The Washington times., 1916-02-05

weeks visit TO the Secretary OF Com
merce and Mrs. William G. Redtela'
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The ladies' board Of Georgetown I'M,
versity Hospital will hold their annual
beneft at the New National Thenter on
| Monday evening. February y, when the
performance will be Mics Margaret
| Anglin In her new comedy success
Mrs. Charles A. Chase. Of Biltn'ore
street has charge q the sale Of tickets
The freshman prom of the George
Washington University was held at the
Raleigh last night. and was one OF
the prettiest dances OF the winter The
ballroom on the top floor of the hote!
was decorated with palms and Scuther9
smilax. and a BUFFET supper was served
/ at midniRht. The guests were received
by the deans of the colleges, DIR. w. a.
| Wilbur. DIR. Howard L. HodgRins, Or.
William Cline Borden, DR.. Fraser Dr'
buckingham, DIR. Tyssowski. and DR.
J Mrs. Fraser. Mrs. Buckingham, Brs.
Tyssowskl and Mrs Walton. the
floor committee was composed OF the
freshman class presidents. az fol-
lows Columbian College. Robert
Golden Carter; College of Engineering;
Harold Harrison Dutton; medical
school. Joseph Kreiselman: dental
school. Henry Clay Lowery; law school
(evening class. Thomas r Manning;
law school (day class), Csssius NJ. Dow
ell; premedical class, George Vail Min
ick; National College of Pharmacy.
Stevens Hughes, and college Of veteri-
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.
lN.U ~
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 a special lecturer while here on
diplomacy and the intercourse of States
at the George Washington University.
Henry van Dyke, minister 20 The
Hague; also arrived at the New Willard
yesterday.
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Mrs. John B. Henderson entertained
at dinner last night, having as her
| guest the Cuban Minister and Ma
dame de CesPedes, the Chinese MIN
lister and Mrs. Wellington Koo, the
/ Siamess Minister and Lady Prabha
karav"ngse, Senator and Mrs. J.
Hamilton Lewis, Senator Henry f.
Hollis, Mrs. Thomas f.. Bayard, Mr..
and Mira. Cary Rumsey Mr., and Mrs
Medill Mccormick. Mrs. Thomas +.
| Walsh, Mrs. James Mcdonald. Mrs.
James Carroll Frazer. Mrs. Barbour, of
New York; Mrs. Natalie Berry Boyn-
ton, Mrs. John Temple Graves. Frank
lin Macveagh. Eames MacVeagh, Mr..
| Nouros, Lieut.. Gen. Nelson Miles, Rev.
i stephen Van Rensselaer, and John B,
| Henderson.
The Girl Scout supper dance. which
was given last night at Rauscher's
as a contribution Of Henry Lans-
burEh for the benefit of that organi-
Zation was q brilliant success. There
were several hundred present be
sides the twenty-five troops OF girl
scouts. who numbered over 800. Mrs
Iuliette Gordon Low, of Savannah
Ga, the national president of the as
50 citation, received, assisted by Mrs
Giles Scott Rifter. vice president
Mrs. Richard Wainwright. national
scout commissioner; MISS Cora Neal
national secretary. and j.. II. Coy
| treasurer.
The pstrcnesses were Mrs. Robert
Lansing, Mrs. Albert $. Burleson, Mrs
Franklin K. Lane, Mrs. David T.
Houston. Mrs. Thomas w. Gregory
G. Redfield. Mrs. Josephus Daniels
Mrs. George Barnett and Mrs. Stephen
lGlkins. During the evening Mrs
Low made flag presentation TO tho
troops.
DR.. and Mrs. William Holland vii,
ner were among the dinner hosts OF
last evening.
Mr.: and Mrs Arthur Lee have card
out for a dinner on Wednesday evening
February IL.
/ The officers and ladies of Washington
5 Barracks have issued invitations for
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
t ter. Mary Hall, to John Dashiell Myer
D on Wednesday March l, at O'Clock
Overlook. Pa. Mr.. Myers former!
was a resident of Washington. Tn
r young people will he at home afte
: May at the Avondalc, Thirty-nlntl
: and Locust streets, Philadelphia.
A brilliant reception ana music re
4 cital was given last evening by Mis-
= Charlotte Crittenden Everett. princ!pa
home. New Hampshire avenue. Eight
l. eenth and q streets. The reception
rooms and the great hall ir which tn
guests assembled To hear the program
. we're decorated with palms and poin
0 settias. Miss Everett, assisted by Mis-
y Jessie Truman, Mrs. George Frankli
9 Bowermau, and Miss Edna Kolmenr
r Rochester. y. Y. received their friend
i | IN the drawing TOOTl, WHOSE TOSS CblOl
4 ed decorations formed q beautiful back
= ground for tho handsome. gowns wor
by hostess and guests. In every roor
r students were actively assisting a
a hcstesses.
Il After the reception the guests Assem-
v bIed in the music hall. 'Velma Shar
: opened tie program hy playing the tirs
a movement Of Beethovens sonata. Or
81. No. 2 Miss Mary Isabel Hall fol
lowed with a group OF two songs.
n
= Mr.. and Mrs. e. =. Brooksbahk, G
Richmond. and their sons are Visitin
q in Washington. and are at the Shore
ham.
. The Washington Section Council {
a Jewish Women win hold its reGula
meeting Tuesday, February g. at q;
y. nj. in the vestrv OF the Eighth Stree
q Temple, when a delightful program ina
n been arranged. The main speaker
: the afternoon will be Justice Wende
p. Stafford. Mrs. A. c. Maver VIII III
cuss current topics. Miss Ftta Schm'C
. will furnish the musical program, ana
n social hour will conclude the meeting.
6 Mr. and Mrs. w. II. CLIFFORD. of Oal
l. land. Va. have come up to Washingto
il for few days. and are at the Shor,
d ham Hotel.