The Washington times., 1917-11-04
News and Gossip
OfCdpitdl Social
Doin9S and FddS
DEAR SUSAN:

Now that the Liberty loan has gone
over the top. and gone over with a
rush. Washington society has heaved
. sigh Of relief and actually talks
about something elsS-weddings and
engagements, for instance. and the
dosert dryness OF Washington since
Thursday. As a matter of fact. water
flowed like wine" at many OF the
Halloween celebrations on Wednes-
day night, for hotels were canny
about laying IN a large stock OF
drinkables at the last. and the supply
gave out early in the evening. Why,
q week beforehand we could get
nothing but American champagne at
one of the big hotels.
Stag parties were distinctly popu-
lar during the last two weeks in Oc-
tooer, various mems organizations
trying to crowd in their banQuets.
This, however, the famous Gridlron
Club scorned to do, and the frst OF
tts 3amborees IL set for December s.
u u being planned. they say, with a
view 10 making the various foreign
miaaicnAries" In Washington sit up
and take notice, but the Gridiron
Club has not been won't to rely on
grSrs tuIcS-unfermente stimu-
late its wtt-and one wonders.
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But ehis isn't at all what started
90 write about Two diplomatic en-
eHesments have been announced dur
ing the last week-the engagement
Of Dolores Cecilia BoniIIas, the very
charming daughter of the Ambassa-
DOR Of Mexico and Nine. BonIIlas, to
Dr.. Juan 3. Rojo, first secretary of
he Mexican embassy, and Of Baro-
n6as Lily Won Winckler and Ralph r.
Thomas, OF the British embassy's
temporary Btaff-and several others
Of scarcely less interest For in
stance, General and Mrs. Blacks son.
Capt Percy Black. U. S. A., is to
marry Doris Taylor. of Boston, the
ceremony taking place today, but a
few days after the engagement Is
announced.
Ceremony To Follow RiEht
After Announcement.
ms announcement Of Julia Woods en-
SAgement to Andrew Jones will also be
Followed almost immediately by the we'd
ding, the ceremony taking place on Sat-
urdAy, November II. at jamestown. X L
1he wedding will be at noon in st. Mat
hew's Church. jamestown. and after
ward there will be q breakfast at the
Woodbox, the summer home OF Miss
Woods mother, Mrs. Edward Parker
Weed. At Jamestown Mr.. Jones is q
Balhmorean, who. with his mother, Mrs.
Andrew Jones. has been making his
home In New York for some years.
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Pretty little Baroness LILY Won winck-
Ter has endeared herself to Washington
people in the several years she has been
here The daughter Of the consul gen
erA1 Of the Netherlands to Calcutta and
Ams- Barendrecht, she came to this
country shortly after the outbreak Of
The war. and later her sister, Baroness
Charlotte Won Winckler, Joined her.
They have made their home with Mrs,
Samuel Ross and her daughter, Mrs.
stuart Hunt, at their residence In
sheridan Circle. This summer they
nave been at Pagebrook, the beautiful
I'D Virginia home Of Capt. and Mrs
2. IL Walker, where the marriage
Win take place tomorrow.
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An for weddings, we had the mar.
rage yesterday OF Mrs. Frank Wall
.erS daughter, Gladys Walters, and
i1eut Christopher H Williams, o. s.
2. son OF Senator and Mrs. John
.iharp Williams, and one or two out
4 town in which Washington people
we're especially interested. The Wal
ers-Williams wedding was the fourth
N the Walters family in the last two
II three years, and now there is only
ne girl unmarried, Elizabeth Wal
ern, just growing up, who was her
lBter's only attendant. The other
listers are Mrs. Arthur Brown and
Hrk Roland Waddell. of Washington.