The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-08-04
THE CITYS SOCIAL SIDE
Throng
At the Engineer
Company Bali

The fifteenth company of the nth
provisional training regiment enter
tanned at ball last evening at the
willard Hotel. The roster of the
company includes the officers and
Estudents Of the engineer company at
the reserve officers training camps
/ at Fort Myer. Belvoir and 1.-THE Amer
lean University = :. =
The patronesses were Mrs. Henry
Jervey, Mrs. George r. spauiding.
Mrs. John n. Hodges, Mrs. +. s.
Strong. Mrs. Mason Young, Mrs. Har-
rison Brand, Mrs. John II. Finney.
Mrs. J. Vinton Birch. Mrs. G. B. Raj
ter, Mrs. Edwins d. Grunow. Miss
| Harriet Douglas and Miss Mabel Is.
Robe ftssss,sls .-,s7.,-.,-..-.,
The honor guests were Capt. and
Mrs. Jsrvey. Major and Mrs. Hodges.
Major and Mrs Spaulding, Captain
Strong. Captain and Mrs. Young.
Captain and Mrs. Brand and Capt. 4.
A. Bethel 100 e..
| The Invitation committee included
Lieut.. w. II. Grunow. Lieut.. f. II.
Robnett. and Candidate I. D'A. Brent.
On the finance committee were Lieut.
Caleb ID. kenney. Lieut.. Robert c.
| Lewis, and Lieut.. P. o. B. Mont
gomery. On the reception committee
! were Major John II. Finney, Capt. J.
g., Vinton Birch, and Lieut.. {. IS. Rafter.
| The committee on arrangements in
cluded Lieut.. Robnett, Candidate
Brent and Candidate Edward NJ
Stuart. The special committee was
composed Of Lieut.. Daniel Summers.
| Lieut.. G. II. Schlotterer and Candi-
date Junius T. Moore.
The ball rooms at the Willard which
were loaned for the occasion by the
management OF the hotel, were elabo-
rately decorated with flags and
| flowers. The ball opened with a bugie
cafT for assembly followed by another
call ITO arms" after which dancing
began. During the intermission, after
the serving Of an elaborate supper.
| the guests gathered in groups and
| sang songs which have proven popu-
lar at the camps. The ball closed with
the playing OF THE Star Spangied
Banner" and the sounding OF taps"
by the bugler.
John Nee. Bowman, OF the Federal
IDod Commission. has returned to
,His home in New York for the week
! end. He spends part of every week
4 IN mdbnlnklOns SINCE becoming a
member OF the commission.
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Mrs. Duncan Hunter, Of Providence.
r. l.. announced the engagement Of
her daughter. Miss Frances G. Hunter.
to Curtis Burton Munson. OF New
York, who II serving with the Lafay-
cite EscadrT1le in France.
Miss Hunter Is a granddaughter OF
the late Governor Lippitt, OF Rhode
| Island. and a niece of Henry F. Lip
pitt, who was United States Senator
from Rhode Island, and OF Charles
Warren Lppitt. who also was Gov
+, ernor OF that State. Her father. who
/ died several years ago. was a brother
I OF SIR Archibald Hunter, who had a
| distinguished career In the British
army and was second In command
tnndsFsLsrd' Kitchener in Egypt.
/, Mr. Munson is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Robert II. Munson. He and his brother.
Alexander NJ. Munson. were graduated
| from Yale in 1916. As sophomores they
went together to France and served in
the. American Ambulance Corps.
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John sidney webbs Leave.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sidney Webb and
their son. Haywood, left Washington
yesterday for their summer home at
Easthampton. l. I. Mr. and Mrs
webb's young daughter. Sidney, pre-
coded them to Long Island.
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Mrs. James II. watmouRh has a. her
guest at her home on Wyoming ave
nue. her cousin. Mrs. Arthur ]. Hep
burn. Lieutenant Commander Hep
burn. L. s. ". will join them today
for the weekend. Mrs watmough's
brother. Charles G. Harris. Of Rich
mond. will also spend the weekend
with his sister.
Mrs. ]. C. Macmillan and he. dauEh-
ter. Miss Rubena Macmillan. OF
Springfield. Mo. are guests OF Mr. and
Mrs. Edward V. Rice at 500 Second
street southeast.
]. A. Hoover has zone to RocKaway
Beach. n. i.
r. G. Jones. private secretary to
the First Assistant Secretary or
state. and Mrs. Jones left today for
visit to York. Pa. followed by
motor trip through the Pennsylvania
mountains.
Mrs. hudson e. Clements and her
daughters. the Misses Margaret and
Niauulne N'lementS- nave ElVeE M
! their residence on Bancroft place. and
have taken an apartment at the Cor
dova.
Mrs. Franklin II. Roosevelt has re-
turned to Washington to be with her
husband. the Assistant Secretary OF
the Navy. who is I'll at the Navy Hos
pital. Mrs. Roosevelt has been at
Campo Bello. Me-. for some weeks.
Dr. DHbney Takes Rest.
Or. NirEinius Dabney has Joined his
family at their cottage az Chelsea, y.
j.. where he will remain until Sep
tcmbar IL.
The Minister Of Panama and Mime.
Porras left today for Atlantic CITY.
and will spend the month OF August
there. Their small son. Roderigo. Is
with them.
Mrs. William WheatIey and Mrs. Julia
Kellogg Bradley were among the guests
at the bridge and tea. which Mrs. VIII
liam Livingston Watson gave at the
Casino At White sulphur Springs YES
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