The San Francisco call., 1908-11-15
Washington Society Awaits
Miss ROOSeyelt's Debut
Mldseason Activity Shows Capital City Is the
Social Center of the United States
By Roberta V. Bradshaw

v. Bradshaw
Miss Bessie Sessions, daughter Of Mrs.
Benjamin Reeves Russell; Miss Niche,
daughter of Captain and Mrs. Niche,
and great good chums with Miss
Roosevelt; Miss Julia Heyl. daughter or
Colonel Heyl; pretty little Miss Web
ster,. daughter of Major and Mrs. e. X.
Webster; Miss Annie Irwin, daughter
of Commander and Mrs. Irwin, and one
of the beauties of the debutante con-
tipgent; Miss Marjorie Aleshire, daugh-
ter of General and Mrs. Aleshire, Miss
Marshall daughter of the chief of en-
gineers, United States army: Miss Car
olyn Murray, daughter Of General and
Mrs. Murray, and Miss Dorothy Will
Jams, daughter of Major and Mrs. Will
Jams and sister to Mrs. Joe" Letter.
Judge and Mrs Hatch, formerly of
Honolulu, who are to present their
attractive young daughter early in
the season, have taken a house in
preparation for the event. Miss Hatch
through her mother, former Cali
fornian and a daughter OF Major
Hawes, with Miss Murray. Miss Cecilia
May and Miss Amelita Talbot. form
little coterie whose Affiliations make
them of special interest to Califor-
mans.
Miss May shares the beauty, dash
and verve Of her mother formerly Miss
Isabel Coleman, one of the beauties of
the Pacific coast. who enjoyed a great
distinction at New York during her
social career before and after her
marriage TO Colonel Henry May.
Miss Murray, who was born on the
coast, spent her early life at the vari-
Gus posts on the Pacific slope. while
Miss Talbot and her mother, Mrs. A.
NJ. Talbot Of San Francisco, are among
the latest accesstons to Washington's
smart wintertime colony.
Still another girl whose coming out
is of general moment is Miss Martha
Bacon, who as the daughter of the
assistant secretary of state and Mrs.
Bacon is the nearest approach to
cabinet debutante the season has to
offer.
Everybody is more or less openly on
the qui vive concerning the presenta-
tion of Miss Williams, who, rumor has
it, will have tremendous advantage
over her sister buds by reason of the
valiant backing she will get from Mrs.
Joe" Letter, who comes before the
world this year as dashng and at
tractive young matron and the chate-
laine of the old Letter homestead, made
riages.
Not the least interesting of this sea-
sons girls, moreover, is Miss Carrie
Louise Mum, daughter of Mrs Mum
(born Armour), whom Dame Rumor
accredits with being the fiancee OF
Theodore Roosevelt Jr., though de-
malls all around keep pace with affirm
ative evidences
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Glover, who passed the summer on
their California ranch, returned late in
the fall and after a period of indeci-
sion closed their Washington home
and will spend the winter abroad.
The secretary of the navy and Mrs.
Metcalf were among the earliest of
the Californians to arrive in the city,
Mrs. Metcalf, with her accustomed
enthusiasm, taking up her life here
and going in for all the social good
times the early season has to offer. AT
present Mrs. Metcalf is giving up
everything to stay by the secretary
during his untoward illness, but later
in the season she expects visits from
friends from Oakland, her sister, Miss
Nicholson. being due about the middle
of the present month. The secretary's
resignation, however, changes these
plans.
Mrs. Henley Smith, who spent the
spring and summer on the other side,
IS again established in her Washington
home. and Mrs. George T. Marye with
her sisters, Mrs. Hancock and Miss
Doyle, are again in residence in this
city. The three sisters, who enjoy the
greatest sort of a vogue in Washington
society, have been making a round OF
country house visits.
If present plans are carried out. Mr.
Marye, whose business affairs have
detained him at San Francisco through
out the fall and summer, will come to
Washington to spend the holidays with
his family. If circumstances preclude
this arrangement Mrs. Marye and her
small daughter will go out to San
Francisco for the holidays Meantime
it is possible that Mrs. Hancock Will
join a party of friends who are to
spend the winter abroad. leaving Wash
ington early in January. Miss Doyle,
meantime, will preside as the gracious
chatelaine OF the Washington home,
which enjoys distinction by reason OF
the hospitality of the residents.
Among well known Washingtonians
who have been spending some time
travelling in California are Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas F. Walsh.
General and Mrs. Franklin Bell. who
passed the greater part of the summer
doing" various sections Of the west
"a-horseback,' are again at their
Washington home.
Mrs. A B. Butler and the Misses
Butler OF California, after a short So
journ In this city have sailed for
Europe. Mrs. Butler. who presented
her daughters last year, has recently
announced the engagement of Miss
Gladys Butler to Chaplin Marcus
Of New York. AS in the case of the
marriage of her elder daughter, Mrs.
Dan" Tyler Moore, wife of Captain