The Detroit times., 1909-12-18

High school, will be the speaker and
special Christmas music will be given
by Mrs Murray McGregor and John
J. Knight. and reading by Mrs Alex.
Mackenzie.
Mrs. Philip NJ, Mcmillan gave a din.
ner Thursday evening in honor of Mr.
and Mrs. Spencer Penrose. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcmillan will spend the holi-
days In Washington. the guests OF
Mrs. McMillan's mother. Mrs. Mich
olas Anderson.
Mr. ana Mrs. Frank +. Chesbrough.
OF Crosse Pointe Farms. have return
ed from a six weeks visit In Chicago,
New York and Boston. William Ches-
brough will return from Yale next
week. and Erwin Chesbrough from
Tome institute, 10 spend the holidays
with their parents.
The engagement has been announc-
ed OF Miss Gretchen Pack. daughter
OF Mrs. John w. Hubbard. of Pitts
burg. to Hanson Rose. OF Pittsburg.
Miss Pack is daughter OF the late
Albert Pack. OF Detroit. and grand
daughter OF George w. Maltz. OF this
city. She Ia wellknown in Detroit
having been the classmate of many De-
troit young women at Mrs. Sommers'
school In Washington. ID. C.
The first entertainment In the reg,i.
lar winter course arranged for the
pleasure of the soldiers at Fort Wayne
and their friends, by the Army Y. NJ.
C. A.. will be given Tuesday evening,
Dec 21 The twenty-sixth Infantry
band. Miss Katharine Day. soprano,
and Mrs. Charlotte Willis, pianist. will
give the program.
About 800 persons sat down TO the
banquet given In the Campbenave.
NJ. f. church parlors. Thursday eve
ming. An orchestra and sOloists gave
a musical program. and toasts were
responded to by the pastor. the Rev.
c. H. Perrin, the Rev. Walter Fruit,
the Rev F.. ID. Leete and the Rev.
X. ID. Beach. The exercises OF dedi
cation week, OF which the banquet was
n part. will close Friday evening with
n lecture in the church by DIR w. NJ.
Chase. OF Chicago. on "Big bugs and
humbugs."
Among the notable functions sched-
uled for Christmas week will be the
first assembly OF the season, Monday
evening. in the William Wright stu
dios: Mrs. Frederick X. Stearns'
dance for young people In the Century
building: Mrs David Whitney's dance
for young people at the Century build
Ing Tuesday evening: Mrs. julius
y, n<..vrN Nf,nNr lNNh
Wednesday evening; Mrs. S. L..
Smiths dance TO present her daugh-
ter. Miss Margaret Smith. in Stras-
burg's Thursday evening. and Mrs
Frederick Buffers dance at the Coun-
try club 10 present her daughter Miss
Laura Butler, Friday evening.
wealth of magnificent flowers
against a background OF brocade drap-
cries and silken curtains formed the
artistic decorations of the William
Wright studios. Friday evening, for
the ball given by Mrs. Spencer Pen
rose. for the debutantes. Miss Gladys
Mcmillan and Miss Gwendolyn Currie.
The affair was one OF the most beau
tiful In all it's appointments ever CIV
en- in Detroit, and will go down into
the annals OF social history as one OF
the most magnificent functions smart
society In this city ever attended.
Mrs. Penrose wore a Paris princess
gown Of pink satin. embroidered in
Jewels. Mrs. Cameron Currie also wore
a French frock OF pale blue satin, while
Miss Mcmillan wore white satin en-
broidered in pearls and carried Law
ender orchids. and Miss Curr1e white
satin and tulle. with tiny pink rose
buds. The hostesses and their daugh-
ters received in front of an enormous
screen banked with bouquets sent to
the debutantes. A large number or
dinners were given previous to the
ball the guests going on to the
function later. A Hungarian orchestra,
specially brought from Chicago. al
ternated the dancing music with De
troit orchestra.
HOLIDAY EXClJRSION