The Washington herald., 1917-12-20
TOClefY
" WAsAINoToN
IN MASAINCTON

Col. E. n. House, who was a guest
at the White House, left Washington
yesterday.
An Interesting gathering Of society
women Of the official. diplomatic and
residential circles were invited by
Lady Spring Rice. wife Of the British
Ambassador, to the embassy yester-
day afternoon to hear Mrs. Stobart.
a brilliant English woman, tell of the
retreat Of the Serbian army, Of the
heroism OF the Serbian women and
the horrors they endured. Mrs. Sto-
bart holds a commission as major in
the Serbian army. and was in charge
of a hospital unit in that afflicted
country. Mrs. Stobart gave a most
interesting talk and thrilled all of
her hearers.
The Duchess Of Devonshire and her
daughter. Lady Blanche Cavendish.
who were guests at the British EN-
basSy. have returned to Canada.
Secretary Of the Treasury. William
Gibbs McAdoo, has returned to Wash
ington from a short trip to Phila-
delphia.
"lllaH D. "uSOns SECRETARY Oh
Labor, who has been in st. Paul for
some time, left there yesterday for
Chicago. He hopes to return to WASH
ington for Christmas. though he is
not sure he can accomplish 1t. He
has been absent from home since the
first Of October.
Assistant Secretary of Agriculture
and Mrs. Carl Vrooman will have a
number Of soldiers as their guests
on Christmas day for both dinner and
supper, as they did Thanksgiving Day.
Miss Mildred Bromwell arrived yes
terday from the Foxcroft School IN
Middleburg. Va. to spend the Christ
mas holidays with her mother. Mrs.
Charles Cromwell. Her son, NJ. Scott
Bromwell. who Is a student at Har-
ward. will reach Washington Saturday
to pass Christmas with his mother and
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Moore, who
have been staying at the Ebbitt for
about a week, will return to their
home in Newport. Pa, on Saturday.
Mrs. Moore is a sister of Mrs. Robert
Dodge Hagner. of this city. Mrs. Hag-
ner was formerly Miss Irene Brown.
Henry P. Fletcher, American Am
bassador to Mexico, and Mrs. Fletch-
er have arrived in Washington. They
do not expect to return to Mexico un-
til after Christmas.
President A. Lawrence Lowell, of
Harvard University, will reach Wash
ington today to attend the annual din
ner Of the Washington Harvard Club
which will be given at Rauscher's
this evening.
Mrs. whitelaw Reid has gone from
London to Paris, where she Is staying
at the Hotel Ritz.
A recent interesting addition to the
prominent men of New York doing
war work in Washington is John
Henry Hammond. He has been ap-
pointed director Of the bureau OF en-
envy trade, which has its headquarters
here. 1t is a department of the War
Trade Board
OF interest to Washington Is the
marriage today in Cambridge. Mass,
of Miss Evelyn Smyth, daughter Of
Prof. and Mrs. Herbert Weir Smyth,
and Lieut. T. ]. Duncan Fuller, jr.
The ceremony will be performed at
$50 o'clock at Appleton Chapel, Har-
ward University.
Lieut. Fuller is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs Thomas ]. D. Fuller, of 23l7 Ash
mead place. Washington. He was
graduated from Harvard in the class
Of 1915, and is now first lieutenant in
the aviation section OF the Signal
Corps. and is stationed for the present
at Fort Sill, Oklahoma
Edouard de Billy. head Of the
French High Commission during the
absence of Andre Tardieu in France,
will be host at dinner this evening.
Mrs. Krauthor, wife of Col.
Krauthoff, U. S. A, will be the
honor guest at the luncheon which
Mrs. Victor Kaufman will give to-
day at the Shoreham.
Mrs. Benjamin H. warder has can
celed the date for the ball which she
was to give at Rauscher's on Deem
Der .. for her granddaughter, Miss
Louise Thoron.
Mrs. Simon Newcomb announces
the engagement OF her granddaugh-
ter, Miss Mildred Newcomb Wilson,
and Capt. Daniel Notes, of the En-
gineer Corps, U. S. A. Mrs. c, w.
Robertson was hostess yesterday
afternoon at the second of a series
Of bridge parties which she Is giving
at the Cairo. There were thirty-two
guests.
Mrs. Charles NJ. Ffoulke will not be
at home today as she is out Of town
Mrs. Ffoulke will have with her for
the holidays her Granddaughter, Miss
Glayds Flonlke Smith, who arrived
yesterday.
Miss Elizabeth Koones, debutante
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Charles X.
Koones, entertained a number Of the
seasons buds at luncheon yesterday.
The guests were: Miss Margaret
Devereux. Miss Eutasia Hardesty,
Miss Mary Hill, Miss Daviette Flick
len, Miss Mary Duncan Gibson, Miss
Agnes Messick. Miss Enid Sims, Miss
Abigail Harvey. Miss Ruth Stiles,
Miss Phoebe Walker. Miss Elizabeth
Burnett and Miss Marie Louise La
morelle, OF Philadelphia.
Today Miss Hardesty will enter
tain at luncheon for the debutantes.
She Is the debutante daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred s. Hardesty.
Senator James A. Reed and Mrs.
Reed will leave Washington the end
Of the week to pass Christmas with
Senator Reeds mother in Iowa.