Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-06
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY.
MISS BOWERS AND MISS RAD.
FORD ARE DEBUTANTES.
Other Sociabilities Of the Hour-The
Bachelors Ball-Dinners
and Teas.

| sister OIL MIS- 1dlI, is eApeCteu SllOTtlS
to spend fortnight at the White House
The solicitor general and Mrs. Bowers
whose spacious home at ITO Rhode Islanc
Iavenue is already we'll established social
rendezvous. are entertaining there this
afternoon for their debutante daughter
Miss Martha Wheaton Bowers, whose
participation in the sayeties thus far this
season has been continuous Her formal
debut is being made a delightful event,
since both resident and official society is
showing it's interest. told by the splendid
array of floral tokens which have been
sent the debutante and which are living
their hour or two of floral perfection
where the Smartest folks may enjoy their
perfume and beauty.
Mrs. Bowers will be assisted by Mrs.
Wickersham, wife of the Attorney Cen
eral: Mrs John w. Foster and Mrs Hor-
ace WestcOtt, who will be at the tea
table. Miss Hildegarde Nagel and Miss
Alice Boutell. Miss Margaret WOrthing
ton. Miss Eudora Glover. Miss Adelaide
Heath, Miss Gladys Hinckley., Miss Laura
Merriam, Miss Sophy Johnston and Miss
| Mary McCauley, all but the first named
have taken their pleasures together very
regularly in the past six weeks, are as
| sisting.
| Miss Bowers. who inherits the musical
gifts of her mother. spent the past year
abroad to finish her studies, and also to
enjoy. with her mother, travel to places
| of interest to both
Miss Mary Radford, daughter of Mr..
| and Mrs. Stephen kearny Radford. is
| being introduced to a large gathering
| this afternoon at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. John D. Patten by her aunt, Nine.
de Meissner. Assisting the hostess of the
occasion are her kinswoman. Mrs. Pat
/ ten. and Mrs. Radford. mother of tie
debutante; Mrs. Albert c. Janin and Mrs
| Seaton Schroeder. who will be at the tea
! ia BILE: Mrs. Charles Campbell. Mrs Ran
| dolph Coyle and Miss Patten the Baron
| ess Elizabeth Rosen, daughter of tie
| Russian ambassador; Miss Ruth Harper
| Pilling, Miss Carpenter and Miss VIII
| liams.
charming hostess last night at the first
of the Bachelors cotions, which was a
| red ball. following their long estab-
lished custom The lights in the big ball
room at the New Willard were shaded
| in red. and the favors. which comprised.
for the women boas. silver picture
frames, fans and garlands. and silver
| boxes. leather travelling cases, etc, for
the men, were all decorated with red
ribbons, to carry out the color scheme.
boutOnnieres when the flower favor was
danced. Capt. Cheney and Mr.. J. Mande-
| vile Carlisle led the cotillon. and the
president of the club. Mr.. Gist Blair,
made the introductions to Mrs. Board
man. The other members of the commit
tee were the vice president, Col. Montgom-
cry NJ. Macomb; the secretary. Mr.. Fred
erick H. Brooke; the treasurer. Mr..
| Franklin Ellis, and the committee, Capt.
Cheney. Mr.. ]. Vaudeville Carlisle, Com
mander Cleland Davis and Mr.. William
Hit.
| At the supper hour the meal was served
at small tables, each with q flower decora-
| ton in red.
The debutantes of the season were de-
ightfully represented, and society in all
circles was brilliantly represented In the
400 guests.
| A number Of dinners for the younger
set preceded the cotillon. Some of those
entertaining parties were Senator Du-
pont. Miss EIkins-whose house guests
are Mrs W. X Vanderbilt, jr.. Mrs Rob
| ert Goelet. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Roose-
| velt-Mr. and Mrs. Hennen Jennings. Mr..
Oden Horstman, DR.. and Mrs James F..
Mitchell. Mrs. Guidet -Duryee. etc.
| were:
| The ambassador from Austria-Hungary
and Baroness Hengelmuller. the German
| ambassador and Countess Won BernStorff.
the minister from Denmark and Countess
de MOltke, the minister from the Neither
lands and Nine. Louden, with their
niece, Miss keenan,: the minister from
Switzerland and Nine. Ritter, Lieut.. Col.
James, Mrs James and the latter's sis
ter. the Hon. Rachel Key ShuttleWorth.
The Secretary of the Navy. Mrs. Meyer
and the Misses Meyer; Senator and Mrs
Elkins and Miss Elkins, Senator and
Mrs. Newlands, Senator DUPONT. Sena-
tor and Mrs. Aldrich and Miss Elsie Aid
rich. Senator and Mrs. Depew and Sena-
tor Brandegee.
MFR. and Mrs. William r. Merriam and
Miss Merriam Mrs. Townsend and Miss
Townsend, Mrs. Letter. Mr. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Letter, Mr.. and Mrs Glover Mr.. and
Mrs. Larz Anderson. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Mc1fillan. Mr. and Mrs Henry May, the
Misses May. Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Legare
Mr.. and Mrs Corcoran Thorn. Mr. and
Mrs George Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Wadsworth. Mr.
and Mrs Henry Cleveland Perkins. the
Misses Perkins. Mrs. Seaton Schroeder
the Misses Schroeder, Rear Admiral and
Mrs. Glover. Miss Glover. Mrs. Robert
| Hinckley, Miss Hinckley, REPRESENTATIVE
and Mrs. Longworth Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
b. Moves Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Ellis, Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Wallace. Mr.. and Mrs
f A. Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pear
SAIL Mr.. and Mrs Gardner Williams and
the Misses Williams, Mr. and Mrs Fred
erick Keep. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Bradley
Capt. and Mrs. David u. Porter. Mr. and
Mrs. Woodbury. Blair, Mr.. and Mrs
Chandler Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. Huntington
Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Marion Johnston,
Miss Johnston, the Misses Patten. Miss
Ethel Robson, Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Hichborn, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wilson,
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. wilkins. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas T. Calf. Mr.. and Mrs. VOL
colt Tuckerman, MIR. and Mrs. Ormsby
MoCammon, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles H.
Campbell. Mr.. and Mrs. Randall Hagner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming Newbold. Miss
Seckendorff. Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb,
Mr.. and Mrs Richard Weightman. Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Lee, Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Crowninshield. Mr. and Mrs.
McConiche, Mr.. and Mrs. Vaudeville Car
Isle. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Andrews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wylie. Col and
Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Mrs. Roscoe Bull
mer. MIR. and Mrs. Summerlin. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Hays Hammond and Miss
Hammond. DR.. and Mrs Chatard Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Jenkins.
| The Baroness Elizabeth Rosen, Miss
Adelaide Heath. Miss Chew. Miss Lover
ing, Miss Hoyt, Miss Carlisle Miss Doro-
thy Williams, Miss Palmer. Miss Marion
Wise. Miss Marguerite Barbour Miss
Denny, Miss Leutze, Miss Yvonne Town
Frances Noyes. Miss Clarke, Miss Gil
more and Miss Foraker.
| Mrs. Sherman, wife of the Vice Presi-
dent, held her first formal reception OF
| the winter yesterday. after she had her
| self made the round of calls at cabinet
houses. She had with her Miss Mary
Baker of Utica, n. Y. who is making her
a visit and enjoying the first events of
the season with her hosts. Notwith-
standing the bad weather there were