The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-11-20
ENTERTAINMENTS.

ENTERTAINMENTS
Mrs. John Hays Hammond opened the
seasons series OF debutante presentations
with a brilliant reception yesterday after
noon from 4 to o'clock, asking her
guests TO meet her niece. Miss May Ham
mond. OF Oakland, Cal. and her cousin.
Miss Eliza Morgan McMullln, OF Ken
lucky. who are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hammond at their home IN Rhode
Island avenue. Miss Hammond will spend
the winter in Washington, and Miss Me-
Mullin will be here for the greater part
OF the winter, The house was decorated
with pink and white carnations. palms.
ferns. and autumn leaves. and a string
orchestra played throughout the recep-
ton.
Receiving with Mrs Hammond and the
two debutantes was another niece Of Mrs.
Hammond, Miss Mary Hoyie. Miss Ham
mond, the young sister OF Mr. Hammond.
presided at the tea table. assisted By Mrs.
Robert Chew and Miss Katherine Jen-
nings- Miss Adelaide Heath and Miss
Jean Hinsdale served the punch. Others
assisting were Miss Frances Moves. Miss
Dorothy Gardner Williams. Miss Gladys
Hinekley, and Miss Gertrude Greedy. Mrs.
Hammond wore a handsome gown OF
black satin trimmed with old church lace
with diamond and ruby ornaments. Miss
Hammond wore rOse-colOred chiffon and
Miss May Hammond, the debutante, wore
pale blue chiffon over pale blue satin
/ trimmed with French beads and q black
sash. Miss McMuiiin's gown was OF white
lace over corn-colored satin with touches
OF orange velvet. Miss Mary Hoyie wore
apple green chiffon, trimmed with silver
/ lace. Miss May Hammond will spend
the winter here and Miss McMullIn viii
divide her time between here and New
York. Miss Elizabeth Hammond will re-
main here with the young ladies during
the abA-'"e of Mr.. and Mrs Hammond
in Europe. Mr.. and Mrs. Hammond will
go 70 New York next week and sail from
there on Wednesday for an absence Of
five weeks.
Miss Helen TAFT will be the guest in
whose honor Capt Graham L. Johnson,
L. s. A, viii entertain a breakfast party
at the Chevy Chase Club on Sunday. De
cember l. The Attorney General and Mrs
/ Wiekersham. the Chief Of stam Of the
Army. Gen. Leonard Wood, and Mrs.
| Wood. and Gen. William w. Wotherspoon.
L. S. A. win chaperon the party.
The pauonesses for the Thanksgiving
ball for the benefit OF Noel House, one
of the most worthy OF the Industrial
charities. are the following Mrs Nich0-
| las Anderson, Mrs Audenreid. Mrs
! Brownson. Mrs. William J. Boardman,
Mrs. Arthur Brice Mrs Gordon Cum
ming, Mrs. Murray Cobb, Mrs Richard
son Glover. Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs.
| Gillespie. Mr.. John Hay, Mrs Hale, Mrs.
| Robert Hinckley. Mrs. William Coreoran
Hill, Mrs. Archibald Hopkins. Mrs Ralph
Jenkins. Mrs. Frederick Keep, Mrs. Alex
ander Legare, Mrs J. Lindsey Morehead.
Mrs. Oliver, Mrs. c. PeytOn Russell. Mrs
Beekman Winthrop, Mrs. Charles Wal
colt Mrs. Henry Sharpe, Mrs. KirlSe
Porter, and Nine. Calvo.
| The receiving party will consist of Mrs.
w. j. Boardman. one Of the founders of
Noel House; Mrs Frank Moss, Mrs.
| Montgomery Macomb. and Miss Hege-
man.
Several ladies OF the Washington Coun.
try Club will entertain at the clubhouse,
in Virginia, next Wednesday evening.
There viii be cards and dancing
Mrs. w l. Hnlyer will not receive
Monday afternoon. but will be at home
Monday afternoons during the remainder
Of the season.
Officers Of the Alliance Franchise for
1901 will be: President. Hon. George
w. -Wickersham; vice president. John B.
Henderson. Jr.: treasurer. Miss Mary
Williams; secretary. Thomas NJ Chatard:
corresponding secretary, Nile. L. L. NJ.
Limoges; members of the council Mrs.
S. f. Emmons and Mrs Charles R.
Shepard.
All the lectures will be given this year
on Wednesdays. at 4:45 p. m. In the
McNeal studio. 1919 Connecticut avenue
NJ. Gustave Fougeres, once member OF
the French School of Athens and now
adjunct professor in the University of
Paris, viii give the first lecture on We'd
nesday, November 30. His subject Will
be La Gaule Gallo-Romaine: La Vie ct
les Monuments" Nj FOugeres will give
second lecture December II on Les
Fouilles Franchises a Delphes" Both of
his lectures will be illustrated
On January II and Is and February %
and March Is and % NJ. Gustave Michaud
lecturer on French literature at the Uni
versity Of Paris, will lecture on % les
origines du Lyrisme Romantique (Rous-
seau, Chateaubriand);' % lie Lvrisme
de Lamartine;" g lie Lyrisme de Vic
tor Hugo" and ca "AIphonse Daudet"
The titles of other lectures viii be pub
lished later.
The twenty-hrst anniversary of the
First Needlework Guild was held at the
home of the president. Mrs. Robert Craig. /
lS22 street, last Wednesday, the president
presiding. Mrs Wallace Radcliffe (chap-
lain) gave a talk. Miss Strong, of the
instructive visiting nurses also spoke.
An appeal was made TO enlarge the
membership and statement made. ANY
one can become a member by giving
two or more new articles OF warm cloth !
ing annually by December l. Each men, |
Der has the privilege of drawing out ten
articles to meet individual cases of need.
Twenty-one years ago-January 80. 1850
Mrs. Jane Mahon, with fifty representa-
tive women of Washington, organized the
Needlework Guild
Mrs. E, A. Haines has issued invitations
for a reception at Rauscher's tomorrow
aUanfup from, IN IN o'cIocb A.. IT,