The Washington times., 1916-01-12
Many Entertainments Are
Planned by the Leaders of
Society in Washington.
Gossip of Hostesses.

Gossip of HoSteSSeS.
Blanchard Scott, Mrs. John Knapp, and
Mrs. j. III. Shafroth.
| Mrs. Garrison wife of I.indey NJ. Gar
rison, Secretary of War, will be at
| home this afternoon.
| Mrs. Garrison will be assisted hy Mira.
Joseph Kuhn, Mrs. Henry p. Mccain.
Mrs William p. Hall. and Miss Thiele.
who Is her house guest
Mrs. william r. Wood. wife of
| Colonel Wood. U. S. A., retired, enter
| tained at luncheon today at her quar-
were invited to meet Mrs. p. ]. Lloyd
and Mrs. Chevrier. In the party were
Mrs. Edward Chynoweth, Mrs. T. b.
Hoppin, Mrs. G. p. A. Hern, Mrs.
charles Mcclure. Mrs. r. S. Bates. Mrs.
+. l.. Truman, Mrs. Gordon Westmore-
land, Miss s. M. Gill. and Mrs. II. s.
Mrs, Lloyd and Mrs. Chevrier. who
nave been stopping at the Grafton for
several weeks, will return to their
home in New Jersey tomorrow.
Mrs. T. w. Gregory. wife of the At
! torney, General. will be at home in
formally this afternoon.
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson. wife Of
| the Postmaster 'innarcl. will be at hor,e
informally this afternoon. Her dtugh-
ter, Miss Lucy Brrloson. will receive
| with her.
! Secretary of the Navy. viii Re at home
today from ) to 6 o'clock. Receiving
Nth wtl her will be Mrs. }. O.; G; BecHham.
stevens. Mrs Richard Olney. ID Mrs.
Mrs: Lippitt. Miss Edith Benham' Miss
Katherine HALL who is visiting Mrs.
Miss Jurla Scott. Miss Howe. Miss T..
| Wing. Miss Mary Clcaves Daniels and
| Miss Evelyn Jacl son, who arc i.ouse
; guests of Mrs. ,'aniels: 'er mother.
Mrs. A. w. Bngley. and her sisters, the
Misses Bagley.
! Mrs. Franklin Lane. wife of the Sec
/, retary OF the Interior. will receive to-
day. ,Assis'inG her will be Mrs. Will
ham E:orah. Mrs. iced Smoot. Mrs.
John Works. Mrs. Edward Taylor, Mrs,
Ira Coblcy. Mrs. Fred G. Hicks. Mrs.
DIowneY Harvey Mrs; Charles Harln,
lave. Mrs. Edwin Ciosvenor. Mrs. Sid
ney Eallou. Mrs. Clarence Perley, Miss
Marie Stevens. and Miss Georgia scho-
field.
Mrs. Houston. wife of David Franklin
! Houston. Secretary of Agriculture viii
be at home today.
Mrs. William c. Redtield wife OF the
| Secretary OF Commerce. will receive this
| afternoon. Her daughter, Mrs. Cnaries
| Drury. will he with her and severar
friends.
| Miss Agnes Hart Wilson will receive
this afternoon for her mother MRS.
| William B. Wilson. wife of the secre-
Il IN w nf 7 hnr GhA xr,ilI La
Mrs. Ollie James. Mrs. Thomas p. uorc,
7 Mrs. Lemuel Padgett. Mrs. John l.
! Nolan, Mrs. Horace Mann Towner. MISS
Laura Volstead, Miss Clara La Fone,te,
| Miss Amy Gronna, Mrs. George Lyon or
! Indianapolis. and Mrs. Mark Thisue-
thwaite.
A wedding of interest will be that OF
| Miss Dorothy Crossley. daughter Of
Mrs. Arthur w. Crossley. and Or.
Charles 6. Crane. OF Newark. \. J..
which will take place January 10. at
| the home of the uncle and aunt of the
in Chevy Chase. The ceremony will be
at 80 o'clock and will be performed
by the Rev. DR.. Wedderspoon. of the
| Foundry NJ. f. Church. Miss Cross'cy
will have her sisters, Miss Helen Cross
| ley and Miss Grace Crossey. as brides
maids. and her little cousin. Miss Cay
nor Davis will serve as flower girl DR..
Howard Crane will act as best man for
his brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Russell Stearns,
of Milledge road. Augusta. Ga. an
nounce the engagement Of their daugh-
ter. Constance, to Antonio I.azo. of 1l5
East Fifty-third street. New York. Miss
Stoarns. whose mother was Miss Madge
Williamson. of Washington, D. c.. Is a
graduate of Westover School. and after
spending a year abroad. made her de-
but in Augusts last winter. Mr. LaZo,
who is the eldest son OF Antonio Lazo-
Arriaga, formerly minister of Guste-
mala to the United States. Is gradu-
ate of Cornell University, class OF 1907,
and a member of the Delta Phi Fra
tcrnity and OF Squadron A. He is in
the banking business in New York: the
wedding will take place in the spring
A pretty wedding took place last even
ing at the home Of Mr.; and Mrs VIII
lam r. Simpson. in Meridian street
when their daughter. Miss Florence e.
Greer. The ceremony. which was per
formed by the Rev. DR. Godd of Ger
mantown. Pa. at 7:3o o'clock. was fol-
lowed by a large reception. The bride.
| who was given in marriage by her
father. wore a lovely gown OF white
crepe meteor built over cloth OF silver
trimmed in duchess lace. with long
court train. She wore long tulle veil
| fastened with orange blossoms and car
ried a shower bouquet of orchids and
lilies of the valley. Mrs. Frazer Craw-
ford Edwards. wig was her sisters
blue georgette crepe over cloth OF silver
with trimmings of silver lace Her cos
tune was completed by a shower bou-
quet of pale pink rosebuds tied with
pink tulle. Frazer Crawford Edwards
served as best man. Mr.. and Mrs
| Greer left here for a wedding trip and
upon their return will make their home
at the Well ryton. sver February I.
Miss Edith Temple Oracle and Miss
Louise de Lusson, Of Philadelphia
who has been her house guest ac-
companied by John Fill<ins, also OF
Philadelphia, left Washington yester-
Gay for the Quaker City. where Miss
Oracle will visit Mr. and Mrs. Louis
dc Lusson. Mr.. and Mrs. de Lusson
will give a fancy dress ball in her
honor on Saturday evening at which
number of young people from
Washington will be guests. Later
Miss Oracle will go to New York for a
series of visits.
/, Mrs J. II. Bankhead. wife Of Sena.
tor Bankhead of Alabama, will be al
home tomorrow afternoon from to I
o'clock at the Farragutl Her daugh.
ter-in-law, Mrs j. r. Bankhead, jr.
OF Alabama. who is her guest will
receive with her, and also Miss Ma
, rion Bankhcad. Miss Eankhead is g
| at Eair