The Washington herald., 1919-01-01
In the Social @orlo
By MAUD NeDoUGALL.

Happy New Year. Everybody!
Washington is celebrating its
| quietest New Year. 1t was the wet
test New Year Eve for a dry New
Year Eve imaginable!
The only big function in which
society was generally interested,
since Mr.. and Mrs. ESward l.. Nc
Lean had called or their dinner for
| the Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall. and the ball which was 10
have followed 1t was the Junior
League Ball, at Rauschers-the
| Victory Ball" as the girls inter-
ested in it had dubbed it. And to a
I certain extent the weather dampen-
ed the ardor of even the Junior
Leaguers.
A number of dinners had been
arranged TO precede the dance,
| among those who entertained being
Mrs. Dellos Blodgett, who had thir-
ty-siX guests.
Miss Alys Downing. president of
the league. received the guests, as
sisted by Miss Lillian Birney, first
! vice president; Mrs. Theodore WilI<-
inson. second vice president. and
| Miss Ruth Larner, a past president
OF the organization. Among the pox
holders were Mrs. Blodgett. Mrs.
+. w. English, Miss Katherine
! Hitchcock. Mrs. Bernard Baruch,
Mrs. Thomas F. Logan, Mrs. +.
Ward Denys, Mrs. Sidney Cloman,
Mrs. Walter S. Scharp, and Ricardo
| Becu. second secretary of the Ar
sentine Embassy
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Gaff en-
tertained at dinner in honor Of MIR.
md Mrs William I'd Tot
had twenty-six guests. Special fes-
| tivities had been arranged at the Club
de .Vingt and the Chevy Chase Club.
Among those who entertained at
Chevy Chase were: Congressman and
/ Mrs. Charles B. Ward and Judge and
Mrs. Timothy T. Ansberry.
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Walker an
nounce the engagement of their sis
ter. Miss Lillian Birney, to Capt. Ed,
ward r. Finkenstaedt. of the Quarter
master Corps, U. S. A Capt Finken
staedts home is in Cleveland.
What will probably be the biggest
reception today will be that given by
| Secretary and Mrs. Daniels who ex-
pect to have receiving with them at
their home on wyoming avenue, the
following ranking officers of the
vessels of the returned fleet, and
their wives: Admiral II. T. Mayo
and Mrs. Mayo, Rear Admiral Hugh
Rodman and Mrs. Rodman, Rear Ad-
mi=al T. S. Rodgers and sister. Mrs.
| Lewis Nelson: Capt Louis NJ. Null
| ton and Mrs. Mutton, Capt. Victor
/ Blue and Mrs. Blue, Capt, Mont
gomery M. Taylor and mother;
Capt. Louis r.. de Steiguer and Mrs.
de Steiguer. Capt. John H. Dayton
and Mrs. Dayton. Capt T.. L. Beach
and sister, Mrs. T. F. Schneider;
Capt. William {. Cole and Mrs. Cole,
Capt. Charles B. McFay and Mrs.
McVay, Capt. Harley II. Christy and
Mrs. Christy. Capt Frederick b.
Bassett and Mrs. Bassett, Capt. o.
p. Jackson and wife and Capt J..
1 c. Palmer and wife. Y
They are not sending out any
cards but will be glad to see anS
of their friends
The Secretary of War and Mrs.
Baker will not receive formally on
New Year Day, as the country is still
technlcaliy at war. but they expect to
be at home Informally and will be
giad TO see any of their friends, in
their lovely old Georgetown home.
Undoubtedly their Technically correct
and Informal at home win really re-
solve itself into something like a tri-
umphal reception of army officers and
their wives who will seize the oppor-
tunity to pay their respects to their
chief. 4
The Speaker and Mrs. Champ Cla TX
will keep open house at Congress
Hall, from to 6 o'clock on New Year
day, receiving in their usual inforyf1al
and hospitable manner. There &ill
be a number of well known worAen
from the congressional set to assist.
the marriage of Miss Ethel Sloan.
daughter Of Representative and Mrk.
Charles H. Sloan. Of Nebraska. and
Grady Corbitt, of Ozark. Ala, whole
engagement was announced on sub
day, win take place on Thursdaf.
Arrangements for the csremony afe