Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE LEAP-YEAR DANCE WILL BE
HELD TONIGHT.
Madame Quesada Entertains Little
Folks Today-Weddings-
Personals.

The subscription leap year ball tonight at
Rauschers is about the only formal event
on the tapis for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
hospitality is. however. manifesting itself in
many ways, anticipated and otherwise
chlldrens parties are a feature and that
In progress this afternoon at the Raleigh,
where Madame Quesada. wife of the Cuban
minister, is entertaining her own children
and the child of families of her acquant-
ance at Christmas fete is a particularly
beautiful one. The little folks began 10 as
assemble at and dances, games and good
things to eat, and presents to take away,
Will occupy their attention until 6 O'Clock.
There are nearly fifty childl en- in the party.
Senator and Mrs Foraker had as dinner
guests last night Lieut.. and Mrs. Timmons,
MI. and Mrs. Davenport Brown of Boston,
Mr. and Mrs. Stuyvesant Pilot of New
York, Miss Elkns. Miss Foulke, Miss
WALSH. Miss Calf. Mss Marion Oliver.
Miss Enrol Brown. Mr. Londsay of the
British embassy. Mr. Centaro of the Italian
embassy, Capt. FitThugh Lee, Capt. Gill
more. MIR. Gerard Barry. Mr.. Frederick
Brooke. Mr.. Crawford. Mr.. and Mrs. King
Wainwright of Bryn Mawr and Miss For
aker. The table decorations were in red
and green.
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith of ST. John
will officiate at the marriage, on the even
ing of January q at the home of the bride s
uncle, Capt. Clarke Smith, L. s. A, Wash
lngton barracks of Miss Lucia London,
daughter of the late Capt. Robert London,
I. S. A, and Mr.. Hansen Moore of Los
Angeles. Cal. Mr. William Stewart of Flint,
Mich, will be best man and Miss Florence
Moore of Los Angeles. sister of the bride
groom, will be maid of honor. Miss Ray
Johnson, also of Los Angeles; Miss Emma
Dill of East Orange, n. j.; Miss Eleanor
Jones of Haverhill. Mass; Miss Constance
Abbott of Albuquerque, n. M; Miss Susan
NH Nncc Toll 10
Lupton of Long Island will also attend the
bride.
DR.. Curry and his sister entertained their
Sunday school classes at their home on
r street Friday evening. After games re-
freshments We're served. Among those
present were Miss Blanche Wright, Blanche
Evens, Mary Stewart. Jessie Leannarda,
Mary Jackson. Susie Tiller. Daisy Sorrell,
| Bessie Reynolds and Miss Ella Mccormick,
Mr.. Harry Sullivan. Norris and Lenard
Bowan. Geo. Sullivan. Will Bateman,
Henry Horner Archer Taylor. Geo. Haugh-
ton, Howard Wood. Albert Warfield, Mr..
Miller. Miss Urner and Miss Fletcher.
Mr. and Mrs. Augustus E. Wilson of
Louisville. who have been spending some
little time in Washington, have left for a
| Kentucky Christmas after what was APP
parently very delightful visit. They came
for the purpose OF attending the flftieth an
n1verSary festivities of Justice and Mrs.
Harlan, Mrs. Wilson being one of the re-
ceiving party. Mr.. Wilson was at one
time law partner of Justice Harlan, the
strong friendship then existing between
them having been only strengthened by the
passing years Mrs Wilson has been
largely entertained and if bridge prize
was to be won. she won it.
Mrs. Jessie Bartlett Sheibley will spend
the holidays in Philadelphia and New York.
Mr. and Mrs Preston Gibson are here
Wi n a nf hn LAT Nfr md
Mrs. ThoL.as Nelson Page, for the holiday,
on their way south.
Rev. c. F. and Mrs. Winbigler, who re-
Gently celebrated the silver anniversary of
their marriage, were given a surprise gift
| by members of the First Baptist Church,
when they We're presented. through Ad-
miral F. e. Prindle. with twenty-five new
silver dollars.
On beh2.f of the young people of the
| church DIR. George c. Samson gave to the
pastor and his wife a silver berry spoon,
| and Peter Bissett of Twin Oaks sent TWEEN
| ty-five pink roses
Mr. and Mrs. William S. Knox will pre-
sent their daughter Georgia at tea from
to tomorrow. 1904 New Hampshire ave-
nue..
Capt Jas. s. Wilson. assistant surgeon,
| United States army: Lieut.. j. f. Wilson of
the Coast Artillery and Chas NJ. Wilson of
| New York all guests of their mother,
Mrs. V. .. wilson. at Z.Ht3 u street. Inelr
broIner B. B. Wilson. of the International
Banking Corporation is a resident of Wash
! ington and the family gathering today will
be the first time that the fuor brothers have
been all together on Christmas day for ten
years. Capt Wilson came from Fort Ogle-
thorp Ga. where he is stationed, and Lieut..
Wilson from his post at Fortress Monroe.
Miss Irene Fitch Shepard who was re-
Gently in this city and whose marriage to
B. Devereux Barker of Boston is set for
January 16. at o'clock. in the Church or
the Incarnation, New York city. will have
Miss Dorothy B. Shepard. her sister, as her
maid of honor. The bridesmaids are to be
Miss Elizabeth Barker of Boston, sister
of the bridegroom; Miss Marian Jeffries of
Boston, Miss Alice Shepard of Washington
and Miss Margaret Scott of New York.
Mr.. Barker's best man is to be DR.. John
Dunlap of Washington.
The Austrian ambassado and Baroness
Won Hengelmuller entertained the embassy
| staff at dinner last night as a Christmas
reunion upon the return of the former from
a visit to Vienna.
Both the British ambassador and Lady
| Durand and the German ambassador and
Baroness Sternburg will have their respec-
| tonight. The members of the latter en-
| bassy spent last night at the home of the
military attache and Frau korner, where
| there was a Christmas tree and great mer-
| riment.