The Washington times., 1916-01-31

the New York navy yard. Commodore
and Mrs. Denny are at the willard.
Mrs. Robert NJ Harper has cards out
for a dance February Mrs. Harper
dance. which is an annual event, viii
this season take the form of a bal
masque.
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Cooke have
sent out cards announcing the mar
riage OF their daughter, Edith Loretta,
to Samuel HUNT Wood. November 80,
at Alexandra. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood
will be at home after February !, at
92S North Carolina avenue, southeast.
Mrs John S. Barbour willy be at home
informally at the Westmoreland. Tues
ddvS In February.
Mrs. Richard Ewell Thornton will re-
ceive with her
Miss Nellie Claire Howard. who spent
last week in New York returned to
Washington for the weekend to fill sew
eral engagements. She will go back to
New York in a few days to be the guest
of Mrs. James Roche. who has planned
manv hospitaIities in her honor.
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Mrs. II. +. Ames and Miss Ames will
be at home tomorrow afternoon.
Miss Mary Temple, of Tennessee. en-
tertained at dinner last night at the
w mara IN 1pnbf OI senator ana Mis-
Jonn X. Shields and their house
guests, Mr.. and Mrs. William 5. Shields,
of Knoxville, Tenn. Mr.. Shields is the
brother of Senator Shields, and Mrs:
| Gillespie, so long a DISTINGUISHED resi-
dent Of Washington. Those asked to
| meet the honor guests were Senator
| and Mrs. Claude Swanson. Senator and
Shaforth Mrs. L. W. Cole. Miss Rosalie
ISpang. Miss Jeanette Cowan, Miss
Thrown. the house guest of Senator and
Mrs. Reed; Judge Martin A; Knapp,
gresham Oliver, Mr.. Lefevre and Lieut..
Clement Heth. The table was aglow
with the soft lights from tall
candelabra. An oval plaque OF spring
four small baskets filed with similar
flowers decorated the ends Of the table.
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Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Bishop en-
tertaincd AT dinner at the willard last
night. having as their guests Congress
man Joseph G-- Cannon and Miss Helen
Cannon. former Senator J. A. Heming-
way. and former Congressman and Mrs.
| Dwight; Mr.. and Mrs. George w.
! Wickersham, Senator and Mrs. James
! T.. MARITIME. Commander and Mrs. VIII
liam r. White. Congressman and Mrs.
G. p. Ward, Judge and Mrs. @. c.
Mark Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. W. Shan
non. Congressman and Mrs. Fred A.
Britten and Mr.. and Mrs, H. c. Sheri-
| dan
Leon II. Vincent, of Boston, VIII
| speak on Some Late Literary Figures,
bennett Galsworthy, and Snaith, at
the home of Mrs. Charles l.. SturteVant
| " ednesday morning.
The frst on "Hawthorne." was
given at the residence of Mrs.
| Thomas s Gale. East Wednesday.
Mr.. Vincent spoke on The Crtttt, let.
| 4 NnIl nd
the meeting was held at the residence
| Of Mrs. Charles ". RiCha"ds IN. rac
last talk of the series Will he given
ou Wednesday, February ,, in Mrs.
room. the subject selected being, ~ he
| Great English Realist, George Gissing, "
Mrs. John Kendall Blake is in charge
OF the details of the course.
| AT the "TuesdaY mornings at the
Washington club next week. Mr. Vim
| cent will lecture on "AnthonY Troll
| lope." AS usual, the guests will be
confined to members of the club and a
| few Out-ot-town people.
Mrs. Louis Lehr was hostess at a
luncheon of ten covers today in COM
piment to Mrs. Hare Lippincott.
Miss Dorothy Wyeth is entertaining at
bridge party of four tables this af-
ternoOn. a number of guests have been
Invited for tea later in the afternoon.
Capt. and Mrs. W. o. Smith, OF New
Orleans, are guests of Capt. and Mrs.
| William Mitchell.
Mrs Charles &. McChord will he at
| home this afternoon and will have re-
coiving with her. Mrs. Frank Hartwell,
Of Louisville, who is visiting Interstate
Commerce Commissioner and Mrs. Nc
| Chord.
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Mrs. Theodore A. Baldwin and her
sister Miss Katherine Judge. who are
in New York, will return to Washing
ton Thursday.
Mrs. Timothy AnSherry has gone to
New York for a lengthy visit.
| Mr.. and Mrs, Arthur Page. Of Garden
city, son and daughtcr-in-law Of the
Ambassador TO England and Mrs. Wal