Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-09
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. ROOSE-
WELT GIVE A DINNER.
Hospitality for Mr.. and Mrs. Taft.
A Coming-Out Luncheon.
Personals.

cheS Mr. Justice Moody. the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Newberry. Represen-
tative and Mrs. Longworth. Lieut.. Gen.
and Mrs. Young. Prof and Nine. Fer
zero. Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie. Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Knox Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer
Murphy. DR.. and Mrs. Lambert. MIR. and
Mrs. George Shiras. Mrs. Letter. Mrs.
Johnson. Mr. Glover and Commander and
Mrs. Sims. The table was decorated with
pink geran.ums.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft were entertained at
luncheon today at the home of the as
sis,ant secretary of war and Mrs. Oliver.
and tonight Will dine with Mrs. Rich
ard Townsend. Last night they were the
guests of honor at brilliant reception at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs w. }. Board
man. with Miss Boardman as hostess.
Naturally the occasion brought together
the most important company in both an
official and social sense that the capital
can noW or at any time muster. An or
chestra played. and each of the spacious
rooms was deliberately adorned with
roses. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick A. Keep
were dinner hosts for Mr. and Mrs. TAFT
earlier in the evening.
The Secretary of the Interior and Mrs.
Garfield entertained at dinner last even
ing the Swedish m. mister and Nine. Lager
crantz. the naval attache of the Austrian
embassy and Baroness PreuSchen Won und
zu Liebenstein. Repre- sentative and Mrs.
Frank .. LoWden. Mr.. and Mrs Gardner
r. Will ans, MIR. and Mrs. Tiffany Dyer,
Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins. Mr. Law
renee o. Murray. assistant secretary OF
commerce and labor, and MIR. and Mrs.
William +. Curtis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beverley Randolph Mason
VIII send cut cards this week to Introduce
their daughter Miss Josephine Beverley
Mason. at dance Thursday evening, De
cember 81, New Year eve.
Owing TO a sudden bereavement. Mrs. r.
s. kimball and Mrs. Howard Malcolm
Kutchin will not be at home tomorrow.
The Crescents have issued cards for
their third dance of the season, Saturday.
December II, at 1917 r street. The COM
mittee In charge OF arrangements is COM
posed of Mr.. Joseph w. McKericher Mr.
Elmer c. Wood. Mr.. Myron Taylor and
Mr.. Laird l.. Neal.
Mr.. and Mrs o. n. Marsolais of Seattle,
Wash. who have been visiting in Penn
sylvania and incidentally touring the
cities Of the east. are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. X. Hensch on y street.
Maj. and Mrs f, * Webster OF the
Westmoreland presented their daughter,
Miss Frances Marvin Webster. at large
tea yesterday afternoon in the ballroom at
the Highlands. which was beautifully d &c
Grated with pink roses and smilax and
the many bouquets sent this attractive
young debutante. Mrs. Webster received
In beautiful directo.re gown Of peach
blow crepe de chine. trimmed with IRISH
crochet and duchess lace. The debutante
wore dainty gown OF white satin chiffon
with panels embroidered in daisies trim
ming it. She carried shower OF lilies OF
the valley from the scores of bouquets
sent her. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. c. B. Hop
pin presided at the tea table and The 9th
ers who assisted were Mrs. Boutelle. Mrs.
T. w. Davidson. Mrs. Charles Mcclure.
Miss Poole, Miss Marjorie Aleshire. Miss
Marshall. Miss Carolyn Murray. Mss
Alice Boyd. Miss Julia Heyl. Miss Marc
Chew. Miss Mallory Church. Miss Ba rbara
Smith. Miss Dorothy Gatewood and Miss
Madeline Henry of Wilmington An Or
chestra played throughout the reception,
and al it's close the receiving party en-
joyed supper together. and the Younger
portion had informal dancing before
separating.
Mrs. Frederick Adams Savage enter
tanned a small bridge party yesterday
afternoon at her home in Roland Park.
Nd in honor of her sister. Miss Margaret
Hoge of Washington. whose debut among
her Baltimore friends was made al the
Monday german.
PAY Director and Mrs John y. Speel.
USN will give tea at their re sidence.
No 1916 X street northwest. in honor OF
their daughter. Miss Lena Hltchcock. De
cember -, from to Z.
Miss Anna f. ELEPHANT has returned To
Washington from New YORK ana VIII re-
ceive lie first and second Wednesdays
with Mss Virginia Mason Dorsey. 1''s
Co-cOran street.
Miss Lillian Duncan Baxter. daughter
If Mrs Lille Duncan Baxter. and al
ready a great favorite. made her debut
today at a luncheon for debutantes at
her mothers apartments at the ontario
and offered to the happy young company
assembled in her nonor one OF the
daintiest and prettiest feastS of the win
ter. The guests We're seated at three
tables, the artistic taste OF the young
lady herself being seen i'll the decoration
In the center Of each table was
PLAGUE of American beauty roses. and
a long-stemmed specimen rose was tied
al the top of each chair. The name cards
were painted by Miss Baxter and had
on them. besides an American beauty
rose a representation OF pretty girl
in an up-to-date costume. When the
guests were seated there were literally
four rows of American beauties adjoining
the board. Mrs. Baxter was Handsomely
sowned in light gray messal1ne. and the
debutante was in directoire gown OF
embroidered white messaiine. The guests
were Miss Annie Irwin. Miss Edith
Sutherland. Miss Mallory Church. Miss
Gladys Wright. Miss Carolyn She pare.
Miss Harriet Hatch. Miss Marie Won
Paumgarter Miss Maitland Marshall,
Miss Carolyn MURRAY. Miss Marjorie Ale-
shire. Miss Julia Heyl. Miss Frances
Webster. Miss Margaret Knight, Miss
Bessie Sessions, Miss Dorothy Langfelt.
Miss Kathleen Ryan Miss Elizabeth
Mabiie Miss Margaret Brooks Miss Bar
bara smith Miss Katherine Crane. Hiss
Katherine Ho;brook Miss Mildred Fearn.
Miss Josephine Mason aud Miss Dorothy
Gatewood.
Miss Baxter represents rot only the
army and navy but likewise the resi-
dential set. She is granddaughter of
the late Gen, Thomas Duncan. niece If
Col. J. w. Duncan "a the general staff.
now on duty in tliS city. and grand
niece OF Gen. John NJ Wilson and Lieut..
Comma nder Downs l.. Wilson.
Mss Edith Lee Sutherland. III; lighter of
Senator and aIrs. SutaerllnG, viii make
her Gebut TO-DAY at tea To be held in
the ballroom a; tha Highlands. This
charming young Cir has asked Miss
Gar,instor. Miss Mario il \,esl,i,e Miss
Margaret Niche Miss tIzabeth Good
win. MIS-, Alice Goodwin. Mss Carolyn
Shepard Miss Josephine Mason. Miss
Frances Webs, Ger and Miss Maitland Mar
shall to assist in the pleasures IF The
afternoon ara for supper and an Informal
dancing party afterward. Airs. Carte.
wife OF Senator Carter: Mrs. Darlington
and Mrs Sidney Williams VII, preside in
The tcaroom.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt was the guest OF
honor at dinner given last night by
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