Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-21
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
VICE PRESIDENT AND MRS.
SHERMAN ENTERTAIN.
Other Events and Some of the Flu.
ture-Holiday Plans.
Personals.

Personals.
The President dined at the home Of the
Vice President and Mrs Sherman last
night. Their other guests were the Sec
rotary of the Treasury and Mrs. Mac
Veagh. Senator and Mrs. Aldrich. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Root, Senator and Mrs
Depew. Senator kean. Miss Kean, Miss
Lucy Kean. ex-amba ssador and Mrs.
Charlemagne Tower OF Philadelphia. MIR.
and Mrs. Thomas r. Proctor OF Utica.
Prof. and Mrs. David Stryker OF Hamil-
ton College and Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.
Smith OF New York. Vice President and
Mrs. Sherman have as house guests Mr..
and Mrs. Tower, Mr.. and Mrs. Smith Mr..
and Mrs. Proctor and Prof. and Mrs.
Stryker.
The Vice President and Mrs. Sherman
will leave either today or tomorrow TO
spend the holidays at their Utica home.
With the arrival Of Miss Helen Taft at
the White House today the family cir
c'e OF President and Mrs. Taft will be
complete. Mr. Robert Taft Is already
home from Yale and Charlie Taft re-
turned Saturday from school. Mrs. Taf:
was at the Columbia Theater last night
having her younger son and Mr.. Fred
erick Carpenter with her.
Miss Christine Kean Roosevelt. dausa-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs W. Emlen Roosevelt,
will be married to Lieut.. James E. Shell
ley. L. s. A., in New York, December IS.
The ceremony will be followed by a re-
ception. at which only relatives and few
intimate friends will be present.
The British ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce have recalled the invitations for \
large dinner party they were to have
given tonight on account of the death of
KING Leopold. They have as house guests
for week DIR. and Mrs. Herbert Fisher
OF England, the latter the sister of Mrs
George Young. wife OF the British second
secretary.
Miss Florence Kirby and Miss Eliza
beth Bowler Walsh have issued cards
for dance at Miss Kirby's home, 2oS
l street, Wednesday evening, January ).
Representative and Mrs. Borland enter
tanned at dinner last night Senator and
Mrs. Fletcher, Representative and Mrs.
Henry, Representative and Mrs Camp
bell. Maj and Mrs. Boughton and Dr.
and Mrs. Lowndes.
Mrs. Vroeman entertained at a lunch
con today in honor Of her aunt, Mrs.
Hart Of Chicago, all the guests being
members of the Colonial Danes Club.
Next month Mrs. Vrooman will give a
luncheon for Miss Marthena Harrison,
who Is debutante this season.
Miss Maud Merriam. daughter Of Gen.
Merriam. is entertaining at a tea today
in honor Of Mrs. Graves, wife of Capt.
Schultz, Mrs. Lochridge. Mrs. La Garde
and Mrs. Jamison will assist.
Mrs. NJ. C. Held and daughter, Miss
Kittie Jueneman, will be pleased to see
their friends at 1913 Park road after
Thursday. December %
Miss Margaret Preston Diapers debut
ing world of the capital is concerned
at the cOtfllon which her parents. former
Ambassador and Mrs. Draper. will give
Thursday night. Capt. John Curtis Gill
mon, L. S. A., will lead, and it goes
without saying that the favors have been
brought from Paris and embrace many
beautiful novelties. Miss Diapers ball
dress is of silver tissue embroidered in
design of marguerites. All the orna-
ments she will wear will suggest her
which is to be her souvenir of the event
from her. parents. Mrs. Draper owns
probably more and larger pearls than
any other hostess at the capital. gems
which were a sensation in Roman society,
so that the knowledge and taste to select
a necklace for her young daughter was
first hand. Miss Draper has taken part
in many Of the debutante entertainments
WHICH IidNc DccH 80 HUUlcIOUS dilu ~
elegant this season. and it is said that
not less than hundred couples Will
dance at her coming-out ball.
Mrs. Draper will entertain early next
month at an Afternoon reception for her
daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. r. c. Seward of Gull
ford. Conn, are visiting the latter's par
ents. Maj. and Mrs. s. w. Saxton, 1347
Harvard street.
Miss Frances Miller went to Annapolis
Saturday afternoon to attend the officers
hop that evening. She returned home
Sunday night. and is now i'll in bed
with bronchitis.
Mrs Julian James, Mr. j. II. McGow-
an. Mrs. Edward II. Gneen. Mrs. John
Hays Hammond. Mrs. Cleveland PEI
Butler, Mrs. Henry Brown and Mrs.
Mckim have taken boxes and seats for
the performance which has been ar
ranged for Thursday afternoon at the
Belasco for the benefit of the House
of Mercy.
Mrs. Barney will present acts from
her three brilliant successes-"The Man
in the Moon THE Bridal Veil" given
last summer at Bar Harbor. and About
Thebes.'' given here last spring Pop
ular prices will prevail and the tickets
are meeting with rapid sale.
Miss Elizabeth Crane De Laney and
ST. John II. Hartsock were married the
10Th at Union NJ. E. Church, New York
city. and will be at home at Har-Lew
Hall, near Laurel. after January ).
Mrs. Frederick Rivers and her son. Mr..
Raymond Rivers. left this afternoon for
New York, where they will spend the
holidays. They will be at their home on
18th street after January ?.
The class Of 1910 of the Western High
School will hold a reception for all the
alumni of the school tomorrow evening.
Card invitations have been issued to all
graduates whose addresses have been
found. In spite of frequent efforts to
reach all the alumni. about fifty remain
INDICATED Any graduate Is cordially
invited. A large attendance is expected.
A program representative Of every class
will be given.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McCauly and their
daughter, Miss Alice McCauly, are stop
ping at the Grafton.
Mrs. Frederick S. Tyler entertained in
formally yesterday afternoon at a small
tea at her residence at the Thomas her