Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

-H1s week bristles with social
Importance, with some events OF
International fame, both the
same day, such as Miss Helen
Taft's debut and the marriage
| Of Miss Eleanor Terry and Lieut. Cam
perio Of the Italian navy. A group Of
debutantes from Washington resident cir
cles will also make their first bow In the
| week made historic by the date selected
| by the Presidents daughter.
Miss Helen Taft may be described as the
attractive type Of the old-fashioned girl
as contrasted with the modern young
| woman, whose staying at home long
enough to meet the friends Of the family
for q debut reception is really regarded
as a queenly concession. Miss Taft has
been good student and most Of her holi-
day pleasures have been with her home
circle All the world knows she has trav
eled, and that her ideas have been FORM
ed from a personal view as we'll as
from books. She Is just as fond of the
pleasures suitable to her age as any girl
she knows, but she can also subordinate
their number when other uses for her
time are suggested.
In some ways Miss Taft is not unlike
the last White House debutante, Miss
Ethel Roosevelt, as both mothers have had
similar ideas as to the bringing up of
their daughters, and desired as little pub
licity as possible to attend their move
ments. Assisting her mother. however,
and sometimes. it is expected taking her
place at, White House formal functions,
Miss Taft will have a more striking po-
sition than has ever before been enjoyed
by SO young a girl. Her friends say that
she has the poise and confidence and a
regard for what is due to others that will
stand her we'll in this regard, if she is
called upon to assume more than the en-
JoymentS Of her own home and Of those
at her friends. Everybody wants to en-
terrain in her honor. and a number are
already able to announce the dates on
which they may invite their friends to
meet her. A long list of dinners, balls,
cotillons, luncheons, ETC.. will occupy her
days and nights for the next three
months.
place the past three or four days. with
Miss Taft's .chool friends. 1t is under
stood that a Christmas party of young
people, which will include Mr.. Robert
TaftS college friends, will also enliven
the last week of 1910.
Somewhere around that period there is
to be, according to generally accepted
report White House ball, and those
who attended Miss Taft's holiday dance
last year know that the pleasure of each
guest is a subject which their young host
ess never loses sight Of for a minute.
Quite the incest thing possible to say
about girl for whom the world is in
venting new compliments and new forms
of admiration all the time.
The Speakers dinner is the new date
on the White House social program
for 1911. 1t Is not the first one which
President Taft has given for Speaker
Cannon by any manner Of means, but
it is the first that is to be scJannounced
and designated.
The beauty Of our social procedure is
precedent he wishes, but none of his
successors Is bound to follow it. It
shows the equation Of things in gen.
erai that at time when politics has
wrested some of the Speakers powers
from him, that the social side Of his
position should be augmented or de-
tined in this way. The present Speak
er has not suffered any social shocks
be placed at a White House dinner
heretofore. SO that making a special
occasion for him was not necessary,
for ne has always had the seat he con-
new honors in this matter coming to
the Office he holds everybody will be
pleased that Mr.. Cannon Is the first
selected for the distinction, and that
will have such a marked celebration.
The ladies' Of the Guild Of ST. Thomas
Church have arranged for a musical tea
to be given next Wednesday afternoon,
from to g. at the home of Mrs. Theodore
w. Noyes, 1870 New Hampshire avenue.
charming program will be given and
number of the debutantes of this and
last season will be present to assist.
Miss Helen Cannon is expected here in
a few days. The Speaker arrived Friday
after Thanksgiving with his family in
Danville, Ill.
The White House dinners begin Deem
Der Is, and the last official date on its
program is February 81, the army and
navy reception. New Year day will be
celebrated Monday, January 2. The other
Tuesday. January 10-Diplomatic recep-
ton. $50 pm.
Tuesday, January 17-Diplomatic din
Tuesday. January 24-Judicial -recep-
Tuesday. January 81-Supreme Court
dinner, pm.
Tuesday, February 7-Congressional re-
ception, $50 pm.
Tuesday, February 14-speaker's din
ner, pm.
The dates Of the Bachelors cotillons.
1911, at the first of which Mrs. Taft will
receive, are Wednesdays, January and
Is and February Is.
Miss Gertrude Gale Greedy, the young
est daughter Of Gen. and Mrs. Greedy.
will be presented at a tea Tuesday
next at the family residence, on G
street Gen. and Mrs. Greedy and their
daughters spent last year In travel
abroad, augmented by a journey to
Athens before returning in the fall.
Miss Louise HELEN, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. BENJAMIN HELEN, Is a debu-
tante Of Wednesday next.
Miss Ida Norment Smith. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell Seymour Smith, Will
also be presented at a "Wednesday tea
from to Z at the family residence.
1881 10th street, and Mrs. smith Will
give a dinner, followed by a dance, at
Rauschers, the same evening.
Miss Helen Hendrick, daughter of
Mrs Dana Stewart Hendrick, will have
her contingent tea Friday next from
5 TOT at 211S Bancroft place.
Mrs. Robert D. Mccormick is in New
York and will sail Tuesday to spend the
winter In Italy.
Gen. and Mrs. Sanger sailed yesterday
for Europe and will be away all winter
Miss Margaret Ide, daughter Of the
American minister to Spain, Mr.. Henry
F.. Ide, will arrive tomorrow for weeks
| visit with Mr.. Beekman winthrop. as
sistant secretary Of the navy. and Mrs