The Washington times., 1919-12-27
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Holiday Festivites-Visconnt Grey Honor Guest at
Dinner-Mr. and Mrs. Bakers Dance

of Col. Writ Robinson, L. s. ~, who
for some years has been professor Of
calculus at the Military Academy,
West Point. The wedding-s TAX
place early next spring.
The engagement was announced
yesterday afternoon when Miss q III
son entertained at tea for about thir-
ty girl friends. \ debutante of last
season, Miss Gibson is one of the
Pfnost popular young girls in society.
She is a granddaughter of the late
Senator Randall Lee Gibson and n
great niece of Mrs. Edward Dougia 5
White, wife OF the Chief Justice of
the United States Supreme Court Her
family has long been prominent So
cially in Washington, kentucky, and
Louisiana
Mr.. Robinson is associated with the
Thomas A. Edison Company. with
headquarters at East Orange. n. ].
He and his fiancee were playmatas
as children, and renewed their ac-
quaintance last summer at White
sulphur Springs. where Mrs. Glib
son and her daughter spent the sea-
son.
Coti1liOn -FavOrs From Hawaii.
The cotillion given last evening at
the Washington Club by Mr.. and Mrs.
John Hervey Young for their daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Hervey Young,
and her guest, Miss Aileen Dowsett,
OF Honolulu. was one of the prettiest
and most original parties of the holi-
day season.
The cotillion began at midnight, in
order not to interfere with the other
dances given last evening, and was
led by Major George Oakley Totten,
jr., and Arthur Bradley Campbell,
dancing with Miss Young and Miss
Dowsett. The figures, in which about
thirty-five couples took part, were all
new and pretty. and the favors were
dainty souvenirs of Hawaii collected
by Mrs. Young and her daughter dur
ing recent trip to the islands.
supper was served at 2:30. The
club was beautifully decorated with
christmas green's and poinsettia, Bit
tersweet berries, holly and mistletoe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young gave a dinner
at their home in Seventeenth street
before the party, their guests attend
ing the Junior League ball at Rausch-
er's for a little while before going on
to the cotillion. There were twenty
in the dinner company, among them
Miss Dowsett, Lansing Holden, jr., Of
New York, and Miss Elizabeth Steven
ing Miss Mildred Bromwell.
KuseFs &c to Halti.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dryden Kuser
have gone to Haiti to visit her par
ents, Col and Mrs. John H. Russell,
who are on duty there.
Senator and Mrs. Henry F. Ashurst,
OF Arizona, have gone to New York
to take part in the ceremonies in
connection with the presentation of
a service Of silver from the State of
Arizona to the crew and officers of
the u s. s. Arizona.
have announced the marriage Of their
daughter. Miss Florence Mary Com
pers, to DR.. William Henry Mackay
OF Waltham, Mass. The service was
performed by DR.. ]. Shera Montgom-
cry at noon on Christmas day. Since
returning from overseas service, DIR.
MacKay has located in Philadelphia,
, where the couple will make their
home. Mrs. MacKay is grand
daughter of Samuel Gompegs, presi-
dent Of the American Federation of
Labor.
Mrs. Wortham James, the former
Mrs. Huntington Wilson, who now
makes her permanent home in New
port, has arrived to spend part of thu
season in Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson, who
have been in California for several
weeks, have taken a cottage at Santa
Barbara, where they expect to spend
the rest of the winter.
DR.. Blair Spencer. o. s. N. and Mrs.
her parents, Brig. Gen and Mrs. John
A. Johnson, have returned to their
home near Philadelphia.
Mr.. Charles Henry Butler will en-
tertain company of eminent men at
breakfast at noon on New Year Day.
following ehis custom established
years ago, and discontinued during
the war. All the viands are brought
from Montsweag farm, his summer
home in Maine.
Mrs. Chase Palmer is leaving to-
day for Los Angeles. Cal, where she
will jain DR.. Palmer, who has been
there for the past month. DR.. Pal
mer has severed his connection with
the United States geological survey
and. with Mrs. Palmer, will make
| their future home in California.
Mrs. SeIden Entertains.
Mrs. Charles Selden, jr., had a din
ucr party at Rauscher's last evening
| for her schoolgirl daughter. Miss Vir-
ginia Selden, the guests afterward at
! tending the dance given by Mr.. and
| Irs. l. T. Mann for their son and
| laughter, Miss Peggy Mann and Billy
! Mann. The guests at the dinner num-
| bered twenty, and were Miss Eleanor
| Davies, Miss Louise Fort, Miss Eliza
| MCPHERSON CAFETERIA
| o16 McPherson Place