Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-17
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CABINET WILL DINE AT WHITE
HOUSE TONIGHT.
Miss Marshall. Miss Rosser and Miss
Poole Are Today's Buds-Wed-
dings-Dinners-T

Miss Marshall, Miss Rosser and Miss
| Poole Are Today's Buds-Wed-
dings-Dinners-T
| President ard Mrs. Roosevelt will give
! the first of this winters series OF state
dinners tonight. with the cabinet as the
honored body. Nearly forty guests will
! be present.
! Gen. Marshall, chief of engineers. and
Mrs. Marshall are giving tea this after
noon in the pailors al Stonelegh Court
| in honor of the debut OF their daughter
! Miss Maitland Marshall In the decora-
tons the engineer colcrs red and white.
will be carried out with ROSES of the two
| shades Among those who will assist the
! hostess and the young debutante will be
Mrs L.angfitt Mrs Crawford. Mrs. Rus
sell Harrison. Mrs. Finch, Mrs. Richard
Marshall Mrs Flank Phipps of New
| port, Miss r! ooks. Miss Mallory Church.
| Miss katherine Crane Miss Julia lfeyi
! Miss Francis Webster. Miss Garlinston-
Miss Eleanor Abbot Miss Marion Abbott
Mss Marjory Aleshire, Miss Sutherland.
Miss Carolyn Murray, Miss Hatch anu
Miss Dorothy Langfitt
! Mr. and Mrs William r. Dennis will
present their daughter, Miss Nyndlam
Rosser al a large tea in their apartment
at Stoneeigh Court today from TO ..
The hostess Will be assisted by the Misses
Wright, daughters OF Justice and Mrs
Wright who were debutantes of las
Saturday: Miss Dorothy GateWood, Miss
Tebbets Cardwel of kentucky. Miss Eve
lyn Fitzhugh of Pittshurs, Miss Kathleen
RYAN, Miss Josephine Mason. Miss Louise
Humphrey. Miss Polly Mason, Mrs.
Charles A. Douglas. Mrs. Conrad II.
Syme. Mrs. l.. ID. Cardwell and Mrs.
Browning of Virginia.
Miss Martha Sprigg Poole, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. J. Sprisg Poole, is the third
debutante to which society will pay COM
pliments today. In the receiving party
will be Mrs Joy Young and Miss Mamie
Jones' both of Baltimore; Miss Margaret
Black of Howard county, Md. Miss Mad
cline Henry of Wilmington, Del. and Miss
Poole of Poolesville. Md, all members OF
the house party now staying at the Poole
home The others assisting Will be Miss
Helen Gill. Miss Virginia Wallis, Miss
Winfield Randolph and Miss Virginia
Griffith. Mrs. ]. w. IIaWley and Mrs.
George Calvert Carter VIII be in the tea
room.
Mrs J. Burnet Crane gave an exceeding
~ pretty luncheon today in honor OF her
house guests. Miss Nancy Harris. Miss
Maud .Aldrich and Miss Harriet Potts. all
of New York. who came on for Miss
katherine Cranes debut. The table was
decorated with red roses and the name
cards had red roses painted on them.
The other guests were Miss Darlington,
Miss Alice Shepard Miss Ruth Bliss,
Miss Annie Irwin. Miss Caroline Shepard.
Miss Dorothy I.sngfitt. Miss Mary Down
ing and Miss Helen Buchanan.
Mrs Cocktails gave a large luncheon at
Rauscher's today and Miss Grace Demo
Litchfield gave another at her home.
Mrs J. Burnet Crane entertained at
large tea yesterday afternoon. at which
she presented her charming young daugh-
ter, Miss Katherine Crane. TO their
friends. Mrs. Crane received with her
daughter in the dra wing room. where they
We're surrounded with the many floral
offerings sent this popular bud. and wore
a directoire gown OF pale lavender silk
trimmed with embroidery. Miss Crane
wore gown of white satin and carried
bouquet of American beauty roses In
the dining room Mrs. Charles Nevill Boil
ing. Mrs. Walker. Mrs Brooks and Miss
Hanna Taylor did the honors. The other
assistants were Miss Ruth Bliss. Miss
Caroline hurry. Miss Marjorie Aleshire,
Miss Maitland Marshall. Miss Mallory
Church. Miss Mary Chew. Miss Margaret
Brooks. Miss Julia Heyl and Miss Nancy
Harris, MISS 116TTlel fOltS ana MISS Mdud
Aldrich. both of New York. house guests.
Mrs. Crane entertained the receiving
party and few others at supper fol-
lowing the tea
Mrs. F.. V. Abbot will give debutante
dance at her home in honor of Miss Matt
land Marshall. daughter OF Brig. Gen.
William l.. Marshall, chief of engineers
C.S.A.. Wednesday. the I'D. The Misses
Abbot will have as their house guests for
The holiday season Miss Barnwell and
Miss Jervey from Charleston. S. c. Mrs
Abbot and daughters will receive Satur-
days in January.
sional Club tomorrow afternoon at 4
o'clock about her recent visit to Japan
from which she has just returned Tea
will be served at > and each member of
the club on this occasion may bring two
ut-of-town guests.
Mrs. Alexander. wife of Representative
Alexander of Buffalo. will be the hostess
She will have assisting her Miss Cannon.
Mrs. Culberson. Mrs. Doiliver Mrs Hop
kns Mrs. Scott. Mrs. Wheeler Mrs. Ste
vens and Mrs. Bennett.
Mrs. Guggcnheim. wife Of Senator Gug-
Gcnheim. will not receive until the Thurs
days in January.
All Souls Church was thronged YES
| tcrday afternoon At o'clock for the
marriage Oh MISS F-ltd V. Portncr and
! Mr. William Payne Meredith. The
! church walls were half hidden under n
| drapery of green boughs and around
the platform and pulpit palms and
| foliage plants We're nlasSed. relieved by
/ clusters Of white chrysanthem,lms and
roses. The seats in the pews reserved
| for the family were marked by tall
| vases filled with white flowers The
ushers. Mr. EIdrdge r, Jordan. Mr.
| Nelson NJ. Sherman of New York Mr.
/ Frank ~. Bates of New York. Mr. Rob-
crt Dare, Mr.. Robert VI. Heth Mr.
| Thomas =. Morgan. jr.: Mr.. Charles T..
| Brock. Mr.. Edward G. Portner Mr.
| Alvin o. Portncr, Mr.. Oscar c. Portner
! MIR. Herman II. Portner and Mr. T.. Lee
| Irinkle OF Virginia, preceded the bride
| who was escorted by her brother. Mr..
| Paul V. Portner. TO the presence of the
minister, Rev. Ulysses G. B. Pierce
| Miss Anna Portner was her sisters
| only attendant. and Mr.. Edward
| Frederick OF Philadelphia was best
| man. The attractive bride looked eX-
| ceptionally Well in her trained dress of
! soft white satin, made directoire the
| square neck and the scarf drapeIy on
! the skirt being embroidered with
| pearls. The guimpe and long sleeves
J were Of shirred tulle. the. collar and a
! short yoke of rose point lace. Her
lace veil had a rich border Of rose point
| and her shower bouquet was of lilies
/ of the valley and orchids The entire
! toilet was one of the most beautiful
| seen this year.
| Miss Anna Portners dress. Of