Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-21
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FIRST STATE DINNER WILL TAKE
PLACE TONIGHT.
Guests of Honor viii Be the Members
Of the Cabinet-Two Debutantes
Personal Notes.

L
Personal Notes.
| The President and Mrs. Roosevelt will
! give the first state dinner of the season to-
night. when a company of about forty will
be present and the cabinet will be the hon.
ored body.
Gen. and Mrs. Sanger will give a dinner
| tonight
Mrs T. Ritehie Stone presented her at
| tractive young daughter. Miss Lillian Gar
nett Stone to her friends yesterday. when
one of the most interesting companies of the
| winter gathered to welcome this charming
representative of family which for four
generations has been identified with the
capital city of the nation. The vivacious
| and pretty girl was dressed In pink, carried
roses that also matched her cheeks, and
stood near her mother who was gowned in
white. All the rooms were decorated in
| pink blossoms and the quantities of other
| flowers sent the debutante In the dining
room were poinsetta blooms and holly, and
a delightful hospitality exemplfed the
coming holiday. Mrs. William Stone Albert,
| Mrs. James Ellison and Mrs. Kurt Dieder-
ich assisted In the dining room. and the
otEer aids to the hostess were Miss Alice
shepherd. Miss Feroline Perkins. Miss Ma
| Goldsborough Miss Alexandrine Fitch, Miss
Bella Bateman and Miss Mary Harrison.
Mrs John r. Mclean has been obliged to
withdraw her invitations to dance Satur-
day, December 80, owing to the Illness of
| her son.
Mr.. and Mrs NJ G. Seckendorff. who
| sailed for Europe Immediately after their
marriage few weeks ago, have returned
ana are at home at Ramapo Farms, Ram
| say. N ].
Mrs. Greedy gave a dinner last night,
when the company included Miss Alexan-
1 drine Fitch, Miss Mary Switzerland, Miss
Eleanor Heyt, Miss Adola Greedy, Miss
| Rose Isabel Greedy. and Messrs. Phillips
Robinson of Boston, Huntington Jackson,
| Richard Hooker. Geary Townsend, DIR. Du
| laney. U. s. A., and John Nesmith Greedy
who is at home from Yale for the Christ
| mas holidays
Mrs. F. B. Moran and her daughter, Mrs
J. NJ Hudgins, gave tea yesterday. when
| they We're assisted by Mrs Corteyou Bar
I oness Bussche, Mrs. F. E. c. Ryan Mrs
| Chapman. Mrs. Horace Westcot and Miss
jackson.
| The Sons of the American Revolution will
| call upon the President on New Year day
| In a body, having been assigned a Mace in
| the line Immediately before the public.
| AS there are 500 members of the society 1t
Is expected that there will be large repre-
| SeUtdllOn on that occasion.
| Senator and Mrs. Burrows, at their first
| dinner party of the winter last night which
| served to christen the new dining room ad-
dftion of their Massachusetts avenue home
entertained the Cuban minister and Nine
| de Quesada, the Secretary of the Treasury
| and Mrs. Shaw, Senator and Mrs Scott,
| Representative and Mrs. Dalzell, MIR. and
Mrs. Wayne MacVeagh and Col. and Mrs
Fleming. The table decorations were of
pofnsetta blossoms and foliage.
! Mrs. Richard Butler entertained at dinner
| last night at the Rochambeau Justice and
Mrs. Brown, the Chinese minister, Sir Chem
tung LANG Cheng. Commander and Mrs.
Hodges, Major and Mrs. Burr and Capt. and
Mrs. Hamilton, the latter a daughter of
Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee.
| Mrs Fairbanks was again at home to call
ers yesterday, and, usual when her house
is open, had numerous visitors who are be-
| ginning their social duty for the season. as
well as enjoying one of its real pleasures by
paving their respects to the second lady in
the land Mrs Fairbanks was assisted by
Mrs. Martin, Mrs. Dalzell Mrs. ]. A. Hull.
Mrs. Theodore Moves, Mrs. Timmons Miss
Harlan and Miss Lucy Kean.
The first dance of the Georgetown Assem-
bly, will be held at Linthicum Institute New
Year night These dances are under the
patronage of Mrs; j. Holdsworth Gordon.
Mrs. George T. Dunlop, Mrs. Charles H
Cragin, Mrs. William B. Orme and Mrs.
Downs L. Wilson. The committee of ar
engagements is composed of Messrs. Rawlins
Hume, Harris M. Crist, Leonard L. Nichol-
son, jr, and J. Orville Ecker.
Another debutante to which resident So
ciety paid homage yesterday was Miss Mar
guerite Williams, daughter of the rector of
Trinity Episcopal Church and Mrs. Richard
Pardee Williams. The rectory was gay with
lights and flowers. and the occasion was
most interesting one. The debutante was
very attractive in gown of white chiffon.
The hostess was assisted by Miss NAPLES
and Miss White of Delaware, who presided
in the tea room.
The Washington guests attending the
Carmody-Snow wedding in New York Tues
day returned yesterday In Senator Platts
private car. This company included Mr. and
Mrs. John P. Carmody, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Doyle Carmody. Mr.. and Mrs. Horace K.
Fulton, the commissioner of patents and
Mrs. Allen, Mrs. Charles G. Dulin. Miss
Minetree, Col. J. F. Supplee of Baltimore,
Capt. Charles D. F. Chandler, Capt Mason
Quick, Lieut. Lowell Pickering, Mr. L. J..
Carmody, Mr.. Horace NJ. Fulton and Mr..
A. c. Gracey.
Miss Darneille was hostess at a charm
ing little dance at her home, Georgetown
Heights, yesterday, given to some new
members of the Wednesday After Dinner
Dances.
Mr. J. Lowrie Bell. who has been i'll since
his return with his family here the past au-
tumn. Is now happily on the way to entire
recovery.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederic Harris Riley, nee
Miss Edith NJ. Clarke, have cozy apart
ment at the Windsor, 1925 T street north
west. At home to her friends Wednesdays
in January.
Mr.. and Mrs. Niernsee and family have
moved from p street to the Braddoek, cor
ner of 18th and Willard streets northwest.
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Mrs. John P. Jackson of Connecticut ave-
nue. gave a luncheon of sixteen covers today
in honor of Mrs. Ion Periicaris Mr.. and
Mrs Perdicaris are spending the winter at
Stoneleigh Court and are receiving many
social attentions
A pretty wedding was solemnized yester-
day afternoon. when Miss Minnie E. Wood
and Mr. A. Webster Richards were married
by the Rev. Weston Bruner at the parson-
age of the Fifth Baptist Church In the
presence of the families and intimate
friends. The bride was becomingly gowned
in a green travelling suit and stylish hat to
match, and carried shower bouquet of
bride roses. The popularity of the young
people was emphasized by the many beau
tiful presents received After congratula-