The Washington times., 1918-12-14

Mrs. Josiah Kingsley Oil and Miss
Jean Oil will be at home this after
noon for the first time this season
and will have with them Mrs. James
Creelman, OF New York, who will be
their guest until Thursday. They will
be assisted by Nine. jacques de la
Chapelle, Mrs. William Dunlap Owens,
and Mrs. Charles Whitman Wetmore.
Tomorrow Mrs. Oil will entertain
informally at luncheon In compliment
to her guest. Mrs. Creelman 10 re-
attend Mrs. William Gibbs McAdoo's
reception on wednesday afternoon.
/ Aero Hero Coming Home.
Mrs. Donaldson, wife of Brig. Gen.
T. Q. Donaldson, U. S. A, who is now
on duty in France, will have her three
sons with her for the Christmas holi-
days. Lieut.. John o. Donaldson, Of
the aviation corps, who was captured
by the Germans after bringing down
seven flyers. He escaped from q
prison camp and is now on his way
home. Lieut.. T. Q. Donaldson, jr.,
will arrive in town on December II
/ from Columbus, Ca, where he Is en-
duty as Instructor in the Infantry
School of Arms, and Midshipman
Augustus Donaldson will have q
Christmas furlough from the Naval
| Academy.
To Tell of work In France.
Mrs. Arthur Ryerson, OF Chicago,
recently home from France. is the
guest OF Congressman and Mrs. Medill
Mccormick. at their residence, %
| jackson place.
Mrs. Mccormick has invited . few
| friends to hear Mrs. Ryerson's ac-
count of what she has seen in France,
en- Monday afternoon. at the newly
| opened headquarters OF the Repub-
| lican Women's National Executive
Committee, at 1928 H street. Mrs.
Ryerson has served in the American
Fund for French Wounded for the
last six months.
Mrs. Daniel Houston Torrey and her
small daughter, Alice Virginia Torrey.
have taken an apartment at the Carl
] ton, 1741 LAnier place, during Lieu
| tenant Colonel Torrey's absence in
France with the s0Sth Inf" try. Mrs.
Torrey's brother, Col. vyn c..
Buckley, Coast Artillery IS, U. S.
A., is military attache at Rome,
Italy, and has also been serving as
observer on the italian battle fronts
for the last year and half. Colonel
Buckley was recently decorated with
the Order of the Cross, knight OF the
Crown OF Italy.
The National American Woman Suf-
frage Association has cards out for
a supper tomorrow evening at z
o'clock in compliment to Senator W.
/ ~ n,
Pollock. Invitations are also going out
shortly for a similar hospitality next
Sunday evening in honor OF Senator
Selden P. Spencer OF Missouri and
Mrs. Spencer.
To Give wedding Breakfast.
Mrs. Clement A. F. Flaser has re-
turned to Washington after spending
several weeks in Atlantic City and
! New York. She has an apartment in
the MENDOZA during the absence of her
husband Brigadier General F1agier.
who Is in France.
Lieut. Commander and Mrs. Alan
| Goodrich Kirk will entertain at a
breakfast Tuesday. December II, In
honor OF Miss Catherine Harlow and
Lieut. Commdr. Theodore Stark VIII
| kIASOns ~ u D w. "nOse WGoulnk
will take place at 5 o'clock that after
| noon.
| Mrs. Hensley Lacy entertained at
luncheon yesterday. Among her
| guests were Mrs. Albert Sidney Bur-
Lesson, Mrs. Josephus Daniels. Mrs.
Fletcher, wife OF Admiral Fletcher:
Mrs. Wells. wife of Rear Admiral
Wells; Mrs. Randolph Miner, Mrs.
Louis Titus, Mrs. F. Ward Denys and
Mrs. Jenson.
| Senator James d. Phelan enter
tained at dinner last evening in com
pliment to Mr.. and Mrs. Pitts Duff
field. of New York. who are his
guests. Mrs. Duffield was formerly
Miss Isabel McKenna. daughter OF
Justice and Mrs. McKenna.
Senator Phelan will give a dance
| for the debutantes OF this season,
later on, in compliment to Miss Alice
Requa. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
L. Requa, OF California, now winter
residents here
Plans for the production Of Way
| Fairtes," Christmas play, TO be
given at the Belasco Theater, Decem-
bcr %. are progressing rapidly. II is
| being given for the benefit OF the
| fatherless children OF France, and
many box parties are being arranged.
| Among those who arc entertaining
such parties are Mrs. Tasker II. Bliss.
Mrs. Charles Mum, Mrs. Frank Polk.