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a commodtous chamber. where during
.he war Mrs. Gillett frequently en-
oar.ained several hundred soldiers at
Se, arranging a program and serv-
ing refreshments for them
The sale will continue until We'd
hesoay, December II, Sunday except
ed, and society folk in large numbers.
VINO ,fs9 nave attended these annual sales,
tunity to richly enhance their store
OF christmas presents
Mis. Iliiett, VINO is woman of
ielsure without ever a leisure moment,
mas fashioned each of the dainty
hrttcies with her own hands. and to
De round there are bags of great RICH
ness, as we'll as those for simpler use
knitted articles for babies in the way
OF caps, sacqueS and robes. and, in
Iact, dozens of beautiful things for
the babies. There is a toy table and
fancy pieces for the drawing room
or the boudoir. In fact, almost any
tning one might wish to give for
Christmas. and each article a master
piece of needlecraft.
Mrs. Charles Wood is at the tea
table this afternoon, and there is a
group Of assistants for Mrs. Gillett
each day of the sale.
Commander and Mrs. Guy Davis. U.
). N. entertained at bridge last eve
ming in honor of Commander and Mrs.
Martin r. Metcalf. The other guests
included Capt. and Mrs. Chester Wells,
Capt. and Mrs. Milton S. Reed, Com
mander and Mrs l.. ]. Marquart Com
mander and Mrs. Lucien F. Kimball,
Commander and Mrs. George Nj. Ra-
venscroft DIR. and Mrs. William Tuck
berry and Col. Eugene West.
Representative and Mrs. Mayhew
Wainwright, who are staying at the
Shoreham Hotel, entertained at lunch
con there yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Winthrop Rutherford
and their children are guests of Mrs.
Carroll Mercer at the Lee House. They
are en- route to their home at Aiken,
S. G.
Count and Countess Constantini
are among the passengers aboard
the Majestic sailing today from Eng
land for New York. They will spend
the Christmas holidays with the lat
ter's son, Mr.. Herman Frasch Wilton,
in their country home, Tulip Hill.
Locust valley, L. /. Count Constantini
was temporarily attached to the
Italian embassy here about two years
ago.
Mrs. r. S. Mcbride is chairman of
the committee for entertaining the
wives of the delegates TO the Ameri-
can Institution of Chemical En-
New Willard this week. a luncheon
was given today for the ladies, who
are being entertained at tea this aft
ernoon at the Cosmos Club. A re-
ception and dance will be given at
the New Willard this evening. a din
ner tomorrow evening and tomorrow
afternoon the delegates will go by
motor to Mount Vernon.
Mrs Hamilton Wright will have
charge of table OF miscellaneous
articles at the Child Welfare rum
mage sale to be held December {. s..
win have assisting her Mrs. James
Carroll Frazer, Mrs. Charles Warren.
Mrs. George Ehle, Nine. Weidel, Mrs.
Adolphe Casper Miller. Mrs. Louis
Hertle. Mrs. McCaEE, Mrs. Charles
MacVeagh. Mrs. Frank Simonds. Miss
Lay and Miss Mary Morgan.
Mrs. Loren +. Johnson will have
charge of the table of slippers and
Charles Long. Mrs. Charles Wheeler.
Mrs. Charles Oman. Mrs John Blank
enship. Mrs Merritte Ireland, Mrs.
Parker West, Mrs. Rives Waters,
Mrs. George l.. Smith and Miss
Neville Johnson.
Mrs. Willoughby Chesley heads the
committee tnat is in charge of the
bazaar and supper to be given in the
parish hall of st. Margaret's Church,
place. Thursday and Friday after
Moons. Miss CarOlene Smith, sister
of Rev. Herbert Scott Smith, rector
of ST MarEaret's parish, Will have
charge of the fancy table, and ,other
ladies prominent in church and so
cial circles will preside at the booths
for the sale of cake, candy and home
made preserves.
AS usual at st. Margaret's, the
supper will be the feature of the
evening. Miss Campbell will be as
sisted by a bevy of yound ladies in
serving the table, including Miss
Katherine Dent, Miss Alice Ballan-
tine, Miss Helen Chase and others.
Dancing will follow the supper.
Mrs Joseph Wall will have charge
of a novelty feature for Christmas.
The name of the expert palmist and
fortune teller" is not divulged.
Mrs. Townsend Scott is entertaining
at luncheon today in her home. in
% East Eager street, Baltimore, in