Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SOCIABILITIES TODAY SUGGEST
THE HEIGHT OF SEASON.
Brilliant Scene Last Night at Students
Ball-Other Events-Per.
sonal Notes.

Today's social calendar is quite the full
est Of the winter thus far-and presents
the most varied program. Four large
afternoon events will include the debut of
Miss Hester Reilly, daughter Of Mrs. Hen
ry ]. Reilly, at Rauscher's; Mrs. John r.
McLean's musicale, when Mr.. John Ar
mant Of New Orleans will sing, accom-
panied by the Washington Symphony Or
chestra, Mr.. De Koven leading; Mrs. John
w. Fosters reception to the Civil Service
League, and the Christmas bazaar of the
Cooperative Society at the home of the
Secretary of the Navy, 1912 K street
Tonight the President and Mrs. Roose-
Welt will entertain at dinner, to be fol-
lowed by a musicale, to which the invita-
lions are for 10 o'clock Other dinner
givers tonight will be General and Mrs.
Black, who are entertaining IN secretary
and Mrs. Morton honor.
Miss Alice Miller gave luncheon To-Day,
when a number of the debutantes were her
guests.
The Austrian ambassador and Nine. Won
Hengelmuller will entertain at dinner M
morrow evening Nine. Hengelmuller VIII
be at home to her personal friends SUNDAY
afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Colonel and Mrs. Bromweil gave siiaiA
dinner last night:
Mrs John Cresswell Head presented her
daughter Miss Katharine Bradiey Heau,
Yesterday at a very pretty tea, at which
the resident society was dellghtluhy itp
resented. The debutante was Deauuiuliy
eowned in white mousSellne ana lace, aiiu
carried an armful of fragrant foWers' some
of the many gorgeous presents sent hel. ~
the dining room poinsetta blossoms deckeo
the table. and those assisting me h9s asiie
for the afternoon were Mrs. ThomaS IesIe
Macdonald, Miss Ida Thompson, MIS- A. "A.
Healy of Brooklyn and her daughter-ine
law Mrs. Henry w. Healy; Miss Morton OF
Brown, Miss Mary Goldsborough, Miss
Switzerland Miss Bella Bateman, MISS
Vida Matheson, Miss Cordelia Mercer ana
Miss Ethel Pike. The receiving party and
a number of young men were later enter
tanned at supper.
Society ever lends willing patronage to
worthy causes and when the board of lady
managers of the George Washington Uni
versity Hospital opened the annual ball for
the benefit of the hospital at the New
Willard last evening fully 1000 persons
were present This large company was
made up of official and resident society,
with large representation of the student
body of George Washington and other
schools and bevy of local seminary young
girls. The red ball room was used for
dancing, and here the decorations were con-
fined to a graceful grouping of palms at
the north end of the room, while there was
also effective arrangement of greens in
the south gallery, about the windows and
at the musicians stand. a large picture of
George Washington hung above the band
stand. The incandescent lights were shad-
ed in yellow silk to a pleasing softness, and
the new colors of the university, continental
buff and blue, were shown in graceful pen
nants. The dance program had twenty
four numbers.
The hostesses of the evening were Mrs
Chaffee Mrs. Henry Kirke Porter, Mrs.
St. George Tucker, Mrs. Needham. Mrs.
Richardson, Mrs. Oliver Cromwell, Mrs.
Charles ]. Bell and Mrs. Yarrow.
Dancing began promptly at o'clock and
continued until morning, there being the
usual interruption for buffet supper, which
was served in the pink room.
Inc efficient floor committee was well Sc
lected from both officials and residents and
the law and medical schools of George
Washington supplied the following:
Fourth year medical class-C. C. Ammer-
Cowan. E. T. NJ. Franklin, F. c. Hayes, A.
Z. Hunt F. H. Jet. G. 1. Jones, Adam
Kenble. w. III Littlepage. J. NJ. Lynch, A.
II. Robnett, w. E. Shea and r. T. West.
Third year medical class-F. P. Machler,C
8. Middleton. F. c. Winter, H. c. Jorgensen,
Mead Moore, Frank Mclean, D. G. Sutton,
R. L. spire, R. T. Williams. E. c. Steven
Laughlin, L. b. McAfee, Hiram McCullom,
B. c. Perry and D. L. High.
Second year medical class-E. c. Wilson,
Carter. N. P. Lake. H. H. Hewlett. H. W.
Mofitt. E. G. Evans, Joseph R. Biggs. T. F.
Smith, J. A. Smith. F. c. Van Vliet, Paul
Anderson and w. B. Carr.
Second year law class-Donald H. Nc
Lean. c. NJ. Booth, c. W. Morris, H. W.
Meyers, c. B. Coffin, Harvey Ford, P. E.
Sherman, j. D. Williams, A. 6. Flowers.
v. G. Croissant. A. F: Kwis. H. F. Lerch,
H. r. George, A. L. Neumeyer, R. S. Wal
lace and F. w. Weltzel.
First year medical class-C. c. Weide-
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Tewksbury
Mrs. Metcalf. wife of the Secretary of Com
merce and Labor, received yesterday for
the first time since the new honors came
to her husband. Mrs. James Hooe and the
Misses Williams assisted.
Mrs. Morton was another cabinet hostess
at home to visitors yesterday, her charm
ing young daughter assisting with her
guests, Mrs. Chalmers Of Chicago and Miss
Metcalf Of Erie, Pa, and Miss Elenor
Hoyt.
Mrs. and Miss Hitchcock were also at
home to callers.
Mrs. T. c. Plat. wife of the New York
senator. has invitations out for a tea Tues
day, December 16, from to Z o'clock. Miss
Snow, her daughter, is spending the winter
with Senator and Mrs. Plat at the New
Willard, where the entertainment will be
given.
Mrs. Edwin G. Temple and her daughter
Marjorie of Chicago, Ill, the daughter and
granddaughter of Mr.. and Mrs. s. E.
Faunce of this city. are visiting the latter
at their apartments in the Windsor, 1925 L
street northwest. Mrs. Temple formerly
Mary E. Faunce, has a large circle of ac-
Quaintances in Washington.
Mrs ]. Fairfield Carpenter and her three
sons have returned to Washington and will
occupy her own house. No 1927 10th street
Mrs. Carpenter has for her guests for the
winter Mrs. II. Ten Eyck and Mrs. r. &.
Rogers of Lakeland, Cazenovia, N. Y.
Mrs. Reginald De Koven has cards out
for tea Monday, December u. at the New
Willard, when her daughter, Miss Ethelle
De koven, will make her debut. There will
be dancing.
Mrs. Switzerland gave a luncheon Of