The Washington times., 1915-12-18
NOTES AND GOSSIP
or CAPITAL SOCIETY
Items Of Interest and import
ance Of Past Present, and
Future
CONTINUED from Seventh Pase.)

TO New YORK 10 near her niece, enter
tained in box several friends. in
cluding Nine. Nellie Melba. Others
present were Mrs. August Belmont,
Baroness van Andre. Mrs. william
X. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Frederick w. Var
derbilt, Mrs. Winthrop Chanler. Mrs
Anthony J. Drexel BiddIe. Mrs Sid
ney Thayer and Mrs. Henry Thayer.
of Philadelphia; Mrs. John Jacob
Astor, Mrs. Frederick c. Havemeyer.
Mrs; Frank Gray Griswold, Mrs. FELIX
Mrs. Alexander ID. B. Pratt and Mrs.
Otto r. Kahn.
Miss Townsend will give her secor d
recital at the Princess Theater Janu-
airy 4. when she will play her own
piano accompaniments.
The Misses Burleson daughters Of the
Postmaster General and Mrs. \. 3. Bur
afternoon. Their guests included Miss
Ruth Lester. Miss Grace Overman. Miss
Margaret Read. Miss Georgia Schofield.
Miss katherine Burdette. Miss Marie
beth Harding. Miss Margaret Douglas.
Miss Callie Hoke Smith. Miss Mary
Bryan. Miss Ruth Wilson. Miss Ellie
Lejeune. Miss Margaret Howard. Miss
Miss Maxwell Church. Miss Elisabeth
Hamilton. Miss Lois Sprigg. Miss Helen
McCumbcr. the Misses Delano. Miss
Jane Gregory. Miss Teresa Granda v
llair. Miss Williams. Miss Mary Taylor.
Miss Jeanette Cowan Miss Elisabeth
Wiley. Miss Frances Travers. Miss
Sallie Beecher. and Miss Ruth Sturte-
want.
Miss Mary l.. Fogg was hostess at a
luncheon today. when the guest OF honor
was her cousin. Miss Alice Kinds; Of
Mrs. Howell Kinds. is spending the win
ter In Washington. The other guests
We're Miss Edith Oracle. Miss Leita
Montgomery. Miss Pauline Wilcox. Miss
COX. and Miss Elisabeth Lea.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fred bennett will issue
invitations next week for a tea at the
present their daughter. Miss Dorothy
bennett. to society,
Miss Louisa Lee Schuyler and Miss
Georgianna Schuyler, of New York,
are at the New Richmond Hotel foe
an indefinite stay.
W. II. McAllister. OF Wyoming av-
enue, is in New York for a short stay.
He is stopping at the Belleclaire
Hotel
Miss Ray Slater is visiting Miss
Adrienne NJ. Iselin in New York.
| Miss Dorothea Owen entertained at an
1n1Ofmal Qlnner tonight, taxing heT
guests later to see Maude Adams. Miss
Owens house guest. Miss Eliot will re-
turn to her home in Philadelphia Mon
= day.
Miss Sara S. wiborg. whose marriage
to Gerald G.. Murphy takes place De-
cember 80 at the home of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank r. WiborG, in
New York city. will have her two SIS
ters. Mrs. Sidney Webster Fish and Miss
Mary II. Wibors. for her only attend
ants. Mr.. Murphy. who t. a son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Patrick Francis Murphy, will
have only a best man, his brother.
Frederick J. Murphy.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock
will give dinner on Sunday, December
Miss Katherine Scudder has returned
to Washington from the Pennsylvania
State College, where she is student
10 spend the holidays with her parents
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Scudder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Can have
cards out for reception at their home
in Twentieth street in honor of the del
egates to the second Pan-American
Scientific Congress.
Mr.. and Mrs. William wheatley will
he at home New Year day from ) to
clock.
returned to their residence at 1923 con
necticut avenue from Atlantic City.
=
FLOYD WagSaman will be host at q
stag dinner tonight
Mrs. Emerson Liscum and Mrs. Hen
~ w. LaWton are receiving informal
~ this afternoon at Mrs. Liscum's
home. Mrs, Lawton's daughter. Miss
Katherine Lawton. will be at the tea
table. Mrs. Liscum entertained the
!tlmila Cottage Club OF Mashingto o I
las. night.
Miss Dorothy Mills. Miss Florence
Mills, ana Miss Nargheritta Tillmar
were the hcnor guests at thc beau
tfuhy appointed luncheon which Mrs
}. t-akin Gadsby gave this afternoon
AT her residence in street An un.
usually attractive centerpieCe OF pinb
Loses and ferns adorned the table
Tne rd31n G1her M;Ss EHests i were Miss Shermsr
Iorie Helmhold. Miss Doroa,y Den
guest Miss Sutton; Of Texas.
Mrs. James A. Drain will entertai,
lnform9lly at tea this afternoon a
her anartment in the Wyoming TO
her daughters. Miss Doris Drain anC
Miss katherine Drain. Mrs. Hawk
hurst and Mrs. Brown will be at tn,
tea table.
MlS' MOntsomHry Blair, Mrs. EdSO
bradley, Mrs. Frederick Chapin. Mrs
Wiiliam F: Draper. Mrs. George Eustis
Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs George How
ard. Mrs. Eldridge r. Jordan. Mrs
Arthur Lee. Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mrs
Henry MAY. Mrs. Edward MsLcan. Mrs
James Mcmillan. Nscountess de Slbom
Mrs Robert NJ: Thompson, Mrs Hug
wallace. Mrs. John F. Wilkins, are In
patrons for series of thes danssnts I
be given at the Playhouse on the fol
lowing dates: December %. January
T. II and u.
Miss Nancy Calvert Scheurmanr
daughter of Mrs. Rose Calvert Scheur
mann. and Preston Blaine Raw wer
nau led at noon today at St Stephen
Church. the Rev. George F. Dudley OF
ficiating. The church was TASTEFUL
decorated with palms ferns. and yello,
chrEsanthemums. Carl Scheurma nj
her brother, gave the bride away. Sh
wore an afternoon gown of saDphir
blue chiffon velvet with bodice G
Georgette crepe and steel trimmings. an
large hat of steel colored and blu
net. She carried "A shower bouquet c
Bride roses and lilies of the valley.
Mrs. J. Dawson Williams OF Kensine
ton. was the matron of honor and til
brides sister, Miss Eleanor Scheurmanl
was bridesmaid. They wore gowns
tetC de negre faille creme. made wit
hOdices of brown georeette crepe ovt