Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-20
IN the WORLD OF SOCIETY
HoSPITALITIES AT ITALIAN
EMBASSY FOR VISITORS.
Miss Ruth Harper Pilling Makes
Debut This Afternoon-0ther
EventS-Notes.

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Events-Notes.
The Italian ambassador and Baroness
Mayor des Planches entertained at dinner
at the embassy last night Zia Pacha and
Col. Aziz Bey. special Turkish eEvoys TO
| the President; the Swiss minister and
Mime. Ritter. the Spanish minister. the
Belgian minister and Countess de Buis-
seret, the Japanese charge d'sffaires and
Nine. Me tsui. y. Rus;eEl Bey, charge
d'affsiTes for Turkey; Capt. Count Leo
nardi, in command of the Italian war
ship Etruria: Count Won Wedel, German
counselor; the French naval attacle and
| Nfscountess Benoist q AEy, Miss Rot e
son, the Italian couilxeior snd Matches a
oil Montaglisri. the Italian naval attache.
the Italian second secretary and several
officers OF the Etruria.
| Miss Ruth Harper Piilins. daughter of
Mrs. James c. Pilling. will be presented to
| society at large tea today at the home
| OF her mother on 18TH street.
The house has been beautifully decorat-
| ed for the event. ard Mrs. Pi!iing will re-
| ceive in handsome gown oil iigi,; blue
| crepe meteor. The debutante Will wear
white net over silk and trimmed With
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| cetving party will be Mrs. GUY r. Pelton
of New York, Mrs. George Church and
| Mrs. John ii. C. Church. bot. Of Great
harrington. Mass: Lirs. IshaII Ho:nsby,
! Mrs. Roswell Randall Hoes. Mrs. Charles
B. Walcott, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Mrs.
Marie Washburn Fowler. Mrs. Woolsey
| Aspinwall. Miss A. l.. Edwards. Miss Es-
Their Denny. Miss Mary Chew: Miss Brit
Finley. Miss Evelyn Carpenter and Miss
COrinne Williams of Baltimore.
The British military attache and the
! Hon. Mrs Bernard James had dinner
guests last night in compliment to Mai.
| the Hon. s. Beresford Of the 7th Hussars
of the British army, who arrived from
| New York yesterday. In the party were
| Mrs Montgomery NJ. MacOmb, the Rus
1 sian military attache and his sister.
| Baroness Elizabeth de Bode; Mrs. Joseph
| HobsOn. Miss Oliver and the British sec
| ond secretary and Mrs. Esmond Ovey.
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Murray entertained
| at dinner last night, when their guests
| were Gen. and Mrs. John J. Johnston.
| Brig. Gen. and Mrs. James b: Aleshire
Brig. Gen. and Mrs. William w. Wother-
spoon. Mrs Goethals and Capt Robert
E Callan.
| DR.. Edward NJ. Gallaudet and his daugh-
| ter Miss Gallaudet, entertained number
| of guests al dinner last night at their
| home at Kendall Green. in honor Of the
ambassador to Germany and Mrs. David
Jayne Hill.
| Mrs John w. Foster will be at home
| Monday, November D. from 4 to 6. and
/ will have with her Mrs. David Jayne
Hill and Miss Dorothy Van Dyke Of
| Princeton.
Tonight Mr.. and Mrs. Foster will give
/ a dinner Of twenty covers in honor of
| Ambassador and Mrs. Hill, and Wednes-
| day next young peoples dinner for
| their granddaughter and grandson. Miss
Margaret Dulles and Mr.. John Foster
/ Dulles.
| Mrs. James A. Edgar is visiting her
sister. Mrs. A. II. Thomas. Potsdam,
n. Y. over Thanksgiving.
| A party was given at the home OF Miss
Josie Vann OF Corcoran street Thursday
evening. November IS. Those present
were Misses Helen Beggs. Dorothy
Helen Crossiey. Mary Wells, Jessie
Dickson Ruth Gusts, Faith Hibbs and
Josie vann' and Messrs. Clarence spiker.
| Alfred Judson, Ralph Miller. William
Baueh. Livingston vann, Robert Tracy.
| and Wesley Buchanan. Progressive
hearts was TIE game Of the evening, the
prize winners being Miss Wallace and Mr..
Judson. After refreshments were served
Il
The Fairmont Seminary girls entertain
| ed last evening at musical and dance.
Mrs Theodore II. Ttller has issued in
vitations to a luncheon Tuesday. Novem-
Der q, in honor OF Mrs. James Quirk.
who leaves soon to make her home In
Chicago.
Mr. Gustav II. Schwab OF New York
has taken an apartment in Wendell man.
sion, at Sheridan circle and Massachu-
sets avenue, for the winter.
The dedication of memorial tablet to
the late Capt. Charles V. Gridley will take
| place at Bancroft Hall. I'm Annapolis,
| Wednesday. November "a. at o'clock.
Miss Charlotte B. Gridley. niece Of Capt.
| Gridley. will unveil the tablet Invitations
have been sent to Capt. and Mrs. Larz
| Anderson. Admiral and Mrs. Dewey. Capt.
| and Mrs. 4. G. Winter halter, Gen. and
Mrs. 0. l.. Spaulding and DIR. W. Robert
Perkins. all of whom have expressed their
willingness to be present II possible.
In the Gridley family party going to An
napolis for the event will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucius e. Gridley. Miss Helen w. Gridley
and Miss Charlotte B. Gridley. Mrs: Allyn
X. Capron will accompany the family.
| Mr.. Lucius :idley is a brother of the
| late Capt Gridley.
The second hop of the seasons series
took place last night at the OfYicers' Club,
Washington barracks, and proved q de-
| lightful event. Maj. and Mrs Barden and
Capt. and Mrs. Conner received for the
committee. which includes. in addition to
Capt. Conner. Lieut.. Alexander. Lieut..
Sultan Lieut.. Goethals and Lieut.. Atkin-
son. Supper was served in the intermis-
| sion.
Mrs. Walter Davis WyviIIe has returned
| TO the city and is again located at the
Everett, 1890 Fl street. for the winter.
| Mrs. ard Miss Louise Robertson are still
| abroad.
| Tie Legion ~ Loyal Women held its
| eighteenth annual birthday banquet last
night. the president. Mrs. Laura V. Nc
| Cullough acting as toastmistress. Mrs.
| Florence Donohoe played patriotic airs
| on the piano as the guests were being
| seated. Then followed an address OF well
| come by the president Short addresses
| were made by the past presidents. Mrs.
Julia g. Burnett, Mrs. Ellen g. Mussey.
Mrs Fanny Pomeroy, Mrs. Della c. Per
ham, Miss Helen r.. Mathews. Mrs. L.
Kate Jellette and Mrs. Ada II. Weiss.
The vocalist OF the evening was Mrs. AL
bert ]. Houghton; accompanist, Miss Vir-
ginia Houghton. Mrs. NJ. E. Cutler told
! humorous .stories. followed by a reading
by Miss Helen r. Holmes and q short
| address by DR.. Richard Kingsman, an
| honorary member.
| The following persons were present:
! Mrs Laura " McCullough, Mr.. and Mrs