The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-12-28
CHEVY CHASE CLUB
GAY WITH DINERS
400 Attend Dinner Parties Be-
fore MidWeek Holt
day Dance.

More than 400 members of Wash
ington society dined at the Chew,
Chase Club last night before the mid
week dance. The club house, both
upstairs and down. was gay with hol
ly greens and poinsettss in keeping
with the Christmas season, and In the
center OF the ball room n large, ar
tistically decorated Christmas tree
bright with tiny, coiorod lights, added
to the briliiancy or the scene.
One or the largest parties was given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Reside for
Miss 1mogene Young. debutante
daughter OF Congressman and Mrs.
James Young, OF Texas. The other
guests were Congressman and Mrs
Joseph w. Byrns. Congressman and
Mrs. Joe Henry Eagle. the Solicitor
OF the state Department and Mrs.
Cone Johnson. Miss Jane Gregory.
Miss Amy Bennett. Miss Emily Kutz,
Miss Mary Brown. Miss Amy Brooks.
Miss Elizabeth Chase, Miss Suzanne
Chase, Miss MarJory Helmboid, Miss
Marie White, Miss Elizabeth Coleman,
Lieut.. Brehon Somervell, Lieut.. Ed.
win II. Kibble, Lieut.. A. l.. Ganahi.
Lieut.. John Conklin, Lieut. Earl E.
Gesler. Lieut.. Clement Heth, Robert
Bell, Frederic u. Chaplin, Jr., Wilson
Haywood, Joseph Humphrey and Har.
mer Reside.
Martins Are Hosts.
Commander and Mrs. Frank c. Mar.
tin entertained at dinner last evening
In compliment to Col. and Mrs. Dion
Williams and Capt. and Mrs. Eugene
+. Fortson, who are visiting Com.
mander and Mrs. Martin. Those ask.
ed TO meet the honor guests were
Commander and Mrs. James O. Rich.
ardHon, Commander and Mrs. william
u. Conn. Commander and Mrs. Edward
Z. kalbfus, Commander and Mrs. ed.
win Marqunrt. Civil Engineer ana
Mrs. Archibald Livingstone Parsons,
Lieut.. and Mrs. Reed FarwelI, Lieut..
and Mrs. W. W. Smyth and Mr.. and
Mrs. Prescott Galley.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Baldwin coch.
ran entertained Mt dinner last even.
Ing at the Chevy Chase Club, their
guests including Capt. and Mrs. Fran
CTS c. Harrington. DR.. and Mrs How
ard Hume, Mr.. and Mrs King stone,
Miss Eudora Glover, Miss Margaret
Fahnestock, Miss Minnie BiaIr. the
MISSES Delnno. Miss Caroline Nash.
MISS Frances Travsr. Miss Adelaide
hoath' Commander L. y. Jewell, Com.
inandor Samuel Major. Lieut.. Theo.
iore Wilkinson, William Roy,Io
Clarke, Ralph \. HIN. John Calvert.
syivanus Stokes. Jr.: George o. Tot.
ten. and Mr.. Springs.
Miss Ruth Parker and her Nance,
tobert Dove, were the honor gueHts
~ the dinner which Dr. and Mrs.
rhomas a, Clayton gave. The other
<uests were Mr.. and Mrs. William
'ayne Meredith, Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
". Parker, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Rritton
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Preston. ana
DR.. and Mrs. Harry II. Kerr,
;es. and Mrs. krsstken GIyes Party.
The honor guests ut the party
which Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ dream
rave were Col. and Mrs. Charles II.
trauthof. who are Visiting them.
!. thers In the same party were Rear
Ndmiral and Mrs, Newton Y, Mason.
APT. and Mrs. Ridley Mclean. Assist
INT Solicitor for the State Denart.
nent and Mrs. Hampson Gary. Mr.
md Mrs. Charles V. Wheeler, Dr. ana
drs. John crayke Simpson, Mr.. and
drs. X. A. Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII |
am Mcneil, Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ
<aunmann. Mr.. and Mrs. John Hamii. |
on Charles sturtevant. Mrs. John NJ. |
'lankenship. Mr.. and Mrs. Noting, |
nd Mr.. and Mrs. Greer. all OF BaIti.
more. who came over especially for
he dinner.
Lieut.. John Holmes Masruder. u. &
- entertained at dinner last evening
Z the chevy Chase Club In compli. |
nent 10 his sister. Miss Natalie Ma
'ruder' The other guests included !