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Mrs. James Lowell Putnam, who is spending the 
winter at the St. Regis, entertained at luncheon last Wed- 
nesday. Among her guests were Mrs. Burke Roche, Mrs. 
William Post, Mrs. James Brown Potter, Mrs. Newell W. 
Tilton and Mrs. Richard Gambrill. 
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Mrs. Herbert L. Satterlee is a patroness at the mat- 
inee for the benefit of the Serbian Relief Fund which 
will be held at Mrs. John Jacob Astor’s, Dec, 21, when 
Mme. Pavlowa will dance and other artists will give their 
services. 
°Tis always morning somewhere, and above 
The awakening continents, from shore to shore, 
Somewhere the birds are singing evermore. 
WASHINGTON society was interested in the mass 
meeting at Continental Memorial Hall Monday when 
Dr. Rudolf B. Tuesler, in charge of the International 
Christian Hospital in Japan, made an address on the 
work of the hospital. The meeting was under the patron- 
age of the most prominent women of the city. Mrs. 
Charles Rodman Pancoast of Philadelphia explained a 
series of beautiful lantern slides of Japan. 
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A smart gathering of Washington society folk at- 
tended the opening of the portrait exhibition by the Na- 
tional Association of Portrait Painters last week. Forty- 
four of America’s best known artists were represented. 
The picture, “My Daughter Elizabeth” by Frank W. Ben- 
son of Salem was of the group specially well received by 
the connoisseurs. 
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Third Assistant-Secretary of State and Mrs. William 
Phillips entertained at dinner in compliment to the Sec- 
retary of State and Mrs. Lansing last week having to 
meet them Sen. and Mrs. Newlands, Sen. Hollis, Rep. and 
Mrs. Richard Olney, 2d, Gen, and Mrs. Wm. Crozier, 
Mrs. Marshall Field, Secy. Robert Woods Bliss of U. S. 
Embassy at Paris, and Mrs. Bliss, Leland Harrison, Mr. 
and Mrs. John W. Hallowell of Boston, Mr. and Mrs. 
Joseph H. Choate, Jr., and Mr. and Mrs. R. Fulton Cut- 
ting of New York. 
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Justice and Mrs. Oliver W. Holmes of the Beverly 
arms colony were among the dinner guests last Wednes- 
day at the Washington home of Justice and Mrs. Mahlon 
Pitney. 
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Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leiter will entertain with a 
dance at their country place, the Palisades, on the Poto- 
mace, Weersst, 
Mrs. E. Lawrence White of Beverly Farms was 
registered at the Shoreham in Washington last week. 
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Washington society, including the residential and of- 
ficial sets, attended the reception given by Mrs. O. H. P. 
Belmont of New York to Mrs. Sara Bard Field and Miss 
Frances Joliffe, the envoys of the women voters to Con- 
gress. The affair took place in the historic old Cameron 
House drawing rooms. Miss Margaret Wilson stood 
next to Mrs. Belmont in the receiving line. 
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Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Roland Cotton Smith, Mrs. Wm. 
Hitt, Mrs. Wm. F. Draper, Miss Draper, Miss Francise 
Williams, Representative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth 
were among the attendants at the Fritz Kreisler recital 
Thursday at the National Theatre. 
Dec. 17, 1915. 
Charles R. Crane of New York, who is a brother to 
Kk. T. Crane, Jr., of Ipswich, and Mr. and Mrs. Richard 
Crane, 3d, were among the guests asked to meet Secretary 
and Mrs. Houston at a dinner given by Assistant-Secre- 
tary of Agriculture and Mrs. Carl Vrooman at their 
Washington home last week. 
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The Army and Navy club was thronged with dinner 
parties last Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert I.. 
Satterlee of New York were entertained by Commander 
and Mrs. Noble E. Irwin who accompanied the Satterlees 
to their country home, “Sotterby,’”’ in Maryland, to spend 
the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Crane, 3d., were 
euests of Assistant-Attorney General and Mrs. Samuel J. 
Graham. 
Mrs. George R. Fearing, Jr., Mrs. James J. Storrow, 
Hienry L. Higginson and Dr. Henry Pickering Walcott of 
soston, were in Washington during the annual meeting cf 
the Carnegie Institution last week. 
One of the most massive and enduring gratifications 
is the feeling of personal worth, ever afresh brought into 
consciousness by effectual action; and an idle life is balked 
ot its hopes partly because it lacks this —Herbert Spencer. 
PHILADELPHIA society showed unusual interest in 
the thirty-sixth annual Charity Ball of last Thursday 
night. The presence of about 240 members of fashion- 
able society, as dancers in the “Pageant of the Seasons,” 
which opened the ball, interested hundreds of their friends. 
Among those taking part were Harrison Caner, Jr., Miss 
Aimee Hutchinson and Miss Mary E. Bohlen. Each of 
the charities that will benefit from the ball was represent- 
ed by a group of dancers representing the seasons. Mrs. 
joseph B. Hutchinson was in charge of Spring; Mrs. 
Charles M.:  Lea,<Summer; Mrs. (Willian eee ace, 
Autumn; Mrs. George Wharton Pepper was in charge of 
Winter, a most interesting group, where the December 
girls represented Christmas trees and the men were Kris 
Kingles. Skating was the theme of the January set and 
valentines and king of hearts for the February group. 
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“All Christmas Shopping Finished by December 15,” 
the slogan adopted this year by the Consumers’ League 
was also taken advantage of by the bazaar at the Ritz- 
Carlton Wednesday when all had an opportunity to finish 
their Christmas shopping at the attractive tables in charge 
of Mrs. Clarence W. Dolan, Mrs. Charles A. Munn, Jr., 
Mrs, Alexander Brown and Mrs. Paul Denckla Mills. 
The amateur cabaret show furnished by a group of so- 
ciety girls and their escorts was one of the important fea- 
tures of the bazaar. Miss Aimee Hutchinson, Miss Ger- 
trude Heckscher and Miss Margaret Ellis Scull were 
among those taking part. The affair was arranged by the 
Rising Sun committee, an organization of young society 
women, who have agreed to raise $10,000 for St. Luke’s 
Hospital in Tokio. The founder of the hospital, Dr. R. 
8. Tuesler of Tokio, who is in this country raising funds 
for the new institution, was present at the afternoon en- 
tertainment. Many of the season’s debutantes added to 
the attractiveness of the tea tables, the fashion show, the 
tables of Japanese work especially imported for the oc- 
casion and the special Christmas tables. 
Among those engaging tables for the cabaret at the 
Ritz-Carlton Wednesday were Mrs. C. Howard Clark, 
Jr., Mrs. George W. Childs Drexel, Mrs. J. Shipley Dix- 
on and Mrs, Alexander Van Rensselaer. 
