Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
YESTERDAYS DEBUTANTES AND
OTHERS TO COME.
Sociabilities of the Foraker Home In
adgurated-Charity Ball
Personals.

Yesterday afternoon was a busy one So
| cially. several of the cabinet homes being
! open to callers during the early hours, and
! the debut teas engrossing popular atten-
| ton afterward. The Bolivian legation, at
| nth and streets. was the meeting ground
| for all of diplomatic and large represen-
| tation of resident society for Miss Elena
| Calderon's debut. Nine. Calderon, hand
| somely gowned in black spangled lace, pre-
| scented her attractive young daughter. who
was preitily dressed in white lace and net,
| and carried a huge bunch of red roses one
| of the many floral tokens sent her yester-
day. Assisting in the hospitality were
Miss Been AZproz. Miss Pauline Morton,
Miss Les Pores. Miss Walker Martinez,
| MISS Perie Anderson Miss Mary Souther-
| land ana Miss Florence Conrad. At the
| handsomely appointed table in the dining
| room Nine Walker Martinez and Nine
! Calvo did the honors. Among the guests
were the Mexican ambsss ltor and Nine
AZplfoz, baroness Mayor des Pianches
Nine Won Hengelmuller, the French ambas-
sador and Nine. Jusserand. Miss Durand
| the Peruvian minister and Mr.. Alfredo Cal
deron, Postmaster General and Mrs Wynne
| the Haitian minister and Nine Leeer and
| MISS Kathleen Bourke, Mr.. and Mrs. Ken
dali and Mrs. and Miss Switzerland.
| MISS Ccrnelia Mercer was introduced YES
| .erday al tea given by her grand mother
| MIS-. Edward Mcclure. with whom she
makes her home, and the flmily residence
was ap!oom with the flowers sent the debu-
| tante, not only from Washington friends,
| but from her relatives and other residents
| OF Pittsburg. Miss Mercer wore an ideal
| comng-out dress of chiffon and lace and
| PINK roses formed her bouquet. In the re-
| celving party were Mrs. Warren T. Sey-
mour of Pittsburg, Mss Florence Coleman,
| Miss Alice SmertZ, Miss Bateman Miss
| Sale Avershine. Miss Fishburn, Miss Pres
I Mtr, J;co
| Mathison. Mrs. Dalzell and Mrs. John
| Frederick Leech, both old friends of the
! parents of the debutante. the late Mr.. and
| Mrs. McAll Mercer of Pittsburg, presided
| in the tea room.
Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Wynne, Mrs. Hitch
| cock and Mrs. Metcalf We're at home yes
! terday to callers, the informal receptions
held this month causing longer visits than
| the rush of the regular season ever per-
| mits. Miss Cannon. another notable
| Wednesday hostess, was also at home to
| callers after o'clock.
! Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks will give a
! dinner on the 10Th and will be the guests of
| honor at dinner to be given by Senator
! and Mrs. Burrows on the 21st. Mrs. Fair
| banks has been in Boston several days.
| Senator and Mrs. Foraker began their
! seasons dinner giving last night, when
| their company included the French ambas-
| sador and Nine. Jusserand. Associate JUS
| tice and Mrs. Brown, Lieut.. Gen. and Mrs.
| Chaffee, Attorney General Moody, the gov
| ernor of Porto Rico and Mrs. Beekman
| Winthrop, the treasurer of Porto Rico and
Mrs. William Franklin Willoughby, Sena-
| tor Fairbanks. Senator and Miss Kean. Sem
| ator and Mrs. Wetmore Senator Dilling-
| ham, General and Mrs. Draper. Mrs. Slater,
| Mrs. John T. Davis and Miss Foraker.
| They will again entertain at dinner De-
cember 81.
| Mrs. Morton, Mrs Fairbanks, Mrs Archi-
bald Hopkins and Miss Rdgely, president
| of the league, will receive tomorrow night
| at the Junior League charity ball at the
| New Willard. The Marine Band will play,
! and every inducement for a pleasant even
| ing has been thought out by the energetic
ball committee, of which Miss Ridgely Miss
| Anita Poor. Miss Edith Miller, Miss Emelie
| Fitch, Miss Switzerland and Mrs. Oliver
| Cromwell members.
Mrs Fairbanks, Mrs Cromwell Mrs.
Fitch, Mrs. w. E. Curtis and Miss Ridgely
| and other hostesses will entertain at din
ners tomorrow night, taking their guests
| afterward to the ball.
| Mrs. Rebecca Motto H. Ryan will present
| her third daughter. Miss Ethel Middleton
| Ryan, at tea next Tuesday. December 20,
| place.
| Miss Elite Louise Thompson and Mr.
| Henry Bernard Hazard were married last
| evening at the Hamline Methodist Episco-
| pal Church. in the presence of several hun
dred invited guests, the Rev. Lucien Clark,
| pastor of the church, officiating While the
| guests were being seated orchestra OF
| sixteen pieces, hidden by banks of palms,
| rendered an exceptionally fine musical pro-
| gram. The bridal party entered to the
strains Of the wedding march from Lohen-
| grin and Loves Old Sweet Song was play
| ed as a violin solo during the ceremony.
| The ushers were Mr.. Arthur c. Thompson,
| hrnt lnr nf <I,n hrs1 N1,,,n, IInv
| ard, brother of the groom; Mr.. Lawrence
Hurdle and Mr.. Mark A. Watson, all of
| this city. The bride entered the church
with her father Mr.. VIM H. c. Thompson,
| preceded by the maid of honor, Miss Adele
| Hazard, sister of the groom. The best man
| was Mr.. Lewis ]. Bailey of Marshall, N. c.
| The bride was most becomingly attired in a
white lace robe over ivory taffeta and car
| ried bouquet of bride roses. Her tullo
veil was caught with lilies of the valley.
| The maid of monor wore cream
lace robe over light blue taffeta
and carried bridesmaid roses. After
| the ceremony reception was held at the
| home Of the brides parents for the bridal
party and the relatives of bride and groom.
Miss Adele Robinson of Virginia is visit
| ing Mrs. Weeks at the residence of Gen.
| Weeks. 2215 Washington circle.
Miss Florence Conrad, whose debut has
| been SO pleasantly marked by the gayeties
at her own home. will have dance given in
| her honor Wednesday, January 4, by her
| aunt, Mrs. Richard Austin Harlow
| Mrs. John H. Small wife Of the represent
| tative from the first North Carolina dis
| trict. who was taken to st. Vincent's Hos
| pital. Norfolk. from her home in Washing
| ton, N. c., some days ago for an operation,
| which became imperative to save her life,
| is now improving. and her ultimate recov-
cry is looked for. Representative Small is
| still with her.
|
Mrs Walter B. Swindell who was dele
| gate from Baltimore to the civil service
| convention, has concluded her visit with
! friends in Washington after attending the
| sessions of the convention. Mrs. Swindell
| is we'll known here, where she spent her
girlhood days. being the granddaughter of
| Henry Ould, one of the most renowned edu-
| Gators in the early history of the national
| capital. Her grandmother was a Miss
! Perce of the well-known Perce family,
| who settled in this section long before
Washington was established as the home of
| the United States government