The Washington times., 1917-12-21
Mrs. Gibson viii
Entertain at Tea
For Her Daughter

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Mrs. Richardson Gibson win enter
tain at tea this afternoon from to
4 Z o'clock at her residence IN P street
to introduce her daughter, Miss Mary
Duncan Gibson. Miss Gibson, who IL
q great-niece OF Mrs Edward Doug
las White, wife OF the Chief Justice
of the Supreme Court, Is one OF the
most interesting buds OF the season.
She is a talented musician and speaks
several languages fluently.
Mrs. Gibson and her daughter, who
will receive together. will both be
gowned in pink. The debutante's
frock Is Of pink tulle over silk, and
she will carry an armful Of flowers.
1 Mrs. Gibson will wear a handsome
costume of pale pink georEette crepe,
trimmed with pearl passemeterie and
relieved by touches of black. Mrs.
Roscoe BuImsr, Mrs Jouett Shouse,
Mrs. E. n. Roosevelt. and Mrs. Waf-
ter Jeffords will preside at the tea
table.
; This evening Mr.. and Mrs. Blaine
l,ElkIns will give a dance for Miss
'rof the seasons debutantss- Ht-y,.---
] Mr.. and Mrs. W. c. Struance. Of VIII
mington. Del. have leased the country
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley David
son. on the Rockville road. for the win
ter. and will take possession about
January Is. They are now at the
PoWhatan. Mr.. Struance has come to
/ Washington on war work
Miss Julia Mcdonald Davis is ex-
pected home this afternoon from
Wellesley College TO spend the Christ
mas holidays with her parents, the
Solicitor General and Mrs. John W.
Davis at their home in Sixteenth street
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The members OF the Wyoming DAN
cfuE Club will entertain with a dance on
Christmas night at the Wyoming.
Mrs. Townsend EntertaIns.
Mrs. Richard Townsend entertain
ed a. distinguished company at dinner
last evening. the party being the first
of series she will give during the
winter.
Mrs. z. r. Waters has closed her
house in jefferson place and gone to
Pensacola to visit her cousin, Mr..
Ronald Tree. OF the aviation corps,
for the holidays.
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:. Miss Esther Foote. daughter of
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Stephen NJ. Foote.
L. s. A. is visiting Miss Ratheryn
Hitchcock. daughter OF Mrs. John N
Speel. and will be in Washington un-
I'll January 4. General Foote is now
in command at Des Moines, Iowa.
Mrs. Foote. who is also at Des
Moines. is recuperating from a recent
operation for appendicitis.
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Senator and Mrs. Philander c.
Knox will spend Christmas at their
country place. at Valley Forge, Pa.
and will have a family house party
over the holidays.
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Miss FraySer announces the marriage
Of her sister. Miss Margaret f. Frayser.
to Patrick II. Mccarthy. on Wednesday,
December I9. at Alexandria, the Rev Dr.
Allison officiating.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Berry will arrive
tomorrow TO spend the holidays with
Mrs. Berryis father. the Rev DIR. c.
Ernest Smith, at his home in New
Hampshire avenue
Dr. and Mrs Reid Hunt. Of Boston,
are visiting Mrs. Hunts parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Hannis Taylor. at their home
on o street
The Southern Industrial Educational
Association have moved to their head
quarters at IDS Connecticut avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Moore. assisted by
Mrs. Penelope Wood. Mrs. L. F. Trude-
wind. and Mrs William Mack. will en-
tertain twenty-five soldiers from the
camp at Fort Myer at their home in
the Northumberland Apartments, New
Hampshire avenue at street north
west. on Christmas Day. The service
me1 will not only be dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. Moore. but will be entertained
throughout the evening in the true spirit
Of the Yuletde.
Admiral and Mrs. W. s. Benson will
have with them for Christmas their
nephew, William Murray, of Pitts
burgh. Admiral Benson. who was
abroad with Colonel House for some
time, returned to Washington last
Saturday