The Washington herald., 1920-12-21
-:-WASI1INGTON' .SOCIE7' y
BallN. Y.Gala
Season EDent
Sociefy Turns Attention
70 BENEFIT at Con,lsodore
Hotel Tonight.

NEW YORK. Dec. 2o.-Tomorrow
night the social spotlight will be
directed toward the Hotel commo-
dore. where the annual ball for the
beneft of the Navy Club Is to take
place.
Mn. and Mrs. Vincent Astor. whose
interest in the navy IT, perennial.
have arranged a large dinner party
at $40 Fifth avenue in honor Of Ad-
mirai Wilson. commander Of the At
iantic feet. and Mrs. Wilson, ana
win later take their guests to the
ball. Of which the admiral is the
patron. Mrs. John Henry Hammond
will entertain a large company in
honor Of her young hopefuls. one of
whom. Emily S. Hammond. Is On the
dance committee.
Other dinners will be given by
Mrs. Spencer Turner. Mrs. Maxwell
w. Ross. Mrs. N. Thayer Robb and
Mrs. I. Chauncey McKeever.
Mrs. N. Lentilthon Crook. OF 20
East Fifty-sixth street. will enter
tain at dinner, followed by a theater
party, as will Mrs. George Barton
French. whose dinner Is in honor Of
the Misses Betty Thompson. Isabel
Wood and Helen Trevor.
A darce was given this evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic Z. Church
and Mr.. and Ms. Walter Rumsey
Marvin al the Hotel Plaza, in honor
of their children. Miss Charlotte D.
Church. Miss Judith Marvin and
Rumsey Marvin. The guests were
members Of the debutante set.
Miss Barbara Whitney returned
today from Middleburg. Va, where
she has been attending school and
will pass the Christmas holidays
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
ry Payne Whitney. OF S71 Fifth ave.
nue.. ...
Mr.. and Mrs. william II. woodin
OF 752 Park avenue, have issued in.
vitations for dance which they
viii give on Thursday evening a,
the Hotel Plaza in honor Of thei,
daughter. Miss Elizabeth woodin.
The weekly repetition Of the Pal
Mall supper dance was held thi.
evening at the MacDowell Galleries
los West Fifty-fifth street TIL,
dance had been postponed from las,
Saturday. due to the fact that ths
committee was unable to secure III,
MacDoweh Galleries. The next dane,
Will be held as usual Christina.
night, at the MacDowsll Club.
/ Miss Barbara Spencer will b,
guest OF honor on Wednesday after.
noon at a luncheon which her aunt
Mrs. Edwards Spencer, will give a,
her home. II West Sixteenth street
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt gave ,
dinner dance this evening a. ne,
town house. $40 Fifth avenue il
honor OF her house guest, the Mar.
quis of Carisbrooke.
Mrs. Charles. b. Alexander Wi,
give dance on January in homo,
| OF Miss Virginia Harrison at hel
home, West Fifty-eighth street.
Mrs. Alfred w. Whitman has in.
vitations out for two dinners for he,
deoutante daughter. Miss carmar
MacHado Whitman, on December 2;
and 2S before the dances for tn,
Misses Dorothy Brown and her cou.
sin. Julia Fincke. and for Miss Ju.
liet Longfellow.
Miss Madeline Mulqueen. a daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael j. MuI.
| queen, and granddaughter of the
late Thomas F. Gilroy. a forre,
mayor OF New York. and Paul Ger.
ard Daily are to be married or
Thursday afternoon. January 27, In
st. Patrick's Cathedral.
The marriage of Miss Clara Saw.
age and Harold Aylmer LittIedaft
| took place this evening at All Souls
Unitarian Church. DR.. William l.
sullivan will perform the ceremony
assisted by the brides uncle, tn,
Rev Robert W. Savage, of Win.
| throp, Mass. rf