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ASHINGTON’S pre-lenten dinner parties have had 
several of the North Shore colony in attendance. 
Justice and Mrs. O. W. Holmes and Mr. and Mrs. 
Charles Crane of New York were among the guests asked 
to meet President and Mrs. Wilson at the dinner given by 
the Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs. David F. Houston, 
last Friday. 
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Mrs. Wm. F. Draper and Miss Meets Draper 
entertained with a luncheon at their home last Tuesday. 
The guests were Mrs. Francis Crowninshield, Mrs. Ten 
Eyck WwW endell, Mrs. Wm. M. Collier, Mrs. W. B. Noble, 
Mrs. Wallace Neff, Mrs. Hamilton McCormick, Mrs. 
Glasgow, Mrs. Merriam, Mrs. Richardson Clover, Mrs. 
George Clover, Mrs. McDonald, Mrs. Frederic Atherton, 
Mrs. Charles Glover, Mrs. Montgomery Blair, Mrs. 
Charles Howry, Mrs. Wim. C. Hill, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, 
Mrs. Chauncey Stigand, Mrs. George Garrett, Mme 
Stachouwer, Miss Margaret Breckinridge, Miss Spang 
and Miss Cannon. te 
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs. Peters 
were at the dinner given by the Venezuelan Minister and 
Miss Dominici in honor of the Secretary of the ‘Treasury 
and Mrs. McAdoo, last Wednesday. 
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Mrs. James D. Safford of Manchester and Spring- 
field, and Miss Gladys M. Safford arrived at the Shore- 
ham last week. J. L. Saltonstall was ‘also registered 
an ong other Bostonians. 
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Mrs. Larz Anderson, Mrs. Wm. A. Slater and Mr. 
and Mrs. FE. T. Stotesbury of Philadelphia are on a com- 
mittee interested in a benefit for Red Cross work abroad, 
which is giving a lecture tomorrow by Mlle. Jeanne Moos 
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Littauer. 
Miss Betty Hae perree! of: John Hays Ham- 
mond, is visiting Mrs. Charles Hoyle on Kalorama road. 
Miss Hammond and Miss Mary Hoyle returned last week 
from a tour of Florida. 
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Mrs. Cleveland Perkins and Mrs. Larz Anderson en- 
tertained parties at the tea dance at the Raleigh, at the 
Episcopal hospital benefit. 
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Mrs. William F’. Draper’s box party at the Nationa! 
Theatre concert, Friday afternoon, consisted of Mrs. 
Richardson Clover, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Miss Hinckley, 
Miss Margaret Breckenridge and Miss Margaret Draper. 
“T suppose tires are a big expense in automobiling.” 
“Yes, and attires.” 
PHILADELPHIA society interested in the French War 
Relief Committee of the Emergency Aid, listened to 
an address on “France and the War” by M. Anatole Le 
Braz, a distinguished scholar of France. The affair was 
held in the ball room of the Edward Stotesbury house, 
who, although at Palm Beach, generously gave their room 
for the talk ‘last Tuesday. 
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Miss Alyse Matthews, whose engagement to William 
Hunneman of Nahant and Brookline, has been announced, 
was the guest of honor at a luncheon and bridge last Wed- 
nesday given by Miss Josephine Tomlinson. Miss Mat- 
thews is a frequent visitor in Hamilton at the home of 
Mr. and Mrs. Albert R. Merrill. 
Yearly subscription to North Shore Breeze, $2.00. 
March 10, 1916. 
CHICAGO society has been engaged in an immense sale 
of hats and sport suits at the Blackstone for a home 
charity. Mrs. Henry W. Farnum of Magnolia was 
among those interested. my 
Chicago friends have been interested in the Red Cross 
work and sewing for destitute Belgian babies inaugurated 
at the Breakers Hotel, Palm Beach, by Mrs. Edward 
Padelford of New York, formerly Mrs. Nelson Bigelow 
of Lake Forest. 2 
Mrs. Lowell M. Chapin of Astor street has returned 
from a southern trip with her mother, Mrs. J. L. Chali- 
foux of Lowell, and sister, Mrs. John Chess Ellsworth of 
South Bend, Ind. Upon her return she made a short 
visit at the home of Mrs. Ellsworth. While in the south 
they visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Chalifoux of Birmingham, 
Ala. Last summer the Chapins occupied “Edgewood” at 
Manchester Cove. They are planning to spend this sea- 
son at the Chapin cottauee at Harbor Point, Mich. 
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Mr. and Mrs. ice te T. Crane, who are at their 
cottage on Jekyl Island, are entertaining Miss Helen Gil- 
bert of Chicago. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Meeker have been on a trip 
to Cuba and are spending this week at the Mardi Gras 
festivities in New Orleans. 
She—“If fashion makes our dresses any shorter I 
don’t know what we'll do.” 
He—“I do; you will wear them.” 
EW YORK society featured a:leap year dance last 
Wednesday at the Vanderbilt hotel, when the junior 
bachelors who had been frequently entertained at the 
dances this winter were the hosts. Several prominent 
society women chaperoned the affair. The girls gave the 
invitations to dance and chose their own supper partners. 
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Among the many entertainments for charity the an- 
nual concert by the Symphony Club of New York is al- 
ways eagerly welcomed. It will occur March 14 in Aeol- 
ian hall. Among the violin players are Miss Helen Mor- 
gan Hamilton and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. Boxes 
have been taken by Mrs. Wm. Pierson Hamilton, Mrs. 
Herbert L. Satterlee and Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney. 
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Patronesses for the concert benefiting the Paris Con- 
servatoire next week at Carnegie hall include Mrs. John — 
Hays Hammond, Mrs. Douglas Robinson and Mrs. Pier- 
pont Morgan. 
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Miss Anne T. Morgan has arranged a series of teas 
at the headquarters of the Vacation War Relief commit- 
tee. Prominent women will preside at the different func- 
tions and patronesses have promised their help. — 
Between Pacificism for principle sake and Prepared- 
ness for politics sake, America gets it both ways. 
QOUTHERN RESORTS 
Palm Beach society saw itself in a photoplay last 
Saturday night at the Royal Poinciana Hotel. _ Mims 
Gurnee Munn was the heroine of the “movie thriller,” 
“The Isle of Happiness,” the scenario of which was writ- 
ten by J. A. Leggett of New York. Half of the proceeds 
will go to the American Ambulance in Paris. The films 
were destroyed in the presence of the players at the con- 
clusion of the show. Society saw itself at golf, in the 
