The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-12-17
lean Eliot's We9uS
Of Capital Society


program at Rauscher's on Monday
evening at o'clock.
Mr.. OByrne has Travelled all over
Europe, singing his delightful folk
melodies TO the most cultured must
cal audiences and bringing the mes
sage OF the great musical revival in
Ireland 10 the people OF all nations.
lie is known In every hamlet and
hillside in ireland as well as in the
musical circles Of Paris and London.
During his visit TO Belgium in 1912
he gave "A recital for Cardinal Mercier
in the Palace at Malines. Cardinal
MERCER and all the ecclesiastical
court being present
+ Mr.. O'Byrne always wears the old
Irish costume, which has been revived
in Ireland since the Gaelic renaissance.
Among those who are introduc-
ing MIR. O'Byrne to Washington are
Mrs. Champ Clark. Mrs. Frank Smith,
wife OF Congressman Smith or llli-
nois Mrs. Hsnnis Taylor, Mrs. Her
man Gasch. Mrs. Peter Drury, Mrs.
Frank j.. Walsh. Mrs. Thomas T..
Brown, Mrs. Rosa Downing. Mrs. Is.
j. Roddy. Mrs. Basil Manly, Mrs.
Dorothy Earle. Mrs. William Hard.
Mrs. J. j. Noonan, Miss jeanette Ran
kin, Miss Mary O'Toole. Miss Edna
Sheehy, Mrs. II. T. Pickford, Mrs
Peter Dorsch. Mrs. j. Miller, Mrs. Ed
ward Heating, and Mrs. Paul Hanna.
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The Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Newton Baker headed the receiving
line at the dance sven last night by
the officers OF the ordnance corps at
24o0 Sixteenth street. with Gen. c. G.
Williams, Gen. and Mrs. Denis Il. No
Ian and Gen. and Mrs. w. S. PIERCE as
sisting. Dancing began, at 0:3O
o'clock and continued until | o'clock.
this being in the nature of IA small
and early for the married officers and
their wives, with some guests from
civil life, including "A number of this
years debutantes and bachelor Off
GERS. In addition to the Secretary
and Mrs. Baker and members of the
receiving party. those present includ-
ed General and Mrs. Burr. General
and Mrs. Common, Gen. and Mrs. Will
liam Cornell, General and Mrs. Nc
Intyre, Col. and Mrs. Il. ID. Bricker,
Colonel and Mrs GGssie, Col. and Mrs.
q. w. Parks. and Colonel and Mrs.
King. Colonel and Mrs. Bricker en-
tertained at dinner in compliment to
the Secretary and Mrs. Baker before
the dance.
In addition to Secretary and Mrs.
Baker. the guests included Can. and
Mrs. Denis Il. Nolan. Gen. and Mrs.
William Pierce, Maj. Gen. Clarence G..
Williams, Captain Enochs. L. $. NJ.
and Mr. and Mrs. Benedict Crowell.
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The Secretary OF War and Mrs.
Baker will be the guests of honor at
dinner this evening OF Col. and Mrs
George W Cocheu. L. S. A., going
Lot 10 lao az, n h
er's. at which the Secretary and Mrs
Baker will receive. This is the first
OF series OF dances to be given by
the army officers in and around
Washington.
Miss Nell Carneal. daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. J. ID. Carneal, of Richmond,
who recently made her debut there,
is visiting friends here and will spend
part OF the holidays in New York
before returning home. Miss Carneal
was entertained at a matinee party
at the Belasco Thcater Wednesday
afternoon. 1t is probable that Miss
Carncal will accompany her parents
on n trip abroad shortly.
Mrs. Anna j.. Hendley. president OF
the Anthony League. has returned
from Atlantic City where she SPOKE
before the Res catch Club on the Shep
herd Turner bill aud for national rep
resentation for the District of Column
bia.
DR.. G. T.. Sawyer. of Marion. Ohio,
was in Washington yesterday and
engaged n suite for Inauguration week
at the Washington Hotel for himself
and family. DR.. Sawyer is the family
physician of President elect, Warren
g. Harding.
The Congressional Club will be al
home on New Years Day. There is to
4 he reception I'm the afternoon from
/ 1 to o'clock and a dance will follow
: in the evening.
AIrs. Eliphalet +. Andrews. Mrs. H.
Bradley Davidson. Mrs. Frederick ii
Brooke, Mrs. Theodore Noyes and Mrs
Frank S. Hight compose the com
mittee in charge of the Club dance
this evening at the Womens' City
Club.
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The circulating library OF thu
Womens City Club is now open ever,
week day except Thursday from , tc
o o'clock, and on Tuesday evening
/ from s to o'clock, with the follow
: ing volunteers in charge: Mrs. G.. Il
Baldwin, Miss Frances Martin, Mrs
/ Elizabeth Stcinmetz, Miss Alice VI
Heaven and Miss Helen MCGOWAN.
The library committee will present
talks on the short story Saturda \
afternoons in January.
The house committee announces
that special lunches and dinners may
be arranged for on twenty-four-houl
notice. supper will be served or
Christmas day from to s o'clock.
$
Mrs. George Sachs entertained a
large number Of friends yesterday
| afternoon at her home, 4529 Ninth
street.
The Children's Bazaar to be givcr