Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-09

rORNEY GENERAL WICKERSHAM.
Staples of the Riggs House was served
the night of December Z. The guests in
cluded Justice Tracewell Mrs. Tracewell,
Justice c. H. Robb, Mrs. Robb. Col. A.
f. Randle. Mrs. Randle, DR.. J. B. Randle.
Mr.. Barnette Moses Of Natchez, Miss. !;
Mr.. and Mrs. s. B. Hege, Mr.. Edwin
Hege the Misses Keinner and Mr.. Harold
de Witt.
DR.. and Mrs. Guy Fairfax Whiting well
coined several hundred friends yesterday
at a reception at which their second
daughter. Miss Julia B. Whiting, was
presented. The hostess was dressed in
light blue satin, draped with white chif-
fon. and the debutante wore white satin
with a tunic of beaded white tulle and
carried the flowers sent by her father. a
muff covered with lilies OF the valley.
Miss Alice Whiting. a debutante OF last
season, and Miss Agnes Whiting Of Bal
timore, cousin of the debutante; Miss
Louise HELEN, Miss Eleanor Reyburn,
Miss Mary McCauley, Miss Leonora Fin
ley, Miss Dorothy Gardner Williams. Miss
Frances Moves, Miss Adelaide Heath,
Miss Elizabeth Collins and Miss Doris
Haywood were also in the receiving party.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell and. Mrs. Hinck-
ley were in the dining room.
Miss Adelne CUP made her formal
debut at delightful tea Yesterday after
noon, given by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John NJ. Culp. at their home on Q street.
The deep bay-Window recess Of the draw
ing room where Mrs. Clup and her daugh-
ter received was lined with the bouquets
of American beauty roses and the other
splendid floral tokens sent the bud. Prac-
tically all that part of the large room
was covered with flowers, which were so
to fro q
the manteIs. etc, throughout the rest OF
the suite, and came from friends at home
and in other places. Mrs. Culp was hand
somely gowned in mauve satin, yelled in
embroidered and beaded net. and Miss
Culp was in white, a tunic OF white net
covered with ivory sequius and crystals
and made over soft white satin. Her
arm bouquet was Of lovely long stemmed
pink roses.
Miss Frances Brown Of New Bedford,
Mass. also a debutante Of the season,
and Miss Agnes Cumnock of Boston,
house guests of Miss .Culp, received with
her. They both wore dainty gowns Of
white marquisette, over white satin, the
first trimmed with crystal embroidery
and the latter with white marabou. Mrs.
Thomas w. Lockwood. Mrs. Robert L.
Taylor and Mrs. Albert Sidney Edmonds
of Birmingham, Ala, presided in the
dining room, vis-a-vis at the nower-decked
and abundantly served table. The other
assistants were. Miss Elizabeth Reside.
Miss Helen Hendrick. Miss Alice Wright
and her guest, Miss !SearleS; Miss Ruth
Larner and her guest. Miss Herman: Miss
Edythe Howard, Miss Mildred Bacon,
Miss May Hammond Miss Eliza McMul-
lin, Miss Dorothy ,Gatewood, Miss Nancy
Jones. Miss Ruth Parker and Miss
Frances Miller. The receiving party was
entertained later at a supper. which was
followed by an informal dancing party.
Mrs. Charles Freeman Fits Of Chicago
and her two children are here on a visit
to the formers mother, Mrs. Joseph p.
Minetree, at her home on Belmont street
She will be here several weeks.
Miss Matte B. Rogerson, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Rogerson, and Mr.
Frederick w. Berger were married in
Baltimore. December 3 by the Rev. A
Berger will be at home to their friends
after December 10 at the Nova apart
ment.
Mrs. Mary Logan Tucker entertained at
q: luncheon Yesterday for her house guest,
Miss Owen of New York.
The others present were Mrs. Hewson.
Mrs. Harrison. Mrs j. j. Richardson,
Mrs. George Wood Logan. Miss Gillett,
Miss Clarke. Mrs. X. G.. Hill, Mrs John
A. Logan and Mrs. Lavender.
: The French ambassador and Nine Jus
serand attended a dinner given In their
honor last night in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Murray Cobb had a party
at dinner last night in compliment to
Miss Margery Cotton. who sails tomorrow
for Porto Rico to rejoin her brother. Gov.
Cotton .''.-'
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley have gone
to New York to visit Mrs Bradley's
mother, Mrs. Marshall Allan, at the
Plaza. They will return to Washington
late this month, and January II will give
a cotillon for Miss Taft.
Mrs Charles Wood Of Connecticut and
Mrs. Walter Burns of London are guests
of Mrs. James Pinchot.
Mrs. Frank L. Denny and Miss Esther
Denny will leave Sunday for San Fran
cisco to join Col. Denny, who has been
transferred to duty op the Pacific coast.
The secretary to the President and
Mrs. Norton have sent out invitations for
a dinner January 16 in compliment to
Miss Helen Taft.
Mrs. Walter Davis Wyville has issued
invitations for q large luncheon for young
people at Rauscher's December II, IL,
honor Of her granddaughter, Miss Louise
Fairfax Robertson
Miss Margaret Douglas Warner. daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs B. H. Warner. and
Mr.. Donald Pritchard Smith will be mar
ried at the Kensington. home Of the
brides parents. tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock.
The Bolivian minister, Mr.. Calderon,
entertained at a luncheon yesterday In
compliment to the former minister from
Bolivia to Argentina, Senior Don J. M.
Escalier, who is in Washington for q
brief stay. The minister from Chile. the
minister from Venezuela, Mr.. Robert Bar
rett, Senior Francisco j. Yanes. Mr.. ].
the other guests. !"
The minister ana his daughter. Miss