Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-14
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WHITE HOUSE SOON AGAIN TO BE
CENTER OF ACTIVITY.
Children's Party for the Day After
Christmas-Other Coming
Events-Notes.

/ Mrs Roosevelt will receive the diplomatic
corps Friday next, December is. at 5
o'clock. Owing to the period of mourning
| which has been observed at the White
House, the recently accredited diplomats
have not before had the opportunity 10 be
presented to Mrs. Roosevelt.
Mrs. Roosevelt will give a children's
party Saturday afternoon, December 49,
from to $50 o'clock
| Mr.. and Mrs. Douglass Robinson, jr,
spent Sunday at the White House.
The announcement of the children's party
| at the White House is by far the most in
| teresting sent from the home of the Presi-
dent for some time, so far as the Juvenile
world is concerned, and indeed of the elders
in the families VINO may have hopes Of be-
Ing included in the invitations. 1t is I'M
derstood that the age limit is from six to
seventeen, ard roundup Of the chill
dren in official and diplomatic circles and
OF the acquaintance of the young Roose-
| velts in resident society, the occasion takes
on an Importance at this time second to
none.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh went to
New York Saturday night. The latter will
entertain at a large luncheon Wednesday
in honor of Mrs Griswold Gray Of New
York.
Saturday for the Yale Glee Club. who will
be later in the day the guests of Mrs. N. g.
| Lincoln at tea.
| Senator and Mrs. Alger will entertain at
| dinner tonight. Their dinner on Saturday
| night was for the Michigan delegation in
| Congress-
Count and Countess Cellere will give
| dinner tonight,
ago and has reopened her home on 10Th
street. having remained longer than usual
at her place at Princeton this year.
| The marriage Of Miss Lucy Francis Pick
ems Dugas to Mr.. Benjamin Ryan Tillman,
| jr., will take place December %, at Edge
wood, the ancestral home Of the Pickens
| family, near Elgefield, 8. c. The bride Is
| the granddaughter Of Gov. Pickens, who
was South Cardinals war governor, and
was United States minister to Russia. Mr..
| Tillman is a son of Senator Tillman.
Miss May Corden and Miss Reta At1in-
| son Of 461 G street northwest highly en-
tertained a few of their many friends on
| Friday evening in honor of Miss CordelPs
| guest, Miss Blanche Gray of Ashland. KY.
| Music and games were the order of the
| evening, after which refreshments were
served. Those present were Misses Gray,
Jeneer, Devine, Rundlett, Williams, Boggs,
and Messrs Knieght, Ricketts,, Becker, At
| kinson, Foster, Kenny, Solomon and
| Mitchell.
Mrs NJ. L. Whitford, who has been living
| in Philadelphia, is now visiting her sister,
Mrs. J. Hyson, at 407 East Capitol street.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Hoffman of New York
city are visiting their niece, Mrs. NJ. Marx
| of 1923 9th street northwest.
| Mrs c. H. Pratt of Louisville, KY, for
| mery of this city and daughter Edith May
have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. e. w.
| Pratt, No. 1112 East Capitol street. They
| expect to leave the city tomorrow.
| The December meeting of the Washington
branch of the Association of Collegiate
Alumnae was held with Mrs. De Caindry
| Friday evening, the 18th. An Illustrated talk
| on Some Historic Places of Florence was
| given by Miss Lucy Madeira. The lecture
| was followed by an informal reception,
about seventy guests being present.
Master Elmer Seton Frazier entertained
| his young friends Thursday evening last at
| his residence. 125 s street northwest, the
occasion being his twelfth birthday The
dining room was decorated with holly and
red and green lights. Games and music
| were enjoyed. Among those present were
| the Misses Matte Jennie and Alice King,
Ethel McMurray. Mary Windsor Elsie Leis-
| HER Beatrice Ward, Lille Gordon, Adah
! Bagby, Elizabeth Andrews. Ella Price,
Frances Bennett, Ethel Hoffman, Masters
| Selden Price Frank Leishier Charlie Ruoff
Raymond Koenig, Thomas Rhamstine.
| Allen Sherman, Milton Block, Harry Cor
| don, Henry Henning.
Mr. and Mrs s. o. Smith of Atlanta Ga,
| are the guests Of their aunt, Mrs Gibbons.
| of the Vendome Hotel.
| Capt. Gillette and Mrs Gillette. with their
children, are with Mrs. Henry Beard. 1905
| n street.
Lieut.. J. G. George Fouse U. s. N, and
Mrs. Fouse have been called from the city
! Their future address will be No. 10 Led
| yard place. Newport r. I.
| Miss C. c. Haynes has returned from her
four months outing to Boston Maine. etc,
and will be glad to see her friends at 1927
Concoran street.
The Lucy Holcombe Chapter, D. A. R.,
has asked the national board, the District
officers and the officers Of the District chap
tiers to meet the president general. Mrs.
Columbia state regent, Mrs Herschel Main.
Saturday evening, December 10, at the
home of the chapter regent, Mrs. Howard
L. Hodgkins.
Miss Sally Hammer will be the guest of
friends in Santa Barbara, Cal, this winter.
and will not return to the city until May.
Mr.. and Mrs William Erskine announces
the marriage Of their daughter, Hattie May,
to Mr. Doney Marinelli at Richmond, Va,
Thursday last.
Marriage Licenses.
Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Charles Lewis and Lydia Newman.
James Jackson and Gertrude Robinson.
Franz A. A. Luwe and Ella Nora Lee.
IN aCl;,
Charles c. Langley and Nellie e. Adams.
John w. Hanson of Philadelphia, Pa,
and Magnolia Slack of Arlington Va.