Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
PRESIDENT ATTENDS RECEP-
TON AT B0ARDMAN HOME.
Miss Larner's Debut and Miss Cox
Luncheon-Persenal
Notes.

President Taft attended the brilliant re-
ception given last night by Miss Mabel
Boardman in honor Of the delegates to
the American National Red Cross Society,
now holding its annual meeting. here, and
Of which. the President is the head officer.
Social Washington was represented by
its most influential members
The only diplomats invited were the
minister Of Switzerland. DR.. Paul Ritter,
who was included because of Switzer-
lands connection with the Red Cross.
which was founded in that country. and
the minister Of Costa Rica, Senior Calvo.
who addressed the meeting yesterday.
The Boardman residence was profusely
decorated and supper was served.
Miss Helen Taft was honor guest at a
dinner Of twenty covers given by Mr.. and
Mrs George w. Brown last night, and
tonight will dine with a large party at
the home OF. Col Francis Cotton, whose
daughter, Miss Margery Cotton, will be
the hostess.
Miss Ruth Parker Larner, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Larner, is the
debutante Of this afternoon in whose
coming-out party hundreds Of the, older
and many of the new resident families
will be keenly interested. Miss Larner
supplemented her Washington education
by a year abroad in chosen studies and
in travel
Assisting the hostess this afternoon will
be the grandfather and grandmother Of
the debutante, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Southard
Parker, Mrs. II. X. Willard. Mrs. A. Reed
Hayes of Lewistown, Pa, and Miss Flor
ence Grandin, who will preside in the
dining room; Mrs. e. w. Parker, Miss
Natalie Herman of Syracuse. N. Y: a
in the late autumn; Miss Alkaline Culp,
Miss Elizabeth Noyes, Miss Helen Hen
bricks. Miss Elsa Portner, Miss Marion
King, Miss Ida Norment Smith, Miss
Gertrude Gordon, and her guests, Mss
Miriam Hubbard and Miss Eleanor Bart
lett, of New York
Mr.. and Mrs. William v. Cox, whose de-
but will be made at large tea December
%, was hostess of very pretty luncheon
today, given at Rauscher's, where covers
the small ballroom. The room was set
with palms and handsome foliage plants
and each table had a decoration of pink
roses and corsage bouquets of violets.
Mrs. Cox and her sister, Miss
Emery, were present at the luncheon. at
| which the guests Included Miss Ruth
Larner, Miss Ida Norment Smith, Miss
Edythe Howard, Miss Dorothy Decide,
Miss Louise Bayne. Miss Doris Haywood,
Greedy. Miss Helena Smith. Miss Marie
Ray, Miss Kitty Poole, Miss Marion
King. Miss Dorothy Flint, Miss Louise
Robertson. Miss Catharine Birney, Miss
Marion True. Miss Elizabeth True. Miss
Nellie Acker. Miss Mildred Bacon, Miss
Frances Miller. Miss Elizabeth Bryan,
Miss Ruth Noyes, Miss Frances Thorn
Miss Alice Boyd, Miss Stella Carusi Miss
Nina Van Arsdale and Miss Katharine
Holbrook.
Miss Marion Edmonston King made her
formal debut at a delightful tea yester-
day afternoon given by her mother. Mrs.
George A. King, at their home on 18th
street.
The house was beautifully decorated
with pink roses, ferns and palms, tOgeth-
er with the many handsome bouquets
sent the young bud.
Mrs. King received in becoming gown
Of gray embroidered net over satins with
spangles on the corsage.
The charming debutante wore white
satin mousseline embroidered and trim
med with spangles and beads. and car
ried an armful Of flowers
Those assisting in the hospitality We're
Mrs. NJ. l. Edmonston. Mrs. '. liam
Kennedy Butler. Mrs. william Bruce
King, Mrs John u. Patton. Mrs. van
Orsdel, Miss Griffin Of Baltimore. Miss
Hazel Cox, Mise Ruth La.ner. Miss Mil
bred Bacon. Miss Ida Norment smith,
Miss Katherine sprigg Poole. Miss Elise
Browning, Miss Anne Wilkins, Miss Mary
Radford and the house guest of Miss
King, Miss Flint of Vermont.
After the tea number OF young men
Joined the receiving party for supper. and
still more guests came In for the dance