are now At the Hote
N Somerset, Boston. Masa. Paynastel
n Sackett Is on duty there IN connection
with the u. 8. 8. Nevada. Mrs. Sacket
will not return to washington.
Mrs. c. w. Kutx, wife OF Maj. Kutz
will be at home tomorrow afternoon a
N 1Tl4 O street She will have receiving
n with her Mrs oliver p. Newman. wifi
h of Commissioner Newman. and Mrs
II Louis Brownlow, wife OF Commissions
n Brownlow. Mrs Lukesh, wife OF Maj
Lukesh. will serve tea.
II Mr.. and Mrs Richard I. Hagan cele
. brated the nfty-hfth Anniversary o
their marriage Friday evening. Decem
ber 10, at their residences. log a stree
northeast. Mrs. J. William Mister, sis
l ter TO Mrs. H.Ean. assisted IN receiviai
! veal symSsrs by ~: Van pxn, ~
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