The Washington times., 1918-12-28

have her formal com
saS followed by a welding breakfast
ar Gladstone" the hone Of the brides
mother, Mrs. John Biddle I'orer.
Miss Porter mad as her maid OF
honor Miss Mary Ellen CassAtt, and
her bridesmaids were Miss Dorothy II.
Barnes and Miss & Gwen Martin.
Mr.. Fearing was attended By his
brother, Joseph Lea Fearing. A. best
| man. and the ushers were z. PennIng-
ton Pearson. Andre Pilot, and Frank
Halpin. Of New York, and Francis B.
Biddle and Charles S. Wood. OF Phila-
delphia-
Mrs. LarI Anderson went today
from Boston to Newport to be the
/ guest Of Mrs. Maude Howell Elliott
at her home Oak Glen. Mrs. Ander-
son was entertained at luncheon to-
day by Mrs. French Vanderbilt and
on Monday Mrs. william Sims.
wife OF Rear Admiral Sims, I. S. ~.
will give a dinner for her. Mrs. An
derson will speak tomorrow at the
Art Association. in Newport.
! William Howard Taft, who has
gone to New York from New Haven,
Conn. to pass a fe wdays. was among
those attending last nights PERFORM
ance OF the opera at the Metropolitan,
TO hear Caruso in Samson ct Dalila--
He was accompanied b yhis brother.
Henry W. Taft
Miss Mary Gwynne entertained at
dinner last evening at her home in N
street. her guests being asked to
meet Brig. Cen Charles L. McCawley.
u. S. NJ C.. who has recently returned
from France, and Mrs. McCawIey.
This is the FIRST formal dinner Miss
Gwynn has given since the United
States entered the war.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Young EatertsIn.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hervey Young
entertained at an informal dance last
evening at their residence on Seven
teenth street in honor of their debu-
tante daughter. Miss Elizabeth Ham
lin Young. Their guests numbered
about 100. including many debutantes
and a number OF the foreign officers
attached TO the military missions.
Judge and Mrs. Sidney BaIlou have
left for California. where they were
brother-in- law. Capt Harry Turner.
Mrs. Annie Cloud. Of wsrrenton, Va.
will be the guest OF Mrs. BaIIou's
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Burnett. dur
ing the absence OF Judge and Mrs.
Ballou.
Mrs. ]. Ryan DeYereu1 has Cancelled
all her engagements for this season. /
because of the death OF her mother. I;
Mrs. Joseph Sinnott, OF Rittenhouse !
square, Philadelphia.
Mrs. Armistead Peter. jr.. has dis /
continued her Sunday afternoons at |
home. and will be at home on Thurs |
day during January and February.
The Robert e Lee Chapter. United |
Daughters of the Confederacy. gave |
A Christmas dance last evening in the !
small ballroom OF the willard. The |
lance was informal. and there was no |
receiving party. Mrs. Walter e. Hut
ton. president OF the chapter, was as |
sisted by the entertainment commit
tee, which was composed OF Mrs. !. |
Leo Webb, chairman; Mrs. Hunter |,
Laughton. vice chairman: Mrs. 4. II. |
Plant. Mrs. William I. Denning, Mrs. |
Edwin DuBose. Mrs. Nobel J. will. |
Mrs George HorninE, Miss Marion |
smith. Mrs. r. II. Lynham. Mrs. Theo- |
lore Judd. Miss Ts'a wilIoughby, and |
Mrs. Julian Cabell Goolsby.
This is the frSt Of a series Of In
-ormal dances arranged by the chap !
or. one TO be given each month ir
he small ballroom OF the Willard.
he second will be on Friday eve
linE. January 2i An Easter ball will
given in the large ballroom on
caster Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Purdy At Vanderbilt.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henry Purdy.
of Washington. are at the Vanderbilt
Hotel, New York, for the holidays.
Mrs Earl p. Gaddis has as her
guests during the holidays her moth
er. Mrs. J. s. Wilson. of Chicago. and
her sisters. Miss Alma Wilson. ~
Chicago. and Mrs Msude StsarnS. OF
New York. Miss Wilson Is head OF
one OF the musical schools OF Chicago
and principal teacher In the voice
Mrs Gaddis IL the wife
OF Senstor Gilbert n. Hitchcock
private secretary.
All graduates ami former students
OF Wellesley. as well as undergrad
yates in town for the holidays are
invited to be present at the annual
luncheon OF the Washing
ton wellesley Club, at the College