Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Miss Daisy Letter Joins the Debutante
Ranks,
The Chinese Minister and Wife Have
Asked Friends to DinnerCom.
ing Events - Notes.

At an afternoon reception, attended by
four or five hundred guests Miss Daisy
Letter, the youngest daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. z. Letter, yesterday made her
debut. The flowers sent the young lady
were massed on the hall mante and made
a gorgeous showing. The debutaute, who
has dark hair and clear complexion and in
herits her mothers good looks, was gown
ed In rose colcred silk and wore some su-
perb pearls and diamonds. Mrs Letter
wore rich and most becoming gown of
dark red velvet. Miss Letter pleasantly as
sisted her father in extending the hospi-
tally of their splendid home. In the dining
| room Mrs. James Johnson and Miss Biddle
presided at the table. A Hungarian orches-
ira played throughout the reception
among the guests were the Mexican min
| ister ana Mrs. Romero, Mr.. and Mrs. John
| w. roster, Mrs. Charles Nordhon Senator
| and Mrs Elkins, Secretary and Mrs Por-
Ter tne portuguese minister and wife. Mrs.
| Fieio, Mrs and the Misses Condit- Smith.
Mrs. Stanley Matthews Miss Mitchell,
Senator and Mrs. Hale, the Venezuelan
minister and Miss Andrade, Justice Brown.
senator and Mrs. Wolcott. the British am
bassador and family, Bishop and Mrs Sat
terlee, Mrs. Sartoris, Mr.. and Mrs. Board
| man, Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Mclean Mrs
Nicholas Anderson, Mrs. Horstmann and
|
Lodge, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry f. Pellew, Miss
| Pellew, Mrs. Audenried, DIR. and Mrs. Mac
kay-Smith. MI. and Mrs. Sands. Mrs Jo-
seph Anderson and Miss Anderson. Com
| mander and Mrs. Clover. Mrs. Townsend.
the Spanish minister and Mrs Dupuy de
LONE, the Brazilian minister and Mrs.
| Mendonca. the Misses Mendonca the Swiss
| minister and NJ. Pioda the Danish minis
ter. the minister from Norway and Sweden,
Mr. and Mrs. Edward McCauley Gen
ana Mrs. Rochester, Senator and Mrs. Nc
| MILAN, the Misses Patten the Misses Har-
| Ian, Baron Herman, Count Galarza and
| the Belgian minister and Countess LIGHTER
| velde.
The Chinese minister and wife have din
ner invitations out for the 18th.
| Mrs. Farnsworth, 1908 10th street has
| cards out for tea Tuesday, December p.
. to T.. when Miss Farnsworth will make
her debut. Fridays in January will be
their reception day.
Mrs. Ralph Walsh. 1904 H street will
| give a tea Thursday. December 16, >
o'clock, when Miss Walsh will make her
| debut.
A pleasant dance was given at the resi-
| dence of Mrs. Mary Plummer 1923 / street
| last night. The guests were received by
Mrs. Plummer assisted by her sisters, the
| Misses O'Keefe. The parlors. halls and
| dining room presented a most attractive
| appearance. decorated with palms. A
| dancing program of twenty numbers pro-
| longed the festivities until late hour. Re-
freshments were served during the inter-
| mission.
| Among those VINO were present were: Mr.
| William McAleer, Lieut. Van Deeman, L.
S. A; Lieut.. Simons, L. s. A; Maj. Reding
ton. Mr.. Hooe. Mr.. Dunn. Mr.. 4. b. Hicks
Mr.. John Fenwick, DR.. Frazer, Mr.. h. NJ
Doyle, Mr.. Drew, Mr.. Gould, Mr.. Wolfe,
| Mr.. Cowden, Mr.. J. w. Saul, Mr.. Cunning
ham, Mr.. McNew, Mr.. Bowen, Mr.. Brooke
Syrick. Mr.. Charles. Miss Barrett, Miss
| Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. De Wolf, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bohannan, Miss Dunn, Miss Clements
Mrs. Daisy l.. Fox. Mrs. and Miss Nc
| Eline Young. Misses Nellie and Katharine
O'Keefe. Mrs Nolan. Miss Teresa Corbey,
Miss Lewis, Miss Moore, Mrs. Sydenham,
| Miss Weaver. Mrs. Gordon and Mrs Guy.
Mrs and Miss Reisinger have Joined Com
| nander Reisinger at the Pensacola navy
yard, where they will spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Warner, formerly of
! Baltimore announce the engagement of
their daughter, Edythe Hepburn Warner,
to Mr.. Winthrop Sears of New York city.
| Mrs Metcalf Beck and nephew. Mr.. A r.
Wakefield of Chicago. spending few
| days in Washington. and are at the Ar
iington.
| Mrs James L. Pugh, jr., with her two lit
tie daughters, Gladys and Mary Alice. has
| returned to the city after pleasant sum
mer spent in the mountains OF PennsylVa-
mia, with her parents, eX-Congressman and
.
| Thursdays during the season at No. 1888 II
| street.
| An evening reception of the Woman's
Anthropolosical Society was held last even
| ing at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
| Moore, 2bi3 Il street. The program was in
| charge of the folklore section of the socie-
ty, Mrs. Weston Flint, chairman. and the
| guests of the club were the Washington
| members of the American Folklore Socie-
ty. 1t consisted of papers by Mrs. Marian
| ma p. Seaman, on Gloves Their History,
Customs and Folk-Lore;'' by Prof. Otis T.
| Mason, on Women Who Have Gone to
| Live in the Sky" and by Col. Weston Flint,
| on "A Bit of Chinese Folklore" Among
| those present were Dr. and Mrs. Radcliff.
| Dr. and Mrs. Frank Baker. Prof. and Mrs.
| Hazen, DR.. Gill. Mrs. Teller and Miss Tel
| Ter, Prof. and Mrs. Abbee, Prof. and Mrs
Thomas Wilson, Mrs. Miranda Tuloch DIR.
| and Mrs. Diller and Professor Seaman.
Controller and Mrs. Eckles, DIR. and Mrs.
| NIaclay Smith and Mrs. Ward gave din
EerS last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Walton will give a
| dinner tonight.
Last evening the pretty Episcopal Chapel
| of st. Matthew, on NJ and Half streets
southeast, was filled with the friends of
| Mr. John H. King and Miss Jennie NJ.
| Moore, who were united i'm marriage by the
Rev. John NJ E. Mckee, pastor of st. Mat
| thews.
Representative Claude A. Swanson and
| wife arrived in the city last Monday and
| are located at the Riggs House for the
| winter
| Last night the young people of Columbia
| Heights gave dance at the Victoria. The
| ball room was beautifully decorated with
| palms and chrysanthemums, while ali the
| young ladies wore large punches of La
| France or American beauty roses. During
| the intermission refreshments We're served
| AT high noon yesterday, at the residence
| of the brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. T.
| c. Green, Grant place. Miss Blanche C..
| Green and Mr.. John E. Armstrong. also of
| this city, were married by Rev. Mr.. Heisse,
| pastor of Wesley Chapel NJ. E. Church.
| After the ceremony they received the con-
| sratulaticns Of the few invited friends
after which refreshments were served.
Among those present were Mrs and Miss
| Calvert, Mrs. Stewart, Misses Loretto and
| Bessie Council, Miss Ada NJ. Green, Mr.
George V. Green. Messrs. H. NJ Gun