The Washington herald., 1919-01-07

Inc meulcal Dranch OF the Army
Emergency Committee will hold a
meeting at the Highlands unit rooms
this morning at 10 O'Clock 1t is an
urgent meeting and full attendance
Is desired to discuss important mat
ters and the very gratifying returns
OF the benefit of December 10.
|, The annual corporate communion Of
the woman's auxiliary Of the diocese
of Washington will be held in st.
Johns Church, Sixteenth and II
streets, at II o'clock this morning,
after which lunch will be served in
st. Johns parish house. followed by
the usual business meeting.
The Florida Society will meet to-
night at $50 o'clock, at l2l4 F street.
to which all Floridians are invited.
Among those attending will be Sena-
tor Duncan U. Fletcher.
The Washington Alumnae Chapter
of Chi Omega will hold a meeting at
the rooms of the active chapter this
evening at 7:3O o'clock, at 2O24 G street
northwest.
of the year was that of Miss Leila
Gordon, whose mother, Mrs. George
Barnett, presented her at a large
reception yesterday afternoon at the
Marine Barracks; and followed it by
a supposedly small" but certainly
delightful dance in the evening.
Both reception and dance were in
the band room of the Marine Bar
racks which was brilliant with the
flags of all nations, with the receiv-
ing line formed in front of a huge
American flag fianked by the flag Of
the Marine Corps.
Miss Gordon wore an exquisite
gown of pale pink chiffon velvet
draped over silver cloth, with girdle
and trimmings of iridescent fish
scale spangles. Mrs. Barnett was
lovely in almost 'bridey" gown of
white satin fashioned very simply;
and her younger daughter. Miss
Anne Gordon. was most attractive
in dainty frock of pale blue chiffon
and silver.
Mrs. JOsephus Daniels was at the
tea table the greater part Of the
afternoon, and others assisting at
the tables were Mrs. John H. Rus
sell. Mrs. Mark Bristol and Mrs.
Bellinger.
Mrs. John W. Weeks and Mrs. D.
Buchanan Merryman and Mrs. Ar
thur St. Clair, Of New York, were
among others assisting.
Practically all the debutantes who
have been presented this season
were also among those assisting
until the Marine Band lured them
from their duties to the dance floor,
and the reception dissolved into a
sort of impromptu the dansant The
band was stationed on raised plat
form at the end of the room with
a perfect forest of young Christmas
trees forming an effective and fes-
tive background.
Several tables were arranged here
and there around the room, large ones
with urns and a complete range OF
the refreshments usually at afternoon
teas and small ones with lemonade.
grape juice and fruit punch. The
hours for the afternoon reception
were from 4:30 to : o'clock. and guests
were invited for the dance in the
evening at 10 o'clock. n seated supper
being served at midnight. after which
dancing was resumed until-well. al
most indefinitely.
Among those noted during the after
noon were Mrs Albert Mills, Mrs.
Richardson Gibson and Miss Mary
Duncan Gibson, Capt. George Clark.
Mrs. Francis S. Nash and Miss Caro-
Iyn Nash; Mrs. William Bell Watkins
and Miss Virginia Mackay- Smith;
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Bulkley
Hyde, Miss Chandler, Mrs. Wilbur
Car, Mr.. John Barrett. Mrs. Joseph
Kuhn. Mrs. John Remey. Mrs. Paul
Pearsall, Mrs. Barnett's mother. Mrs
Montague: Mrs. Theodore Baldwin.
Nine. de Riano. Mrs Alexander Bent
ley. Mrs. Harvey DelanO. Mrs. Joel
BEnkley. Mrs. Mahlon Pitney. Mrs.
Victor Kaufman. Mrs. Ira Bennett,
Miss May Adams. Mrs. David NJ. Kin
dleberSer. Miss Pauline Kindleberger,
Mrs. Richard Crane. Miss Sophie Sell
bert. Lieut.. Jack Seibert, Mrs. Charles
Drake, and several hundred others.
Former Secretary Of the Treasury
and Mrs. MCAdo0 left Washington
Yesterday for California. where thay
Will spend three months.
The minister of Switzerland and
Mime. Sulzer will entertain two din
ner companies. one for Thursday.
January .. and the other for Tues
uay, January IA.
Mrs. James Marion Johnston was
hostess at tea yesterday after