Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-16
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
WHITE HOUSE INVITATIONS
MAKE RECIPIENTS HAPPY.
The Meredith-Portner Wedding.
Debuts Yesterday and Today.
Dinners-Notes.

Mrs. Roosevelt'S invitations are out for
small dance at the White House Mon
day evening. December 90. pm. This is
Miss Roosevelts coming-out ball. and.
as already announced. will be supple
mented by three informal dances Friday
evenings, January s and 30 and Febru-
airy :.
Mrs. Newberry, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, gave d luncheon today. The
party consisted of Baroness Marguerite
Moncheur, Miss Marguerite Wood, Miss
Shepard, Miss Sadie Murray. Miss Yvonne
Townsend, Miss Harriet Hatch. Miss
Weeks, Miss Laura Wells. Miss Annie
Irwin, Miss Simpkins, Miss Stephane
Prescott, Miss Lillian Chew, Miss Leech
and Miss Carol Newberry.
Miss Eta V. Portner and Mr. William
Payne Meredith will be married at
o'clock today at All Souls Church The
ceremony will be followed by a large re-
ception at the home of Mrs. Robert Port
ner, on Vermont avenue, before the de-
parture of the young couple for their
wedding journey. Miss Anna Portner will
attend her sister as maid of honor and
Mr. Edward frederick Of Philadelphia
will be best man. The ushers will be Mr..
Elridgee +. Jordan. Mr.. Nelson NJ. Sher-
man of New York. Mr.. Frank D. Bates
of New York, NJ. Robert Dare, Mr.. Rob
Mr.. Charles f. Brock. Mr.. Edward G.
Portner Mr.. Alvin o. Portner, Mr.. Oscar
c. Portner MIR. Herman II. Portner and
Mr.. e. Lee Irinkle of Virginia. Miss
Portner has Travelled considerably abroad
and is not only an attractive girl, but
h oyt,1 ha1 p iS
son Of the late E. K. Meredith of Virginia.
number of olIt-of-town friends are
here for the wedding, for which all the
preparations indicate that it will be d
beautiful event.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Newberry gave a reception yesterday aft
ernoon to the active and retired officers
of the navy and Marine Corps and their
wives living in Washington. Miss New
berry received with her parents. A sec
ton Of the Marine Band played through
out the afternoon. The members of the
cabinet and their wives spent the after
noon at the Newberry home also.
Senator and Mrs. Burrows win give a
dinner tonight in honor of the Secretary
of the Navy and Mrs. Newberry and to-
morrow Mrs. Burrows will give lunch
con.
IeH' anu MI .. SIcOl &c OtciiUSl eli.
tertained at dinner last night In honor of
the Secretary of War and Mrs. Luke
f. Wright. The other guests were Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Foster. Lieut. Gen. and
Mrs. Henry c. Corbin, Maj. Gen. and Mrs.
George L. Gillespie and Gen. and Mrs.
Arson Mills.
Mrs. Roscoe c. Bulmer, wife Of Capt
Bulmer, ISM, entertained at dinner at
the Alibi Cub, last evening in honor of
NJ xI~1 ,1ft
were Miss Martha Bacon. Miss Carrie
Mum, Miss Faith Simpkins. Miss Dor
othy Gardner Williams. Miss Dorothy
Williams. Miss Mary Chinn. Miss Alice
Vandergrift, Miss Yvonne Shepard. Miss
Carolyn Murray. Miss Elizabeth Wolcott
Parker. Mr.. Frank Ellis, Mr.. Beale
Boomer, Mr.. J. P. Williams. Capt Gu
lick. Capt. Cheney, Capt. Harry Lay
Lieut.. Butler. Lieut.. Shackford. Lieut..
Reed. Lieut.. Rowcliff, Lieut.. Harte and
tCol- and Mrs. Thomas W. Symons were
dinner hosts last evening. having as
guests Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Holmes, Gen
Mrs. Sharpe Mr.. and Mrs. Hennen Jen-
nings. Mrs. George Merrill. Mr.. G. G.
Glover. Mrs. Ludlow. wife Of Rear Ad-
miral Ludlow. and DIR. Yarrow.
Pay Director and Mrs Speel welcomed
Is street home at a tea, when Miss Lena
Hitchcock. daughter of Mrs. Speel. made
her debut. The house was profusely dec
Grated for the occasion. In the dining
room Mrs. Carl Vogelgesans. Mrs. Frank
Cheatham and Mrs. T.. III. TillmaD pre-
sided at the prettily appointed tea table.
The other assist hts were Mrs. Joseph NJ.
Hemphill, Mrs. \. P. White of New Jer
sey. Miss Rathbone of Brooklyn, Miss
Lillian Chew Miss Alice Boyd. Miss Helen
ut
Florence Gheen. Miss Caroline NASH Miss
May Powers, Miss Margaret Scott and
Miss Casey.
Miss Barbara Smith, daughter of the
Rev. Charles f Smith, d. D., rector of st.
Thomas Church, and Mrs. Smith, was
presented at large tea yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Smith wore a very becoming
gown of plum color satin trimmed with
rare old honiton lace. The debutante wore
an exquisite empire gown of white satin
trimmed with duchess lace and carried an
armfull OF Killarney roses and lilies of
the valley.
The decorations in the drawing room
We're Of pink carnations and palms and
the numbers of bouquets sent the de-
butante. Among those who assisted in
the hospitality were Mrs. Thropp. Mrs.
Munroe Hopkins, Mrs. Abbott, Miss Jo-
sephine Mason, Miss Marie Aldrch. Miss
Lillian Duncan Baxter. Miss Dorothy Will
liams. Miss Julia Heyl. Miss Frances
Webster. MISS Anna Crensl1aw, Miss
Sadtler of Baltimore, Miss Elizabeth Cry
er of Philadelphia and Miss Boggs of Bal
tinore. The last three are house guests
of the Misses Smith. Misses Marcella and
Monica Smith. sisters of the debut ante.
also assisted in the entertainment of the
guests.
Miss Katherine Weeks. daughter of
Representative and Mrs. Weeks of Mas
sachusetts, was introduced by her mother
Yesterday afternoon at tea at her home,
in New Hampshire avenue. Mrs. Weeks
was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Muir
ray Crane, Mrs. J. Breck Perkins. Mrs.
Washburn. Mrs. ]. Van Nechten Olcott,
Mrs j. Franklin Bell, Mrs. Lloyd Chan
der Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. Hatch and Mrs.
Rose OF New York. house guest of Mrs.
Weeks. Assisting Miss Weeks were Miss
Chew Miss AleShire. Miss Niche, Miss
Padeford. Miss Hatch. Miss Howry. Miss
Langfitt. Miss Murray. Miss Talbot and
Miss Rowland and Miss Dowse of Boston.
a birthday party was given at the res
idence of Mr.. and Mrs. f. Howard Car
rick. 219 18th street. Anacostia. Monday
evening last for Master Alvin Carrick in
honor of his fifth birthday anniversary.
Games were played by the children. also
magic lantern views shown during the
evening. Refreshments were served from
an attractive table and for centerpiece
there was a birthday cake with five light
ed candles.