The Washington times., 1919-12-15
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Mrs. McAdOO Leaves White House.
Congressional Club Reception


pie Tor the holiday season, beginning
at the end Of this week, in their home
at Elkins, w. Va. They will leave
there about January 10 for four
months absence in Arizona, and be-
lore returning East they will motor
through California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Lanier
Winslow will leave Washington
w Wednesday to start for England.
where Mr.. Winslow will take up his
new duties as first secretary of the
American embassy in London, having
peen transferred from the State De-
partment.
Scott Bromwell is spending a week
IN virginia duck shooting, but will
return to Washington to spend Christ
mas with his mother and sister. Mrs.
Charies s. Bromwell and Miss Mildred
Miss Bromwell will leave town on
January for Chicago. where she is
10 be member of Miss Courtney,
Let's wedding party.
Senator and Mrs. James W. wads-
worth, 5r-, will give a dance at Grass
lands on December 80 for their school
girl daughter, Miss Evelyn Wads-
worth.
Mrs. Henry F. Dimock has loaned
her ballroom for the bridge party
which is being given this afternoon
to pay for the upkeep Of the auto
mobile used by the children's section
or the Washington Diet Kitchen. A
number OF prominent women are en-
tertaining parties for the. occasion.
Senior Manuel Castro Quesada min
ister from Costa Rica to Warrington.
arrived in the Capital yesterday and
has taken an apartment at Wardman
Park Hotel. Senior Quesada was min
lister to this country at the time of
the uprising In Costa Rica and left
Washington to return to his country.
ne mas not yet been received at the
An exhibition of Belgian laces will
be held this afternoon In Mrs.
Marshall Fields drawing room. :. Tea
will be served during the afternoon.
Baroness de- Cartier dc Marchienne,
wife Of the Belgian amba assador, will
be present and, Mrs. Field will be as
sisted by Mrs. Henry Getty Chiffon,
wife OF the second secretary Of the
British embassy; Mrs. Albert B. Rud-
dock. Mrs. Vernon kellogg, and Mrs.
Hare Lippincott, members of the COM
mittee. which has arranged the exhi-
bition.
Mrs Lippincott.s sister. viscountess
de Beughen, is one of the large group
OF prominent. women who cared for
the 10000 lace makers of Belgium
during the German invasion, and
helped preserve to the world the
wonderful art of making point de
Paris, point de Venise, ~needlepoint,
point d'Alencon. and the almost OBJ
solete point rAnglaise.
In addition to the Iaces which will
be on sale, much rare and priceless
lace will be shown. Mrs. Field has
added to the exhibit her own magnif-
cent collection of brocades, laces, and
Jades, and Mrs. Kirk. mother of Mrs.
Ruddock, has loaned the rare veil
of "needlepoint" lace, probably the
only one of its kind in this country.
and which has been shown in two
International exhibits. This Is an ex-
ample OF the war work of the won
derful women OF Belgium. aseit was
all made during the German occu-
pancy of Belgium and under the most
tragic and pathetic circumstances.
The patterns are OF particularly joyous
figures and scenes and are a monu-
the women of Belgium. The work
also shows the part which Herbert
Hoover had in the perpetuating of the
lace OF the little country, for the
thread used in the construction Of all
that is shown was all taken into Bel
gium by him through a special inter-
national agreement between Berlin
and London, to permit transmission
OF thread. and the lace 1t was made
into, through the German lines.
Wide interest centers about the an
nouncement of the engagement in
Philadelphia of Miss Elizabeth Moves
Boyd, daughter Of Mrs. George w.
Boyd, and Paul de Hoff Reed, of Lam
caster. Pa, son of Mrs. John Reed.
Miss Boyd is the granddaughter Of
the late MI and Mrs. Crosby S. Moves,
of this city, and her mother. who was
Formerly Miss MSra Noyes was
great belle here previous to her
marriage. Miss Boyd, who is a debu-
tante OF this season, is one OF the most
attractive and talented members of the
younger set in Philadelphia, and her
rather. the late George w. Boyd. was
for many years the general passenger
agent of the Pennsylvania railroad
and one of the best-known railroad
officials in the United States.
Mr.. Reed Is graduate of st. Paurs,
and he served as member of the
Canadian royal air force and the
United States air service during the
war.
Police Relief Ball.
The roster OF patrons for the Police
Relief Association ball and entertain
ment to be given at the Wardman
Park Hotel the afternoon and evening
of Monday. December 90, takes in all
OF the more important members of
diplomatic, official and resident So
ciety. and includes: The Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Marshall, the. Secrc-
tary of state and Mrs. Lansing. the
Secretary Of War and Mrs. Baker, the