Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
OFFICIAL CELEBRITIES HAVING
A QUIET THANKSGIVING.
Yesterdays Brides and 0rooms and a
Coming-out Party-Timely
Personal Notes.

PRESIDENT and Mrs Roosevelt will have
family party dining with them tonight. al
though their two elder sons remained at
college over the holiday. The Vice Presi-
dent and Mrs. Fairbanks have their son-in-
law and daughter. Lieut. and Mrs. Tim
mons. but neither OF their married sons Is
here. Secretary and Mrs. Root have their
daughter and younger son with them. Sec
rotary and Mrs. Shaw and their daughters
will take dinner with Maj. and Mrs.
Schreiner at their country home. Secretary
and Mrs. Taft have their daughter. who is
home from school. and their younger son
with them today. Secretary and Mrs
Bonaparte are spending the day at their
Baltimore home. Secretary and Mrs. Hitch
cock and Miss Hitchcock will be Joined by
Lieut. Commander Sims. Mrs. Sims and
their baby daughter to enjoy dinner to-
gether The Postmaster General and Mrs.
Cortelyou have their sons home from col
lege to complete their quartet Of children
and the Misses Kinds, sisters of Mrs. Cor
telyou, with them at present. Secretary and
Mrs. Metcalf will entertain a small COM
pany at dinner. Both Of their sons are abb
sent in California. the younger in business
and the elder, Lieut. Metcah, recruiting
his health. Secretary Wilson and the At
torney General have no home affairs to
bother them today and plenty OF invitations
to break bread with friends.
The Thanksgiving debutante is Miss Olga
Converse, the youngest daughter of Rear
Admiral and Mrs Converse, who have the
house 112O Connecticut avenue this season
and will enter largely into the Inequalities
OF the winter. At her coming out reception
this afternoon. the hostess and her daugh-
tiers will be assisted by the following con-
temporaries of the debutante: Miss Mar
garet Petit of Philadelphia, Miss Slater,
Miss Crawford, Miss Morgan, Miss Prescott,
Miss Jennings and Miss Joanna Schroeder.
Miss Switzerland, Mrs. Theodore Jewell,
Cy~1 ord nd Mrc po rny,
Colt Of Rhode Island, the eldest daughter
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Converse. will
also assist.
The Russian ambassador and Baroness
Rosen have invitations out for a dinner as
farewell courtesy TO the retiring British
ambassador and Lady Durand.
The Netherlands minister and Nine van
Swinderen gave a theater party Monday
night, when their guests were Miss Town
send. Miss Evelyn Walsh, vicomte de
Chambrup and Lieut.. Fortesque.
The celebration OF the .irst anniversary
OF the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. Albert J.
Gore and the christening Of their infant
daughter, by Rev. DR.. Radcliffe. who re-
ceived the name of Fanny Larner Gore, in
compliment to her material grandmother,
was the occasion of pleasant gathering
at the home of the couple last evening
The hostess wore her wedding dress. and
the baby's dress of fine muslin and lace
was the handiwork of her two aunts Mrs
Edward Graves and Miss Gore Among
those present were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Parker Stone, Col. and Mrs. John Twee-
dale, Commander and Mrs. Williams Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Graves, Miss Gore Mr..
and Mrs. Philip F. Larner, the Misses
Larner. Mr.. John B. Larner, Mrs. NJ 8.
Lyman and Miss NJ. E. Cox.
Palms and white chrysanthemums deco
rated the platform and were massed about
the pulpit last night at Hamline Church
rfo nf lice No.
and Mr.. James George Shibley, at which
the brides uncle Rev. Osborne Belt of
Cumberland. Md. officiated, assisted by
Rev E. L. Hubbard, pastor Of McKendree
Church. The ushers were Messrs. John
Francis, jr.; Walter O'Bannon, James
Richard and Frederick Stockman. When
the bride and her father. Mr.. R. v. Belt,
arrived. the ushers and the bridesmaids.
the Misses Alcie Hanna, Beatrice Kramer.
Agnes Hubbard and Narcissa Stockman,
and the maid Of honor, Miss Maud Lenore
Tracy. preceded her to the platform.
The bride was gowned in white lace over
taneta and mousseline. Her tulle veil was
caught with spray of orange blossoms,
and she carried a shower bouquet of roses
ment was diamond pendant. The maid
Of honor wore a blue net robe over taffeta,
with gloves and slippers to match. Her
bouquet was of pink chrysanthemums.
The bridesmaids wore white net over white
taffeta with blue sashes, and each carried
large bunch of white chrysanthemums.
fhe brides mother was handsomely gowned
In gray crepe de Cane with white ace and
pink chiffon trimmings Mrs. Rose Max
well Dickey, friend of the bride rem
dered several beautiful selections on the
violin before the ceremony, with Miss
BoWbeer accompanying on the organ
The reception. at the home of the brides
parents, was for the bridal party, relatives
and close friends of the couple The
house was decorated with white and yell
low chrysanthemums, palms and vines
The couple left last night for trip to
New York city. The out-of-town guests
mere for the wedding were VIM. o. Belt of
Md; Miss Belt and Miss Haviland of Bal
timore and Mrs. C. B. Grace of Phila-
delphia, Pa.
McSherry, youngest daughter of Chief JUS
tice and Mrs James McSherry, and Mr..
William Kurtz Wimsatt. son of Mr. Will
nam ns q: A. Wimsatt of Washington, took place
ND. yesterday morning. The ceremony
followed by nuptial mass, was performed
by Rev: S. j. Kane assisted by Very Rev.
Denis J. Flynn president of Mount ST.
Mary,s College. Emmitsburg, and Rev AL
bert Smith, assistant pastor of ST. Johns
The church was profusely decorated. The
and William Clinton Mcsherry Of
Frederick and DR.. Louis Johnson and
Mr.. Charles Johnson of Washington
and the bridesmaids were Miss Caro-
AAAS SPoA AnShoiCliy SiStcf VI the DTlOe
of Frederick; Miss Minnie McAleer cousin
Of the bride, of Lock Haven Conn, and
Misses Genevieve and Marjory Wimsatt,
sisters of the groom. who slowly advanced
up the aisle into the sanctuary. Following
came the matron of honor, Mrs. e. Frede-
rick Alvey, sister of the bride, of Wash
ington. The bridal toilette was of orien-
tai lace made in princess style, with tulle
veil and shower bouquet of bride roses
DR.. William M. Smith was best man. I'm
mediately after the ceremony a wedding
breakfast was held at the home of the
brides parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Wimsatt
they will come here to live. The bride
Is one Of the most attractive young ladies
of the younger social set In Frederick She
was educated in New York, and Is we'll
known The guests from Washington were
Mr.. William A. Wimsatt Misses Wimsatt,
NEre O.