Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10

home on Z street around :. o'clock was
thronged by their friends The flowers
sent the debutante turned table tops and
wall spaces into great bouquets. Mrs.
Miller wore a gown of blue satin, with
lace and pearl trimmings, and the debu-
tante was in white satin and chiffon.
huge bouquet of Parma violets and a
basket filled with orchids and sweet
peas.
Assisting were Mrs. Walter Mclean,
wife of Capt. Mclean. who served frappe.
and Mrs. Ben Bradford, Mrs. Charles
Vreeland wife of Capt. Nreeland: Mrs.
William Jones, wife Of Representative
Jones. and Mrs. Frank fainter of Ber-
nardsville, n. j., who were in the dining
room. The girls assisting were Miss Elsie
Mclean, Miss Marta Calvo. Miss Van
Arsdale, Miss Pennebaker. Miss Robyn
Young, Miss Boutell, Miss Carusi. Mss
Maddox. Miss Browning of Maryland,
Miss Worthington. Miss Elizabeth Bryan,
Miss Ray Williams and Miss Mcdonald
\ dinner party to which twenty young
men came in and an informal dance
were the closing incidents of very
happy occa sion.
Another debutante of this winter is Miss
Mary Lowell Radford. daughter of Mr..
l.. Searny Radford, and granddaughter
of Rear Admiral William Radford,
L. S. y.
Miss Bremen announces the engage
ment of her niece, Miss Elsie Brock to
Lieut.. Egar Hall Thompson. Coast Artil-
levy, L. S. A. The wedding will occur
in Washington some time in February.
Lieut.. Thompson is at present stationed
at Fort Adams, Newport, +. l.
The Christmas sale and tea held yes
terday at Rauscher's in the interests of
the work for poor churches was the
mecca OF fashionables all the afternoon
and entertained a very large company OF
young people, who were on hand either
as assistants or as purchasers OF the
wares sweet and otherwise, which were
SO temptngly displayed on the various
tables Nine. Jusserand had the choco-
late table, Mrs Robert Hinckley the tea
room, Mrs. James Dudley Morgan the
lemonade bowl. Mrs William Manning
Irwin and Miss Annie Irwin, the doll
table and THE old woman in the shoe,
Mrs. Thomas II. Carter. Mrs. John James
Walsh and others had the flower booth,
Mrs. p J. Lennox. Mrs. George Bliss,
Mrs d. 2. Mccartney the fancy tables,
Miss Alice Riggs and Miss Cullen had the
ice cream tables, etc.
Mrs. William X. Carr, Mrs. Emile
Montgomery, Miss Jane Riggs, Mrs.
Henley Smith, Mrs. Preston Sands
Mrs Sheridan, Miss Marion Sands, Mrs.
John Moore, Miss Lee Mrs. Mccarthy,
Mrs Pescia, Mrs. Knox Taylor Miss Bar
rington and Miss Fealey, Miss Marguerite
Barbour. Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss
Hannah Taylor. Miss May Power, MISS
Elsie Downing, Miss Jessie krogstad,
Miss Carolyn Murray, Miss Nellie keane,
Miss Ruth Bliss, Miss Sadie Murray, Miss
Aleshire. Miss Katherine Weeks. Miss
Newberry, Miss Genevieve HoSleS, the
Misses Sheridan, Miss Jane Sands and
Miss Stephanie Trescot were others who
busted themselves and succeeded In get
ting rid of a great deal of merchandise
throughout the afternoon.
The officers and patronesses of the work
Do n
des Planches. Nine Jusserand. Nine.
Nabuco. Mrs. George Bliss, Mrs. G. c.
Read, Mrs .. +. Mccartney, Mrs Thorn
as +. Ryan, Miss John Moore. Mrs. VII
Henry May, Mrs. Robert Hinckley. Mrs.
William Manning Irwin, Mrs. Thomas H.
Carter, Mrs David Mccarthy. Miss Alice
Riggs, Mrs. Lennox, Mrs. \. Cropper.
Miss Sarah Lee, Mrs. Pescia, Mrs Henley
Smith, Miss harrington and Mrs. Knox
Taylor
Rev DIR. Robert J. Keeling, father of
Mrs. Stilson Hutchins of this city. died
in New York yesterday at an advanced
age.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas F. Walsh. who
have former Gov. and Mrs. Myron |.
Herrick of Ohio. Mr.. and Mrs. Crawford
Hill and Miss Katharine Symes of zen
yer. Col. staying with them, will give a
large dinner tonight, a luncheon Wednes
day next and another large dinner next
Sunday night.
Occupying a box at the Belasco We'd
nesday evening. Mrs. l. Bradford Prince
the wife of ex-Goy. and Chief Justice
Prince of New Mexico, had as her guests
w. A. Fleming Jones of Las Cruces, n.
NJ: Mrs Adee, Miss Adee and Paymaster
Adee of the Mayfiower
John Barrett entertained at dinner last
night at the New Willard the Secretary
of War, the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor. Gov. Deneen of Illinois, Gov
Weeks of Connecticut Gov. Hadley of
Missouri. Senator Buckley and Repre-
sentative E. J. Hill Of Connecticut. Rep
resentative James r. Mann of Illinois
Representative and Mrs r. Wayne
Parker entertained at dinner last night
for their house guest Mrs Anstruther
of London, asking to meet her the Brit
ish second secretary and Mrs. III. w.
kennard Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wilkins. Capt. Sower-
by. British naval attache, and Capt.
Henry Butler Yesterday Mrs. Anstruther
took luncheon with other guests with
Mrs. and the Misses Meyer.
A beautiful wedding took place yester-
day at high noon at the Ebbitt House.
the contracting parties being Mr.. Odie
n
Of Richmond, Va, Rev. s. V. Hildebrand
of Hamilton, Va. officiating. Mr.. ad
Mrs. Selecman left Immediately after the
ceremony for New York and other north
ern cities.
Miss Mary Dove entertained at a bridge
tea yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs
Charles Arthur Barnard bride of last
month, for whom Washington friends are
planning entertainments. Miss Etfie
Cassel is now Miss Doves guest.
Miss Christian of Richmond is here on
visit to Mrs. Huntingdon Wilson.
Miss Martha Phillips and Miss Janet
Fish will be among the bridesmaids at
tending Miss Caroline Aston Drayton at
her marriage to MIR. William Phillips,
bassy in London. The ceremony will be
in New York January II. at ST. Barthoio-
news Church. An amusing cable mix
up of news yesterday announced the
bride of Mr.. Phillips to be Mrs. G.. o.
Haig, instead of her daughter.
Miss DraytOn. who is granddaughter
of the late Mrs Astor, is the daughter
of J. Coleman Drayton and a sister OF
Henry Coleman Drayton. Her parents
We're divorced some years ago. and sub
sequentiy her mother married the late
George Ogilvy Haig of London. Mrs.
Haig has continued to live there since his
death, and her daughter has visited her
frequently In her English home.
Columbia Chapter. d. A. R.. entertained
at a musical last Tuesday evening in the
ballroom OF the Arlington, the affair being
one of the most interesting events of the