The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-05-22
GEN. HORAT|0 GIBSON
OBSERVES BIRTHDAY
Oldest Living West Point Gradu.
ate Entertains Friends at
Eighty-nine.

Brig. Gen. Horatio Gates Gibson.
u. s. A., retired, will give reception
this afternoon at his residence Nin N
street, in celebration of his eighty
ninth birthday anniversary. Thr
guests OF honor will be the members
of the Aztec Club and of the Guade-
ioupe Club. The quantities of flowers
sent General Gibson have turned the
and aDd'd during rims the COURSE Of f the day he
has received letters and kilograms
OF congratulation from all over the
country.
General Gibson, who is the oldest
living graduate OF West Point. will
have among his guests this afternoon,
Rear Admiral John H. Upshur, the
oldest graduate OF Annapolis.
daughter. who makes her home with
hcr father, will receive with him. An
other daughter. Mrs. q. w. Wallace.
and Miss Maria Hunt will preside at
the tea table. and others assisting in
the dining room will be Miss RATHER
Inc White and Miss Emmie Casey.
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sele Of travelling articles will be
held this afternoon from 4 to O'Clock
at the residence Of Mrs. Hugh Wallace.
| in Massachusetts avenue. the proceeds
to go for the benefit Of French children
in a convent near Paris. made destitute
! Tea will be served during the sitter:
noon, and Mrs. Wallace will be assisted
by Mrs. Coiville Barclay. Mrs. Blaine
Beale. Mrs. Nathaniel Francis. Miss
Hegeman.. Miss Katherine McClintock.
Miss Ethel Hartman, Miss Helen Wal
ZACH. and Miss Sallie Beecher
| Return From South.
Miss Dorothea McCandlish. who spent
the winter in New Orleans. has Joined
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. ). Nc
| Candlish, at their home In Georgetown.
CONGRESSMAN and Mrs. Samuel h.
Winslow will be hosts at dinner tonight
at their residence IN New Hampshire
| avenue.
Mrs. Augustus S. Nicholson will close
her home In w street today and 90 to
Hamilton, Va. where she will occupy
her country place during the summer
months.
Mrs. Mary Wheeler Vest, who has
been In Savannah. Ca. and New Or
leans for several months, Is now IN
New York. She will come to " ashing-
ton shortly for an indefinite stay.
Mrs. Joseph Earle, who was expected
| to come to Washington last week from
Savanna, Ga. was detained, but VIII
reach here tomorrow and Will join Cap
tain Earle at his quarters at washing
Sylvanus Stokes. jr.. went to New
York today to remain until Saturday.
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Close Their Apartment.
The Misses Mellon have closed their
apartment at the Connecticut for the
season and have gone to Atlantic
lefty for several weekE In accord
hnce with their usual custom they
will spend the latter part of the sum-
mer at Bar Harbor:
Mrs. 30 Sweeney, Mrs. John NJ. Shat
roth. and Mrs. Horace Towner are
among. the thirty-thre Washington
delegates to the biennial convention
lof the Federation OF Woman's Clubs
which will be held in New York this
week. The party will Neave Wash
ington tomorrow morning at o'clock
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Dr. and Mrs. Walter A. Bloedorn
have cards out for bridge party and
tea on Monday, May 20, at 2:sO o'clock
at the Club of Colonial Danes.
Invitations Are Out.
Mr.. and Mrs Llewellyn Tharp have
issued invitations for the marriage OF
theii daughter. Barbara Harris, to Ben.
jamin Ames Laning. on Saturday even
ing, June 3, at s o'clock, at st. Johns
Church, Georgetown.
s.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Maxwell Duran,
nave cards out for the marriage 3. LIel,
daughter Marie to Earl Kellis Burton
on Wednesday, June H. at o'clock, al
All Saints Church. Chevy Chase.
: -. s.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Rollins Morse are
making an indefinite stay at the Plaza
In New York.