Evening star., 1916-12-23


Mr.. and Mrs. Claude n. Bennett will
not spend the Christmas season at
Washington, as has been their custom
hitherto. They left for Georgia yester-
day to pass the holidays with their
many relatives and friends at Augusta
and other cities of that state
Mr.. and Mrs. Oney X. Carstarphen of
New York are visiting the latter's
mother, Mrs. Blanche X. Towson.
Omicron Chapter of the Kappa Phi
Fraternity will hold its annual
Christmas dance Wednesday. December
21, at the Lafayette Hotel.
Miss Marian Hummer is home from
college for the holidays. Her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Hummer, have as
guests for the Christmas season Mr.. +.
H. Bowman and Miss Bowman of Rich
mond.
Miss Marie Sims and Miss Enid Sims
entertained al luncheon of sixty COW
ers today a the Brighton in compli-
ment to Miss Louise Hamilton, the
debutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George E. Hamilton.
The guests were seated at small
ia bles placed around a larger center
table, at which the young hostesses
presided Each table had center
piece of poinsettia blossoms.
The guests included the Misses tut
y y
Browne, Miss Amy Bennett. Miss Grace
Beach. Miss Catherine Beach, Miss
Eliza beth Beach, Miss Mary Needer,
Miss Emily Kutz. Miss Candace How
ard, Miss Nellie Johnson, Miss Gather
inc Burdett, Miss Georgia Schofield,
Baroness Won Winckler. Baroness LAZY
Won Winckler. the Misses Lester, MISS
Maxwell Church, Miss Pauline stone,
Miss Helen McCumber. the Misses Ei-
finger, the Misses Brosseau, Miss Jamie
Hearin, Miss Dorothy Shuey, Miss Mary
Garland, the Misses Chase. Miss Mary
Lord Andrews, Miss Elizabe Hamll-
ton Miss Mamie Hamilton, Miss Mar
iory Wright Miss Lucy Flather. Miss
Elizabeth Hills, Miss Eleanor Hoover,
Miss Lucy Hall, Miss Lois Sprigg, Miss
Dorothy Wyeth, Miss Nina Cameron,
| Miss Margheretta Tillman, Miss Marie
Peary. Miss Jane Gregory. Miss Eliza-
beth Kingsbury Mrs. Ashmeade Fuller,
Miss Elizabeth Jones, Miss Carter Null
| likin, Miss Eliza beth Jeffries. Miss Ruth
Donaldson. Miss Beatrice Fairfax. MISS
Nancy Lane, Miss Anne Gordon, MISS
Ann Hight, Miss Jean Roberts. Miss
Delphine Hyle. Miss Helen Claxton and
Miss Anne Dulany.
| Mrs. William Morton Grinhell enter
tained about seventy-five young people
at a dance last night for her daughter
Miss Elizabeth Grinnel, who is home
| from school for the holidays. The dance
| was given at the home of Gen. and MRS
| Ernst, Mrs. Grinnelfs parents. with
| whom she is spending the winter Mr..
George Grinnen returned from school
at Groton, Mass, yesterday, reaching
here in time for the dance.
Mrs. Louis Lombard will be at home
! this afternoon receiving at her resi-
dence Connecticut avenue and S street.
Mrs Charles W. Richardson and Mrs
Perry Heath will preside at the tea
| table, and stringed quartet VIII play
n off
| Mr. Thomas Allen Lombard, who at
tends the Manlius Military School near
Syracuse, n. Y. and the little Misses
Lombard. who are students at George
| town Convent, have joined MIR. and MIS-
| Lombard for the holidays.
| The marriage of Miss Marion Ethel
Norris. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Foster Norris. and DR.. Nelson
Clark Dale of Clinton, n. Y, will take
place this afternoon at 4:15 o'clock at
| the home of the brides parents in S
street.
| Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe will per-
form the ceremony, which will be fol-
| lowed by a large reception at the
| Washington Club.
| The bride will be unattended. but Mr..
Norman Underwood will act as best
man for DIR. Dale.
| Christmas decoration will be in
place. both at the house and club.
| The out-of-town guests here for the
wedding include Miss Margaret Dale
of Springfield, Mass; Miss Eileen
Roach of Baltimore and Mr. and Mrs
| Nathan Mannakee of Williamson, w.
Iva.
| DR.. Dale and his bride will make their
future home at Clinton, n. Y.
| The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
| Houston were the guests of honor of
DR.. and Mrs Charles d. Walcott at
dinner last evening.
| Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ Green enter
| tanned at dinner last evening in honor
| of their house guests, Col. and Mrs.
| Charles r. Krautof. Those asked to
| meet the honor guests We're Gen. and
| Mrs William NJ. Carter, Col. and Mrs.
| W. W. Harris, Col. and Mrs FREDERICK
! Marsh DR.. and Mrs. John Crayke Simp-
| son, Mr. and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes,
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Ord Preston.
| Mai. Palmer Pierce L. S. A. and Mrs
| Pierce were hosts at a large dinner
| last evening. entertaining at the La
, fayette in honor of Gen. and Mrs. VIII
| liam A. Mann.
| Mrs Russell B. Harrison entertained
! at a luncheon followed by matinee
| party this afternoon for her son, Will
| liam Henry Harrison, third, when the
| guests included twenty-four of his
| Young SCnOOl 1rlenuS
| Mrs b. H. Warder will leave Wash
| ington this evening for Camden, S. c.,
| to spend a fortnight with her daugh-
| ter, Mrs. Ralph Ellis.
| The Congressional Club has sent out
| cards for it's New Year day reception,
| which will be held at the clubhouse,
| 200l New Hampshire avenue, from
| till o'clock.
| Representative and Mrs. Ira Copley
will have as their house guests Mr.. and
| Mrs F. r. Babcock of Chicago and
| Commander and Mrs. Henderson now
| stationed at Philadelphi--.--- will ar
| rive at Washington next Wednesday
! to attend the bali which they are CIV
| ing on Friday for Miss Amy Bennett,
| the debutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Ira Bennett. Representative and Mrs.
| Copley will entertain at dinner We'd
nesday evening at the Chevy Chase
| Club in compliment to their house
guests.
| Mrs. Henry F. Dimock will not be at
home tomorrow afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs Carl Smith will not be at
home this afternoon, but will receive
the remaining Saturdays throughout
| the season.