The Washington herald., 1916-11-06

Veterans for the reception and dance TO
be given in honor of their sponsor and
maid of honor, Miss Suzanne Chase and
Miss Olive Plant, in the red room at the
New Willard.
A comparatively small company of
friends of Nine. Sarah Bernhardt, who
are invited to meet her at Studio House
tomorrow afternoon at 4:S0 o'clock, will
also witness a beautiful Dance Diane,
composed for the occasion. Mr.. Louis
Upton will sing. Some of those to re-
ceive with Mrs. Hemmick are Nine. Rit-
ter. Mrs. Sheridan, Miss Mary Patten.
Mrs. Paul Bartlett. and Mrs. Perry John
son.
A notable coming out on January
in New York will be that of Miss Teresa
Fabbri, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Err
nesto g. Fabbri, who will give for her a
dinner and dance at their new home,
East Ninety-flfth street. The first inten-
ton of Mr.. and Mrs. Fabbri was to have
the dance in Christmas week, which will
be very crowded with such events This
coming-out party will bring together the
various members Of the Vanderbilt fam
lily. Miss Fabbr1 Is a granddaughter of
Mrs. Elliott F. Shepard, who was Mar
garet Vanderbilt, a daughter of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. William H Vanderbilt and
a granddaughter of Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt
Mrs. Fabbri and Mrs. Harry Payne
Whitney are first cousins and Mrs Whit
ney's daughter. Miss Flora Payne Whit
ney for whom a coming-out ball was
given in Newport, will have several en-
tertainments given In her honor during
the season.
Mrs. George Lewis Gillespie of Wash
fy1er I'll kkA rNrkA
Weston, in New York City.
Mrs. q. H. Gorham has returned to
Washington and is stopping at the Shore
ham.
The last Of a series Of dances given by
the National Iineal Society of the Span
ish war will be held at Dyers, 1877 r
street, on November 8, at $50 o'clock.
The proceeds will be devoted to the
hospital care of an ex-soldier at Fort
Bayard, n. Mex
Among those entertaining friends for
the dance are DR.. Thomas Foley, Maj.
T. NJ. Walker. Mr.. T. W. Ewing, Mrs.
Hal Smith. and Mrs. Edward Green
Mrs. Allyn K. Capron. chairman, is
assisted by Mrs. ]. E. A. Braden. Miss
Ethel Fisher. Mrs. Hal Smith, and Mrs
]. T. Gaynor.
The Decimus formally opened its 1851
social season with its annual Halloween
dance held last Tuesday evening at the
Masonic Temple in Brookland.
The hall was decorated in full Hal
loween attire, a large stack of corn stand
ing in the center while the outer edges
were arranged to represent a corn field
the entire end OF the hall being covered
with shocks of corn in the center of
which wood fire burned under a kettle
The guests were attired in country cos
tune. the ladies wearing calico gowns
ard sunbonnets. while the men wore any
suitable farmers Dress
The members of the Decimus, who
were the hosts for the evening. were
Messrs. Clay Holmes. Joseph McPhaul,
Godfrey Nairn, w. Wallace Nairs, jr
and Ralph Wilson. The remaining mem
bers Of the Decimus are Messrs. Harold
OConnell and Frances Ward, now on the
border with the Guard, and Messrs
Charles B. Molster and Herbert Williams
who have not yet returned to the city
from their summer vacation.
The chaperones were Mrs. W. Wal
lace Nairn, Mrs. Charles E. Molster, Mrs.
Millard ]. Holmes and Mrs. John T
Williams.
There were about thirty couples present
among whom were: Miss Dorothy Gooch
and Mr. Clay Holmes, Miss Virginia
Lyons and Mr. Joseph McPhaul. Miss
Helen Haas and Mr.. Geoffrey Nairn, Miss
Grace Atkinson and Mr.. w. Wallace
Nairn, jr.. Miss Cymbeline Dlntler and
Mr.. Ralph Wilson. Miss Gertrude Swim
gle and Mr.. Harold Clayton, Miss Laura
Remsburg and Mr.. Robert Gooch, Miss
Helen Molster and Mr.. Troy Nubson, Miss
Jean Molster and Mr.. Arthur Healy Miss
Edith Eastlack and Mr.. Bushrod Wash
ington, Miss Elinor Washington and Mr.
Henry Potter Miss Dorothy Myers and
Mr.. William Saunders, Miss Perry and
Mr.. julie McPhaul. Miss Mary Darling
and Mr.. Samuel Green, Miss Lucy Clark
and Mr.. Garland Haaske. Miss Lillian
Timberlake and Mr.. Scott Lloyd, Miss
Mary Stedman and Mr.. William O'Brien,
and Miss Birdie Ledman and Mr.. Robert
McCreight.
Among the prominent New Workers.
stopping at the Shoreham are Mr.. and
Mrs. William Alden Pratt. Maj. G. Clay
ton Webb, Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Strong,
Mrs. W. l. Strong and Mr.. and Mrs.
Courtlandt Bishop.
Mr.. Richard S. Folsom, of Chicago, is
in Washington and is located at the
Shoreham.
MRS. W. B. WILSON IMPROVES.