The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-12-28
Major and Mrs Samson L. FaiSon to Be Guests
Of Mrs. Z. T Sewers at Large Tea This Afternoon
MIR. and Mrs. Master.
Give Debut Tea at Six
tee1th Street Home.

Miss Iris Masters. daughter 4 Mr.
and Airs. Samuel J. Masters. will make
her debut At tea this afternoon from
10 o'clock. at the home of her pa
rents. al $40 sixteenth street.
The drawing rooms and reception hail
sir Be adorned with Christmas greens
and clusters OF American Beauty and
Killarney roses and the dining room
wiz be decorated in evergreens ard
Richmond roses. An orchestra viii play
throughout the afternoon
Mis-. Charles T. Corby and Mrs. James
orme sill preside at the tea table,
which VIII have centerpieee Of ferns,
Richmond roses, and write iiiacs-
Others assisting IL receiving the
guests ana dispensing the hospitaIities
OF the afternoon will be Mrs NJ Z.
Mercer and Miss Masters house cues 5,
Mss Katherine Niles. OF Boston Miss
Helen Buchanan, and MISC Nellie Good
rich. C Philadelphia: Miss Elise Rrown-
ins- Miss Hazel Cox, Miss Frances Ed
rnonston, and Miss Gennieve Kinnear.
y super for the receiving party viii
IOiioV the tea and a few additional
guests viii come in for an informal
dance.
Mrs Master viii receive her guests in
q gown OF soft black satin and lace
and the dcbutante viii wear white satin
yelled in chiffon and trimmed with
touches OF coral velvet and she viii
carry shower bououet OF pink roses
and lilies or the valley.
Miss Masters has sent out invitations
Tor a luncheon at RsUscher's Friday
Representative George Edmund Foss
Of Illinois and Mrs Foss will leave
washington Friday for Boston where
they VIII 5oin the family party at the
inauguration OF the brother OF the for
IIlef, Eugene Foss. the gOVeTnoT-eiect OF
M2ssachUsetts-
Mrs. Charles Ysndes Wheeler and her
daughters, Miss Mary Wheeler and Miss
Marjorie Wheeler. OF PittsburE gre
spending the winter in Washington
Miss Taft Entertained
By MI and Mrs Johnston.
Miss Helen Taft was the guest IN
compliment 10 whom Mr. and Mrs.
James Marion Johnston entertained a
party at dinner last evening followed
BY a short dance program. at their
residen on Twenty-drst street
LsteT in the evening the party attend
ed Mrs HayWoOd's dance for her debu-
tante daughter, Miss Doris Haywood.
The beautiful bal lroom was adorned
with Christmas sreens and red roses
There were about 90 guests. including
the debutautes Of this season and OF
last year. and a number of the young
married set
Or. and Mrs Guy Fairfax Whiting
viii entertain a party ~ dinner this
vening in honor OF Miss Taft
Mrs. Gage has sent out cards for a
tea. Monday. January =. al O'Clock.
at her home. I Dupont Circle Mrs
Gage win be AZ home Frioays through
out the season
Miss Dorothy Pheasant. daughter of
Dr. J. n Pleasant OF Petersburg Va
IS the guest OF Miss Virginia Perkin-
son. 1915 Newton street. Brookland.
Mrs MacVeaEh, wife Of the Secretary
OF the Treasury. VIII receive informally
this afternoon
Miss Mary Ff0wry. daughter Of Judge
Charles 3. Howry and Mrs- Bos--y.
was hostess AT a luncheon Of fourteen
covers today in compliment 10 Miss
Nay Hammond and Miss Eliza. Morgan
AcAIUlIin. debutsntes.
Miss HOwry, who is student at Mary
Baldwin Seminary. at Stanton Va, s
spending the holidays with her parents
=
Mrs. Sol Meyer and daughter are vis-
ting relatives IN Baltimore.
The Undecine Club gave one. Of the
most enjoyable affairs Of the season last
evening at AIRS Dyers'- Dancing was
INDUCED in until a late hour, when a
buffet supper vas served
Miss Edith Bser. OF Baltimore, who
attended the OCtaEOn dance Monday
evening, has returned to her home.