The Washington times., 1918-12-17
HAP PPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Wedding of Miss Catherine Harlow and Commander WnsOnBrant
Benefit for Columbia Hosptal-New Ambassador Coming

French wounded. Mrs. Ryerson's talk
was preceded by a short address by
Mrs. Raymond Robbins-an appeal
for support and protection in their
positions for the women who had
come to the rescue of industry when
industry would have been at a stand
still without them.
About $50 women were present,
among them Mrs. John Hays Ham
mond, Mrs. Truxton Beale, Mrs.
Nicholas Longworth, Mrs. Joseph S.
Frelinghuysen. Mrs. Archibald Hop.
kins. Mrs. Steenerson, and Mrs. Henry
Davis.
Miss Evelina GleaYes, daughter OF
Vice Admiral Albert L. Gleaves. U.
S. N, and Mrs Gleaves, and Miss
Isabel Stettinnfus. daughter Of Mr-
and Mrs. Edward r. Stettinnius, are
among the young girls in New York.
who are taking part in the musical
comedy "Hooray for the Girls" which
is having a weeks run at the Forty
fourth Street Theater. being under
the auspices of the New York Junior
League.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Spencer S.
Wood will introduce their daughter.
Miss Margaretta Wood to society at
q reception on New Year Day, at
their home, in Boston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cherlemagne Tower
will go TO Atlantic City. after Christ
mas, where they have taken an
apartment.
visit New York.
Mrs. Francis Huger McAdoo and Mr..
and Mrs. Isaac E. Emerson. OF Balti-
more, are at the Chatham Hotel, New
York, for a visit.
Mrs. Thomas Robinson, who Is with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William B.
orme, for a visit Of several months,
is i'll with influenza.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood was
hostess at dance last evening. enter
tanning for her debutante niece. Miss
Antoinette Graves. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. William Leon Graves, of New
York. The dance was given in the
headquarters of the National Amer
ican Woman Suffrage Association.
Mrs. Alice Duer Miller, who spent
last winter in Washington, has re-
turned here and a number of hospital
tiles are being arranged in her honor.
Countess Gizycka is among those who
will entertain for Mrs. Miller.
Mr.. Wilson a Putroness.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson's name heads
the list OF patronesSes for the wei
come Home Ball" to be given at the
Willard on Wednesday evening. jan
uary 2, for the benefit OF the Episco-
pal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
Many prominent women are taking an
interest in the event. which has been
arranged as a benefit for a singular
ly worthy and appealing philanthropy.
The hospital. which Is not endowed,
was among the first institutions to
offer its facilities to the Government.
absolutely without charge. during the |
war, and to II was allotted the highly |
important duty OF examining candi- |
dates for the aviation section Of the
Signal Corps, L. s. A.
In twenty-one years OF laudable serv-
ice, 5000 patients have been cared
for at the hospital. OF whom ee,So0
were free cases. The hospital has been
enlarged four times 70 meet the In
creasing demands upon It To main |
tain il, $1,000 Is required annually. |
INC pay ABOUT Two
thirds of this amount and the rest |
must be raised by voluntary subscrip- |
tions.
The Washington Society OF the |
Archaeological Institute OF America !
will hold a meeting tonight at the |
Washington Club as guests of Miss |
Mary Sharpe and Miss Elizabeth |
Sharpe. Arthur Stanley Riggs, F. F. |
G. S., of Northport, y. Y. will give
an illustrated lecture on -Four Cathe- |
draIs in the War Zone: Rheims, Laon,
Scissors, Amiens."
Because of the great interest shown
in the official British naval photo
graphs presented the past ten days at
the Corcoran Art Gallery. the board
OF trustees has requested the British
ministry of information to continue
the exhibition for another week,
which it has consented to do. The
pictures, showing II. NJ. S. Vindictivn
at Zeebrugge, destroyers in action,
submarines and every phase of naval
warfare. will be on exhibition from
o o'clock to 4:30. and on Sunday from,
1:30 to $50. Lieutenant Walker, of
ii. VI. 8. Vindictive. who gave daily
talks explaining the pictures, will re-
turn from New York today. Mr.. Tai |
bot. OF London, is in charge of the |
exhibit.