The Washington times., 1916-02-05

weeks visit to the Secretary Of Com
merce and Mrs. William {. RedteI"'
The ladies' board of Georgetown Uni,
Nersity Hospital will hold their annual
benefit at the New National Theater on
Mopday Sa,sd, evening; February ~ nrgst When tne
Anglin In her new comedy success
| 'Bererly's Balance"
| Mrs. Charles A. Chase. of Fillmore
street has charge Of the sale of tickets
Tho freshman prom OF tho George
Washington University was held at the
Raleigh last night. and was one or
the prettiest dances of the winter. Ihe
ballroom on the top floor of the hote.
was decorated with palms and SCutherl
smilax. and u buffet supper was served
at midniRht. The guests were received
by the deans of the COLLEGES, DR.. w. a.
Wilbur. Or. Howard L. Hodglins, DR..
William Cline Borden. DR.. Fraser, DR..
Walton. and Mrs. Wilbur, Mrs. Borden.
Mrs. Fraser. Mrs. Buckingham. Frs.
Tyssowsk and Mrs. Walton. The
noor committee was composed OF the
lows: Columbian College. Robert
Golden Carter; College of Engineering,
Harold Harrison Dutton; medical
school Joseph Kreiselman: dental
school Henry Clay Lowery; law school
(evenlnG class. Thomas X Manning :;
law school tday class. Csssius NJ. Dow
ell; Dremedical class, George Vail Min
ick; National College of Pharmacy.
Stevens Hughes. and college Of vcteri-
nary medicine. Frederick H. Curtis.
Senator and Mrs. James w. Wads-
worth. jr., entertained informally at
| dinner last night.
Former Minister to Spain and Mrs
| William Miller Collier. of Auburn. y. Y.
will arrive in Washington Sunday. and
VIII be at the Willard. where they have
taken an apartment for the rest of the
season. Mr. Collier will be a delegate
| to the forthcoming meeting of the
/ national chamber of commerce. and
will be n special lecturer while here on
diplomacy and the intercourse of States
! at the George Washington Cniversitr.
Henry van Dyke. minister % The
hague. also arrived at the New Willard
| yesterday.
Mrs. John B. Henderson entertained
al dinner last night. having as her
| dame de Ccsredes. the Chinese Min
/ lster and Mrs. WELLINGTON koo. the
Siamesa Minister aud Lady Prabha
| n,arav"ngse. Senator and Ms. }.
Hamilton Lewis, Senator Henry r.
Hollis, Mrs. Thomas f.. Eayard Mr..
and Mrs: Cary Rumsey Mr.. and Mrs
! Medill Mccormick. Mrs. Thomas +.
MTaish' Mrs; lanes Mcdonald. Mrs.
, James Carroll Frazer. Mrs. Barbour of
New YORK; Mrs. Natalie Berry Boyn-
ton, Mrs. John Temple Graves, Frank
| lin MacFeagh. Eames MacVeagh, Mr..
louros. Lieut. Gen. Nelson Miles. Rev.
stephen Van Rensselaer,, and John b.
Henderson.
The Girl Scout surper.dance. which
was given last night at RausCher's s
as contribution Of Henry Ians-
hurEh for the benefit OF that org8ni-
zatiOn was a brilliant success There
were several hundred present be .
| sides the twenty-five troops OF girl
scouts, who numbered over goo. Mrs.
Iuliette Gordon Low. of Savannah,
Ga, the national president of tn" as
81 citation, received, assisted by Mrs.
Giles Scott Rifter. vice president
Mrs. Richard Wainwright. national
| scout commissioner, Mss Cora Neal,
| national secretary. and T.. II. Coy,
| treasurer.
The pstrCnesses were Mrs. Robe ri
| Lansing, Mrs. Albert :. Burleson. Mrs.
| FRANKLIN X. Lane Mrs. David T..
| Houston. Mrs. Thomas W. Gregory.
Mrs: Lindlcy Garrison. Mrs. William
Mrs. George Barnett and MIS-. Stephen
| tlkins. During the evening Mrs.
Low made flag presentation 10 the
| troops.
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| DR.. and Mrs. William Holland Will
mer were among the dinner hosts OF
| last evening.
| Mr.. and MrS. Arthur Lee have cards
out for dinner on edncsday evening
| February 10.
| T.
| The officers and ladies of Washington
| barracks have issued invitations for a
hop at the Officers Club on Friday eve
| ming. February II.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Powers Laird.
| OF overlook, Pa, have issued invita-
tions for the marriage OF their daugn-
ter. Mary Hall. to John DashieIl Myers
on Wednesday, March |, at O'Clock
at the Memorial Church of st. paui.
OnerbrooH DS:,,t Pa: Mr.. Myers forrnerly
May at the Avondalc. Thirty-nlntn
and Locust streets. Philadelphia.
| A brilliant reception ani music re-
| cital was given las. "v"nirg bv Miss
Charlotte CI:ttcndfn Everett, prime :pal
Of the Colonial School for Girls at her
home. New Hampshire avenue Fight
eenth and q streets. The reception
| rooms and the great hall ir which the
| guests assent led I" hear the program
were decorated with palms and pon-
scttias. Miss Everett, assisted by Miss
Jessie Truman. Mrs. George Franklin
Bowermau, and Miss Edna llolmenn
Rochester. y. y. received their friends
| in the drawing room. whose rosA color
| ell decorations formed q beautiful back
| ground for tho handsome gowns worn
| by hostess and guests. In every room
students were actively assisting as
| hCStcsses.
| After the reception the quests assem-
| bIed in the music hall. N"lma Sharr
| opened tie rroerain ly playing the first
| movement Of Bcethuvens sonata. OPP
| Il. No 2 Miss Mary Isabel Hall fol-
| lowed with a group Of two songs.
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Mr.. and Mrs. & B. Brocksbailk, Of
Richmond and their sons are visiting
| in Washington. and are at the Shore
| ham.
The WASHINGTON Section Council OF
Jewish Women viii hold its regular
| meeting Tuesday. February s. at 2:I
! y. nj in the vestrv Of the Eighth Street
| Temple. when a delightful program has
! been arranged. The main speaker ot
| the afternoon will be Justice Wcndol
| =. Stafford. Mrs. \. c. Maver will dis
| Cusq current topics. Miss Ftta SChm'd
| will furnish the musical program, and a
! social hour will conclude the meeting.
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Sir and Mrs. w. II. Clifford, of Oak
| land Va. have come up to Washington
| for A few days. and are at the Shore
! ham Hotel
The board Of mana OF the EpisCo'
| IIxsy nI .,sl