The Washington herald., 1918-01-07
fOClefY
In WASHINGTON

Anderson have gone to Miami. Fla.
where they have Joined their father.
Brig. Gen. H. r. Anderson, at the
Royal Palm. They will go later to
their houseboat. the s-Frolic.
A large number of washingtonians
and many officers stationed at Camp
Meade went to Baltimore Saturday for
the dance which Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred
Partridge Klots gave at their resi-
dence in Mt. Vernon place that even-
ing in compliment to Miss Mary Ken
nedy Cromwell.
Mrs. Charles Henry Coster. Of New
York. Is spending several days in
Washington.
Carl vrooman. Assistant Secretary
OF Agriculture. will leave Washington
this week for a speaking tour.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Orme Wilson. jr..
who spent the holidays with Mr.. and
Mrs. Marshall Orme Wilson in New
York. have returned to Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter II. B. Freling-
huysen, of Morristown, n. j., have
come to Washington, where they will
take . house for the winter.
Lieut.. and Mrs. z. Roland N. Har-
riman, who were in Dayton, Ohio. are
now in Boston
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Nixon, who were
! in Atlantic City, have returned to New
York.
Miss Lota Robinson, who was the
guest OF Mr.. and Mns. Z. T. Stotes-
bury In Philadelphia. Is now in New
York.
Col. George d. Moore. U. s. A.. IS
passing several days at the Astor. in
New York.
: Mrs. Howard Gould has gone to
! New York to attend a suffrage con-
vention there. She Is stopping at
the Ritz-Carlton.
Among those who win be at
home Informally today are Mrs.
Joseph Kuhn. Mrs. Wallace Rad
cliffe. Mrs. Sidney Ballou and her
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Burnett.
Miss Virginia Butler will give an
interesting lecture this afternoon
at 4:30 on the Making of Modern
ItGy Due to the Efforts OF Four
/ Patriots" at the Club of Colonial
Danes. Miss Butler. who has lived
I in Italy many years. is thoroughly
| familiar with the situation. Tea
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usual.
De Lancey Gill announces the mar
riage of his daughter. Miss Anne
Draper Gill to Lieut.. Edward Lloyd.
jr., on Saturday, December %, at
Baltimore. Md.
Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood will
not receive this afternoon. but will
be at home on Monday afternoon,
January II. and the following Mon
days until Lent. Mrs. Wood has with
i her for a visit her niece. Miss An
toinette Graves. of New York. who
arrived yesterday. Mr. and Mrs AL
/ fred Howes are also with Mrs. Wood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Chew are in
Atlantic City, where Mrs. Chew is
recuperating from the long illness
which kept her housed all the past
autumn and winter.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob L. Schloss Of
Newark, N. j., have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
| Florence NJ. Schloss, TO Joel l.. Sch
lesinger, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Schlesinger. OF Newark. Mr.. Schles-
niger is assistant purchasing agent
! with the Allen Property Custodian
in Washington.
OF interest to Washington is the
marriage next Saturday of Miss
Margaret Van Buren, Mason, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Grant
Mason. of Tuxedo Park, New York.
to Lieut.. Samuel Sloan Colt, L. S.
R.. at the home of her parents. II
will be noon wedding with a small
reception and breakfast.
This wedding will mark an alliance
between two prominent families.
Miss Mason. since her introduction
to society two years ago. has been
in the forefront of the young set in
this city and at Tuxedo, and has
been identified with the work Of the
Junior League. Her father was a
| nephew Of the late James Henry
Smith and was the residuary legatee
Of his large estate. Lieut.. Colt is a
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Richard c. Colt
and a grandson of the late Samuel
Sloan. financier and railroad presi-
| dent. He was graduated from Yale
In 1914 and soon after his enlistment
was detailed to the Ordnance De-
partment in Washington. where he
will bring his bride.
Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney has
been Obliged to cancel all engage
ments on account of a serious ILL
ness Of tonsilitis.
The Signal Corps branch of the
! army emergency committee. Mrs.
I Charles NICK. Saltzman, chairman.
will meet at the Shoreham this af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock. Everyone in
terested in the work, whether con-
nected with the corps or not. is
cordially invited to be present.
In honor Of Mrs. Champ Clark
Mrs. Frank A. VanderIip, of New
York. who Is living in Washing
ton this winter, will be hostess at
tea Wednesday afternoon, at Ma