Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-02
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
THE WHITE HOUSE PARTY AND
IT'S PLEASURES.
Miss Elizabeth Noyes Presented to
Hundreds Of Guests-Other
Events-Notes.

tend the charity ball for the Children's
Hospital at the New Willard Monday
night, January 8. Col. and Mrs. Robert
Thompson, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Letter.
and Rear Admiral and Mrs. Brownson,
are among those who have taken boxes.
The reception committee of the ball will
consist Of Mrs. Harold Sewall, chairman;
| Mrs. Mcguire, Mrs. Horace Westcott,
Mrs. Charles c. Glover. Mrs. Gherardi
and Miss Mary Carlisle. Mr.. George
| Howard is chairman Of the floor COM
mittee, assisted by Mr.. William Marrow.
The President and Mrs. Taft had their
| daughter and her college friends. Miss
| Vincent. Mss Phyllis Rice, Mss Marion
Crane, Miss Boudecou and Miss Hamil-
ton, with Maj. Butt. Capt. Little and
Theater last night. The party occupied
two boxes.
Both official and resident society was
delightfully."- represented yesterday at the
debut of Miss Elizabeth Noyes, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w. Noyes. The
house was adorned with foliage plants
and chrysanthemums. and the drawing
ROOM in which the receiving party stood.
was fairly lined with the lovely roses
sent the debutante. Mrs. Noyes was
gowned in black chiffon brocaded In
black velvet stripes and made over white
l d
crystals and rhinestones forming the
front of both skirt and bodice. There
were also touches of green satin In the
| bodice, and a corsage Of gardenias was
! worn.
The debutante was in pale pink chiffon
and white crepe meteor the overdress OF
the latter showing in front the white satin
petticoat dounced with the pink chiffon.
also edged the fichu effect of the bodice,
which was further outlined around the
neck by a spray of pink chiffon rose
| buds. Her bouquet was in the old-time
effect of circling rows of rosebuds,
violets and white hyacinths held in q
lace-frilled holder.
Miss Ruth Noyes wore pale blue crepe
meteor that had panels of American
beauty chiffon under gold lace both on
the sides Of the skirt anu at the left side
! Of the bodice. Chenille fringe also trimmed
| the waist and finished the drapery on the
skirt.
wood, Miss Estelle Crane, Miss Dorothy
| Brooks, Miss Mary Howry, Miss Mar
garet Caperton. Miss Elizabeth Rogers.
Miss Emily Bea,,y and Miss Ruth Larner
/ were in the receiving party.
! In the dining room Mrs. Frank b NOyes
| and Mrs. George w. Boyd Of Philadelphia
| were vis-a-vis at the table, and in the
hall Mrs. Gilbert II. Grosvenor, Miss Scid-
more and Miss Agnes Kennedy assisted in
| entertaining the guests. as did the two
/ gr0ndmothers and aunt of the debutante.
The receivingsparty was later entertain
| ed at an informal supper; before going on
to the hop at the Washington barracks.
DR.. and Mrs. James Dudley Morgan will
be hosts at dinner this evening, it being
their twentieth wedding anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster and Miss
| Ida Thompson, Mrs. Dulles and Miss
Margaret Dulles sailed today on the Ad-
Ratio for tour Of southern Europe.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Emory, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. Wayne Parker and the Misses
Parker also sailed for Mediterranean
ports today.
Capt and Mrs Fries received the
guests last night at the second hop Of
the season at the Washington barracks.
The Eng neers Band gave the dance
and palms was in place in the officers
club. There were about 200 guests. The
hop committee consisted of Maj. Conner.
Lieut.. Sultan, Lieut.. Alexander, Lieut..
Harrington and Lieut.. Acher
Capt. and Mrs. Wigmore gave dinner
| before the dance, their guests being Mrs.
Elizabeth Stauffer Moore, who is visiting
them; Miss Doris Haywood, Miss Mary
bara Kaufman. Lieut.. Hertness, Lieut..
Acher, Dr. Mudd. Mr.. Robert Hume and
| Mr.. Meem.
/ Lieut.. r. b. Wildly y. - A., anu MIS-
Wildly gave a dinner in compliment to
| Miss Frances Hodges, daughter of Lieut.
Col. and Mrs. Harry F. Hodges. who will
make her debut Monday. The others
win. Miss Mary Irwin. Miss Maitland
Marshall. Lieut.. Wright, Lieut. North.
Lieut. Downing, Mr.. John MacMurray
and Mr.. Boteler.
The Misses Eastman. daughters of the
| late Capt. Thomas Henderson Eastman.
U. S. N, entertained at a small tea yes
terday afternoon at their residence, 1905
1 18th street, to present their niece. Miss
Virginia Mullins. daughter of the late DR.
| and Mrs. j. d. Mullins.
Miss Alice Brice. Miss Elizabeth Porter.
Miss Agnes Hall and Miss Mary Stead
| assisted, and Miss Ruth Bliss and Miss
Martha Bowers presided at the tea table.
Mrs. Henry Randall Webb gave the first
of two receptions yesterday to introduce
thur Addison and Mrs. Murray Cobb
poured tea and Miss Mary McCauley and
Miss Alice Whiting assisted. Mrs Webb
and Miss Webb will have their second at
home next Friday, December 8.
The Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox
are at the Waldorf-Astoria, where their
son, Mr. Hugh S. Knox, is recovering
Miss Katharine McCook Is to be cele-
brated December a.
Mr.. Gardner Williams and Miss Dorothy
Williams have gone to Virginia Hot
Springs.
Mrs. William H. Hall and Miss Eliza
beth Mae Hall Of Baltimore are spending
several days at the Grafton Hotel
The engagement Of Miss Edith Pulitzer,
daughter of the latc Joseph Pulitzer. to
William 8. Moore, son Of the late Maj.
Clement G. Moore, Is announced.
Their wedding will take place Thursday.
December n, at the Pulitzer home In New
York, and Il will be very quiet event on
account Of mourning. Mr.. Moore and his
bride directly after the wedding will sail
for Europe, where they plan to spend the
winter.
Mrs. Clement c.. Moore. who is in poor
health, Is sailing today for Europe, and
will spend the winter in Algters. Her
son, Benjamin Moore, will accompany her.
Later 1t is probable that she will be
Joined In Algiers by her older son and his
bride.
Miss Pulitzer made her debut in society
several years ago. She has three BROTH
ers-Joseph Pulitzer, jr.. who was married
last year to Miss Eleanor Wickham of
st. Louis. Ralph. who married Miss Fred
erica Vanderbilt Webb. daughter Of w.
Seward Webb. In 1905. and Herbert Pulit-