The Washington times., 1917-03-23
MANY DINNERS AT
ARMY-NAVY CLUB
Largest of the Evenings Func-
tions Given by the
lrWinS.

The largest of the many dinner par
ties given at the Army and Navy Club
last night before the weekly dance
Mrs. William Manning Irwin for their
daughter, Miss Mary Regina Irwin,
and her fiance, Lieut.. Thomas B. Lar
kin, U. S. A, who will be married
April 16. The guests included the
wedding party and a few additional
friends. Two members OF the wedding
party were missing, Miss Virginia
Carr, of Albuquerque, and Miss Mar
garet Ashley, of Toledo, who have not
yet arrived. Their places were filled
by Miss Helen McCumber and Miss
Minna Blair. The others were Miss
Ruth Larner. Miss Margaret Larner,
Miss Edith Blair and Miss Elizabeth
Hamilton. bridesmaids; Miss Anne
Irwin, sister of the bride-elect, maid
! of honor: Lieut.. Blackburn Hall, best
man, and Lieut.. William Frazer Tomp-
kins, Lieut.. Ernest Frederick Miller,
Lieut.. Donald Angus Dawson, Lieut..
Alexander Pennington Cronkhite,
Lieut.. Layson Enslow Atkins and
Lieut.. Paul Alfred Hodgson, all OF the
engineer corps and classmates of the
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nahl, Lieut. Harrison Brand, and Harri-
son Irwin, brother of the bride-elect.
! Capt. and Mrs. Harold P. Norton, uncle
and aunt of the bride-elect. were also
in the party. The decorations were
an exceptionally pretty arrangemet of
spring blossoms.
Interesting Dinner.
Another interesting dinner at the
club last evening was given by Prof
and Mrs. stimson Brown, their guests
including Brig. Gen. John J. o'Con-
nell, Col. and Mrs. John B. Bennett,
Major and Mrs. Dennis E. Nolan, Com
modore and Mrs. William S. Hogg,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas d. Hutchinson,
DR.. and Mrs. L. ]. Johnson, Mrs. Char
, lotte NJ. Conger. Mrs. Horace G. Mac
farland, and Paymaster Omar Conger.
Dining in a party together at the
Army and Navy Club last evening
were Major and Mrs. Paul L. Freeman,
Major and Mrs. Robert Z. Noble, Major
and Mrs. William II. Moncrief. Major
and Mrs. Arthur NJ. Whaley, DR.. and
Mrs. Dollard, DR.. and Mrs. T. ]. Kemp,
DR.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Chapman, Lieut..
and Mrs. N. w. Pickering, Mrs.
McMasters, Mrs. d. J. Carr, Dr. Corby,
and DR.. Beltram.
Mrs. Lauterbach. of New York, en-
tertained a company at dinner last
evening at the Army and Navy Club,
including the Minister from Salvador
and Nine Zaldivar. 'he first s~c-atary
CT the Panama legation, ]. E. Lefevre:
mrs. Mason Blunt, Mrs. ArHhIbaId
Oracle. Capt. Guy Scott. Mr.. Ashland.
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took her guests later to the supper
dance at the Willard. when among the
other guests who Joined them were
the counselor of the Persian legation,
Mira An Kuli Kahn and Nine. Ali
kuli, DIR. and Mrs. Tom Williams
Mrs. Theodore Shuey and Miss Dor
othy Shuey. Mrs. Lauterbach is leav-
| ing Washington on Sunday for the
White Sulphur Springs, to remain for
a month. She spent the winter in
sarasota, Fla, coming up to Washing
ton several weeks ago.
Major and Mrs. George ]. Newgar-
den were hosts at dinner last evening
at the Army and Navy Club, having
as their guests Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
william c. Gorgas. Brig. Gen. and
Mrs. John NJ. CIem, Col. and Mrs. Clar-
ence A Stedman. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrie
Craig Ansley, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walker Holcombe.
Col. and Mrs. Francis J. Herman
! also were hosts at dinner last even
ing at the Army and Navy Club.
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The hounds of the Riding and Hunt
Club will meet tomorrow afternoon
at the American University, the fin
ish OF the run to be at Somerset, Nd.
another hunt has been arranged for
next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. J. o. Evans and Miss Ethel