Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-08
IN the WORLD OF SOCIETY
GUESTS AT WHITE HOUSE FROM
SEVERAL SECTIONS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taft and Hospitalities
Planned for Them-Debuts.
Personal Notes.

personal Notes.
The President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
as guests at the White House Mr.. and
Mrs. "A Lawrence Lowell. DR.. and Mrs.
Alexander Lambert and Prof. and Nine.
Guglielmo Ferrero.
The President and Mrs Roosevelt are
giving dinner tonight.
Every moment that Mr.. and Mrs. Taft
can devote to their friends here has been
pre-empted. Mr.. Taft Joined his wife to-
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ].
Boardman, whose son-in-law and daugh-
ter Mr.. and Mrs Frederick A. Keep, will
give a dinner for the next President and
his wife tonight. Miss Boardman's re-
.ceptton for them will fill the last half of
the evening.
Mr. and Mrs Taft were entertained at
luncheon today at the home of the assist
ant secretary of state and Mrs. Bacon.
Their social program tomorrow includes
luncheon at the home CT the assistant
secretary of war and Mrs. Oliver, and a
dinner Of which Mrs. Townsend will be
the hostess.
Thursday Gen. and Mrs Clarence Ed
wards will entertain for them at lunch
con, and Friday Mr.. and Mrs. CAN will
Thursday afternoon also Mr.. Taft will
receive. the delegates to the trans-Missis-
sfppi congress. of which Mr.. Thomas F.
Walsh Is president at the home Of Mr..
delegates will be entertained by Mr..
Walsh.
Thursday night Miss boardman will
again entertain at an evening reception.
when she will bring together the Taft
Philippine party.
Friday night the assistant secretary OF
the treasury and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop
will give dinner for Mr.. and Mrs. TAFT.
Mrs. Taft, according to her present
plans. will go to New York Saturday. but
Mr.. Taft will remain here day longer.
Mrs. Taft was Mrs. A. G.. McClintock's
guest at a luncheon yesterday.
Miss Ethel Roosevelt was the guest OF
honor at a large luncheon given for debu-
tantes today by Mrs. Titan j. Coffey.
whose younger granddaughter. Miss
Lillian Chew. is also mingling In social life
for the first time this winter.
Miss Annie Irwin gave box party this
afternoon to the Chaminade concert. en-
Pertaining Miss weeks. Miss Marion
Leutze and her guest. Miss Breckinridge,
and the Misses Humphrey.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell was hostess at
very pretty luncheon today for Miss
Ruth Bliss, a debutante of this season.
Secretary Garfield entertained at dinner
last night the territorial governors now
in thi scity. Tonight and tomorrow night
Secretary and Mrs. Garfield will give din
ners.
Representative Lowering has token 1902
X street for the season and is now there.
Miss Lowering is with her father.
Mrs. Letter will give dinner for Miss
Ethel Roosevelt on the 18th. when Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Letter will be back from
Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardner F. Williams pre-
scented their daughter. Miss Dorothy Will
liams. at a tea yesterday. when their
spacious home was thronged with their
friends. Mrs. Henry Cleveland Perkins
and Mrs A. N Talbot presided at the
tea table, and Miss Ruth Perkins, Miss
Feroline Perkins. Miss Faith Simpkins,
Miss Amylita Talbot and Miss Gertrude
Williams. sister of the debutante, assisted
A quiet but pretty wedding took place
at the home of the brides parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Rule Of Lexington Ohio,
Carrie and Mr.. J. w. F. kuehling were
married. The BRIDES costume was Of
white silk trimmed with rare old lace
and she carried bride roses. The couple
visit the brides sister in Cleveland, Ohio,
and after the Christmas holidays they
will make their residence in Wash ngton.
Mr.. Kuehl.ng for the past two years
has been residing in Mansfield. Ohio: but
previous to that time he was resident
of this city.
Miss Mildred Fearn, whose debut is
fixed for Wednesday. December 30. was
hostess today at an exceedingly pretty
luncheon at the home of her parents.
Mr.. aand Mrs. Richard Lee Fearn, 22U2
Massachusetts avenue. The table decora-
tons were in maidsnhair ferns and white
rose buds. and the company of girls
seated with this attractive young hostess
were Miss Ida Wynne. Miss Edith Lee
Sutherland. Miss Barbara Smith, Baroness
Marie Won Paumgarten. Miss Josephine
Mason. Miss Annie Irwin, Miss Julia
liam Baxter. Miss Marjorie Aleshire and
Miss Ellen Calvert Edgerton OF Balti-
more. a house guest of Miss Fearn
dinner guests last night to meet the
Secretary of War and Mrs Wright. Mr..
Justice and Mrs Harlan. the assistant
secretary of war and Mrs Oliver. Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Foster. chief Of engi-
neers and Mrs. MARSHALL: Admiral Nc
Gowan. Miss Hagerman and Mr. Herber:
Putnam.
Nine. tnermOnt, VIE OF the secretary
of the Brazilian embassy. Is in Baltimore,
where Mrs. Shirley Carter gave a lunch
con for her today.
Miss Margaret Hoge. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs w S. Hoge Of this city, at
tended the first Monday german last
night in Baltimore where she was con-
sricuous member of the debutante group.
Miss HOge wore white lace over satin
and chiffon. embroidered in crystal. Her
hOlI01lot Of American hpanft and
lilies of the valley. She was cha peroned
by her sister Mrs. Frederick A. Savage.
who wore pale green messa1fne and point
lace.
Miss Hoge will be presented shortly
at the home of her parents here.
Mrs. Charles w Russell has cards out
for Friday. December IS. to e when
Miss Lucy Virginia Russell will make her
debut
Mr.. and Mrs William F. Dennis have
invited their friends for Thursday. De-
cember IL, to 9 at Stoneleigh Court
when Miss Wyndha1n Rosser daughter
of the latter, VIII make her debut.
Mrs. Truman Fl. Aldr:ch will present
Mss Marie Aidrich at a tea Tuesday.
December ~. ) to :. at 1850 p street. for
which cards are out
Lieut.. Clarke II. Wells USING. Is
spending a fex days With his parents. Mr..
and Mrs Harry We Is OF the Ontario.
prior 70 his departure for the navy yard,
Bremerton. Wash.