The Washington herald., 1919-12-27
AN ENGAGEMENT OF
WIDESPREAD INTEREST.

WIDESPREAD INTEREST.
Miss Mary Duncan Gibson. the
charming young daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richardson Gibson entertained
about thirty of her most intimate girl
friends at a tea yesterday afternoon
at their home in Rhode Island avenue
when she told them OF her engage
ment to James Writ Russell Robson,
of West Point.
Miss Gibson is one Of the most pop
ular girls in Washington society and
made her debut last season. She spent
ket summer at White sulphur
Strings with her parents who had a
cottage there and took an active part
in the social life of that fashionable
resort She is the granddaughter of
the late Senator Randall Lee Gibson.
of Louisiana. Her family have long
ton. Kentucky and Louisiana.
Mr.. Robinson is the son OF Col.
Writ Robinson. of West Point. and is
an associate Of the Thomas A. Edison
Company at East Orange, n. J. The
Wedding will take place in the spring.
Mrs. Marie de MohrenschiIdt. moxf1-
er-in-law of Mrs. Ferdinand MOhren-
schildt. daughter Of William G. Nc
Adoo. former Secretary of the Treas
ury. landed in New York several days
ago from Europe. Her son was the
second secretary Of the Russian EN-
bassy in Washington before the war
and he died last March. Mrs. de
Mohrenschildt said she fed from Rus
eta because OF the Bolshevik activi-
ties and was robbed Of all her money
while en- route to Finland She was
met at the pier by MIR. McAdoo and
several relatives.
The Misses Ratten entertained at a
tea. yesterday afternoon at their resi-
dHce in Massachusetts avenue.
YOUNGER SET
WERE VERY GAY.
Last evening was a gay one for
the younger set in Washington So
eiety. There were three interesting
dances. all of them preceded by a
number of dinners.
The second of the series of Junior
League dances was given last even
ing at Rauscher's Mr.. and Mrs
jain Harvey Young entertained at
late last night for their daughter,
Miss Elizabeth Young, and her
guest, Miss Aileen Dowsett, of Homo
lulu; and Mr.. and Mrs. I. T. Mann
gave a dance at their residence in
Sixteenth street for their daughter,
Miss Alice Mann. and their son, Bill
lie Mann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Young gave a dinner
earlier in the evening. their guests
going to the Junior League dance
and later to their own party. The
dinner was served at home. There
were twenty guests including Miss
Dowsett. Lansing Holden. jr., of
New York. and Miss Elizabeth Ste
vensOn. of Princeton. n. j.. who is
visiting Miss Mildred BromwelI
There were about seventy guests at
tRs dance. thirty couple and a few
itional guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann's dance was
mostly for the friends of their son and
daughter. both of whom are still IN
school. but the debutantes of this
season and last were also asked.
The house was effectively decorated
with Christmas greens.
Mrs Charles Selden. jr., entertain
ed at a dinner at Rauscher's, for
her schoolgirl daughter. Miss Vir-
gina Selden, the party later attend
ing the Mann dance. The guests
numbered twenty. including Miss
Eleanor Davies, Miss Louise Fort.
Miss Elizabeth Reeder. Miss Anne
Hight. Miss Alice Mann. Miss Ruth
Thurston. Miss Natalie Hammond
Miss Neville johnson. Miss Eleanor
Wheeler. Miss Frederick McKenney,
Robert Larner. william Mann,
Charles Hume, Marshall Marsden,
Reber Littlehale. David Mearns,
John Devereux. Richard Vidmer,
Norris Gaddis. Theodore Baldwin, jr.,
Charles Stone and Godfrey McDon-
aid. The table was adorned with
holly and each girl was presented
with a corsage bouquet of red roses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry T. Oxnard en-
tertained at dinner OF forty COW
ers at the Shoreham for their daugh-
tiers. the Misses Nadine and AdeIine
Oxnard. Among the guests were
Miss Harriet Brown. Jack White,
George Early. Mr.. StrobeI and Stu
~ Symington. all of Baltimore; Miss
Marcia Chaplin. Miss Peggy Martin.
Miss Helen McLanahan. Miss Mil
(dred Bromwell. Miss Cecilia Mccall