The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1918-12-13


siety at the first OF series OF Fri
day afternoon receptions which Mrs
Calhoun will give on December %
Secretary of War Baker, Provost
Marshal General Crowder, Senator
Chamberlain and Representative Ju-
illus Kahn, of the Congressional Mill
tary Affairs Committee, will be guests
Saturday night at a dinner to be held
at the Waldorf by New York city
draft boards. The dinner will be In
celebration of the virtual completion
OF their work by the $50 boards.
Mrs. Daniels, wife Of the Secretary
OF the Navy, was the guest of honor
at luncheon yesterday OF Mrs. George
J. Denis, of California, at the Shore
ham, where Mrs. Denis Is spending an
Indefinite time. Major Denis is in
France. Mrs. Denis is the youngest
daughter of Gen. Albert Sydney John
ston.
Nine. sulzer, wife Of the minister
OF. Switzerland, who Is In New York
for a few days, is staying at the
Plaza Hotel
Lieut.. Lane Coming Home.
Lieut. Franklin K Lane. jr.! son of
the Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
4 Lane, is q passenger aboard the Sus-
quehanna, which Il expected to land
In New York tomorrow. He will come
at once to Washington and will prob
ably reach here some time Sunday.
/ Miss Elizabeth Stevenson. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Stevenson, of
Illinois. will come to Washington
from Lakewood. N. J.. where her fam
lily is spending the winter, for the de-
but of her cousin. Miss Mildred Brom-
we'll. tomorrow. Miss Stevenson will
well and Mrs. Matthew T. Scott.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Frank Let's win be
hosts at q young peoples dinner next
Thursday evening. entertaining in
compliment to their debutante daugh-
ter. Miss Courtney Let's
The tea which Mrs. Matthew T.
Scott and Mrs. Charles s. Bromwell
will give tomorrow to introduce Miss
Mildred Bromwell to society will be |
followed by an informal dance and
several dinner parties are being given
for young people before the dance.
Mrs. William Morton Grinnell will |
give dinner for her daughter, Miss |
Elizabeth Grinnell: Mr.. and Mrs.
Mark Requa will entertain informally |
for Miss Alice Requa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Leroy Tuttle will give q dinner |
at the Club de vingt for the Misses
Tuttle.
The Misses Patten have cards out for |
a small dinner next Thursday evening. |
Cen. Emilio Guglielmotti, military |
attaehe Of the italian embassy. left /
town today to make a series Of |
speeches in the Eastern States in be-
half of the Red Cross Christmas !,
Roll Call" He Will not return to
washington until Christmas.
Senator and Mrs. Gerry Entertain.
Senator and Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry |
entertained a company at supper after |
the theater last evening at the Club (!
de Vingt. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Davies
gave a dinner at the club. and others |
entertaining there were Assistant At /
torney General and Mrs. Samuel Jor-
dan Graham and Miss Mary Graham,
whose guests of honor were Miss
Frances Hopkins and Miss Margare; |
Harding; and Miss Enid Sims, who |
entertained for several of the sea-
sons debutantes. Mrs. T. Q. Donald |
son, Miss Mary Sue Donaldson and |
their guest. Miss Harriet Mccullough. |
Of Atlanta, were also guests Of honor
at party at the club.
Mrs. Wilbur ]. Carr has as her
holiday guest her cousin, Mrs. Henry |
Schurmeier, of st. Paul, Mimi. Mrs. |
Schurmeier's son, DR.. Henry Schur-
meier, Is in France in charge of a |
base hospital. Miss Mary Caroline
Holmes, who has been visiting Mrs. |
Carr, left yesterday for New York,
but will return to Washington on
Sunday. Miss Holmes has been for
thirty-five years a resident and edu-
Gator in Jebail, Syria.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
are spending a few days in New
York and are staying at the St.
Regis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley, who
are now established at their apart
ment on Fifth avenue, in New York,
will return to Washington after Janu
airy !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert lie Roy who
have been the guests OF Mrs. lie Roy's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Casimir de
IMAM MOOICT III NSH iOi n oAS "a
pected to return to Washington to-
morrow.
Miss Gibson n Visitor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Hopkins have
as their guest Mrs. Hopkins sister.
Miss Josephine Gibson, daughter of
Mrs. Charles W. Gibson, OF New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Avery Coonley. who
are making their home at Rosedale. in
Cleveland Park. will have as their
guest for the Christmas holidays. Mr..
Coonley's mother, Mrs. Coonley Ward.
of Chicago. who is spending this win
ter at her country place in Wyoming.
y. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. James Holden will