The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-01-01
MISS VR00MAN AT HOME
Mrs. Matthew T. Scott, Her Mother
to Receive With Her.

Mrs. Carl Vrooman, wife of the As
sistant Secretary Of Agriculture, will
be at home this afternoon.
Her mother, Mrs. Matthew T. Scott,
will receive with Mrs. Vrooman, who
will be assisted by Mrs. ]. Hamilton
Lewis, Mrs. Claude Swanson. Mrs.
Thomas p. Gore, Miss Stone the
Misses Winston, cousins OF Mrs. vroo-
man, and Miss Lucy Burleson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vrooman have planned
several dinners, one on January in
compliment to the Secretary of Agri-
culture and Mrs. Houston; one on
January %, when Secretary of War
and Mrs. Baker will be the honor
guests. On February the Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall will be the
guests of honor at a dinner which
Mr.. and Mrs. Vrooman will give, and
again. on February 20, they will en-
terrain at dinner for the Secretary of
State and Mrs. Lansing.
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Mrs. John A Logan will be at home
this afternoon at her residence. in
Thirteenth. street. Receiving with
Mrs. Logan will be her daughter, Mrs.
w. F. Tucker. Mrs. Frank Hume, Mrs.
William A. Rodenberg. Mrs. Harry
Mitchell, Mrs! S. X. Cunningham,
Mrs. Charles +. B. Prite, Mrs. Samuel
Houston Carr and Mrs. John n. Speel.
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Frederick Hoffman returned to
Washington last night from a short
stay in Philadelphia.
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Wedding Date Set.
Miss Edith Koon, daughter of Mrs.
Ezra Koon, has selected January 20
as the date of her marriage to Wilbur
]. Carr, director of the consular serv-
fee.
The wedding will take place at 4:3O
o'clock in the brides apartment in
the Dresden.
The Secretary of State and Mrs.
Lansing will be the only guests out
side the immediate families at the
ceremony, but a number of distin-
guished guests have been asked to
the reception which is to follow.
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The Secretary of Commerce was
host at an informal luncheon today.
Mrs. Redfield will not be at home
this afternoon, but will recel-c
Wednesday afternoon for the first
time this season.
Col. and Mrs. George A. Armes will
receive this afternoon. Mrs. Armes
will entertain the Shakespeare So
ciety of Washington Tuesday evening
at the Ebbitt. Mrs. Armes is treas
urer and chairman of the entertain
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Mr. Sato Dinner Host.
The Japanese ambassador, Mr.. Sato,
will entertain informally at dinner
this evening. He also had guests for
dinner last evening.
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Nine. Van Rappard and Mile. Van
Rappard, wife and daughter of the
minister of The Netherlands, who
have just returned to Washington,
are at the Lafayette Hotel while the
legation is being put in order.
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Hostesses of Egg Nogg Party.
The Misses Delano. daughters of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick A. DeIano, were
hostess at an egg nogg party yester-
day afternoon at their residence in Six
teenth street
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Mrs. Francis Alton Connolly had a
few guests for tea yesterday afternoon
to meet Miss Sylvia Curtis, OF Plain
field, n. j., who is visiting her Mrs.
Connolly's mother. Mrs. r. J. Hunter.
and Miss Curtis received with the host
ess. and Mrs. z. Newton Estes, of New
York, presided at the tea table
Mrs. Estes and her mother. Mrs. Os-
car Bergstrom. of New York, are at
the Shoreham for a month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Connolly will be hosts
at an Informal dinner party this even
ing, entertaining for Miss Curtis
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Mrs. John Crayke Simpson will give
an informal tea dance this afternoon
for her young guest, Miss Miriam Hoy.
OF Albany, n. Y
Mrs. Simpson will give a luncheon
for Mrs. Ridley Mclean.