Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-11
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT AND HER SISTER AT
THEATER LAST NIGHT.
Attorney General Wickersham
Dimes Supreme Court-A
Debut-Notes.

Mrs Taft and her sister. Mrs. Laugh
lin, were at the Columbia Theater last
night accompanied by Capt. Archibald
Butt and Capt. Van Voorhis.
December -. the date of the White
House dance. will be a busy one for Miss
Helen Taft as Miss Aleshire has cards
out for a luncheon to meet her that day.
and Miss Boardman is giving large din
ner to precede the dance
The Attorney General was host at dim
uer last night in honor of the Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court and the asso-
ciate justices. There were present Chief
Justice Fuller. Mr.. Justice Harlan, Mr..
Justice Brewer, Mr. Justice White. Mr..
Justice Holmes, Mr.. Justice Day, the Sec
rotary of War, the Secretary of the In
terror, the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor the Solicitor General. Judge Mac
Michael, Mr.. Samuel Dickson Mr.. q.
Wharton Pepper and Mr.. George y. Mas
sey of Philadelphia. Mr. John L.. Cadwal-
adler. Mr.. w. d. Guthrie. Mr. John G.
Miburn. Mr.. james Bryne, Mr.. Lewis
Cass Ledyard, Mr.. Edward NJ. Shepard
and Mr.. E. Aymar Sands of New York,
Mr. Walter j. Fisher of Chicago and
Mr.. Charles Henry Butler of this city.
Mrs. Wickersham is in New York for
a few days visiting at the home OF her
son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert Akin. whose infant daughter is at
present considered the most interesting
member of the Wickersham family.
4 largely attended tea yesterday was
given by Mrs. J. W. MacMurray and the
Misses MacMurray, who were assisted
by Mrs. Colby NJ. Chester, wife of Rear
Admiral Chester: Mrs. William p. Hall,
wife of Brig. Gen. Hall: Mrs. Henry w.
Fitch. wife of Chief Engineer Fitch; I.
S. N: Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen, Miss
Alma Ruggles, Miss Helen Downing, Miss
Murray and Miss Caroline Murray, Miss
Esther Denny and Miss Henrietta Fitch.
Col. and Mrs. Garrard received the
guests last night at the first of the Off
GERS hops at Fort Myer. The committee
in charge consisted Of DR.. Bailey. Mr..
John II. Hammond. Capt. Barnhardt and
Capt Lindsey.
A number OF dinner parties preceded
the dance. There were probably two
hundred guests. and the 18th Cavalry
orchestra played. A buffet supper was
served.
Capt, and Mrs. Switzerland entertained
at dinner last evening Lieut.. Ulysses s.
Grant Sd and Mrs. Grant, Mr.. and Mrs
Walter Andrews, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Spencer. Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Louise
Switzerland, Miss Mary Switzerland, Mr.
John Barrett. Mr.. Lee McClung, Lieut.
Won Bruening of the German embassy
Lieut.. Edward 7. Constein. L. S. N.
Mr. Farrar Smith and Mr.. F'rederick
HuidekOper.
Mrs John l.. Morehead gave dinner
of eighteen covers last night ito meet
Mr. and Mrs. Gustav II. Schwab of New
York, and Gen. and Mrs Charles l.. FftZ-
q a
at dinner last night in honor of Col. and
Mrs. Thomas Symons
Mrs. J. c. Fremont was another hostess
last night, her guests of honor being Mr.
and Mrs. Henry s. Grove of Philadel-
phia. There were also present Mr.. and
Mrs. Truman Newberry. DR. and Mrs
Chatard Mrs Cromwell Miss Juiette
Fremont Mr.. de Thai of the Russian en-
bassy, Mr.. Henri Martin, secretary of the
| legation of Switzerland, and Lieut.. FIRE.
| mont
Miss Lucinda Pennebakers debut yes
terday at the home of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Darwin Pennebaker.
was great success. as the occasion
brought together one of the largest and
best acquainted companies of this week
Of debuts. The spacious home was
adorned with flowers, quantities of which
had been sent the bud. Mrs. Pennebaker 8
gown of black lace, with gold and jet was
in contrast to the dainty white crepe
meteor gown Of her young daughter. The
Kay, presided in the dining room. as
sisted by Mrs. William II. Newman of
Kentucky. Mrs. Selden Daniel of New
Orleans, Mrs. John S. Carpenter, Mrs.
William II. Rohrer. Mrs. Eugene Jones,
Mrs. Alexander s. Stewart Mrs. Leonard
Hoffman. Mrs. Ward. Mrs. Hamilton
Rothrock and Mrs Rosa Pennebaker.
Mrs Walter Dunlap presided at the
punch bowl, assisted by Miss Mallory
Church, Miss Frances Dodge, Miss Ruth
Jones, Miss Margaret yesterday and
Miss Helen Nicholson
Others assisting were Miss Evelyn Car
penter, Miss Stella Carusi Miss Frances
Miller. Miss Marie Louise Howser. Miss
Nina Van Arsdale, Miss Robyn Young,
Miss Margery Stewart. Miss Margaret
Daniels VI So Sue Courts. Miss Frances
Ransom OF Ia timore, Miss Winitred
Dorance Of Phi ladeiph:a and Miss Kath-
crime Grigsby of kentucky.
An informal dance, to which number
of young men came in. followed the sup
per, at which Mrs. Pennebaher enter
tanned the receiving party.
Mrs. MacNaughton and Miss Mac
Naughton entertained at a tea yesterday
afternoon in honor of Mrs. f. Messmore-
Kendall of New York, who is their guest,
and Miss DIANA Norton, who is to be
married on the Goth to Capt. Clarence
n. Jones. L. S. A. Those who assist
| ed In receiving were Mrs. Jones, Ms
Isaac oliver Upham of San Francisco,
Mrs. William Mcclure, Miss Hill and
Miss Elsie Hill of Connecticut.
Mrs Henry Barroll, Mrs. Charles A
Douglass and Mrs. Charles Waruell Stiles
| pres ded at the tea table, assisted by Miss
Jessie MacBride and Miss Helen Jones.
DR.. and Mrs. Wallace Radcliffe will re
caive the members and adherents of the
church and congregation of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church at the
manse. 1900 street, Monday evening,
December Is, from to IL o'clock.
Miss Agnes Kennedy. who has been