Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-05
SOCIETY.
Continued from Fourth Page

Miss Stead. Miss Jessie krogstad. Miss
Katherine Brown. Miss Marguerite Bar
bour, Miss Leonora Finley, Miss Catha-
rine Britton, Miss Marthena Harrison
and Miss Alice Whiting Miss Doris Hay
wood, the attractive young daughter OF
the hostess. who will be debutante next
year was also in the company
Mrs. Richard Wayne Parker will return
, to town tomorrow after a weekend visit
10 New jersey. The Hon. Mrs Roland
Leigh. her sister. is in New York. The
Misses Alice and Eleanor Parker will be
back from Boston about the middle or
this month.
Mrs Bowers, wife of the solicitor gen.
eral. and Miss Bowers will be at home
tomorrow and the following Mondays
during the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Clifford Stuart of
New York are at 172S Connecticut ave
nue., which they have taken.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Sara Page Wharton of Philadelphia to
First Lieut.. William \. Howard. L. s.
NJ. G., retired.
DR.. and Mrs. John \. Bodine of New
York have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Gertrude Terrell
Babcock, L. S. N, of the United States
steamship New Hampshire.
Mrs. John Bryson Patton. wife of Lieut..
Commander Patton, L. S. n. and their
children have gone to Portsmouth, Va.
where Lieut.. Commander Patton has
been assigned to duty at the navy yard.
Representative and Mrs. Longworth
are back for the season at the 18th street
house they haze occupied since their
marriage.
Representative and Mrs. F. b. Harrison
have the Quay home, 1872 Il street, this
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Marion Johnston
gave dinner last night. when their
guests We're the military attache of the
German embassy and Frau Won Livonuis,
Mr.. and Mrs. kennard. Col and Mrs.
Macomb, Mr.. and Mrs. George Howard,
Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Legare. Miss Stanton,
Miss Sophy Johnston, Mr.. Goldsborough
and Mr.. Frederick II. Brooke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter S. Andrews gave din
ners last night.
The new Japanese ambassador. who
will succeed Baron Takahira, is ex-
pected here on the ODD.
The comng-out party for Miss Marie
Guidet-Duryee yesterday was a charming
coined a large gathering Of her Wash
ington friends to her home on Hillyer
place. Mrs. Duryee, who has extended a
pleasant acquaintance since coming to
this city to live. was abroad last sum-
mer with her young daughter. She wore
Paris gown of gray meteor crepe and
the debutante was in white embroidered
tule with silver touches.
Mrs Buckley of New York, sister of
the hostess; Mrs. David Porter. Mrs.
James F. Barbour and Mrs. Joseph
Crawford assisted in the dining room.
Miss Laura Merriam, Miss Mary McCau-
ley. Miss Gladys Hinckley. Miss Frances
Moves, Miss Marguerite Barbour. Miss
Adelaide Heath. Miss Anna Scott and
Miss Mary Scott were also in the re-
ceiving party.
The debutante received numbers of
beautiful bouquets.
The Vice Preside 1t and Mrs. Sherman
have established themselves for the
season at 14O1 18th street, large and
spacious home and one we'll adapted to
extensive social requirements. 1t has
both large drawing rooms and a dining
room of hospitable proportions, and is
most conveniently located in the point OF
view of Wednesday callers who will find
the home of the Attorney General across
the street and of the Secretary of the
Navy on Scott circle. The first large
entertainment which the Vice President
and Mrs. Sherman are likely to give will
Mrs. Taft on the 10Th
Secretary and Mrs. Knox will give their
dinner to the President and Mrs. Taft
January 6. The other Cabinet dinners
will follow succeeding weeks OF the win
ter Mrs. Knox is observing a period
of mourning retirement for her aunt and
will not open her home socially until New
Year.
Secretary and Mrs. MacNeagh. Secre
tary and Mrs. Dickinson, Secretary and
Mrs. Meyer Secretary and Mrs. Nagel
and the Attorney General and Mrs.
Wickersham are in their respective homes
for the winter. The McVeaghs have the
big house 1900 14th street, the Dickinsons
are at Connecticut avenue and Bancroft
place, the Nagels are at 1871 X street and
the understands, the only members or
the Cabinet circle, save the Secretary OF
state. are living in their own property.
Secretary and Mrs. Ballinger are at the
Shoreham and will not keep house this
wear The Postmaster General has an
apartment at the Connecticut and Sec
rotary Wilson is still at The Portland.
Mrs. Pinchot and her daughter. Lady
tombstone, will leave tomorrow for New
York The former sails on the 14th for
Copenhagen, TO join her husband, who
Is the British minister there.
REPRESENTATIVE Hill of Connecticut and
Mrs Hill have returned for the season
TO their apartment at the burlington.
Miss Hill and MISS Elsie hill. lnelr
daughters, are with them. Miss Hill has
recently returned from a three-year
stay in Italy. Both sisters have spent
much of their time abroad in study and
travel.
Miss Frances Thorne. daughter of Mrs.
Charles G. Thorne, and a debutante of
the past week, went to Baltimore yes
terday. and is the guest of Mrs. John
Kensett at 931 st. Paul street SAe at
tended theater party yesterday after
noon and a dance last night at the Balti-
more Country Club.
TIE Jolly Holly CLUB held its initial
meeting Friday evening in Donohue's
Hall. Pennsylvania avenue southeast,
with Mr. Irving Gessford. president in
the chair Matters Of business and rou-
tine work were attended to. followed by
refreshments. Dancing, with vocal and
instrumental selections at intervals. fitted
the evenings program. Those present
were: Irving Gessford. president; Will
liam r. Shreve, vice president: r. A.
Pyles, treasurer; Miss Florence Mitchell,
secretary: Miss Ellie Smallwood, Miss
Ethel Lyons, Miss May Hooper, Miss
katherine Minnix, T.. &. Tankersley. Jo-
seph Herbert. jr., and Louis Dismer.
Mrs. Van Orsdel wife of Justice Van
Orsdel of the Court of Appeals, who was
called to Nebraska last month by the III
ness of her mother. will not return to
Washington before January 1.
The ladies' section OF the Columbia
Turnverein will entertain their members
and friends at the clubhouse. 92S NJ
street northwest. Tuesday at 1880 pm.