Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-11
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A WHITE HOUSE TEA, IT IS
SAID, FOR MISS TAFT.
Announced Days and Dates Give Sea-
sons Prospects-Dinners.
Personals.


Personals.
Miss Helen Taft. In whose debut all
the world is interested, will be presented
at an afternoon tea in the first week
Of December, according to the gossip
nowadays exchanged over the teacups.
Her debut dance, by the same unofficial
source, will be holiday event, when
the masculine dancing strength of the
capital will he reinforced by the presence
of visiting and homecoming colegians.
She will be the guest OF honor SO ot,en
here in Baltimore and at other points
during the next four months, that 1t will
be practically Helen Taft winter.
The debutante season will start
Thanksgiving day with the coming out
tea of Miss Elizabeth Mason Collins
Collins. Miss Gertrude Greedy has Sc
lected November ~, and Miss Louise
HELEN the Both, at a small tea at the
family residence on Corcoran street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Odell s. Smith. will be
presented at a tea, 5 to Z, November 30,
which will be given at the Smith resi-
dence. 1881 10th street. and will be fol-
lowed that evening by dinner and
dance at Rauschers.
Miss Helen Hendrick will be presented
by her mother, Mrs. David Stewart
Hendrick. December 2.
Miss Marion Edmonston King has
chosen the 9Th, Miss Ruth Larner the
7th, Miss Adelaide Culp and Miss Julia
Whiting the Sth, Miss Dorothy Decide
the 10th, Miss Amy Richardson the 18th.
Miss Mildred Bacon the same date, Miss
Doris Haywood, the 18th, Miss Marie Ray
the 18th. also Miss Helena Smith. Miss
Alice Wright the 18th, which date has
also been taken by Miss Elsa Portner.
Dates for a dozen others are as yet
unannounced and several OF the parties
will go over to January.
A notable dinner party was that given
last night by Mr.. Justice Brown. retired,
and Mrs. Brown, in compliment to Mr..
Justice Hughes, the latest addition to the
Supreme bench, and Mrs. Hughes. Asked
and Mrs. Lurton, Mr.. Ballinger, Secretary
of the Interior; Rear Admiral and Mrs.
John P. Merrell, the assistant secretary
of the navy and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop,
men Jennings. Mrs. Goodwin. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Corcoran Hill. and the
United States treasurer, Mr.. Lee McClung.
Miss Sally Darlington, daughter of Gen.
and Mrs. e. A. Darlington, who leave
Tuesday to pass the winter in Manila.
was entertained yesterday at luncheon by
Miss Anice Byrn at her home on Q
street. The latter will join her uncle and
aunt. Gen. and Mrs. Franklin Bell. at
their home In Iowa to make the trip to
the orient as their guest.
Capt and Mrs. Edward A. Carpenter
entertained at dinner last night compli-
mentary to Miss Eleanor Terry and Lieut.
Campeio, for whom Mrs. James F. Bar
bour. will give a dinner Monday night
next.
Lady Antoinette tombstone. wife Of Sir
Alan tombstone. who has been the British
min. ster to Copenhagen for several years
arrived yesterday from Europe. She is a
sister Of Mr.. Clifford Pinchot of this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas H. Gordon enter
tanned at beautifully appointed dinner
last evening at the Orchards. their coun-
try home, in honor Of the CUntess de la
Bergassiere and her brothers, Counts JAG
ques and Bertrand de Lesseps.
The other /; guests included Countess
day and M. Henri Martin. who went
over from this city for the aviation meet;
Mr.. Hubert Latham, Miss Alice Lee
Thomas and Mr.. and Mrs. William M
Manly. a
Nj Charles Stewart Maurice of Athens.
Pa. and Jekyl Island. Ga, announces the
-engage ment Of his daughter, Emily Mar
shall. and Mr. Charles Whitney Dali of
New York. eldest son of DR.. William Hea-
ley O6u OF Tue .OlI1lIuSOQlau INSTITUTION
and grandson Of Mrs. Caroline H. Dali of
this city. Miss Maurice is q great niece
Of Commodore and Mrs. Horatio Bridge,
whom old Westinghouse will well re-
member.
Maj. John Q. Tilson, representative at
large from Connecticut, and Miss Mar
guerite Field North. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. George p. North, were married last
night in st. Paurs Church. New Haven,
No nj
tr., recently elected Bishop of Rhode Is
land. offciated, assisted by the Rev. An
son, Phelps Stokes. jr. It was one of the
largest weddings of the season, there be-
ing guests from New York. Washington,
Boston and other cities. Prof. Harry B.
Jepson. organist at Yale, played wedding
music while the guests were being seated.
The bride was given In marriage by her
North and the Misses Frances Root OF
Philadelphia. Edith Smith of Cleveland.
Dorothy Davis of Hartford and Bessie
Tilson. all Smith College girls.
Maj. Tilson was attended by Mr.. Win
throp G. Bushnell of this city as best
man. The ushers were Representative
Edwin DENLY of Michigan whose engage
ment to Miss Marion Thurber, daughter
Of the late Henry !. Thurber of Detroit,
secretary to President Cieyeland. was an
North. brother Of the bride: Mr.. Henry
Erwin of New York. nephew of the
bridegroom; Prof. Henry C. Emery, for
merly of Washington, D. c.: Mr.. Henry
Of this city.
Rev. John r. Shannon Of the Metropoli-
tan M. E. Church performed the marriage
ceremony yesterday afternoon for Miss
Alta p. Coblentz, daughter Of Mrs. Eliza
beth c. Coblentz, and Mr.. Homer A. Sefp
Of Ogden. Utah. formerly of this city, at
the residence of the bride on G street, in
the presence of a few intimate friends and
relatives
The bride. who was unattended, wore a
gown of messaline satin, embroidered in
pearls. and carried a bouquet Of bride
roses and lilies Of the valley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seip left later for their
wedding trip. Mr.. Seip is connected with
the forestry service.
Col. Edward A. Keller left Washington
last night with the. congressional party
bound for the Isthmus of Panama, via
New Orleans. Col. Keeler has a SON and