The Washington times., 1920-05-12
HAPPENING IN SOCIETY
Richmond Shdehara Hold First Reception-Ms
Colby at Home
Colby at Home

the Southern Society. and DIR. and
Mrs. Francisco j. Yanes will repre-
sent the Pan-American Union
Yesterday afternoon the southern
Society held a reception In the red
room OF the New willard In eompii-
ment 10 President Theodore Bratton.
on the Sociological Congress and full
ly 1000 delegates to the congress and
members OF Southern organizations
were present. A musical program
was given during the afternoon by
students from Martha washington
President Clarence J. Owens. OF the
Southern Society. and Mrs. Owens
were assisted In receiving BY Secre-
tary, Daniels. hr. and Mrs. Claude
N. Bennett, Mrs. ELI Bamford smith
and by officers OF many Southern
units in Washington.
The presentations were made by
the secretary Of the Southern Society,
William dec. Ravenel. In addition
TO President Bratton, the guests and
visitors were presented to DR.. Edwin
c, Dinwiddie. the general superin-
tendent and DIR. J. N McCulloch, edu-
cational secretary OF the sociological
congress- There were In attendance
also a score or more OF the most dis
tinguished men of the country who
are on the program of the congress
for the week
The organization committee Of the
washington Opera Company. MrA
Pearl Moore Gray, chairman, will op-
crate a tea room In a specially erect
ed pavilion at Arlington Park dur
ing the horse show, which will open
on May IS and continue until May ~.
The proceeds will 20 to the opera
producing fvnd. This II q new feature
Mr.. and Mrs. Irwin b. Laughiin
have gone to New York to remain ten
days and are staying at the Hotel st.
Regis. Mr.. Laughlin. who was for
merly attached to the American en-
bassy in London. is now with the
State Department
Mr.. and Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell, of
Washington, who spent last winter IN
New York, have gone to Hot Springs.
Va. and are at the Homestead for q
spring visit
Mr.. and Mrs. william r. r. Hit
are at the Ritz-Csrlton Hotel. New
York. for a short visit
On the occasion of the Salvation
Army tea, to be given at the wash
ington Club tomorrow afternoon from
4 to 9 o'clock, society folk will be
given the chance to meet a represen-
tative body OF women. the presidents
of all the women's clubs in Washing
ton. who will receive the guests. Mrs.
Radcliffe, president of the Washing
ton Club. will stand at the head of
the line, and those assisting her will
be Miss OToole, City Club; Mrs.
Swormstedt. Twentieth Century Club:
Mrs. Basil Msnley, College Women's
Club: Miss Sybil Baker, Ass ssociation
OF Collegiate Alumni: Mrs. Gilmer
Brenizer. Club OF Colonial Danes:
Mrs. Zolnay. Arts Club; Mrs. Lily
likes Rowe, women's Press Club: Ma.
tional Press Association, Mrs, Rag!
dolph Hopkins; Federatiop,-Cf Wofn-
ems Clubs. Mrs. Howard L. Hodg-
kins: Mrs. Isaac Pearson, League of
American RshWomen; Congressional
Club. Mrs. Medill Mccormick, and
| Afss Cummings. Cameron Club, Of
Alexandria
Mrs. Henry B. Brown and Mrs. Eli
phalet F. Andrews will sit at each
end OF table. from which coffee and
doughnuts will be served. During
the tea, a musical program will be
rendered by George Flemer, violinist
, and director; Miss Frances Scherger,
soprano soloist: Miss Ettie Reeves
Alderman, pianist, and Mrs. Winni-
fred Gearhart, whistler. Among those
assisting in the dining room will be
Mrs William Alexander Mccain, Mrs.
Clarence Naylor. Misses Augusta
Glass. May Bigelow, Elsie Funston,
Virginia sylvester, Helen Hopkins,
Nancy Braxton, Edith Yates, Harriet
Harmon. Mildred Draper. Mary Shep-
herd, Lucia Carmany and others.
All members of the College wom-
ems Club, and other college women
OF Washington are urged to attend
the Salvation Army silver tea given
at the Washington Club tomorrow af-
ternoon, from to o'clock. The
College Women's Club is cooperating
with the other women's clubs OF the
city in giving this tea for the bene-
fit OF the Salvation Army drive.
Mrs. Lee Benoist entertained at
luncheon yesterday, Tuesday, at Cafe
St Marks
The marriage OF Capt. Elliott Estell
Dent to Miss Eleanor Semmes Free
man, both of oakley, St Mary's
county, Md, took place at 1880
o'clock today at the rectory Of Holy
Trinity Church, the ceremony being
performed by the Rev. Father Patrick
Brennan. Captain Dent, who is the
son of Col. and Mrs. John Marshall
Dent, commanded Battery c, Nine
teenth Field Artillery, in France, and
saw active service in the war with
Germany. He was a member of the
Washington baseball club, and was
afterward with the Atlanta baseball
team, where he was given credit as
a pitcher for winning the pennant for
that team. He Is a brother of w. Gill
bert Dent, OF the firm OF Gardiner &
Dent, Inc. local real estate brokers.
Both his family and Miss Freeman's
family are prominent in southern
Maryland.