Dec. 29, 1916. 
) SOCIETY NOTES 
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Mr. and. Mrs. William Tudor 
Gardiner (Margaret Thomas), of 
Boston, are spending the holiday sea- 
sson in Gardiner, Me., where the 
Robert H. Gardiners of Boston are 
entertaining a family house party in 
their summer home. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Valentine Worthing- 
ton (Anne Middleton Means), of 
New York are holiday visitors in 
Boston of the latter’s parents, Mr. 
and Mrs. Arthur Little, at 62 Beacon 
street. 
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Mrs. Gharies C. Auchincloss and 
Mrs. Harrison Tweed are among the 
sponsors of the tableaux which will 
be a feature of the charity dance at 
Sherry’s, in New York, on Jan. It. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Monroe Douglas 
Robinson (Dorothy Jordan), Miss 
Katherine C. Blodgett and Miss Nina 
Ryan were of the guests at Sherry’s 
last Thursday night at the dance 
given by Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Grant 
Mason for their daughter, Miss Mar- 
garet Van B. Mason. 
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Many wives are visiting the Mexi- 
can border during the Christmas. sea- 
son. Mrs. John P. Hollingsworth of 
Devon, Pa., the daughter of Mrs. C. 
Howard Clark, Jr., has returned 
from a border visit. 
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Mr. and hire: Aksel Wichfeld and 
Mr. and Mrs. William Phillips were 
among the guests at a large dinner 
and dance at the Edson Bradley 
home in Washington last Wednesday 
night. 
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Third Assistant Secretary of State 
and Mrs. Wm. Phillips gave a dinner 
in Washington last week in honor of 
Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall. 
Mrs. Marshall Field was among the 
guests. Elaborate table decorations 
of Easter lilies and carnations were 
used. 
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Miss Gladys M. Safford, daughter 
of Mrs. James D. Safford, of Nor- 
ton’s Point, Manchester, gave a 
luncheon for several guests at the 
Shoreham, in Washington, last Tues- 
day, in honor of the guests of Ad- 
miral and Mrs. Glennon, at the navy 
yard. 
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. Mr. and Mrs. Lydig Hoyt, Mr. and 
Mrs. Samuel A. Welldon and Mrs. 
Reginald de Koven were of the guests 
at the recent interesting reception 
given for Mme. Sarah Bernhardt in 
New York by Mrs. Philip M. Lydig. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Gurnee Munn, Mr. 
and Mrs. Arthur Heeren, Mr. and 
Mrs. Aksel Wichfeld, and the Misses 
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Katherine Blodgett, Frances Moore 
and Nina Ryan were among. the 
guests at a large dinner-dance at the 
Ritz-Carlton in New York last week 
which was given by Mrs. William 
Disston, of Philadelphia, in honor of 
her daughter, Miss Pauline Disston. 
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The S. V. R. Crosbys are spending 
a few days at their estate in West 
Manchester. 
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The Essex County club is the 
Mecca for young folk who enjoy 
winter sports. The clubhouse is 
kept open all winter for the conveni- 
ence of members and their friends. 
3ANQUET OF BUSINESS 
MeEN’s ASSOCIATION. 
The annual banquet of the Busi- 
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ai the City hall, Beverly, on Monday, 
Jan. 8, at 6.30 p.m. Schlehuber of 
Lynn will cater and the Lafayette 
Quartet and Lee’s Ladies Orchestra 
will furnish entertainment. The 
after dinner speakers will be Hon. 
Charles A. Towne of New York, 
former U. S. Senator from ‘Minne- 
sota, and Melvin M. Johnson, Esq., 
of Boston. Both of these gentlemen 
have a national reputation as speak- 
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fortunate in securing them for this 
dinner. 
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Beverly. 
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