Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-03
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT AT.
TEND ARMY DRILL.
Hospitalities Of Recent, Present and
Future Dates-Personal
Notes.

splendid success. After the drill the
President and his wife went to the post
exchange for tea The band music con-
tinued there, and flowers and candy. as
well as tea, were sold to add to the
funds.
Gen. Leonard Wood and Mrs. Wood.
Col. and Mrs. Garrard, Gen. and Mrs.
Wotherspoon, Gen. and Mrs. Sternberg,
Gen. and Mrs. Sharpe and Gen. and Mrs.
Aleshire shared the Presidents box.
Mrs. Garrard, Mrs. Leonard Wood. Mrs.
Edward Burr and Mrs. Berry presided at
the tea table. assisted by the Misses Gar
rard. Miss Tate. Miss Berry, Mrs. Sea-
graves, Mrs. Austin. Mrs. Payne. Mrs.
Barnhardt and Mrs. Folz.
The candy table was in charge of Mrs.
Koerper. Mrs. Matile and Mrs. Kendall,
who had assisting them Miss Matile, Miss
Doris Frederick, Miss Alma Portner.
Miss Hunt. Miss Hammond. Miss Dorothy
Brooks. Miss Margaret Knight, Miss
Frances Webster, Miss Claggett and
Miss Rohrer.
Mrs. Calvin de Witt, Mrs. William Snow
and Mrs. Eliza Vessels had the candy
Miss Russell, Miss Krug. Miss Hoyt. Miss
Elise Davis, Miss Telen Cecil, Miss Beld-
win and Miss Newton.
Mrs. Borden, wife Of Maj. Borden, and
The late afternoon found the younger
attendants at the tea dancing.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest Of honor
when the assistant secretary of war and
Mrs. Robert Shaw Oliver and Miss Oliver
were the hosts. The other guests were
Miss Hildegarde Nagel, Countess Luise-
Alexandra Won Bernstorff. Miss Sophie
Johnston, Miss Margery Cotton, Mr.. and
cvic -.
tbs. Benjamin M. Cable. Robert Bacon.
jr., Walter Tuckerman, Henry Dupont
and Conner Coppinger.
last night, followed by a supper. for her
niece, Miss May Hammond, and her
cousin, Miss Eliza Morgan McMullin,
debutantes of the season. Her other
guests were Miss Frances Noyes, Miss
Margaret Cotton Smith, MISS mary
Mr.. Cotton Smith, Mr.. Harold Candee.
Mr.. Carroll Glover and Mr.. Coppingsr.
The board of governors Of the Chevy
Chase Club announce q hunt bali on
Friday. January 8. at the clubhouse, to
its members and their guests. The ball
viii be in charge Of the following COM
mittee: Mr.. Clarence Moore, M. +. r.,
chairman: Col. George F. Downey,s MI.
Frederic L. Huidekoper. Mr.. Gist Blair
Oe~k>S'
c. F. G. Sowerby. r. N; Mr.. George
Howard, Col. Frank Lee Denny and Mr..
William c. Marrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chandler Hale gave
dinner last night in Miss Helen Tafts
honor.
Mr.. John Barrett gave small informal
dinner last night, when Mr.: 7. J. Rhine-
lander and Mrs. J.. H. kidder OF NE"
n
Miss Adele Colgate, daughter OF Lady
Strafford, is the guest OF Assistant sec
rotary and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop, VINO
Taft. Miss Marjorie Ide will conclude
her visit to Mrs. Winthrop tomorrow.
Mrs. Preston Gibson will give a supper
and an informal dance at Rauschers ioi-
lowing the performance OF Mr.. GIBSON
play on the 18th.
The first Of the Washington barracks
hops was given last night, preceded oy
dinners at the post and througnout tne
den, commandant at the barracks, ana
Mrs. Barden, and Gen. William II. Bixby,
chief of engineers, and MIS- Blxpy re-
ceiyed the guests. Music. for the dancing
was furnished by the Eng1neer bano'
Mai. and Mrs. Barden and Maj. and Mrs.
Conner gave dinners before the dance.
Miss Alice Wright. daughter Of Justice
Daniel Thew Wright and Mrs. Wright,
had young people dining with her last
night, who afterward went on with her
to the barracks hop. In the party were
Miss Dorothy Decide, Miss Gertrude Cor
don, Miss Bartlett, Miss Alice Bouteil,
Miss Clare Wright, Lieut.. Edgerton'
Jesse Brown Mr.. Robert v. Fleming. Mr..
Harry Kite and Mr.. Frank Godoy.
Mrs. John H. Hewson is entertaining
at a tea this afternoon for Mrs. Avery
D. Andrews, daughter of the late Lieut..
Gen. Schofie'd, who is her guest.
Mrs. Fremont Smith. Mrs. Leonard
Wood and Mrs A. U. Fowler. with Miss
Barney. will assist the hostess.
Mrs. David Stewart Hendricks recep-
ton yesterday to introduce her daughter,
Miss Helen Hendrick. was great sue
cess
The house was exquisitely decorated.
with flowers and palms, the Louis XIV
drawing room having PROPULSION OF Kill
larney roses and ferns, While yellow
chry santhemums were used in the dining
room, with white roses and foliage plants
in the other rooms.
Mrs. Hendrick received in handsome
gown of black velvet and chiffon. the
charming young debutante standing next
her, wearing a lovely gown Of white
satin, draped in white chiffon. The
large bouquet she carried was white
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin W. Hendrick of
Baltimore and Mr.. John Thilman Hen
drick son Of the hostess, presented the
guests to his mother.
Mrs. Edgar D. Edmonston and Mrs. ].
M Culp presided at the dainty tea table.
and the other assistants were Mr.. and
Mrs Sypret w. Hendr1cK of Baltimore.
Mrs Benjamin Champion and Mrs.
Sypret, Miss Edmonston, Miss Culp, Miss
Agnes Cumnock of Boston, Miss Frances
Brown Of New Bedford, Miss Ruth
and Miss Mildred Bacon.
Miss Hendr'ck will attend the first
Baltimore cotillon on the 18th. when the
debutantes of the season there will be
presented.
Miss Mary Lands of Indiana, who will
be a bridesmaid at the Moore-Davis we'd
ding, gave a theater party this afternoon
for the bride-elect Mrs. Lands, Mrs.
land Marshall and Miss Dorothy Langf1tt
were among her guests.
Rev Dr. and Mrs. G. Ernest Smith
have cards out for December Is, to 6.
when Miss Helena Smith will make her
debut.
Mrs. Charles w. Richardson has cards
out for Monday, December IL, from 5 to
Z, at 1917 Connecticut avenue, when Miss
Amy Richardson will be presented.
Miss Natalie Herman Of Syracuse, NJ Y,
is the guest Of Miss Ruth Larner. Miss
Herman is a granddaughter Of the late
Senator Francis Herman Of Nav York