Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-12
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. RICHARD ROGERS GIVES
LUNCHEON FOR MISS ROGERS.
Miss Kathryn Hitchcock to Be Pre-
sented This Afternoon.
Personals.

Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers entertained
| at a beautiful luncheon today in honor Of
her debutante daughter, Miss Elizabeth
Reid Rogers.
| The guests included Miss Elizabeth
Noyes, Miss Francis Hodges, Miss Emily
Beatty. Miss Lemira Gillett-Hill, Miss
Dorothy Brooks. Miss Mary Howry. Miss
Morgan, Miss Celestine Finley, Miss Ruth
Pilling, Miss Amy Richardson and Miss
| Doris Haywood.
Miss Edmonia Adams gave luncheon
| for the debutantes today.
| Her guests were Miss Estelle Crane
Miss Brice. Miss Mary Webb, Miss Doro-
thy Taylor, Miss Leita Montgomery, Miss
Ellen Ffllebrown, Miss Edith Oracle Miss
Marguerite Caperton, Miss Kathryn
Hitchcock, Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Miss
| Frances Efnger, Miss Margaret Strother-
Smith, Miss Heather Baxter Of Virginia,
| house guest Of Miss Adams, and Miss Fer
non, who is the guest of Mrs. Percy at
| the Wyoming.
Mrs. Speel, wife of Pay Director John
N: Speel. L. S. N. will give tea this
Kathryn Hitchcock.
The large receiving party will include
Mrs William P. Biddle, Mrs. Ernest w.
Roberts, Mrs HI. H. Barroll, Mrs. J. N.
a. ..
kimmell, Mrs. Fred bennett Miss Esther
Willing Foote of Fort Howard, Md; Miss
stella Lacey of Texas. Miss Heather
Baxter of Warrenton, Va: Miss Edmopia
Adams. Miss Nina Stockton. Miss Doro-
thy Taylor. Miss Ellen Fillebrown, Miss
Dorothy Brooks, Miss Virginia MILAN,
Miss Elizabeth Crenshaw, Miss May Pow
ers, Miss Margaret knight, Miss Helen
Kimmell, Miss Charlotte Munroe, Miss
Buford Brice and Miss Hitchcock, the
debutantes sister.
| supper and dance will follow.
Miss Elena Calderon will entertain at a
card party this evening. when about
| forty members of the younger set will
be present
/ Mrs Robert Hinckley entertained at
luncheon today.
| Mrs. Hiram L. Irwin is giving tea
this afternoon for the debutantes, to meet
Miss Emily Beatty.
Those assisting will be Miss Catherine
Weeks. Miss Marie Brown. Miss Jessie
Willitt and her guest, Miss Ann Bryan
of Philadelphia; Mrs. Richard c. Moore
and Mrs. S. E. Barber
| Miss Gladys Ingalls,, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Melville E. ingalls,: Miss Laura
Merriam. Miss Jean oliver. Mrs. Preston
Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb, Miss
Dorothy Williams, Mr.. Cotton Smith, Mr..
J. Lowe Hartman, Capt Louis McC. Lit.
tie, and Mr.. Frederick H. Brooke were
among those who entertained at dinner
last night preceding the second meeting
of the new dancing class at the Play
house.
Mrs. Edward " Mears of Philadelphia
Mrs. Aulick Palmer. will visit Mr.. and
Mrs. William Barrett Ridgely for several
| days.
Miss Ruth Bliss has sent out invitations
for a dinner Thursday December q, in
honor of Miss Stephanie Trescot and
Lieut. George w. Martin, U. S. M. c.,
whose marriage takes place December o.
| Dr. and Mrs Alexander F. Magruder
| have issued cards for Christmas tea.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Marvin Rogers will
give a large reception tonight at their
home in Chevy Chase.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers were married in
this city November q.
| Mrs Champ Clark. wife of the Speak
| er, yesterday joined the latter at their
home on 10th street for the season. Mrs.
Clark has passed the last month at
Colorado Springs.
| Nine. Jusserand presided in the tea
room at st. Matthews fair. which OPEN
ed yesterday afternoon in the old Cham
berlain Club, 18th and I streets. A sec
ton of the Marine Band played from
to o'clock. during which time fash
ionable company thronged the rooms
In addition to Nine. Jusserand. the dip
lomatic contigent included the charge
d affaires of Austro-Hungary. the Italian
ambassador. the naval attache OF the
IAustro-Hungarian embassy and Baroness
Preuschen, the first secretary of the
Brazilian embassy and Nine. de Lima,
the Spanish minister and Nine. Riano
and Nine. Havenith, wife Of the minister
from Belgium.
The appointment of Mr.. F. A. Peel as
minister from Peru is matter Of con-
graduation to the many friends OF the
minister-elect. Mr.. Pezel was charge
d'affaires and first secretary for several
years prior to his appointment to Panama
five years ago. Mr.. and Mrs. Pezel have
lived in London and Paris. as well as In
several South American capitals, and are
already we'll known and popular in Wash
| ington. Mr.. Pezel, who succeeds Mr..
Pardo, who has been in Washington since
1903. will arrive at his post before the
| first of the year.
members Of the younger married set In
terested in the revival OF the Playhouse
held it's first regular meeting yesterday
| evening with an attendance Of nearly its
entire membership. The latter is limited
to fifty residents, each with the privilege
| Of inviting one guest. Among the sub
| Scribers are Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Glib
| son. the former the organizer Of the Play
| house and its president: Gen. and Mrs.
| Clarence Edwards. Mr.. and Mrs. John F.
| Wilkins, Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Mitchell. Mr..
| and Mrs. George Howard, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Henri de Sibour. Mr.. and Mrs. Edison
Bradley Mr.. and Mrs. F. b. Crownin'
shield. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter. Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Legare Mr.. and Mrs.
Murray Cobb and Mr.. John Barrett.
Miss Helen Taft. although a member
| of the class, was absent from town for
this meeting. being the guest OF Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Marburg in Baltimore for
the first Monday german last evening.
The Misses Meyer. Miss Draper and Miss
Merriam are other girl members of the
class. which will meet every Monday
| evening.
Mr.. Charles Taft, younger son Of the
President and Mrs. Taft, has arrived In
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sterrett Cuttings
entertained at their country home
Ashburton, outside Of Baltimore. last
evening preceding the first Monday
german danced in the Monumental
city.
The guest list included. Miss Boyd
of California, Miss McCofkoy, Miss
Mabel Paine Miss Nina Gather. Miss
dorothy Cuttings. Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Kewon, Mr.. John Gilmore. Mr.. Henry
Nav Cuttings and W. B. Clark.