Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CHRISTMAS FOR THE WHITE
HOUSE FAMILY.
A Silver Wedding Celebration Tonight
An Engagement Announced
Personal Notes.

the library, and this afternoon all the fan1-
ly went to the residence OF Capt. and Mrs.
Cowles to take luncheon. An afternoon IN
the open Is pretty sure to be the program
for the President and most likely for his
wife and children.
Christmas dinner will be served in the
state dining room, and the following guests
will Join the family: Senator ard Mrs.
Lodge, Mr.. John Lodge, Captain and Mrs.
Cowles, Mr.. John Elliot of New York, Mrs.
Charles Henry Davis. Miss Davis, the
Messrs. Davis and Mr.. Robert Ferguson.
who Is a guest at the White House over
Christmas.
Mrs Roosevelt has received jewel-stud
ded gold purse from the ladies Of the cabi-
net, which was selected by Mrs. Hay. Dia-
monds and sapphires CLEAN in the clasp.
1t has the name of the recipient on the out
side and Of the givers within. 1t is almost
duplicate of a purse Mrs. Roosevelt was
heard to admire some time ago.
The ladies of the cabinet made call this
morning upon Mrs. Roosevelt and presented
their Christmas gift.
Miss Alice Roosevelt lunched Yesterday
with Baroness Moncheur, wife of the Bel
g1an minister, whose other guests were the
Baroness Won Palm Miss MacVeagh Miss
Langhorne. Miss Howard, Miss Alice Ward
ana Miss Clayton, sister Of the hostess.
Mrs. Jesse Tyson of Baltimore will assist
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins at her Christmas tea
today.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Whit Heron will cele-
brate their silver wedding anniversary by q
reception tonight at their residence 1886
18th street. from 8 to II. The happy event
of twenty-five years ago took place in this
city, the officiating minister being Rev.
q r. Bittinger who will be present tonight.
Mrs Heron was Miss Charlotte Partridge
of this city.
Miss Rita WOrthington Ridgely has in
v1tations out for Thursday, January ],
drick.
Mrs. Edward Middleton and Miss Middle
ton. 1888 10Th street, will give tea Satur-
day, January 3, 4 to Z.
Madame Won Hengelmuller, wife of the
austrian ambassador, has cards out for
Tuesday, December 80, at 5 o'clock, when
her friends will meet her husbands niece,
the Baroness Won Palm. who was presented
at the Vienna court two years ago, and will
spend the winter here with her relatives.
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard announced today
the engagement Of her granddaughter. Miss
Gertrude Hubbard Grossmann and Mr. P.
Stuyvesant Pilot of New York city. This
announcement will be a surprise generally
to society and comes most fittingly on
Christmas to give new ZeSt to the meetings
Of the younger set. Miss Grossmann made
her debut only a year or ago and is
great favorite.
Miss Matty McLaurin Of the musical
faculty of Windsor Academy, Windsor, Va,
is spending the Christmas holidays with her
parents at their home, 1924 U street north
west.
Misses Mary and Anna Pinnock Of last
view, Ohio, formerly of this city. are
spending the holidays here and are the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Evan H. Tucker,
the latter being their sister at col LIST street
northeast, where they will be pleased to
receive their friends.
Mr.. Henry Harrison Sheets jr., is in the
city for the holidays after an extended
tour through the west. He is visiting his
brother, 2259 18th street northwest.
Miss Nette NJ, daughter Of John A. Eel
iers of Washington, was quietly married at
her brothers residence in Brentwood Nd,
yesterday afternoon to Mr.. Edward G.
Beck. The Rev. VIM. H. Dell of the NJ E.
Church Of Baltimore performed the cere-
mony.
The Peruvian minister and Nine Calde-
ron are entertaining for the holidays eleven
young men and boys from their country,
who are being educated at various colleges
In the United States, and as their own
household numbers nearly another dozen
the present week is likely to be a memora-
BILE one even in Peruvian hospitality.
Mrs Frank Wheaton and her sister, Miss j..
Catherine N. Miller, will be at home Satur-
day afternoons in January, at their resi-
dence, 2433 Columbia road.
Miss Lulu Sergeant and Miss. Rudd Of
Richmond are the guests of Mrs. S. F.
Brooks, 1923 14th street.
The Christmas dance given by the stu
dents of Emerson Institute at Mrs. Dyer's
Tuesday night was a great success. Mrs.
Young, the principal of the school, assisted
by a committee of the following students,
Mr.. Frank Burke, Mr.. Bruce Magruder and
Mr.. VIM. McCaully. welcomed the guests.
The others present were: Mr.. John Brooks,
Mr.. Geo. Brown. Mr.. Fred Conner, Mr.. Her
geron Garnet, Mr.. Frank Godoy, Mr.. Albert
Godoy, Mr.. Maury Herman, Mr.. Harold
Herman, Mr.. Clifton King, Mr.. Herbert
Keen, Mr.. Thomas Lee. Mr.. Leland Norris
George Pritchard, Mr.. George Roulin Mr.
Stuart Van Vliet, Mr.. Chas Wilson, Miss
Clark Miss Kirkman, Miss Shed. Miss
Stotsenburg Miss Wilson, Miss Collins, Mss
Lee Miss King, Miss Cunningham, Miss
Morris, Miss Peterson Miss Burch, Miss
Cum and Miss Betz.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry F. Blount have a
large house party. as is their hospitable Gus
tom every Christmas. Their sons Harry
and Walter Blount, are home from Cor
Nesbit, Miss Helen Prescott Mr. and Mrs
w. E. Bieo and Miss Reynolds
-Four dinners preceded the bal blanc
last night in the Ffoulke tapestry gallery,
and series Of dinner Dances arranged
originally by Mrs. Townsend, Mrs. Foraker,
Mrs. Ffoulke and Mrs Huff, was very hap
PLY inaugurated. Mrs. Chopper has taken
Mrs. Townsend's place. The Ffouike resi-
dence was gayy adorned with Christmas
garlands and both matrons and maids wore
white dresses and powdered hair. Mr..
Ffouke was assisted in the hospitality by
his sister. Miss Eleanor Ffoulke of Phila-
delphia, and his daughter, Miss Helen
Ffoulke The guests at their dinner were
Countess Cassini, Miss Hitchcock, Miss
Edith Mason of Newport, Miss Martin, Miss
Margery Cotton, Miss Newlands, Miss
Gwendoline Ffouke, Mr.. Riano of the Span
ish legation Mr.. Won Ritter of the German
embassy, Mr.. William Stewart Of PhiladeI-
phia, Mr.. J. B. Henderson, jr., Mr.. Richard
Elkins, Mr.. Stanton, Mr.. Lindsay and Mr.
Huidekoper.
The guests at Senator and Mrs. Foraker's
home were Mr.. and Mrs. Olmsted, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wainwright of Philadelphia Mrs.
Chapman Smith, also Of Philadelphia; Miss
Margaret Hitchcock, Miss Fannie Fuller,
Miss McLanahan. Miss Enrol Cuthbert
Brown, Miss Hagner, Miss Rose Wallach,
Miss Seymour, Mr.. Pulido of Venezuela,
Mr. Borghettt of the Italian embassy Mr.