The Washington times., 1916-01-11
Mems Notes and Gossip
of Washington Smart Set

Mrs Lawrence. Quirollo, Mrs. Lee ..
oyerman. Mrs. Leonard @. Hoffm9un' ~
Il. Hutton, Mrs. A. H. Mitchell, Mrs
Wayne, Mrs. william Oscar Roome'
Mrs. Jennie Munroe. Mrs. w, F. Han
cock. and Mrs. George Barnett.
At the subscription dance to be given
at the Cairo this evening Miss Eta
Louise Tageart will be assisted In re-
Hancock. Mrs. Maud Howell smith
Mrs. William p. Borland. Mrs. Pcirce
Stagg. Mrs. James Pugh. Mrs Louis T.
Shoemaker. Mrs. Jesse Adkins Mrs
ton of Norfolk. Va; Mrs. Basil Kenny.
of Fayette. Ala. and Mrs. Claude Ben
nett
The entertainment committee is com
posed Of Miss Ruth Rice. Miss Hol Hand
Fits. Miss Anna TagGart.. Miss Isabelle
Tasgart. Miss Frances Hynson. Miss
MsS GaGyf Mad pash Miss Helen mss
misa Newman. Miss Angela Taylor.
Mrs. Robert MacKnight. Miss Lillian
Fields. Miss Frances Brown. Miss Mar
gucrite Naylor. and Miss Margaret
Mrs. Brent Moore and Mrs Caring
ton Foster will serve punch.
Everett Brockman. commandant of
camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans.
Will make the presentations.
Mrs. Julia L. Sanders, of New York.
| entertained Mrs. Samuel l.. Gompers
and Miss Gompcrs together with Mrs.
Harry Hastings. of New York, at lunch
| con today ut the Shoreham. The table
was profusely decorated with flowers.
DR.. Laura S. -3rennon will lecture on
"a Trip to Panama ut the reception
! which the Anthony League will give this
afternoon al -C7 Colnmnia road.
Mrs. William GrSxVenor. OF provi-
mond. Mrs. George mnbbell and her
! daughter. Mrs. IIuhhell Rowland. of
Newport, are guests Of APT. Tempin
" Potts. l.. s. s.. retired, and Mrs.
Potts at the same hotel.
r
Prof. and Mrs Thomas ]. Preston will
! be the guests of Prof. Irestor's mother.
| Mrs. Thomas J. Preston. sr, at Hot
! Springs. for q few days at the end of
the Week, while en- r"itc to Key West,
| Ella. Mrs. Preston. ~, was formerly
Congressman and Mrs. Charles Pen
nett Smith, of Buffalo, have come to
| Washington for the season. and have
' taken apartments at Congress Hall.
Last evening Congressman and Mrs.
, Smith entertained at dinner at the Will
| lard in compliment to Miss Esther G..
| Davenport. of Buffalo, who is their
| house guest. Invited 20 meet Miss DaV-
export were the Postmaster General and
| Mrs. Burleson and Miss Lucy Burleson.
! They later occupied box at the Ma
tional for Mrs. Fiske's play, which was
| Marion De Forest. Miss Davenport is
a well-known newspaper woman and
, writer.
The marriage Of Miss Eloise r. Wood
| bury. daughter Of Mrs. Ella Woodbury..
| to Robert Beckhdm, was solemnized on
Saturday evening at the Dumbarton
Avenue Church. The Rev. DR.. Martin
travelling suit of lark blue cloth made
on modish lines. with becoming hat,
| and carried a sheaf Of yellow roses.
! Miss Gretchen Smith was maid of
I with hat to match. and she wore high
laced boots of bronze Kid. She also car
ried yellow roses. Jack Hill Mahers
| was best man. and the ushers were w.
J. Kimbal. Mr.. IIammet, Mr.. Living
ston. and Nelson Oliver. After a short
wedding trip Mr.. and Mrs. Backman
will make their home in Baltimore.
Mrs. Horace Mann Towner. wife of
Congressman Towner. will be at home
informally on January H. from " TO o.
Those assisting her will be Mrs; Albert
B. Cummings: Mrs. William $: KENYON
Mrs. James w. Good, Mrs. william r.
Green Mrs. c. W. RanSeyer. Mrs.
Thomas J. Steele. and Mrs. Harry l..
Hall.
Mrs. John Spotswood Garland and
Miss Mary TruXtun Garland will be at
home on Tuesday for the last tirne this
season. They will be assited by Mrs.
A. edwards.
The Junior Auxiliary OF Providence
Hosritai will give its annIa! tea dance
| at tho Highlands on the afternoon or
Jaruarv y. from until I O'Clock. The
proceeds will be for the benefit Of the
Providence bay Nursey. The list, of
ton Ms "GSSss 5CSe N"G sheds tfds Mr.
Ms WEliam Dennts. Mrs; ,Arthu. Lee:
Mrs. w McC. Ritter. Mrs. Charles
Mrs. Thomas Carter Mrs. Delos I3lod-
cett. Mrs Scott BrccIiinridsc and Mrs.
Baldwin.
Mrs. Flood. wife Of Conrressman
Flood of Virginia. will receive toda
and again January -, at the Shorehn N.
fov the only times this season., Mrs.
Flood will be assisted bv Mrs. CharIcs
, Carroll Frazer. Mrs Francis 5; Nasn
: Miss CAROLYN Nash and Mrs. Richard
= Evelyn Byrd.
Mrs. Claude Swanson went to Rich,
monG Yesterday to attend the funeral
: or H. w. Anderson. Mrs. Swanson has
/ Cancelled all her social engagements fol
lElS WcEh.
Miss Margaret Breckinridge will en-
! tcrtain a theater party this evening in
compliment TO Miss Thiele. who IS a
guest OF the Secretary Of War and Mrs
Garrison. After the thcater Miss BrecH'
inridGe and her guests will go to the
, Fencing Club for an informal dance.
Owing to illness Mrs. MacHsy-Smitf
ana the Misses MacHay-Smith will be
unable to hold their reception on the
> afternoon OF January y.
Senator and Mrs Hoke Smith ant
Miss Callie Hoke Smith have sent Gu
: cards for n dance at Rauscher's on tho
I evening of February J..
r Capt Frank X HILL L. S: N: hai
e cards out for a card party at the Metro
: pCl!tan Club on the evening of January
81.
Mrs. Josephus Daniels. wife. OF th'
o Secretary of the Navy. Will he at hom'
Y tomorrow from > to o'clock. Rec"ivin;
5 with her will be Mrs. j. .: {. Beckham
;. Mrs. Robert n. Page. Mrs. william
= Stevens, Mrs. Richard OlneY End. Mrs
u Charles Crane. Mrs. W.. c.. Brdisted
: Mrs. Lippitt. Miss Edith Berham. Mis-
= katherine Hall. who Is visiting Mrs
y .Amuel PadGett; Miss Grace Overman
= Miss Julia Scott, Miss Howe. Mis-