Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-12-23
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Miss Moore and Lieut.. Col. Lee
Married Today.
CHRISTMAS PLANS And PARTIES
Next Weeks Balls and Other
Festivities.
RECENT DEBUTANTE TEAS


and Lieutenant Colonel Arthur H. Lee, mil
itary attache of the British embassy, were
the contracting parties. Rev. Heber New
ton of All Souls Church performed the
ceremony. The marriage was to have
taken place next May but was FASTENED by
the expectation that Lieutenant Colonel Lee
would receive orders to join the British
troops in South Africa, and where his bride
will accompany him. Until their departure
they will remain here in the grooms bach
elor quarters.
The Tuesday germans will give three
evenings at Rauscher's January and %
and February 20.
General Sternberg will give dinner on
the 18th.
The White House Christmas Will be a
family gathering, as President and Mrs.
Mckinley will have Mr.. and Mrs. Abner
Mckinley. Mrs. Saxton and Lieut.. Saxton
with them, with perhaps few other rela-
tiVes. Miss Grace Mckinley and Miss Sara
Duncan will spend Christmas at home and
start the day after for Washington, to stay
the rest of the holidays at the White
House. The cabinet families generally will
nave visitors after Christmas who are spe-
claliy invited to participate in the New
Year official festivities. Secretary and Mrs
Gage expect their daughter, Mrs E. F.
Pierce; Miss Ruth Crandon of Evanston,
ILL.,, and Miss Cox of Chicago, who will
come December 2S to remain several weeks
The family of the Secretary of War will
enjoy their first Christmas in Washington
Tuesday night Secretary and Mrs. Root
Will give large theater party. and after
ward a supper to meet Sir Henry Irving
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs
Hitchcock with their family are in St
Louis and will not return till Wednesday
next Secretary and Miss Wilson are now
comfortably established in their new home
on Vermont avenue, where they will spend
Christmas.
The holiday gayeties will be the engross-
ing topic of the Christmas fireside tales
They begin with the debut tea of Miss Eliza
bates Christmas afternoon, which winds
up with dance. after the accepted holiday
fashion A number of other Inequalities
are arranged for that afternoon also. the
esSnoS gatherings being well-esta blished
institutions as means of dispensing good
cheer On Tuesday night follows Mrs Will
liam Stone Abert's dance for Miss Jane
Albert; Wednesday night, Mrs Richard
Townsends dance for her young daughter
thursday night, Mrs. ]. L. NJ. Currys
dance for Miss Connolly, and Friday night
Mrs PoStlewaite viii be the hostess These
four balls will be given at Rauscher's, while
thursday night Mrs. Thomas Gale will give
coulion for her daughter, whose debut
VIII not occur till next season. This bah
VIII be given at the Raleigh. Mrs Greedy
VIII give a dancing party Friday night so
that the terpsichorean devotees in society
Will lose many beauty sleeps before the
week Is over. Commander and Mrs Rush
Wallace viii give a reception Wednesday
evening in honor of Miss Eta Wallaces
debut. Thursday seems to have the largest
list OF afternoon events as Justice and Mrs
brown, Professor and Mrs. Raymond and
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvord will welcome friends
to teas.
Inc Yale men, who will be here during
the holidays, will be the special guests at
several dances and dinners Mrs Foraker
VIII give dance in their honor Mrs.
flouike has invitations out for domino
party New Year night, when. after the I'M
masking at midnight, a cotillion will be
danced.
Inc chinese minister and Mrs. WI en-
tertained al dinner last night in honor of
the Secretary of State and Mrs Hay
otners present were the Secretary of War
ana Mrs. Root, Senator and Mrs Fair
banks; the assistant secretary of state and
Mrs HUI, the solicitor general and Mrs
Richards, Representative and Mrs. Dalzen
the assistant secretary Of the treasury and
Mrs. Spaulding, Assistant Secretary of
War Meiklejohn, Prof. and Mrs Thomas
Wilson, Mrs. G. H. Wilson and Mr.. Chung.
secretary of legation.
Senator and Mrs. McComas gave a dinner
last night. when the company included Miss
Albert, Miss Connally, Miss Gladys Ffoulke
Miss Webb. Miss McComas Colonel Mich
Ter, Captain McCawley, Mr.. Gist Blair and
Mr. A. W. Butt.
Miss Ramsay, daughter of Admiral and
Mrs. Ramsay, who has been visiting Cen
greatly enjoying the novel sights and
scenes there, has just returned.
Two more charming young girls We're
added to the debutante group yesterday in
the persons of Miss Curry Counally, niece
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. NJ Curry and Miss
Mary Frances Stone, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Aliston Stone.
Mrs. Curry was pleasantly assisted by
Mrs. Connaily, mother of the debutante;
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page, Mrs. Auden-
reid; Mrs. Ludlow, Mrs. Sargent, Mrs. Ar
mold Hague and Miss Maury, with Miss
Haener Miss Rose Wallach, Miss Daisy
Wilson and Miss Albert The debutante was
in white liberty silk, and selected from
among the dozens of bouquets sent her a
cluster of white roses to carry.
A company which also included many
friends prominent in diplomatic and resi-
dent circles greeted Miss Stone during the
same hours. Her pretty gown was of white
mousseline de sole and lace, and she car
ried an armful of roses. The house was
tastefully decorated with flowers, those in
the front parlor being the offerings sent
the debutante. Mrs Stone. with Mrs.
Kuhn and Miss Julia Scott, chatted with
the visitors in the middle parlor. and in the
dining room the hospitality of the house
was well sustained by Mrs. Richard jack
son and Miss Mabel Howard.
Little Miss Ray Mann, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Menn, of 11o6 New York
avenue, entertained her Juvenile friends
yesterday afternoon in celebration of her
eighth birthday. On January l the family
remove to New York, where Mr. Mann has
transferred his business interests.
Miss Lucille Rosenberger of Harrisonburg
Va, will spend Christmas with her cousin,
Miss Nellie Myers of Capitol HILL
Mrs. Everett NJ. Culver and her sister,
Miss Clark, daughters of Senator W. A
Clark of Montana, will give a farewell re-
ception at their apartment, 175 West 5Sth
street, New York city, Saturday afternoon,
Lecember 80.
The many friends of Mr.. Granville Smith
will be gratified to learn that he has re-
covered his health, as he was critically i'll
for four months with typhoid fever. Mr.
Smith is visiting his mother, Mrs. Isabella
P. Smith of 1885 22d street, and will remain
during the holidays
Mrs. Theodore L. Weed is in the city for
the holidays, and is stopping at 1411 18th
street.
Mrs. Charles H. Duell has issued invita-
lions for tea Thursday, January 4.
Miss Mary Ashburn and Mr.. C. NJ John
son were married Thursday evening at the
parsonage of Foundry Church.
The Misses Marguerite and Alice Pres
berry, daughters of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
Presbery, were among the little people en-