Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-30

Invitations were issued today by tho
President and Mrs Roosevelt for a small
dinner on December g. and another on De-
cember s.
Miss Alice Bradford Shepard, second
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Fitch
Shepard, was presented to a large circle of
the family acquaintance yesterday, at the
first debutante tea of the season A garden
of flowers attested to the welcome society
has for this favored young lady, who, pref
tily dressed in RULED white tulle and white
ribbon, and carrying an armful of treasured
blossoms, stood near her mother to meet
their friends. Assisting in the hospitality
was Miss Dorothy Shepard of Tuxedo, q
debutante of the present season also Miss
Isabel Shepard of New York. another
cousin; Miss Louise Maxwell, Miss Feroline
Perkins, Miss Alice Miller Miss Marcia
Butler ;,tie' Miss Eiinor Wayne Parker. Miss
Lillian Stone, Miss Sylvia Wilder, Miss
Alice Downing, Miss Bella Bateman, Miss
schroeder, Miss Hoyt Miss Mary Souther-
land, Miss Marie Barnes, Miss Polly Mason
ana MISS Alice Goodwin, representing buds
OF The present and past season. with Miss
Polly Shepard, the elder daughter of the
mouse, whose engagement to Mr. Richard
= Whlteiy was announced some time ago
III tne dining room Mrs. j. Lawrence Boggs
OF New Jersey, aunt of the debutante; Mrs
Wlllam Compton. Mrs Richard Harlow and
Mrs. McFee did the honors
Miss Harriet Wadsworth's bridesmaid
costume yesterday worn at the wedding
OF Miss Brewster and Mr. Frelinghuysen
at Rochester, N. y was of pink broad
cloth and silver lace hat The brides
maids maids also carried ch:nchilia muffs, the
gift of the bride. The maid of honor wore
emerald green broadcloth.
Miss Louise NJ. Lentz of this city and Mr.
James w Booze OF Phtsburg. Ky, were
married last night at the home of the
brides parents, Mr. and Mrs. c. f. Lentz
Inc ceremony was performed by Rev. DR..
tuddle and was witnessed by a large
gathering of relatives and friends. The
bride was dressed in white silk and car
RED white roses and carnations Miss Olga
Lentz, the brides sister was maid of honor
and Mr.. Fred o. Lentz, brother was best
man. AFTER the ceremony buffet lunch
con was served. Mr. and Mrs Booze will
be at home to their friends at Their apart
ments 92o street southeast, after De-
ce1nber &.
Mrs. George A. Deering has announced
the engagement of her daughter Katherine
to Mr. William Barrett Ridgely, controller
OF the currency. The wedding will take
place before the New Year. Miss Deering
IS the only daughter of the late Capt
George A. Deering, L. S. N. and Mr..
RidSely, who is a widoweI, has two daugh-
tiers, Miss Ridgely and Mss Eleanor Ridge
~, the latter still in school
Inc russian ambaSsador and Baroness
hosen gave a dinner last night IN honor of
Lazy Howard, wife of the British ambas-
ador TO The Hague who is now here on a
visit to her son and d4ug hter-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. George Howard. The latter cou-
pie, with Miss Howard and the members of
the embassy staff, made up the interesting
company
Few more beautiful weddings have mark
ed the autumn season than that last night
at ST. Thomas Church, when the rector
Rev. {. Ernest Smith, performed the mar
riage ceremony for Miss Heloise Chase
lngersoll and Mr.. Joseph Edward Angel
The chancel was profusely adorned with
pink chrysanthemums and foliage plants
the former blossoms being tied in great
clusters al the head of the pews reserved
for relatives. The ushers who seated the
large gathering were Messrs James Law
renee Minetree. Walter Gravenor, Maurice
Pilson and Daniel Fowler all of Wash
ington, and Paul Crosby Chamberlain of
West Brookfeld, Mass, and Edward Knode
of Hagerstown, Md When the bride ar
rived, escorted by her uncle Mr. Samuel
c. knode, she was preceded to the altar
by the ushers, VINO were followed by two
little ribbon sirs-Katherine Livingston
Ingersou and Alice Creath Angel; two