The Washington herald., 1917-12-22

son. Miss Halle Davis, Miss Olive
Graef, Miss Leila Gordon, Miss SybiI
Fletcher, Miss Carter Mulliken, Miss
Cecilia McCallum. Miss Lucy Father
Miss Mildred Bromwell, Miss Ellen
Bruce Lee. Miss Anna Montgomery,
Miss Minna Blair, Miss Anita Henry,
Miss Lydia Chaplin. Miss Catherine
Harlow and Miss Enid Sims.
The same young girls and about an
equal number of young men, making
about 80 in all, have been asked for
dinner later in the evening which will
close with dancing.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Mann were hosts
at dinner last evening.
Rev F. Ward Denys Is passing sew
eral days in New York.
Delos Blodgett, jr., left Washington
yesterday for Florida. where he will
spend Christmas with his uncle and
aunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward p. Porch
er. at their estate on the Indian
River. Mrs. Blodgett, the Misse4
Blodgett and Mrs. Charles Grey Mat
thews will leave today to spend
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Porcher.
who will entertain a large family
party OF about twenty for the holt
days. Mrs. Blodgett and her son and
daughters will return to Washington
early in January, but Mrs. Matthews
will remain with Mr.. and Mrs. Porch.
er indefinitely.
The Southern Society OF Washing
ton will entertain at a reception with
dancing this evening in honor of the
army, navy and Marine Corps of the
United States and our allies in the
ballroom OF the Willard at 9 o'clock
The boxes will all be filed with dis
tinguished guests. and the occasion
gives promise of being, a brilliant af-
fair. The walls will be draped with
flags of the allied nations.
Mrs. Charles Ross, of Canada, will
arrive in town shortly to stay with
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Campbell Graef.
Miss Olyve Graef Is home from school
to spend the Christmas holidays with
her parents.
On New Year Eve Miss Graef will
be hostess at an informal dance, her
guests coming on from three dinner
parties for young people which will
be given that evening. The dinner
hostesses will be Mrs. Arthur Lee,
Mrs. Clarence r. Edwards and Mrs.
Armstead Davis. all of whom have
young daughters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman James, of
Baltimore. are staying at the Bel
mont in New York for several days.
Mrs. James was formerly Miss Isa-
belle Hagner, of this city.
Mr.. and Mrs Brand Whitlock who
have been staying at the Hotel Maur-
ice, Paris, have left there for Havre.
The wedding of Miss Louise Gard
| ner, daughter of Mrs. John c. F.
Gardiner, of New York, and Freder-
lick Rodgers, son of the late Rear
Admiral Frederick Rodgers, U. s. N,
will take place on Saturday after
noon, December %, at 8 o'clock, in
Trinity Chapel, New York. The
wedding will be quiet owing to the
recent death of the bridegroom
father. There will be no reception.
Gen. J. Fred Pierson. who was in
Washington for a few days, has left
for New York.
Mr.. William s. Dell, and his bride
who was formerly Miss Marion
Cleveland, have returned to New
York from Hot Spring. Va, where
they passed their honeymoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Emery are
making an extended stay at the
Astor in New York.
Mrs. Richardson Gibson entertained
at tea yesterday afternoon from 4 to
o'clock at her residence in P street
to introduce her daughter, Miss Mary
Duncan Gibson. Miss Gibson, who is
great-niece of Mrs. Edward Doug.
las White, wife of the Chief Justic.
OF the Supreme Court, is one of the
most interesting buds of the season.
She Is a talented musician and speaks
several languages fiuently.
MIS- Gibson and her daughter, who
received together. both were gowned
In pink. The debutante's frock wae
OF pink tulle over silk, and she car.
ried an armful Of flowers. Mrs. Glib
son wore handsome costume Of pale
pink Georgette crepe, trimmed with
pearl passementerie and relieved by
touches of black. Mrs. Roscoe Bull.
mer, Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs. E. H
Roosevelt and Mrs. Walter Jeffords
presided at the tea table.
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
Elkins gave dance for Miss Gibson
the guests including most of the sea.
sons debutantes.
John e. Kenna, Of Charleston. W
Va. brother of Mrs. Elkins, Is spend.
ing the holidays with Mr.. and Mrs
Elkins.
Mrs. Charles Cromwell entertained
number of young people at luncheon
yesterday for Miss Elizabeth Steven.
son, granddaughter Of former vics
President Adlai Stevenson, and q
deoutante of this season. MIS-.
stevenson. and her parents. Mr.. ant
Mrs. Louis Stevenson. are spending
the winter in Washington and hay,