The Washington times., 1915-11-06
Items Of Interest and lmpor-
tance of Past. Present, and
. Future Among Official and
Fashionable Folk.

Mrs william p. wooten. wife Of Col
onei wooten. United States Corps Of
Engineers. commandant at the WASH
angton Barracks. Is entertaining at a
tea dance at the Officers Club this
afternoon in compliment to the new
class Of officers at the Engineer School
Mrs. Hugh L. Scott. wife Of the Chief
Of star. U. 8. A.. and Mrs. Dan King.
man. wife Of General Kingman. chief Of
engineers. will preside at the tea table.
Mrs. Walter Wells will serve the ice,
and Mra. Mark Brooke will do tho
honors at the punch bowl. Mrs. wooten
will be assisted in receiving by the
ladies' Of the post.
Harvood Stacy. of Austin, Tex. is at
the Willard for q fortnight's stay on
business connected with the relief work
In Belgium. to which he has been de-
voting himself several months. He will
return to his post In Belgium In few
days. Mr.. Stacy has been extensively
entertained while in the city. The Post
master General and Mrs. Albert Sidney
burleson gave q dinner In his honor on
Wednesday evening, and one evening
earlier In the week he was the guest
At dinner of the Attorney General and
Mrs. Thomas Watts Gregory.
MIR. and Mrs. Aaron Sonimers. Of
this city, left Atlantic City. where they
have been spending the summer and
fsrS Sa wssre they 'osfy % psss sSs the Winter
with Mr. s0"mers. brother
Mrs. c. II. T. Lowndes Is entertain
ing informally at bridge this afternoon:
Vevey. Ind. who will be her guest Tor
a fortnight. Mrs. Ernest Roberts and
Mrs. Harry Covington will preside at
the tea table
Issued cards for q tea and housewarm-
ing on Monday afternoon. November
Is. at 5 o'clock, at their new quarters.
ilH Connecticut avenue. An exhibition
OF fencing will be a feature OF the after
noon, and later there will be dancing.
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Miss Frances Effinger and Miss
katherine Effinger have invitations out
for a bridge party on Friday afternoon.
November 10. at 8 o'clock in compli-
aaent to Mrs. Joel william Bunckley.
A eenent card party Is to be given BY
the Robert f. Lee Chapter. U. ID. c.,
At Confederate Memorial Home ON on
Sember 10 as formerly announced.
Mr. .nd Mrs. O. 5. ollphsn.. of Tren;
ton. N. J., are in New York for a short
stay. They were hosts at dinner last
night at the McAlpin Hotel. Mr. OIL.
Rhant z the son Of Hughes ol'phant' OF
Mn and Mr.. Lethrop. Brown. who
hsSe been in New York .i.. for some a,sIiIn tim: n:
= : :sort stay.
Nh Horado N. Slater and her dauEh.
s & R.s Rss. sa'fs Il New ~hG York Ky: scr
S.i "ssis. have sone to Boston.
Or Arthur and Lady Herbert arrived
b Washington yesterday from Philaae! ls
end Of Col and Mrs. stephen l. II
alocun, u. g. A., at their residence. l60
New Hampshire avenue.
Colonel and MIRA slocum VIII enter
in compliment to their distinsui.het
visitors: and q number Of other hos
pitaiitiss have been arranged In thei
honor.
entertained the judges Of the eIhibi
at An Informal banquet at tho Hote
Biitnncre.. New York. last night Cover YER
president Of the association. sat at thu
head Of the table and called on severa
members for short talks; Those pTesen pa
.4' .ieSs CART t Gharies q "off H.rvey @ John E: Mad
den, deorEe wiling. e. r: BOVINE
G.S1.. Gs11s crlard hrns ,r cssnI.. 5snn sSn ss%
douins. Reginald c. Vanderbilt. Davit
r. Matlack, John NICE. Bowman. Jane
g. Marshall; Foxhail z; keene. g. j, Il
Hartman. Alfred B. Maclay. William
II. Moore. I. J. r. Muurlins. e. 7
stotssbury. r L: skoneld. Joseph "
Ogden. F. Won der Horst Koch. z; g
Lean. James J. Fox, Lewis e. Wartns
Capt Gordon Johnston. ]. L. Bushnell
and J. Kerr Branch.
Mrs. I. r. Mann will be hostess at a,
informal bridge party Tuesday morn
in followed by luncheon at the Chev,
Chase Club.
Mrs. Charles c. Mclean entertainer
at . tea yesterday afternoon at the par
sonage Of the Douglas NJ. e. Church Il
compliment to the active members o
the Ladies' Aid Society of the church
This 10 the first Of series of Afternoon
teas which the women Of the consresa
tion Will give during the winter to pro
mote sociability among the churc
members.
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Miss Martha C. Goldman. who IL q
her summer home in Newport. enter
tained at a luncheon yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william c. Denny ar
at the Plaza in New York city for a,
indefinite stay.
Mrs. Frederick A. Keep. who has bee
the guest of her brother-in-law and sis
ter. former Senator and Mrs. w. Mur
ray Crane. in Dalton. Mass. is in NeN
York for a short stay. en- route to he
home In this city.
NJ. Gregory wiienkin. OF the Russia
diplomatic service. formerly on duty 1
Washington. has returned from Londor
and. with Nine. Wilenkin And thei
young daughter, Is at the Shor~han
NJ and Nine. Wilenkin will proba bl
take a house In washington for tn
season.
Mrs. Edward N. Jones. wife of Majo
Topaa will epfarta N nj lunch