The Washington times., 1915-11-21

been no end Of other festivities ar
ranged in their honor. Mrs. J. II. Gran
ford. Mrs. John Crayke Simpson, and
Mrs. Julian Ogden are among those
who have, entertained for them during
the week.
Mrs. .Flagier and Mrs. Andrews wero
also very gay at virginia Beach, where
they visited Mrs. Flagler's sister-in-
law. Mrs. Dewitt. There they spent n
great deal of time motoring. touring
through Tidewater. Va. and going on
one occasion as far as Yorktown. Mrs.
Doneison's return to washington-she
only arrived this week-was most en-
Enthusiastically welcomed and the friends
she made during her husbands recent
tour Of duty here are united In wishing
that she were returning to stay and not
for such q short visit. Colonel Done'-
son Is now on duty at Governor
Island.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. william p. Hall
and their young daughter. Therese' are
among the Washingtonians-and truly
they are legion-who are going to New
York to attend the Army and Navy
Gamo. To Therese. who Is Just fifteen
the game IL the one great event OF the
wear. and she has not missed one In
four wears since her brother, Blackburn
Hall, was a plebe at west Point.
Lieutenant Hall. who was graduated
last June. IL now at Fort Clark, Texaa
after seeing some little service on the
border: but no less than seventeen o'
his classmates are stationed In wash
ington, and Mrs. Hall says she feels as
though they were all her boys. They
are quito in the habit Of dropping In
upon her at al times and OF making
her their conf,dante;
At the dance which Mr.. and Mrs. VIC
tor Kaufman are giving for Ruin
Lester on December 20. the debutante
| will share honors with Mr.. and Mrs
Kauffmann's tall young sons. who will
be home for the Christmas holidays
| Philip. the elder, 10 now at Princeton
and the younger boy. SAN. 10 at Law
rencev1lle. preparing to follow In hi'
brothers footsteps.
Speaking Of debutante functions re-
minds me that you had better come or
for Ellie Lsjeune's party on December
4. II 70 to bs held At Marine Barracks
1
Band Eives It's concerts. and where. al
you probably remember. Mrs. Barnett
entertained last season for her debu
tante cousin. wallis warfeld. Of Balti
moro. Altogether. It promises to b'
one of the incest teas Of tho winter.
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Capt Perry NJ. de Loon. who Is lie
voting himself to the role Of "littl
booster for the card party and tel
dance to be given at the Willard o,
! December 2, under the auspices Of th'
I Alexander Lawton Chapter. U. d. c,
is. as his name suggests. a descendan
of that brave old Spaniard. Ponce d.
Leon, who sailed across the seas an,
roamed the forests OF Louisiana an,
the South in search OF the fountain
OF eternal youth. Our Captain d.
Leon would seem to have had at leas
q sip of tho waters OF this fable'
spring. for he Is as active and as in
terested in men and affairs as tn
youngest of us. although he serve
as an officer W the Confederate nav,
all through the war.
Captain de Leon Is q bachelor an
halls from the South. where he wa
long a resident in South Carolina an
Georgia. but he has adopted Wash
ington as his home. He Is q popula
member OF the Army and Navy Club
His old friend. Mrs. LAwton Morgan
Is the founder Of this chapter of tn