The Washington times., 1918-12-20


of the stage in Washington
today: TWO, Miss Margaret
Harding and Miss Marguerite
Symonds, will be presented to So
ciety this afternoon, and there will be
several dinner parties and dance in
honor of the buds this evening.
Mrs. Mark Bristol, wife OF Admiral
Bristol, U. S. N. will be hostess at
tea at the Highlands today. enter
tanning for her debutante cousin, Miss
Margaret Harding, daughter Of W. P.
G.. Harding, governor Of the Federal
Reserve Board. MrA Adolph Casper
Miller and Mrs. William Corcoran
Hill will preside at the tea table and
the debutante will be assisted by q
little group of girls, including her
sister, Mrs. Frederick H. Prince, tr.,
who is visiting Mrs. John Balantine
Pitney; Miss Mildred Bromwell, Miss
olyve Graef, Miss Carter Mulliken,
Miss Courtney Let's, Miss Alice
Reoua. Miss Frances Hopkins. and
Miss Anna Hamlin.
Mr.. Harding will give a dance for
his daughter during the Christmas
holidays.
First at Home.
Mrs. Clarence Crittendon Calhoun
win have her nrst at home this after
noon from 4 to Z o'clock. when her
daughter, Miss Marguerite symonds,
will make her formal bow to society.
Mrs. Calhoun's mother. Mrs Breaux,
of New Orleans, viii receive with her.
Mrs. Thomas Watt Gregory, Mrs.
George Barnett, Mrs. Charles Howry,
Mrs. Charles Tremon, Mrs. Samuel
Spencer Mrs. Charles Bromweu, Mrs.
Poe white, and Mrs. Loring will pre-
side in the dining room.
Assisting Miss Symonds will be a
numker of debutantes Of this season
and last, including Miss Marjorie
Wright, Miss Carter Mulliken, Miss
Olyve Graef. Miss Mildred Bromwell,
Miss EugeniA Bankhead, Miss Jane
Gregory. Miss Julia zaldivar. Miss
Alice Requa, Miss Emily Gordon, Miss
Mary Duncan Gibson, and Miss Emily
Spear.
Captain and Mrs. Calhoun and Miss
Symonds will leave town Immediately
after Christmas for n visit to Charles
ton, s. c. After their return on Janu-
ary 6, Mrs. Calhoun viii set the date
for a dance she will give at Rausch-
er's for Miss Symonds. =.
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Mrs. william Morton Grinnell will
entertain at q dances this evening at
the washington Club in honor Of her
debutante daughter. Miss Elizabeth
Grinnell. There will be about 200
guests present A number Of dinner
parties will precede the dance. Among
them will be the dinner which Mrs.
Benjamin HELEN will give her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Mary HELEN,
at the Club de Vingt with Miss Grin
nell among the guests. Mr. ana Mrs.
Charles Sumner Hamlin will also en-
tertain at dinner for their daughter,
Miss Anna Hamlin-
To Entertaia MarshaIls.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall will dine on Christmas Day with
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh, who will have
small family party. Their own
Christmas celebration will take place
on Christmas Eve, when the tree pre-
pared for their small ward, Morrison
Marshall, will be lighted. The little
ceremony will be quite informal, with
only q few friends who are particu-
Iarly interested in the baby as guests.
At HOme New Year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S. Hamlin
will be at home on New Year Day. in
with their annual custom,
and will have receiving with them
their debutante daughter, Miss Anna
Hamlin. Miss Hamlin was presented
to society in Boston earlier in the
season, and will have an informal
out at her mothers New Year
Day reception. Mr.. and Mrs. Hamlin