Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
IN THE WORLD. Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND MRS. TAFT
HAVE GUESTS AT DINNER.
Miss Smith and Miss HELEN Are
Buds Today-0ther Events.
Notes.

The President and Mrs Taft had as
dinner guests last night the Attorney
General and Mrs. Wickershan, the Sec
rotary Of Commerce and Labor and Mrs
NageI, Commissioner and Mrs. Martin y.
Knapp, Commissioner and Mrs. Judson c.
Clements, Commissioner Charles A
Prouty, Commissioner Francis NJ, Cock
rell, Commissioner and Mrs. Franklin X.
Lane, Commissioner Edward E. Clark,
President Arthur T. Hadley, Mr.. Fred
Mr.. Walter l.. Fisher. Mr.. B. H.. Meyer,
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. S. Griswold,
Commissioner and Mrs. Charles p. Neill,
Miss Taft and Capt. Archibald W. Butt.
The table decorations were of golden
wedding chrysanthemums and farlayence
ferns.
Miss Gertrude Grecly's debut tea yes
terday was one. of the most compliment
tary hospitaIities of the season, as, judg-
ing from the throng which passed in and
out of the home of Maj. Gen. ana MIS-.
Greedy, no invitation was diSresarded.
High above the heads of all. reached up
the scores Of bouquets sent the debutante,
who was dressed in a very dainty, lace
trimmed, white embroidered muslin, and
carried a bunch of pink roses. Mrs.
Charles L..Adams Of Hudson, y. l., ana
Miss Greedy and Miss Rose Greedy, the
other, daughters of the family. received
with Mrs. Greedy. Mrs. Janin, the god
mother of Miss Gertrude Greedy, and
Mrs. Archibald Davis did the honors III
the tea room.
Miss Helen Taft was among the guests
Of the afternoon. and Mrs Tart sent the
debutante a great box of flowers.
The guests represented not only Of
fetal and army circles, but also the resi-
dents who long since have claimed the
GreeIys AS foremost representatives.
The receiving party and number OF
young men stayed for supper.
Mr.. and Mrs, Benjamin HELEN will well
come their friends this afternoon at a
reception, at which their daughter, Miss
Louise HELEN. will be presented. Mass
Helen Taft. Miss Julia Whiting. MISS
Miss Reyburn,- Miss Dorothy Gardner
Williams. Mrs. Dunlop, Mrs. Thorn and
Mime. Loudon will assist.
Miss Ida Norment. Smith. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell Seymour Smith, has
had a. most memorable program arranged
for her debut day. as her parents will en-
terrain first this afternoon at Il tea at
their. 18th street home. and later All tine
young people Of .tiie receiving party and
q corresponding number of young men
will be entertained at a dinner at Raus-
cher's preliminary to g. dance, which will
interest another large contingent of young
people. For tho tea, the Smith house has
been deliberately decorated with poinseits
blooms, etc. Mrs. Smith will be assisted
by Mrs Clarence Norment, Mrs. Tile \.
Hurley, Mrs. John Alden and tue fol-
lowing debutantes: Miss Ruth Parker.
Miss Marion King. Miss Marie Ray, Miss
Mildred Bacon, Miss Hazel Cox, Miss
Louise. Robertson. Miss Catherine Poole,
Miss Neftic ,Ackcr, Miss Elise browning,
Miss Ruth I.arner and. Miss Natalie Ecr-
nan of Syracuse, n. Y; Miss Mary BaX
ter of Boston and Miss Ruby Stokes of
this city.
The marriage of Miss Aria Leaman and
Mr.. Pllilp,-J. Schwartz will take place
this evening at s. O'Clock at All Souls