Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
DINE AT SHERMAN HOME.
Debuts of Yesterday and of Today.
Timely Personal
Notes.

he fTeSloent ana Mrs. TAFT d1ned last
night at the home of the Vice President
and Mrs. Sherman. which was attractive
ly decorated in roses and Christmas
greens. Baskets of pink carnations dec
GRATED the table. The other guests were
the Speaker Of the House and Miss Can
non. the Secretary of State, the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh,
the Attorney General and Mrs. Wicker
sham, the Postmaster General, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. B. Rogers Of Utica, Mr.. Charles
Symonds Of Utica, Mr.. and Mrs. John S.
Reynolds of Chicago. the former Governor
of Ohio and Mrs. Myron T. Herrick, Mr..
and Mrs w. c. Brown of New ork, Mrs
Letter, Mrs. Richard Townsend and Miss
Boardman.
Miss Helen. Taft will be entertained at
dinner tonight by Mrs. A. Garrison Nc
ClntOck
Miss Elizabeth Resides debut yester-
day afternoon was made to one of the
largest and most interesting social gath
erings of the early season. Mr. and Mrs.
Howard S. Reside welcomed to their
home several hundred friends among
whom both resident and official society
was brilliantly represented. With their
congratulations personally expressed there
were the scores and scores of bouquets
sent in advance, which formed bower
of exquisite bloom in the drawing room,
where the hostess and her young daughter
| stood together to receive.
The bouquets stretched along a glorious
band of color over the mantels framed
the doorways and studded a screen near
the stairway. behind which the musi-
clans were stationed. The floral adorn-
ment of the dining room, where the re-
| freshment table was arranged, was in
| pink, with palms and foliage plants in
profusion. southern smilax making a glis-
tening tracery over the walls of the
drawing room and hall.
An unusual treat was afforded the re-
| ceiving party before o'clock in the sing
| ing by the debutante to the music of the
orchestra of several of her favorite Ital-
| ian songs.
| satin with a modish garniture of gold
| net and the debutante's Paris gown was
| of white tulle with a delicate tracery of
gold thread, made over palest pink and
| blue chiffon and with ribbon skirt and
| waist girdle of pink and blue satin rib
bon. She carried huge bouquet of lilies
OF the valley, gardenias and orchids.
Assisting were Mrs. Alexander Patten
and Miss Patten Of Pennsylvania; Miss
Harmer, Miss Harris, Mrs. Lippncott and
| Miss Lippincott of Philadelphia, and Miss
Caughy, daughter Of the American con-
sui at Milan, all of whom are their house
guests: Mrs. George Sutherland. Mrs. w.
| B. Hepburn, Mrs Edison, Mrs Russell
Harrison, Miss Marthena Harrison Mrs.
Martin. Mrs. Fox and Miss Fox, wife and
daughter of the American minister to
Ecuador; Mrs. Frank L. Anderson Miss
Dorothy Anderson. Miss Eleanor Ander-
son, Miss Culp and Miss Gertrude Cor
dor and her house guest. Miss Bart
lett. Mrs. Hepburn and Mrs. Patten pre-
sided at the tea table.
who are spending the month of Decem-
Der at the Ivy Lane Inn. Daytona. Fla.
will remain there until some time in
February, when they will go to Palm
Beach.
The marriage Of Gertrude Klase, young
est daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Klase
Of this city. and Mr.. Nicholas Madison
Of New York took place Saturday noon.
December II. at the home of the bride.
The Rev. H. R.. Naylor officiated Mr..
and Mrs Madison left for New York
Immediately, where they will make their
future home.
tertained at dinner last night in honor
of the minister CT Panama.
Mrs Myer Cohen will give a tea for
her sister Mrs. Frederick Gotthold, Fri
day, December 30.
Saturday evening Miss Louise Pulliam
of 1856 A street northeast entertained a
number of young friends in celebration of
her fifteenth birthday. y number Of
merry games were played. and the COM
pany was entertained by recitations and
singing The most enjoyable feature was
the old-time Virginia reel. which the lads
and ,ssies gayly tr pped as the final nu n
Der of the program. delicious supper
was served. and many kind wishes were
made the young hostess for her happiness
during the coming year.
Miss Pulliam was the recipient of many
beautiful gifts.
Those present were Misses Dorothy
Blackford. Sarah Wetzel, Edna Everett,
Maude Douglas. Marion Baldwin. Eliza
beth Walton, Pauline Moore and Pauline
Chamberlain. Messrs. Frank Little. James
Spinks, Richard Edmunds. Philip Bald
win. John Fleming, Harold Kelly, James
Roach and Myron Larrabee.
Mrs. George Walls, after visiting Greco I.