The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1917-12-07
Mrs. Carl Nrooman
Receives IN Honor
Of Mrs. WI Bryan

Mrs. Carl Vrooman and her guest,
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan, will be
at home informally this afternoon
from to o'clock. Mrs. Thomas A.
Edison. who Is staying at the Pow
haitian for a time, will receive with
Mrs. Vrooman and Mrs. Bryan and
Mrs. Charles s. Hamlin will pour tea
Others assisting the hostess will be
her mother, Mrs. Matthew 7. Scott.
Mrs. Albert Sidney Burleson. Mrs.
Josephus Daniels. Mrs. J. c. W. Beck
ham, Mrs. Thomas +. Bayard, Mics
Elizabeth Stevenson, Mrs. Edmund
Dexter, and Mrs. Richard Lane
Mrs. Bryan was the guest In whose
honor Mrs. ROope. state president Of
the w. c. T. U. for Rhode Island. en-
tertained at luncheon at the Raleigh
yesterday.
The Alliance Franchise met yester-
day at the Cosmos Club. with Lieut..
Maurice Boucher, one OF the heroes
OF the battle OF the Marine. as the
lecturer Among those present were
the French Ambassador and Mrs. Jus
serand, Mrs. William Crozier. Nine,
Hans Zulzer, wife of the minister Of
Switzerland: Nine. de Jarney, Mrs.
MCGOWAN, Miss McGowan, Mrs. Hoch-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. y. II. barton, Mrs.
Ffoulke. Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Bald
win, Mrs. Marquand, Mrs. Richards,
Mrs. Rogers. Mrs. ]. II. Cover, Miss
Hartman and Miss Kirby.
The next lecture will be delivered
on Thursday, December IS. at $3.50
by NJ. p. Van Den Ven. professor OF
the University Of Louvain. His sub
ject will be lie Role de fArmee
Beige dams Ia Guerre."
Women Sponsor Lecture.
A number Of prominent women will
act as patronesses for the lecture to be
given by Sergeant Empey tomorrow
afternoon at Polls at , o'clock In aid
OF the Y. ". C. \. war work.
Among them are: Mrs. Marshall.
Mrs. Daniels, Mrs. J. W. wadsworth,
Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. Mrs. Frank B. Moves. Miss
the Misses Patten. Mrs Hen
~ Marquand, Mr.. william Crozier. Mrs
Frederic Atherton, and Mrs. william
Hamilton Bayly.
Mrs. David Hennen Morris. OF New
York. will speak tomorrow morning In
the home OF William Phelps Emo at II
Z
4. Mrs. James Wadsworth, jr.. chair
man ot the Washington committee, will
preside.
Mrs. William Kent entertained inform
ally at luncheon yesterday In honor OF
Mrs. Howard Gould, who has Just ar
rived from the South. to attend the con-
ference Of the officers OF the National !
woman's Party. Invited to meet Mrs |
Gould were Miss Alice Paul. Mrs. Law |
renee Lewis. Miss Maud Younger. Miss |
Anne Martin, and Mrs. John Rogers
Lee Chapter Dance.
The annual Christmas dance OF the
Robert L. Lee Chapter. No. GA, United
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be held at the Cairo Friday evening,
December Is. and will be under the di
rectiOn Of. the following entertain
ment committee: Mrs. Walter L.
Hutton, chairman: Mrs. A. II. Plant,
vice chairman: Mrs. Victor Deyber,
Mrs. Florence Webb. Mrs. Theodore
Judd, Mrs. II. g. Clay, and Mrs. Claude
Y. Bennett, Mrs. Max Forester will
be in charge Of refreshments.
s..
William Miller Collier, former min
'S'Fi ~ 'Npdlu. anu MIS-. NOlileT. VI
Auburn. \. Y. have engaged rooms at
The New willard for the winter. and
will arrive in Washington shortly
after tn" holidays Mr.. Collier Will
deliver his usual course of lectures on
diplomacy at George Washington uni
'ersity during the second semester OF
the university year.
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\ tea dance will be given At the
Club ON Saturday after
loon' December 10. from to I
CLOCK under the auspices OF the
providence Junior Auxiliary, an or
sAnlzation OF girls who assist in
airing Tor the children reached by
ne providence Day Nursery. The
are Mrs Edward Douglas
Nhite' Mrs Edward 3. Mclean, Mrs.
homas +. Logan. Mrs. Joseph Letter.
'ii,, charles e. Marbury, Mrs. Wade
.Ills, Nine. Calderon. Mrs. Hannis
y syIor' the Misses Riggs. and Mrs.
Thomas II. Carter u