Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-06
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY,"
HOSPITALITIES TODAY FOR A
BRIDE OF TOMORROW.
Miss Leutze Entertains for Miss
Wells-Coming Events.
Personal Notes.

The Christmas visit Of Miss Helen Taft
will be busy one for her as regards
her participation in social life On the
night of her dance at the White House
Miss Mabel Boardman will give young
peoples dinner in her honor.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
have In contemplation a series of din
ners and reception to the Senate, dates
and other arrangements for which are
now being arranged
Miss Marion Leutze, who will be in the
bridal party to attend Miss Laura Wells
at her marriage tomorrow to Lieut..
Julian Parsons Wilcox entertained in
honor of the bride-elect and the other
bridesmaids at luncheon today.
Yesterday Miss Esther Denny gave
luncheon at Chevy Chase Club for the
entire bridal party, entertaining Miss
Artoinette Heckscher of New York, Miss
Marion Leutze, Miss Henrietta Fitch,
Nathan c. Wyeth, Capt Frank Evans,
u. s. M. c.. retired; Lieut.. Philip H. Tor
rey, U. 8. NJ. c.; Lieut. Randolph Coyle.
L. S. NJ. c.; Lieut.. Henry s. Green, U. 8.
NJ c.; Lieut.. Chauncey Shackford. L. s.
N, and Lieut.. Stephen Rowan. with Maj.
and Mrs. David D. Porter as chaperons
Another party yesterday at which this
bridal party again assembled was given
by Mrs. McClintock. who gave tea for
her young cousin and house guest, Miss
Heckscher of New York. at which
large number of young people were pres
ent.
After the church rehearsal this even
ing the members of the bridal party will
be the guests of Lieut.. Wilcox at supper.
Mrs. Leutze and Miss Leutze enter
tanned at bridge tea Saturday at their
home at the navy yard in honor of the
ladies Of the yard. Mrs. Mclean poured
tea, Mrs. Johnson served frappe and
Mrs. Norton was at the chocolate urn.
Miss Louise Cromwell will give lunch
con at the New Willard the 18th, fol-
lowed by theater party.
Mrs Nathaniel Francis has cards out
for luncheon in honor OF Miss Mar
garet Preston Draper.
Mrs Henry B. Brown. wife of ex-Jus-
tice Brown. has cards out Monday, De-
cember Ii, to z.
The Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches will give a dinner
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Phelps Emo who
have been In London and Paris since
the middle of September, have returned
to New York, and will be here in day
or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. John g. Cuttings were
hosts at a luncheon yesterday at their
home, Ashburton, near Baltimore, Nd,
New York. Mrs. Bartlett. Miss Gladys
Cuttings. Miss Dorothy Cuttings. Mr.. John
Gilmore, with Mr.. William Bowie Clarke
and Baron Hardenbrouck Of this city
we're in the party.
A New York debutante this week in
whom Washington friends will be inter-
ested Is Miss Virginia Livingston Hunt,
whose coming out will be marked by
Friday tea. She made a preliminary de-
but at the Morr1stoWn assembly and at
a reception given at her parents country
daughter of the late William Hunt of
Louisiana, a Secretary Of the Navy, and
at one time minister to Russia.
blind in the Congressional Library Mrs.
Thomas Jefferson, daughter-in-law OF Jo-
seph Jefferson. gave selections from her
own published recollections of Joseph
Jefferson. the actor OF beloved memory.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel simpkins and
Miss Faith Simpkins we're in New York
last week for the coming-out party of
their young relative. Miss Elizabeth
Bacon, daughter of Mrs. Gordon Bacon,
which was held at the Colony Club. The
whole floor of the gymnasium was cleared
and filed with small tables decorated
with red and white roses. A quartet
played during the afternoon, and the
formal dancing, to which more guests
were invited.
Miss Eleanor Thackara. youngest
-
Thackara, has sailed from Germany. and
is expected to arrive In Philadelphia the
last of the week, to be the guest of Mrs.
Reyburn.
Miss Jennie Barbour entertained recent
ly at her home at Forest Glen, Md.
Games and dancing were the features of
the evening. Among those present were
Mr.. J. H. Hoiioran. Irene kirkwood.
JsWe Ressie Breh Ason James
c. Burrows Albert Stonestreet, Raymond
Birch, Harry Anderson, William Waters.
Stella Cook, Marion Bateman, Roy Bate
man, Irene Thompson and Maud Thomp
son.
Owing to illness, Mrs. Maurice Joyce
will not receive Thursdays in December.
is In Pittsburg, where last Thursday Mrs.
Joseph Linden gave large tea In her
honor.
The principal social event for the aft
ernoon of Thursday. December 8. will be
the tea and Christmas sale at Rauscher's
for the benefit of the work for poor
churches. This is one Of the annual
charities which, like the charity ball, are
always the smartest affairs Of the sea-
son. The tearoom will be in charge of
Mrs. Robert Hinckley, who will be as
sisted by Miss Gladys Hinckley and
number Of the seasons debutantes. The
ice cream table will be presided over by
Miss Alice and Miss Jane Riggs, Mrs.
Henley Smith, Mrs. Preston Sands, Mrs.
William X. Carr and Miss Cullen. The
fancy table, which will be laden with
many beautiful Christmas gifts, will be
In charge Of Mrs. Bliss. Mrs John Moore,
Mrs. Lennox. Mss Lee. Mrs. Mccarthy.
Mrs Pescia Mrs William Manning L.