Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
The WORLD OF SOCIETY
VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS. FAIR.
BANKS DINNER LAST MIGHT.
A Costume Dance at British Embassy
Other Hospitalities-Per-
sonal Notes.

chief executive and his wife there were
! present the ambassador to Great Britain
| and Mrs. Whtelaw Reid, Justice and Mrs.
| Harlan, the Speaker of the House and MISS
Cannon. Senator and Mrs. Lodge. Senator
and Mrs. Martin, ex-senator Henry G.
Davis. Representative and Mrs John Sharp
| Williams, Mr.. James Whitcomb Riley, Mr..
and Mrs. Wayne Macveagh, Mr.. and Mrs
| Glover, the assistant secretary of state
| and Mrs. Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs Crosby s.
| Moves. Mrs. Hobart, Mrs. Daniel Manning,
| Miss Kean, Miss Mcmillan and Mr.. Melville
| E. Stone. The table was laid in the ball
room, where there was an elaborate uecora-
! ton of poinsetta blooms and holly: An
! orchestra played throughout the evening.
merry party assembled last night at
| the British embassy when Miss Durand,
| the daughter of the British ambassador,
entertained several hundred guests In honor
of her cousin, Miss Everild Durand, who is
spending the winter here. Alice in Won
derland" was carried out in the costumes
worn by the youthful hostess and her
guests the characters giving ample scope
for marvellous get-ups in becomlngiy fancy
or ludicrously unbecoming and grotesque
attire.
The guests included Miss Roosevelt, Rep
resentative Longworth, the Misses Oliver,
the Misses Switzerland. Miss Carlisle, the
Misses Randolph, Miss Sheridan; Mss sar-
gent, Miss Gaf, Miss Cobb. Miss Davis
! Miss McCauley Miss Morris, Miss Chlid,
Mss Bell. Miss Root, Miss Townsend, MISS
Macveagh Miss Mott, Miss Parker, MISS
Hoyt Miss Crosby, Miss Converse, Miss
Cotton. Miss Elkins. Miss J. Boardman,
Miss Palmer Miss Walker Martinez, Miss
Calderon, Miss Prettyman, Mr.. ana MRS.
Tuckerman, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander LIE,
care, Mr. and Mrs. II. Legare, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Howard, Capt. and Mrs. Ryan,
Capt and Mrs. Henry, Col. and Mrs Brom-
well, Commander and Nine. Hebbinghaus,
Baron and Baroness Bussche, Commander
nd do Far1mQnd.
Nine. WilenlSin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Howe,
Capt. Lee, Capt. Henry Capt Butt, capt.
Dan Moore. Capt. Long, Lieut. Sheridan
Lieu. Andrews, Lieut.. Z. s. Grant third,
Mr.. Cobb, Mr.. Henderson, Mr.. Williams,
Mr.. Bonaparte Mr.. MonCagna, Mr.. Cen
daro, Mr. Mocenigo. Mr.. Itchy, Mr.. Wenk-
helm, Mr.. Bressler. Mr. Sie'bert, MI have
NTH, Mr.. .Pury, Mr.. Berry, Mr.. Blair Capt.
Fournier, Mr.. Goldsborough, Mr.. Calderon,
Mr.. Hichborn, Mr.. Jackson, Mr.. de Geoff-
roy, Mr.. knut, Mr. Langherne, Mr.. c. Lee.
Maj. McCauley Mr.. Merriam, Mr.. Palmer,
Mr.. Smalley and Mr.. Tuckerman.
Mrs. Charles ]. Allen, wife of Gen. Allen,
United States army, retired, presented her
daughter, Miss Allen, yesterday at very
pretty tea, when the army and resident
circle was fittingly represented in the large
company which offered a welcome to this
interesting young lady. Mrs. Allen, gowned
In black lace. stood near her radiant young
daughter. who wore ivory white lace apd
carried an arm bouquet of ong-stemmed
spent the past year in New York. finishing
her education. giving special attention to
music. Assisting the hostess were Mrs.
Burr. Mrs. ]. ]. Knapp. Mrs. Gotthals, Mrs.
Rose Greedy. Miss Calvo, Miss Lucy Adee,
Miss Williams and Miss Amy Fay of New
York. Christmas decoration prevailed
throughout the parlors. and yellow 70 ;es
adorned the refreshment table in the dining
room.
home Wednesday. the 9th of December,
from to Z, at the Juniata, 1924 w street.
She will have her house guests for the
holidays Miss Pybas of Tennessee and Miss
Wiley of New York. Mrs. Van Leer will
also be at home on Wednesday January 10,
from to Z.
Mr. and Mrs John Howell of 600 I street
northwest announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Ethel Howell to Mr.
Philip NJ kemon, son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Kemon. The wedding will take place
some time in January.
Col. and Mrs. Robert l. Fleming gave a
farewell dinner last night to Commander
Isam Takeshita of the imperial japanese
navy. The guests were from the younger
set, the friends of Miss India Bell Fleming
The table decorations were especially appro-
Pirate 10 the season and the occasion. The
flowers were poinsetta blooms in the center
of the table, filling a tall cut glass vase A
wreath of holly leaves around the base was
flags. The name cards bore original mot Z
toes and dainty souvenirs were Christmas
cards. mounted red satin ribbon and
bearing the picture of an exceedingly pretty
young girl.
Mr. Asahi Kitagaki of Jauan. midshipman
at Annapolis, who is staying over Christmas
with Col. and Mrs. r. l. Fleming was a
luncheon guest today at the White House
and was accompanied there by Commander
Takeshita; who was also the Presidents
guest at the midday meal. The latter leaves
thls afternoon for San Francisco en- route
for Japan.
Midshipman Kitagaki is the son of the
governor of kioto, Japan, and today pre-
scented the President with sword which
had been in his family for COO years.
Mrs. f. B. Moran and daughter. Mrs.
John Milton Hudgins received "Wednesday
at 1917 New Hampshire avenue The house
was decorated with poinsetta, holly and
mistletoe. I Mrs. George Merge served
champagne punch, while the wife of Ad-
mfral N. e. Mason dispensed old Virginia
"applejack" in memory of the oldetime
Christmas holidays. Mrs Horace West
colt served the chocolate and the wife of
COMMANDER Chaptn served the ice cream
Among the assistants were the Misses Tay-
lor, Miss Harriet Switzerland Miss Marcia
Butler, Miss Enrol Brown Miss Goldshor-
ough and Mrs. Ryan. Among the guests
We're MIS- Chatard, Mrs. Pierre the Cuban
minister, Nine. Quesada, Capt RYAN Col
and Mrs Bromwell. Mrs Magruder. Mrs.
Bidder. Admiral and Mrs Hutchlns Adj
miral and Mrs Cromwell, Admiral and
Mrs Davis. Gen. Wilson, Gen. and Mrs.
Moore, Gen. and Mrs. Sehwann An or
chestra played in the hall, and Mrs.
Stephen Vail sang some beautiful French
songs.
Mrs. Moran gave a box party Monday
night at the Army and Navy League enter.
tainmetit. and had as her guests Command
er and Mrs Eberle and Admiral and Mrs.
Hutchins. Thursday night at the Kirmess
Mrs. Moran had as her guests the Cuban
minister and Mime. Quesada, Commander
and Mrs. Chaplin.
Mrs. William Spencer Murray of New
Haven, Conn.,, is spending the HOLIDAYS with
her parents, Capt. Rush of the navy and
Mrs. Rush Of 1881 Jefferson place. AS
Miss Daisy Rush Mrs. Murray was wen
known In this city, where she has a large
circle OF friends and relatives. Her mar
rage at her summer home. CatskiIl-on-
Hudson was an interesting event of the
early autumn.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Van Reypen en-
tertained at dinner last evening in honor