Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-14
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
DEBUTANTE PARTIES WILL BE
FEATURE OF TODAY.
Miss Granger and Miss Margretta
Morse to Be Presented.
Personal Mention.

Social attention will again be engaged
| today in welcoming youthful members as
participants in the winters program. Two
Of the afternoon events will be the me-
diums Of introduction FOR Miss Eleanor
Granger, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Tfleston Granger, and Miss Margretta
Morse. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexan-
der Porter Morse.
Mrs. Isaac Thomas Mann will be the
hostess of a tea at ) o'clock today for her
young guest. Miss Hewitt, who will spend
the winter with her.
Miss Frances Cassel of Marietta. Pa. is
the guest of Mrs. Job Barnard. and both
will be at home to their friends Monday
afternoon.
Gen. and Mrs. Charles ]. Allen will
spend the winter in Los Angeles. for the
benefit Of Mrs. Aliens health. They are
In mourning by reason Of the death of
their son recently in Silver City. N M.
where the family went in the early au-
tumn. Miss Grace Allen is with her par
ents. They expect to return here in the
spring.
Capt. Richard Rush. U. S. N. and Mrs.
Rush have returned from their country
home at Catskill-on- Hudson. and have
opened their residence in Jefferson place
for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert D. Brockett Of
Alexandria, Va. announce the engage
ment of their cousin, Miss Victoria John
son Peed, and Mr. Charles Homer Town
send of this city, formerly of Ath-
ems, Ohio. The wedding will be early
In February at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brockett. and the wedding journey
two months sojourn in southern Eu-
rope.
The third assistant secretary Of state
and Mrs. Huntington Wilson entertained
at dinner last night in honor of the re-
firing Japanese ambassador and the
Viscountess Aoki The other guests were
the Secretary of State. Lieut.. Gen. and
Mrs. Corbin. the naval. attache of the
German embassy and Nine. Hebbinghaus.
the military attache Of the British en-
bassy and Mrs. James, Mrs. Edwards,
Mrs. Hobson and Maj. Tanaka, military
attache of Japan.
The assistant secretary of the navy and
Mrs. Newberry had as dinner guests
last night Baroness Hengelmuller. Nine.
van Swinderen. Mr.. Justice Moody, Mr..
and Mrs Afford Cooley, Mr.. and Mrs.
Woodbury. Blair. Miss Boardman, Miss
Norris, Rear Admiral Caps, Mr.. Mon
tagna. of the Italian embassy and Lieut..
Commander Davis.
The members of the board of lady man.
ayers of the George Washington Univer-
sity have decided on February u as the
date of the annual students ball, and de-
sire their friends to keep that evening as
free as possible from other engagements.
The French ambassador and Madame
Jusserand gave a farewell luncheon to-
day for the retiring Japanese ambassador
and the Viscountess Aoki. The other
guests included the British ambassador
and Mrs. Bryce. the assistant secretary of
state and Mrs Huntington Wilson. the
United States minister to China and Mrs.
Rockhill, Lieut. Col. and the Honorable
Mrs. James. Mr.. and Madame des Portes,
Maj. Fourier and the Viscount de Cham
brun.
Mrs. W. Morgan Shuster, wife of W.
Morgan Shuster OF the Philippine COM
mission, has recently returned from Ma
Mia with their two little daughters, and
will spend the winter with her husband 8
parents, Mr. and Mrs. William Morgan
Shuster, 1722 G street. Commissioner
Shuster expects to join his family during
the winter.
Representative and Mrs. Wayne Parker
will give a theater party tonight in honor
Of Miss Constance Hoyt.