The Washington herald., 1918-01-12

Mime. van Starkenborgh-stach
have as their guest the sister-in-law
Of the latter. Mrs. Theodore Marburg,
jr., who will be with them for an i'm
definite period, until she Is able to
join her husband, who is with the
Royal Flying Corps in Canada.
The charity ball to be given at the
Willard this evening for the benefit
of the Children's Hospital promises
to be the most successful in its his
tory.
The President and Mrs. Wilson will
attend, and thirty boxes have been
taken, more than at any previous
ball.
Those entertaining box parties will
include the Brazilian Minister and
Nine. da Cana, Senator and Mrs.
James Wadsworth, the Third Assist
ant Secretary of State and Mrs. Breck-
inridge Long, Senator James d. Phe-
lam, Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, Mr.. and
Mrs. Aksel p. Wichfeld, Mrs. Edward
c. Walker. Mrs. George Vanderbilt.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Willard
DAO"ASCAs MS oAGphACh d. E<lhlllSB
Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Stotesbury, Nine.
Christian Hauge. Mrs. Delos A. Blod-
gett, Mrs. Marshall Field, Mrs. James
Mcdonald, Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley. Mrs. William McC. Ritter. Mrs.
f. T. Thorne. Miss Julia Maths, MIR.
and Mrs. Bernard Baruch, Col. and
Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Logan, William
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Crane, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavus T. Kir-
by. C. W. Morse, Mr.. and Mrs. judah
II. Sears. Miss Rosalie Spang, and
Mrs. T. Septimus Austin.
Mrs. Carl Vrooman, Mrs. Richard
Crane, Mrs. Charles A. Mum, and
Mrs. A. W. Shaw have been added
to the list of patronesses
A large number of dinner parties
will be given before the ball, among
those entertaining being William f.
Fowler. Miss Julia Maths, Mrs. Mar
shall Field, Mrs. Edison Bradley, Mrs.
Delos Blodgett, and Col. and Mrs.
William Cary Sanger, who will en-
tertain for their daughter, Miss Mary
Sanger.
Mrs. Sherman McCallum will enter
'tAAN a SiAoAA party lOiuOTTO"
evening at her residence, in Massa-
chusetts avenue, in honor of Mrs.
John P. Jones, wife of the former
Senator from Nevada, who is visIl-
,as Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins for a few
Guys.
Mrs. Elkins entertained at dinner
last evening in compliment to Mrs.
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley will
give dinner tonight for Judge and
Mrs Ebert Gary. who are visiting
the Brazilian Ambassador and Mime.
da Cana. and will entertain their
guests later in the evening in their
box at the Children's Hospital Char
ity Ball.
Judge and Mrs. Gary will be the
honor guests at luncheon which
Mrs. Horace Westcott will give to
day at the Montgomery Country Club
Last evening Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Marye entertained at dinner for Judge
and Mrs. Gary.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles l.. Mariatt
were hosts . dinner last evening.
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry
will be hosts at dinner this evening
at their residence in Crescent place
Gen. Emilio Guglielmotti. military
attache of the Italian Embassy. is. in
New York for a short stay, and is
stopping at the Ritz-Carlton.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Sloat Fassett,
OF Elmira, n. Y. announce the en-
Gagement of their daughter. Miss
Jennie Fassett, to Ensign Ethel
bert Paul Nevin. Z. S. N. son of
Mrs. Ethelbert Nevin, OF New York,
and the !; e Mr.. Nevin, the COM
poser.
Miss Fassett has travelled and
studied abroad, and is a student of
music and the languages. She at
tended the Cathedral School in
Washington at the same time as
the sister of her fiance, Miss Doris
Neyin, and it was through their
friendship that she first met Mr..
Nevin. who is now stationed on one
of the United States transports.
OF great interest to Washington
is the announcement that Horace
McElderry and Miss Betty Knight,
both of Baltimore, will be married
in that city on February 2. Mr..
McElderry, who is a frequent visi-
tor in Washington. is now in the
naval reserves and is stationed in
Norfolk
Mrs Frederick l. Chaplin will go
to Annapolis today TO chaperone
several young girls at the hop at
the Naval Academy.
Larz Anderson has gone to Bos-
ton for a short visit Mrs. Ander-
son is abroad in the interest of the
canteen service of the Red Cross.
William Mcclellan Ritter will ar
rive in Washington today from
Florida and will be Joined at their
home here by Mrs. Ritter. who has
been out of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter w. Jeffords
left Washington last evening to pass
the weekend at their estate near
Media, Pa.