Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-10
THE SOCIAL WORLD
Presidents Daughter Off for
a Round Of Visits.
DEBUT PARTIES TODAY
OTHER COMING EVENTS BRIEFLY
sKETCHED. /
Day and Night Hospitalities of the
Near Future-Per-
sonals.

| and Jonkheer r. de Marees van Swinderen
December 21 at the Church of the Epiph-
any, the bride will have no attendants
| Baron Moncheur will be best man. and
the ushers will include both colleagues and
friends of the bridegroom in the diplomatic
service and several Neutrality-suspicious..
| Count and Countess Rene du Temple de
Rougemont, the latter formerly Miss Edith
Clapp of New Work. who We're married the
| present week. now here, visiting Mr..
and Nine. des Portes de la Fosse of the
| French embassy.
Mr.. and Mrs. Douglas Robinson of New
| York, the latter a sister of the President
will give dinner dance at the st. Regis
| December %, in honor of their debutante
daughter, Miss Corinne Robinson.
| Two large teas will be given this after
| noon-one at the Mexican embassy to pre-
| sent Miss Belen AspiroZ, the youngest
| daughter of the Mexican ambassador and
| Nine. AspirOZ, and Miss Manan Stevens, at
! the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Stevens, 1923 18th street. Tonight Admiral
and Mrs. Dewey will give dinner party,
| and tomorrow Secretary Morton will give
| stag luncheon at his home.
| Debut parties will still lead in social in
| terest next week. Miss Ethelle de Koven's
| will be Monday at a tea, with dancing, at
| the New Willard Miss Helen Blacks at
| her parents home Tuesday afternoon; Miss
| Elena Calderon's at the Bolivian legation;
| Miss Cornelia B. MERGERS at her grand
| mothers home Wednesday, and Miss Pau
| line Mortons at the residence of the Sec
| rotary and Mrs. Morton Saturday.
| be Representative and Mrs. Henry Kirke
| Porter at a musicale Monday night the
Chinese minister, Mr.. and Mrs Charles j.
Bell, the Bolivian minister and Nine. Cal
deron, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks, Ad-
miral and Mrs. Dewey, at dinners. and Mrs
Perce Crosby and Mrs. Thomas c. Platt at
| teas. The dances of the week will include
| those Of the Wizard Club; at Rauschers,
Tuesday night. and the Junior League ball.
at the New Willard, Friday night. The
| latter will be preceded by a number of din
ners, Miss Ridgely entertaining for the
Misses Dunn and Mrs. Cromwell, Mrs. Fitch
and Mrs. W. f. Curtis, each having large
parties, the guests at each going to the
ball later.
Mr.. and Mrs F. A. Keep of Stoneleigh
court gave dinner last night at Rausch-
er'S. Sc
The Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches welcomed a large COM
Iany yesterday, when their guest and
cCuntryman, Baron Napoleno de San Siles-
tro, was heard in a number OF his own
compositions. The Misses Lobel OF Paris,
who visiting the baroness, assisted in
receiving, and after the music refreshments
filled a half hour, the Misses Warder, Miss
de SINE rndorff and Miss Josephine Board
man being the assistants of the tea room
farewell party was rendered the Misses
Bowen and brother by Miss Lulu Wahling
and Miss Agnes Stewart at the residence
of the former, last Thursday evening. After
choice selections had been rendered by Mr..
Lawrence Hurdle Robinson and Miss
bertha Parsons, the guests were invited to
the dining room, where they partook OF re-
freshments. The table was decorated with
Japanese lanterns, red streamers and holly.
During the evening speeches were made by
the Messrs H. ]. Bryson, E. Dewitt Smith
were the Misses Violet and Edna Bowen,
Alice Farrell, Katherine Maley, Bertha Par
sons and Mrs. E. G. Farrell Messrs
Hurdle Robinson, Yeabower, Cole, Bowen,
Pilerton, Devine, Curran, Bryson and Smith.
Smith.
Mrs Ella Bartron announces the engage
ment of her daughter, Jessie DeCreed Bar
trcn, to Mr.. ]. Robert Sharp of Altoona,
Pa., the marriage to take place in the
early spring.
Captain L. c. Scherer. Z. S. A, and Mrs.
Scherer are now located at 1912 10th street
northwest.
4 wedding of considerable interest to
their many friends in this city occurred at
Oakton, Va, Wednesday evening, the con-
tlGCuuB parties DelnS TWO uduSHleIS il
Mr.. and Mrs. C. H. Speer Miss Almira
Frances Speer became the bride of Lester
McCreery Of Oakton and Miss Carrie Bell
Speer was united in marriage to Edwin H.
Harris of LOudoun county Va. The cere-
monies were performed by Rev. Mr.. Mum
day al the family residence in the presence
of small gathering of relatives and init
mate friends. Many handsome gifts testi-
fed to the popularity of the brides. After
the wedding elaborate refreshments were
served.
The Rev Dr. Gibson of Trinity Church
and Mrs. Gibson will be informally at home
to their friends on the evenings Of next
week before removing to Westminster, Md,
where DR.. Gibson has received call.
Mr. and Mrs. Jannaro s. Power have re-
turned from their honeymoon and will be
al home to their friends at Al Florida ave-
nue. northwest.
Mrs. Paul Dahlgren and Miss Romola
pahlgren are the guests of Col. and Mrs. |
Henry G. Sharpe.
Mrs. L. A. Miller of 4O6 Albany street.
Ecking ton, returned home today from Den
yer, Colo where she was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. c. A. Rhodes and family.
Mrs: Miller. who visited the fair at ST
Louis on her return and friends in Indiana
and Columbus, Ohio, and other places, has
improved in health.
AVA o. aim <hHuSiSOH WIG u @MGQlcdl In
spector Anderson, now fleet surgeon Of the |
south Atlantic squadron has returned to
washington after an absence of three
months spent in travelling apd visiting
friends in New York and Is established for
the winter at 1922 Jefferson place.
Mrs Curtis E. Mum has returned from
her western trip and will spend the winter |
at 1742 P street.
t.
MRS Wm Britton and Miss Walker will |
oe at nome Thursday, December 10, in their |
apartments at 1921 18th street northwest.
Lieutenant General and Mrs Ci1affee gave
d olnner last night in honor of the German |
a nthan and Baroness won Sternburg.
Other guests were the Secretary of the |
Navy and Mrs. Morton, senator and Mrs.
Eikins, the Assistant Secretary of War and |
MRS. oi1ver, Mr.. and Mrs John w. Foster
General and Mrs. Draper and Representa- |
tive and Mrs. Henry K. Porter.
Miss Lucy Aldrich and Miss Elsie Aldrich, |
daughters OF Senator and Mrs Aldrich will |
ter.
Nine. Washington, who is likely to spend |
the rest of the winter here with her sister. |