The Washington herald., 1910-12-11
ENTERTAINMENTS.


The Misses Murray. daughters OF Gen.
Arthur Murray. entertained at a tea yes
terday afternoon in honor of their house
guest Miss Carol Newberry, daughter OF
the former Secretary of the Navy, Mr..
Truman II. Newberry, who, with his
family win open his Washington home
after January L Miss NeWberry will so
10 their home in Detroit for the Christ
mas holidays to join her parents and
brothers.
Miss Mary Wilcox was hostess at tea
yesterday afternoon in honor of Mrs.
William Cummings Story, of New York,
who has been here for the Rivers and
Harbors Congress. Mrs. Story was en-
tertained at a tea in Baltimore Friday
afternoon by Mrs. James d. Iglehart,
regent OF the Francis Scott Key Chap
ter. d. A. r. Mrs. Iglehardt had as
sisting her Mrs. j. Pembroke Thorn and
Mrs. Yates Stirling. Mrs Story Is ex-
pected 10 be d successful candidate for
president general of the D. A. r. next
April. While in Baltimore she was pre-
scented with two gavels made of wood
from one of a group of Egyptian cypress
trees presented by the Khediye to EN-
peror Napoleon. and given by him 10 NJ.
Jumel. who planted them in the grounds
adjoining Gen. Washington's headquar-
ters in New York. One of the gavels
she gave to her hostess, Mrs. Iglehardt,
and the other to Mrs. Thorn, who is
State regent of Maryland. Mrs. Story
was accompanied TO Baltimore by Miss
Florence Finch, of New York. who came
20 Washington for the week with Mrs.
Story.
Mrs. A. Gordon Jones gave a dance last
night at Rauscher's to present her young
daughter. Miss Nancy Gordon Jones. to
society, and also in compliment TO Miss
Alkaline Cup. a debutante of the past
week The house guests of Mrs. Gordon
Jones are the Misses Hopkins, of Howard
County. Md; Miss Josephine Broders, OF
Warrenton. Va, and Miss Josephine
Page, also Of Virginia. There were about
ninety guests asked TO the dance, includ-
ing a number OF young men from Cornell
aud Pennsylvania universities.
Mrs w. Riley Decide entertained at a
delightful tea yesterday afternoon from
3 to O'Clock at her home in p street, to
present her daughter. Miss Dorothy Dee
Die 1 ne u dHiiA6-AoOiiio were ucNStd lSO
with palms, ferns, and white roses. The
tea table was adorned with a centerpiece
OF Richmond roses and ferns Mrs. Dee
BILE was assisted by Mrs. Thomas Hyde,
Mrs. II. A Gill. Mrs. John D. Patten.
Mrs. l. W. Glazebrook. Mrs. j. Selwin
TAFT, Miss lyle, Of Wilmington. Del, a
cousin OF the debutante; Miss Elizabeth
Collins, Miss Gertrude Greedy. Miss
Louise Bayne., Miss Julia Whiting, Miss
Adelaide Heath. Miss Leonora Finley,
Miss Ruth Piiling. and Miss Doris Hay
wood. Miss Decide wore a dainty gown
of white marquisette over satin.
Mrs ]. Sylvester Phillips viii give a
musicale Tuesday evening and a dance
Wednesday evening.
Monticello Chapter. d. A. r.. last Mon
day surprised its regent with a house
warming. Mrs. Truman H. Aldrich
presented. in the name of the chapter.
a travelling bag TO the regent Friday
was held the regular meeting OF the
chapter with the regent at 1924 street.
Mrs. Barclay. the historian, read an in
teresting paper on Martha Washington
IN the Revolutiop.
There was jolly crowd gathered on
Thursday night at birthday party given
IN honor of Mr. Walter Harden at the
parish han of ST Johns Church. Forest
Glen, Md. There was plenty of music and