Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-03
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Attorney General and Mrs. kcKenna Honored
Guests.
Miss Cotton and Miss Sands Make
Their First BOws-Rccent
Weddings-Notes.

| III HoHoT VI TIE attorney General ana Mrs.
Mckenna. The table was decked with
American beauty roses, and with it's rich
adornment of silver and china made
beautiful picture. The other guests present
were Mrs Day. wife Of the assistant secre-
! tary OF state: ex-Secretary and Mrs. Foster
| Rev. DIR. and Mrs Mackay Smith, Com
| mander and Mrs. Richardson Clover. Col.
| and Mrs. Bingham, the Venezuelan minis
ter and Miss Andrade, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Adam.
very charming young lady was present
ed to society yesterday in the person of
Miss Cotton. the eldest daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Cotton. The welcome &C
corded the daughter of this popular host
ana hostess was memorable one The
| flowers sent her were in gorgeous beauty
| ana number. an ovation themselves Thu,
| heaps OF roses, violets ana orchids COM
pieteiy covered one side of the library
| Mrs. Cotton and her handsome younC
| daughter stood near the drawing room door
! to meet their guests. The debutante wore
white moussellne de sole over silk and
prettiiE trimmed with silk passementerie.
Sne carried cluster of pink roses and
| looked the embodiment of all that is win
some and attractive in a young girl As
sistins Mr. Cotton is extending the hos
| pltaiity OF his spacious home We're Miss
Clark. Miss Baker. Miss BRECKENRIDGE. Miss
Mertwago, Miss Gorham, Miss McComas.
Miss Ffoulke Miss Gilmore and Miss Helen
Clark. In the dining room from the richly
served The guests numbered most of those
| prominent In diplomatic and official society,
as well as many well-known residents.
Miss Henrietta Elise Sands. second daush-
ter OF MIR. and Mrs. F. p B. Sands. made
| her debut yesterday at a 3 o'clock tea
which was also largely and brilliantly at.
tended The debutante, who is very
pretty girl, was gcwned in white muslin
WITH lace insertions, Assisting Mrs. and
| Miss Sands were Mrs George Sands Miss
Bell of Nev York, Miss Irene Sheridan.
Miss Louise Sheridan, Miss Cana, Miss
Kathleen Owen. Miss Howard. the Misses
cullen. Miss Riggs and Miss Neal. The
| drawing rooms were thronged during the
| hours set for the reception, and the event
was one which gave pleasure to a large
number prominent in resident social ranks.
The announcement made in this column
yesterday of the approaching marriage of
Miss Bayne. daughter of DIR. Bayne to Dr.
| Luce is pronounced by both parties to have
Teen entirely without foundation. The
statement came to The Star with SEEM
| irgly proper verifcation, and this refuta-
| ton is made to relieve the annoyance
| caused by it to all concerned.
A very pretty wedding took place We'd
sday afternoon at 5 o'clock at the
home of Mr.. c. b. Church. when his
youngest daughter, Miss Hattie F.. was
married to Mr.. Harold Berkeley of Alex
| andria. The wedding was a quiet one. ow-
| ing to the recent death of the groom s
father, and was witnessed only by the i'm
| mediate relatives. The bride was dressed
in a military blue broadcloth trimmed in
white satin and lace, her maid of honor,
| Miss Louise WimSatt, wearing white or
| candle The best man was Mr.. Roger
| Brooks of this city. DIR. h. F. Bittinger
performed the ceremony, the couple stand
| ing In bower OF palms and white chrys-
anthemums. The couple left at o'clock
for Fortress Monroe and they will be at
| home Wednesdays in January a. 5OS Prince
street Alexandria. The bride was remem-
bered with many beautiful and valuable
gifts among them house and lot from
| her father
Rev. and Mrs. Charles A. Kills of Chow
Flu, China, VIII be at home to their friends
at the residence of MIR. and Mrs. John W.
Hollyday, 1924 13th street, This afternoon
and evening.
Wednesday evening a pleasant entertain
ment was given to little people by Fir. and
MRS. *. w. Burgess at the residence of
Mrs. Charles -irmor, 61j Q street from q
TO y Inc occasion was the seventh ami
versary Of the birthday of Master Herbert
| Burgess, grandson of Mrs. Arrnor. Games
and music filled the evening. Mabel Cudlip
| received first prize in the donkey game and
! Helen Donaldson the BOBBY. Willie Watson
gained first prize among the boys and My
ron Summers the BOBBY. Little Miss Marie
Dom rcclted, Master Willie Baker and
Master Ray Donaldson sang. and little
supper table was laden with dainties The
decorations We're CT roses and ferns The
birthday cake, with its seven tapers was
the ceEter Of attraction. Among those
present We're Marie Dorm. Florence Sum
mers, MyrGn Summers. Dudley Burgess
Willie Baker. Gladys Anadale, Francis
McInnis. Helen Donaldson, Raymond Dom
aldson, Willie Watson, Lee Purdy Mabel
CuGlip and Eleanor Carstello.
Mrs. Frank E. Brownel and daughter,
| Miss Cora H3rIf have returned IN
the city and taken apartments at the Port
ncr 18th and L streets.
A pretty wedding took place Wednesday
at noon at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
George W. Lee. 1902 X street. when their
| daughter, Maude Earle, was married to DR..
| Lincoln Johnson. DR.. Elliott of Ascension
| Church performed the ceremony. and DIR.
| jackson was best man. The bride. who
was becomingly and stylishly gowned in a
| brown travelling suit, entered the parlor
/ with her brother, Mr.. Thomas A. Lee. and
was attended by Miss Mana Lee as maid
of honor. Owing to the ill-health of the
brides father the marriage was private.
| only relatives of the family being present.
| DIR. and Mrs. Johnson will be at home to
| their friends after December ) at 1202 X
| street.
Miss Adelaide Pitts of Brooklyn is visit
ing her uncle, Robert Plat, U.SN.
Chief Engineer Thomas Williamson,
U.SN., and family and his daughter, Mrs
| IailOl HAL, formerly Oh Baltimore, are at
| zoos + street.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Dougherty and fam
| lily have closed their home on the Heights
Of Rockville. and have taken apartments
| at 11o1 18th street for the winter.
The ladies of st. Stephens Church Of
| Mount Pleasant gave their first social of
the season last evening at Parish Hail.
18th and Columbia road. After a short
play, entitled THE Bicycle" which was
greatly efjoyed, refreshments were served
| to all present.
Mrs. Charles Donnell Marshall (nee No
be) and family of Pittsburg arrived yes
terday visit to extend through the
holidays to her father DIR. H. B. Noble,
1916 X street.
At the residence of her brother, Falls
Church, Fairfax county, Va Miss Jennie
NJ. Smith and Mr.. William II. Biesber both
OF Philadelphia, were married on December
/ by the Rev. John A. McGfl, DID. After
a tour of the south the couple will reside
| az 18th and Walnut streets. Philadelphia.
KANSAS BOY MISSING.
H.