The Washington herald., 1917-12-31
.News and Vielus of Interest to the Y
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IN WASHINGTON

with Mrs. Charles Hamlin at o'clock
and with Mrs. Robert Lansing at
o'clock.
The Duke OF Devonshire. X G..
Governor General of Canada. the Am
bassadors OF Great Britain, France.
Italy and Japan, Robert Lansing. the
Secretary Of state, have all accepted
invitations to go to New York on
January Il to attend the dinner to be
given at the Astor Hotel OF the New
York state Bar Association.
The charity ball to be given at the
Willard Saturday evening. January Il.
for the benefit of the ChiIdren's Hos
pital, promises to be the most sue
cessful in its history.
The boxes have been taken by the
Brazilian Ambassador and Nine. da
Cana, Senator and Mrs. James Wads-
worth. the Third Assistant Secretary
of State and Mrs. Breckenridge Long.
Rear admiral and Mrs. Willard
Brownson. Mrs. Elkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
f. T. Stotesbury, Nine. Christian
Hauge, Mrs. Delos A. BIodgett, Mrs.
Marshall Field. Mrs. James McDon-
aid. Mr.. and Mrs Edison Bradley. Mrs.
William McC. Ritter. Mrs. William
Thorne, Miss Maths, Mr.. and Mrs.
Bernard Baruch, Col. and Mrs. Robert
NJ. Thompson. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
F. Logan and Mr.. William E. Fow-
Ter.
The board Of directors Of the Col
lege Women's Club will give a tea to
which all the members are invited
tomorrow, New Year Day. at the
clubhouse from to o'clock, with
the new members OF the club as the
guests Of honor. Yesterday Mrs.
L. B. Swormstedt gave a luncheon to
the members OF the Wellesley Club.
Mrs. F. +. Ransome gave a dance in
the evening for her daughters at the
clubhouse.
Mrs. Francis B. James will enter
tain at a tea this afternoon from
to 7 o'clock in compliment to Miss
Mary Duncan Gibson. Miss Sybil
Fletcher and her daughter. Miss
Teresa James. who is home from
school for the holidays.
The Arts Club entertained last
night at a musical. Musical numbers
were given by Mrs. w. S. Cline, as
sisted by Miss Larkin. cellist. The
kinder symphony" with chorus, or
chestra and toy instruments, was also
presented. George Julian Zolnay,
chairman of the entertainment COM
mittee. and Mrs. Emma Prall Knorr.
of the music committee, were in
charge of the entertainment. Mrs.
John Jay White will be the chairman
of the dinner on Thursday night.
when prominent speakers will make
addresses.
The Congressional Club will keep
open house tomorrow from 4 till I,
when every member will constitute
herself a hostess, having the privi-
lege Of inviting her friends From
till II in the evening there will be
an informal dance for the Congress
sional families.
Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly, pres
ident of the. Y. W. {. A.. and the
board of directors, will have 'open
house" tomorrow, New Year Dav.
in the parlors of the Y. w. c. A.,
from TO . O'Clock.
Thirty soldier boys enioyed the
hospitality of as many young la
dies. at the fortnIghtIy dances at
Studio Hall, on Saturday evening.
The hostesses in charge, headed by
Miss Mary Louise Noble, were
Miss Margaret Gates. Miss Mario
RE Potbury. Miss Olive McNeal.
Miss Melanie Gordon, Miss Gather
me McNeal. Mrs. Gaynor, Miss
Morris. Mrs: Johnson. Mrs. Robert
PATTERSON and Miss Mary Ray.
Refreshments were served to the
guests seated around the big open
hre, during the intermission of
dance music furnished by the four
piece jazz band.
Miss Melanie Gordon. teacher of
rhythmic dancing at Studio Hall
furnished the only musical diver
sion in the show at the Belasco
Lheater the past week, by opening
the second act in an exhibition of
modern dancing with the leading
man as her partner.
The stars incline, but do not compel."