The Washington herald., 1918-12-27

warder, Mrs. Frank F. Fletcher,
Nine. Nordvall, wife of the special
Swedish Commissioner; Nine. Han
kar. Mrs. Franklin Rogers and Miss
AmaryiIis Gillett. This evening
Mrs. Young will give a dance in
compliment to her daughter. the
guests being Miss Young's sister de-
butantes and other members of the
younger set.
One of the most interesting fetes
which has been arranged for any
charity in long while will take the
fashionable world out to the stately
home OF Mr.. Edward Everett, on
Sheridan circle, this afternoon and
evening. It is to be a fete of many
features for the benefit of the Red
Cross helpers, and for the American
Fund for French Wounded. The la
dies who are engineering it include
Mrs. A. Garrison McClintock, Nine.
Grimprel. Nine. Chovel. Nine. de ST.
bour. Mrs. Charles Hamlin. Mrs.
Frederick Delano, Mrs. William A.
Slater. Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, Mrs.
George Becker. and Mrs. Clarence
Wilson. Mrs. Wilson Is directing the
tIlcI SltS Ol lllt SNtlOOl NhO oA U
helping to sell tickets, especially for
the afternoon, and who will help in
serving the tea Miss Anna Hamlin
has rallied her fellow debutantes
around her to do their best to dis
tance all other groups in the selling
Of tickets.
It is to be a rather progressive fete'
tea and dancing in the afternoon,
with the privilege of the card room
for those who prefer bridge to AL
other indoor sports. And IL anybody
really wants to go swimming a per
fectly marvellous swimming pool, mar
BILE lined, and with the water COM
fortably tempered is at their dis
posaL Exhibition swimming and div
ing had been planned as feature OF
the affair. but il was decided that IL
would not be wise to subject the
young athletes to the chance of a
chill while the influenza yet turks
around the corner. So that idea has
been abandoned; but the pool is there.
and any one who wants to enjoy the
novelty of a swim in Washington in
the end of December is at liberty to
bring along a bathing suit, and try it
There is also a new thrill in the for
tUne-telling hne-or rather a "charac-
Ter TcdueF new 10 " dSnlnglOn VINO
is said to be a wonder. She is known
as Libra, and comes from Chicago
with a reputation for positively un-
canny insight. She will be on hand
both afternoon and evening. when
most of the features of the afternoon
will give place to dancing-the affair
winding up with a ball, for which the
regulation charge" $500. is asked.
The afternoon price is $1OO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark L. ReQua, of
California, and their attractive fam
lily. who have been factors in Wash
ington society throughout the war
period. are expecting to return
shortly to their California home.
Miss Alice Requa is among the de-
butantes of this season, but her
plans have been considerably upset
by their unexpected early departure.
She will, however, be presented at
a small tea next month. Senator
Phelan will entertain a large COM
pany of young people at dinner in
her honor next month.
Miss Louise Griswold. of Evan
ston, Ill, will arrive shortly to visit
Miss Requa
The annual charity ball for the
benefit of the Children's Hospital,
which will be given at the Willard
on Saturday evening. January II,
promises to be one OF the most sue
cessful entertainments in the his
tory of the organization. Boxes
have been taken by Mrs. James W.
WadswOrth, jr., Mrs. Aksel Wich-
field. Maj. William F. Fowler, Mrs.
Thomas F. Logan. Mrs. Meyer, Mrs.
Walter Denegre. Mrs. John r. will
Jams, Rear Admiral Willard Brown
son, Mrs. Edison Bradley. Mrs. WILL
lam A. Slater. Mrs. Joseph Freling-
huysen, Mrs. Perry Belmont, Col.
Robert NJ. Thompson, Mrs. Ira c.
COpley, Bernard Baruch. Mrs. f. T.
Stotesbury. OF Philadelphia; Mrs.
Thomas Bell Sweeney. Mrs. T. T.
Can. Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood.
Mrs. Marshall Field. Mrs. Richard
Townsend. Mrs. Edward BeaIe Nc
Lean, Mrs. James Mcdonald. Mrs,
George T. Marye, Senator PheIan,
Larz Anderson, Miss Maths. Mrs c.
c. Glover, Mrs. Hugh Wallace, Mrs.
Raymond T. Baker. Mrs. Dennis
UpsOm. Mrs. Frank Let's. Mrs.
Charles Bromwell. and Mr.. William
p. Emo.
A pretty wedding took place in Ia
koma Park on Christmas Day when
Miss Mary Eloise Grabin. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Roberts GrabiIl,
became the bride of Jesse Bond Smith.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of the brides parents, the Rev.