The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-03-25
JEAN ELIOT'S GOSSIP OF SOCIETY
N e ~ Combination
Is Introduced to
Washington.
By JEAN ELIOT.

VIE bridge and nah jong,"
Il now so familiar on cards Of
invitation, may be replaced by
bridge, nah jong and golf," If
combination which was exceed
ingly popular at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kas., can be successfully
introduced into Washington by the
group of army officers-and they
are legion-who have come to the
Capital the last few months from
the latter post.
1t seems that golf and bridge
parties-mah jong had not then
struck the Middle West-at the
Country Club were a favorite form
Of amusement with the army
crowd at Leavenworth a year or
90 ago, the two groups Of players
coming together afterward for tea;
and Mrs. L. V. Frazier, wife Of
Major Frazier, now on duty at
the War College, will introduce
the combination to Washington
when she gives party this
afternoon for her guest, Mrs.
Emil Becker, of Buffalo.
She is now entertaining at the
Officers Club, Washington Bar
racks, and asked her guests to
specify whether they preferred to
play bridge, nah jong or golf.
It was rather tempting fate to
attempt any out-of-door activity
in Washington in March, but, in
spite Of the recent bad weather,
luck seems to have been with
her.
MRS. BECKER is being much
Wl entertained during her stay
with Major and Mrs. Frazier.
Last evening, Col. and Mrs. F. w.
Clark gave a bridge and nah
jongg party in her honor, and to-
morrow she will be entertained by
Col. and Mrs. Homer Grant.
Mrs. William p. Wooten was
hostess a. a luncheon for Mrs.
Frazier and Mrs. Becker today,
the guests going afterward to
Mrs. FraZier's party at Washing
ton Barracks. Mrs. Wooten's
guests were Mrs Raymond w.
Briggs, Mrs. Francis B. Wildly,
Mrs. George Simonds, Mrs. Irwin
Hunt, Mrs Samuel Ansell and
Mrs. John r. S. Matheson.
Mrs. Becker will remain in
Washington about ten days
longer, and on Thursday she will
be joined by her daughter, Miss
Betty Becker, who is student at
Smith College and who will be
Mrs. Frazier's guest until the
close of her vacation.
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DESIDES the Fraziers, the
ID "Leavenworth contingent" in
Washington includes Maj. and
Mrs. Owen Albright, Maj. and
Mrs. w. o. Boswell, Maj. and Mrs.
John Upham, Maj. and Mrs. Sher.
bourne Whipple, Maj. and Mrs.
Lewis Hays Watkins, Maj. and
Mrs. F. B. Wildly and Maj. and
Mrs. Lacey Hall and numerous
oIASA os 'AAcbJOA w 0Oyp wat"
kins and Major Hall were all
stationed in Washington in their
bachelor days and all married
Washington girls. Mrs. Wildly
was Miss Dorothy Langfitt,
daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs.
William c. Langfitt, and. she and
Miss Ruth Bliss, now Mrs. Wat
kins, made their debut here about
the same time and were always
great chums. Lacey Hall married
Miss Eleanor Johnston, daughter
of Mrs. James Marion Johnston.
Major Watkins has been de-
tailed to duty at the War Col
lege, after having been at the War
Department for year or more, so
he and Mrs. Watkins will be in
town for at least another year.
X X y
Hugheses Dinner Guests
OF Serbian Minister
The Serbian minister; DR., Ant,
Tresich Pavichich, will entertain :
company of twenty-five at dinner
tonight at the legation in honor O,
the Secretary Of State and Mrs
Hughes.
4 4 X
The Secretary Of the Navy and
Mrs. Curtis d. Wilbur, who reached
town yesterday, are temporarily
staying at the Lafayette. Mrs
Wilbur had luncheon yesterday will
Mrs: Hoover. wife Of the Secretary
of Commerce.
~ X
Miss Mary Wallace, daughter o.
1ne Secretary of Agriculture anc
Mrs. Wallace. will leave the end o.
the week to visit her brother-in-lav
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