Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
TWIN DAUGHTERS OF MAJ. AND
MRS. ABBOTT OUT.
Notable Entertainments Of Recent and
Future Dates-Persona1
Notes.

The debut dance for the Misses Abbott,
daughters of Maj. Frederick V. Abbott, u.
S. A., was a gala event last night at the
Washington Barracks. The dance hall at
the Officers Club was decorated with palms
and flags, and fragrant with the wealth OF
bouquets sent the twin buds. Mrs. ABBOTT
wore black spangied net, which set off to
advantage the creamy tinted gowns OF her
daughters, the Misses Marion and Elinor
Abbott. Assisting in the hospitality of the
occasion were Miss Erma Shaw. Miss Helen
Hatfield, Miss Natalie briggs. Miss hath
crime Cla, augh, Miss India Bell Fleming,
and Miss Kate Bryan of South Carolina,
and Capt. Kelly, Lieut.. Dillon, Lieut. King
man, Lieut.. Poole, Lieut.. Black Lieut..
Earle Lieut. Rockwell and Lieut.. Downer.
When supper time came the Misses Abbott
and the young company sat al table to-
gether, the rest of the well served company
feasting at a buffet table.
Some of the guests were Gen. and Mrs.
Barry. Miss Barry, Gen. and Mrs. Johnston,
Commander and Mrs briggs Commander
and Mrs Barroll, Commander and Mrs.
Bieg, Capt and Mrs. Tanner, Col. and Mrs.
Symons, Miss Symons. Col. and Mrs. Brom-
well. Col. and Mrs Hoxie, Maj. and Mrs.
Kuhn, Col. and Mrs. Hatfield, Col. and Mrs.
Mccain, Gel. Heyl, Col. B.ddle: Lieut. Col.
and Mrs. Casey, Maj. and Mrs. Eveleth
Winslow, Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Shonts,
the Misses Sbonts, Gen. and Mrs Gillespie,
Gen. Davis Miss Davis, Gen. Alexander
Mckenzie, Mr.. and Mrs. Heudey. Gen. and
Mrs. George B. Davis, Rear Admiral and
Mrs Endcott, the Misses Endicott, Rear
Admiral and Mrs. Baird, Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Mason. Prof. Simon Newcomb,
Gen. and Mrs. Charles Allen. Miss Allen,
Gen. and Mrs. Forsyth. Gen. and Mrs. Nor
decai, Gen. and Mrs. Humphrey, Comman-
der and Mrs. Phelps. Miss Phelps. the
Misses Shaw, Mrs. Adee and Miss Adee. the
d Do, ,,..f
gartten, Mr.. and Mrs. HAMS Taylor. Miss
Taylor. Gel. and Mrs. Robert /. Fleming,
Mr.. and Mrs. A c. Downing. the Misses
Downing, Miss Claudia Stuart Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Albert Hi. Mrs. Edwin F.
Townsend, Miss Townsend. Capt. Fourier
Mr.. Hanihara, Mr.. Alfredo Benavdes, Mr.,
Kitagaki. Mr. Leon Peppernan and Mr.
Oracle *. Richards.
In honor of Miss DuTand. daughter of
the British ambassador Miss Oliver enter
tanned at beautiful dinner last night, the
company including Miss Gan, Miss Mary
Carlisle. Mrs. James w. Wadsworth jr.i
Miss Oliver. Lieut.. and Mrs. Bulmer. Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Andrews. Capt. Long
Lieut. Sheridan. Lieut.. McCauey, Mr.. John
Lodge. Mr.. Vaudeville Carlisle and Mr.
Reginald Huidekoper
The British ambassador and Lady Du-
rand were given farewell dinner last
night by the Secretary of War and Mrs.
Taft. The others present were MIR. Justice
White, the former governor of the Philip
pines, and Miss Ide, the Secretary of the
Navy and Mrs Bonaparte, the assistant
secretary of war and Mrs. Oliver, Senator
Proctor. Senator and Mrs. Lodge. the gov
ernor of Porto Rico and Mrs. Winthrop,
Mr.. AMI Mrs. Gordon Cumming, Mrs. Hob
son, and Senator Dillingham;.
Miss Moody of Massachusetts. sister of
the Attorney General is making a stay in
this city on her way south and taking part
for the first time in the sociabilties of
official life. Washington would like her as
a resident hostess. She attended the cabi-