Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-10
in THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS BARBOUR GUEST OF HON.
OR AT A PRETTY LUNCHEON.
Teas Yesterday and Today of Pleas
ing Significance-Dinners.
Personal Notes.

| Mrs. David ID. Porter. wife Of Maj. Por
| ter. L. S. NJ. c.. entertained at yer.
pretty luncheon today in honor of Mis-.
Marguerite Barbour.
Mrs. MacMurray is entertaining this
afternoon at a large tea at her home OF
Massachusetts avenue. Her son, Mr.
John Van \. MacMurray. second secre
| tary of the American embassy at st. Pc
tersburg, is here on visit.
| Assisting this afternoon will be Mrs
! Chester. Mrs. Fitch, Mrs. William p
| Hall, Mrs. William c. Bowen. Miss Alma
Ruggles. Miss Helen Downing. Miss Hen
, rietta Fitch. Miss Esther Downing ant
| the Misses MacMurray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Cromwell. who
| have leased the house 1850 Massachusetts:
! avenue. are now residing there, where
they will introduce their daughter, Mis-:
| Louise Cromwell, at q tea Christmas day
| Mr. and Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin
guests at the White House, were enter
tanned at dinner last night by Naval Con
| structor and Mrs. r. IL. NJ. Robinson
| Their other guests were Col. and Mrs
| Cosby, the Austrian naval attache and
Baroness Preuschen Won und zu Lieben-
stein, Mr.. and Mrs. Ii. Fl. Ward, Miss
Jean Oliver and Lieut.. Commander Leigh
| c. Palmer.
DR.. and Mrs Fremont Smith gave a
dinner last night with Secretary and Mrs
Ballinger as the honor guests.
Mrs William F. Draper entertained q
company at dinner last evening for her
young daughter, Miss Margaret Preston
Draper. The guests included the Countess
| Luise Alexandra Won Bernstorff daugh-
! IL
riet Switzerland, Miss Laura Merriam
Miss Alice Whiting, Miss Gladys Hinck-
ley Capt Archibald Butt NIr. Cleland
Davis, Capt. CLANCY, Mr.. Frederick
Brooke, Mr.. Frederic Huidekoper, Mr.
Reginald Huidekoper and DR.. Grayson
Miss Draper gave a luncheon Yesterday
when Mrs. Sherman Miles presided for
her.
A reception was given to Mrs. Philip n.
Moore. president of the General Fedora
ton of Women's Clubs. and the other
officers of that organization who are in
Washington attending the semi-annual
board meeting, at the Washington Club
last night. The Pro Ra Nata and the
Twentieth Century Club were the hosts.
Receiving were Mrs. Julia T. Bodfish,
president of the Pro Ra Nata Club, and
Mrs. John f. Wilkie. president of the
Twentieth Century Club. Mrs. IL. T.
Guss had charge of the refreshments, as
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Reid, Lola Hugo. Mary Elgin Ventriss
and Ruby Tedd Thurmond of the Madi-
son Hall Seminary.
The guests of honor We're Mrs. Josiah
Evans Cowles OF Los Angeles, Cal: Mrs
G. O. Welch, Fergus Falls, Mimi; Mrs
Philip Carpenter, New York; Mrs. VIII
liam A. Johnston. Topeka, kans.; Mrs
Q. p. kinsey, Valparaiso, Ind: Mrs
Frank \. Shiek. Wheatland, Wyo.;. Mrs
George r. Hancock, Salt Lake City. Titan;
Mrs. Harry l.. Dawson. Chicago. H., and
Mrs. L. l.. Blankenberg of Buffalo, y. Y.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Harper Walsh
entertained at large tea yesterday
afternoon in honor of the debut of theil
daughter. Miss Elizabeth Bowler Walsh
| The house was beautifully decorated
with pink roses. smilax and palms. and
was thronged throughout the afternoon
with the many friends of these popular
hosts.
Mrs. Walsh received in handsome
gown of black Spanish lace over white
satin, trimmed with iridescent beads
The debutante looked exceedingly
charming in a gown of white crepe de