Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-10
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
AMERICAN. CONFER
ENcE DINED BY MR.. ROOT.
Two Debutantes Honored at Pretty
Luncheon-Miss Portner's
Debut-Notes.

The Secretary Of State entertained at
dinner at the New Willard last evening.
in compliment to the Central American
peace conference now in session in this
city. The company consisted Of the Vice
President. Senior Anderson, Ambassador
Creel. Senior Bonilla, the Costa Rican
minister. the Nicaraguan minister. the
Guatemalan minister, the Salvadorean
minister, the Honduran minister, Senator
Batres-Jaraguei, Senior Rodriguez, Senior
Madriz. Senior Gallegos. Senior Sanchez
Ocana, Mr.. Godoy, Mr.. Buchanan, the
Speaker Of the House. the Secretary of
the Treasury. the Attorney General. the
Postmaster General. the Secretary of the
Interior. the Secretary of Agriculture, the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor. MI.
Justice Harlan, Mr.. Justice Brewer. Sen
ator Cullom. Senator Clark, Senator Ba-
con. Senator Beveridge. Senator kean,
Senator McCreary. Mr.. Cousins. Mr.: Lam
dis. Mr.. Foster, Mr.. DENLY, Mr.. Mckin-
ley, Mr.. Cooper. Mr.. Lowden. Mr.. Howard
Mr.. Flood. Mr.. Lamar, Mr.. Garner. the
chief of staff Of the army, Mr.. Bacon,
Mr.. Oliver. Mr.. Adee, Mr.. Wilson. Com
missioner Macfarland. Commissioner
West, Commissioner Morrow. MI. Bar
LCIls 1Ol. SCOtl 2uI. N1lA.
Mrs. John Crayke Simpson gave beau
tiful luncheon today in honor Of Miss
Eleanor Granger and Miss Ruth Noyes,
both debutantes Of the present week. In
Miss Burg Miss Fracker. the Misses Ma
csrtney, Miss Margaret Johnson, Miss
Winifred Davis, Miss Mary Dove. MISS
Edgarina Hastings, Miss May kearney,
the Misses Fry, Miss Anna Portner; Miss
lob IL q n,
leen Leupp, Miss Beard, Miss Margaretta
Morse and Miss McKnew.
Mrs ]. Ridgely Carter and her daugh-
ter. Miss Mildred Carter. debutante Of
last winter, are coming from London to
spend the Christmas holidays with Mrs.
Carter's mother, Mrs. David P. Morgan,
in New York.
Mrs Churchill Candee gave a small tea
yesterday to meet Mrs. ]. Jay White Of
New York. Mr.. and Mrs. White have
taken a house on 10th street for the win
ter.
Miss Isabelle Van Ness Ingram. daugh-
ter of the late John T. Ingram and
granddaughter of Mrs. Sarah Lavinia Van
Ness, and Mr.. Charles Burd Eckels will
be married tomorrow evening at o'clock.
the Rev. DR.. Albert Evans, pastor of the
Metropolitan Presbyterian Church, Of
attendant will be the brides sister. Miss
Ethel Louise Ingram. and Mr.. Eckels Will
have as his best man James 0. Byrne OF
Paterson, N. J. John Van Ness Ingram
will give his sister in marriage.
Miss Helen Humphrey. daughter of
Gen. and Mrs. c. F. Humphrey, who is
spending several weeks in New York. Is
the guest Of Judge Ide and Miss Marjorie
Ide, formerly of this city. Although Miss
ip nf NorU York her
many Washington friends look forward to
meeting her again In her frequent visits
to her sister. Mrs. Bourke Cochran.
The reception yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Robert Portner, on Yer
mont avenue, resumed the Inequalities
which were a notable feature of the win
ter several seasons ago, and was the de-
lightful medium of presenting another
talented young daughter, Miss Anna
acquaintances. The house was profusely
decorated with the finest flowers. the mir
ror in the first drawing room. where the
hostess and the debutante received. being
vines. The walls throughout the spacious
drawing room suite were sprayed over
with southern smilax. In the second draw
ing room a tall bouquet Of American
beauty roses arranged as a rose bush was
a striking ornament. An orchestra played
the dining room pink flower decoration
prevailed. A tall centerpiece of pink
roses with trailing garlands reached
down to the table. where the usual tea
dainties were In pink. Everywhere
baskets sent the debutante were in evil
dence. hedge Of floral beauty made
Of these offerings being piled back of
where she stood with her mother.
Mrs. Portner was most beautifully
and harnnofnC IN, at
and lace over black and touches Of jet.
The debutante. who is a tall, graceful
girl, with the same pleasant manners
which distinguish her sisters. was
lace, and carried an armful OF Ameri-
can beauty roses. Mrs. Burrows, in a
jetted black lace over white and wear
ing a white lace plume trimmed hat.
and Mrs. Charles Richardson. in white
lace and a large black hat with blue
Mrs. Job Barnard. Mrs. Meredith, Miss
Carol Newberry. Miss Caryl Crawford,
Miss Marion Leutze. Miss Katherine
Clabaugh, Miss Eleanor Granger, Miss
Helen Wilson. Miss Ruth Noycs, Miss
Marie Won Paumgartten and Miss Port
ner assisted in the entertainment of
the guests, four or five hundred of
whom came and went during the re-
ception.
Capt. and Mrs. Andre w. Brewster en-
tertained at dinner last evening, when
they announced the engagement Of their
daughter. Miss Mary Walker Brewster,
to Mr.. Donald Cassels. son of Col. and
Mrs. John Cassels of this city. No date
has been set for the marriage.
The company present consisted of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Hichborn, Mr.. and Mrs
E. c. Walker, Miss Elsie Cassels, Miss
Grace Jarvis. Miss Evelyn Chew. Miss
Caryl Crawford, Miss Joanna Schroeder,
Miss Mary Brewster, Mr.. Donald Cassels.
Mr.. William Phillips, Mr.. Mitchell Handy,
Mr.. Franklin Ellis. Mr.. J. A. C. Palmer
and Capt. James A. Logan.
Miss Brewster was a debutante last
year and great belle. Her grandfather
was the late Benjamin Brewster, Attor-
ney General in the cabinet Of President
Arthur, whose Washington home at that
period was at Connecticut avenue and L
street, now the extreme north point of
Stoneleigh Court.
Gen. and Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant
will give dinner for their son, Lieut.
Ulysses 8. Grant, and his bride Decem-
Der q, in New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Boardman will
entertain at a large dinner for the am
bassador to Great Britain and Mrs.
Whitelaw Reid January 3. who will then
be staying here with Rear Admiral and
Mrs. CoWles.