The Washington times., 1917-02-18
MAYFLoWER SOCIETY DIMES
Descendants Hold Banquet at Hotel
Lafayette.

About one hundred members and
guests were present.
The decorations consisted Of Ameri
can flags and pink and white flowers
the colors of the society. Place cards
and menus had a design of the ship
Mayfiower, and dates 1620-1917.
A model reproduction OF the ship
Mayfower, loaned by the Smith
sonian Institution, was OF great in
terest.
There was music by Miss Wilbur
violinist, and Miss Nettie Craig. so
prano. Col. Thomas S. Hopkins, ex.
governor general of the National So
ciety, was toaastmaster.
Among After-Dinner Speakers.
Among the after-dinner speakers
were Senator Wesley Jones of Wash
ington, Senator Carroll s. Page OF
Vermont, deputy governor OF the so
ciety, and A. Howard Clark, governor
OF the society.
The guests included A. A. Aspin-
wall and Mrs. Aspinwall, c. A. Aspin-
wall and Mrs. Aspinwall. r. r. Ben
nett, Howard W. Blanchard, Mabel w.
Blanchard, Miss Martha Blanchard,
Mrs. May Blanchard, Frank Bond,
Ernest W. Bradford, William w.
Bride and Mrs. Bride, Frank Herbert
Briggs, DR.. Charles w. Brown and
Mrs. Brown, Edward E. Browne and
Mrs. Browne, and Miss Florence n.
Browne.
DR.. C. N. Brumbsugh. and Mrs.
Brumbaugh, Miss NJ. F. Bugbee, Mrs.
s. X. Blanchard, A. Howard Clark and
Mrs. Clark, Mrs. N. NJ. Clark, Miss
Mary z. Chandler, Miss Mary w.
r. Fitch
and Mrs. Fitch. Rev. James L Gordon,
d. D., Mrs. Harriet Fisher Greve,
Miss Mary A Hartwell, Miss Havener,
Mrs. Helm, DR.. E. A. Hill and Mrs.
Hfll. and Mrs. John Miller Horton, OF
Buffalo, N. Y, Gilman B. Howe
and Mrs. Howe, former Gov.
Thomas s. Hopkins, Senator c. Lester
Jones, and Mrs. Jones, Senator Wes-
ley L. Jones, Miss Flora L. p. John
son, Carter B. Keene, Charles E.
Kern and Mrs. Kern, L. s. Lipscomb
and Mrs. Lipscomb, Hsrtwell Macart-
eney and Mrs. Macsrteney, former
Gov: William l. Marsh, Miss
Garlic Marsh, and Miss Frances Marsh,
coe c. Mitchell, DR.. Charles F. Nesbit
and Mrs. Nesbit and Miss Ethel ]. R.
C. Noyes and Mrs. Noyes.
Mrs. Elsie II. Nusbaumer, of Oak
land, Cal; United States Senator Car
roll S. Page and Miss Page, e. South
ard Parker and Mrs. Parker, H. B.
Patten and Mrs. Patten, Miss Emily
z. Robinson, Miss Mary L. Robinson,
n. F.. Robinson, c. H. Stokes. Miss
BERTHE r. Teft, DR.. Frank H. Towner
and Mrs. Towner, Capt. A. H. Van
Deusen and Mrs. Van Deusen, Justice
Van Orsdel and Mrs. Van Orsdel, DR..
William S. Washburn, Raymond 8.
Washburn and Mrs. Washburn, Mrs. J.
C. Wheeler and Miss Elvira H. Wood.
EntertaIns for Daughter.
Mrs. Frederick A. Ray entertained
at a delightful party on Valentine
Day foPrher schoolgirl daughter, Miss
Elizabeth Ray, granddaughter of the
late Gen. W. S. Shalfenberger, for
mer Assistant Postmaster General
The house was decorated with
hearts and cut flowers of color.
For favors the young folks received
dainty red baskets filled with candy
hearts. - - N-@ - - src~
The guests were the Misses cyn-
thia and Martha Blackburn. Miss
HARRIET Nash, Miss Betty Kilt. Miss
Helen Taylor, Miss Lena Beaver, Miss
Katherine Larcombe, Miss Katherine
Kelly, Miss Mary Keyser, Miss Evelyn
Leach, Miss Margaret Miller, Miss
Margaret Owen, Miss Marietta Wal
lace, Miss Josephine Clendening, and
Audrey keyes, Preston King, jr., John
Ray, jr., Albert Thorne, jr., Charles
Piimper. Jr., Ray Larcombe, John
Wilkes. Charles Keyser. Jr., Freder-
ick Won Vachenhausen, Donald Jones,
Ralph Rayenburg, and ScovilIe AspIn-
wall.
On Tuesday. February %, the hfth
dance of a series which is given by
the, Robert E. Lee Chapter, No. 644.
United Daughters OF the Confeder-
acy. the fourth Tuesday OF each
month. will be held at Confederate
Memorial Home. 1922 Vermont ave.
nue.. These dances are among the
most attractive and pleasant affairs
given by the Southern organization.
and will be under the supervision of
the usual committees.
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Mrs. Huron Lawson Home.
Mrs. Huron W. Lawson returns to-
day from a short concert trip. having
given recitals in colleges at Radford.
Marion, and Basic City, Va, on Thurs
day. Friday, and Saturday evenings.
Is Completing Play.
Miss Minnie Saxton is completing
a charming new fairy play Once
Upon a Time" which will be pro-
duced at one OF the leading theaters
during Easter week.
Miss Saxton is the author OF "Do
You Believe In Fairies?" which was
recently given for the benefit OF the
Working Boys Home.
The dance to be given at the Cairo
BY the Aid and Relief Society OF
the Columbia Polytechnic Institute
for the Blind, has been postponed
to February "a.
Mrs. William McNier, president, and
Mrs. Allyn h. Capron, treasurer, will
be in charge OF arrangements.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory. Mrs. |
DeIos a. Blodgett. Mrs. John A.
and Mrs. E. J. Marquart will |
preside at the tea table at the re-
ception following the card party TO
be given at the residence of Mrs. |
Loren b. T. johnson. 210s Sixteenth |
street. Monday, February 10, for Key
stone Chapter. ID. 4. r.
Tables have been reserved for Mrs.
Loren B. T. Johnson, Mrs. Vida X. |
Mrs. Eliza +. Leary, Mrs. |