The Washington herald., 1911-12-17

table was dainty and beautiful all the
delicacies being from Porto Rico whence
these officers have recently come.
The commandant and officers of the
navy yard station and ships have sent
out invitations for a series Of dances
to be given on Saturday evening. De-
cember 1s. January IS, and February II.
from 9 until IL o'clock.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
have sent out cards for a musicale on
Friday, December %, at their Sheridan
| Circle residence.
Miss Julia Haines Vail made her debut
at a large tea yesterday afternoon from
5 to Z o'clock, which her mother, Mrs.
James Lee Marshall. gave at her resi-
dence, 1910 Q street. The drawing-room
and reception hall were adorned for the
occasion with Christmas greens. and in
the dining-room the decorations consisted
| of palms and clusters of pink roses. The
tea table, over which Mrs McLachlen,
Mrs. Dean, Mrs. Woodward, and Mrs
Trowbridge presided, was adorned with
| centerpiece of pink roses and ferns,
| and the candlestickS had pink shades.
| Mrs. Marshall wore a gown Of salmon
| pink satin. veiled in beaded net, to re-
ceive her guests, and the debutante was
gowned in soft white satin. draped in
marQuisette and trimmed with deep crys-
| tai fringe. She carried a shower bouquet
of white roses and lilies of the valley.
Miss Pickerel, of Annapolis, Md. who is
the house guest of Miss Vail, wore pink
satin, veiled in gray chiffon. Among
! those who assisted during the afternoon
were Miss Estelle Crane. Miss Emily
| Beatty, Miss Dorothy Gray Brooks. Miss
Elizabeth Noyes. Miss Marguerite Caper-
ton, Miss Margaret Strother-Smith. Miss
Frances Effinger, and Miss Pickerel.
Throughout the afternoon a string orches-
ira was in attendance. The assistants
and a number of young men were enter
tained at buffet supper following the
tea, and afterward attended the hop at
the navy yard.
Mrs. John W Weeks, wife of Repre-
sentative Weeks, of Massachusetts,. en-
| tertained at a tea yesterday afternoon
from 5 TO o'clock at her residence in
New Hampshire avenue.
Capt Richard Coke Marshall, jr., U. s.
A. and Mrs Marshall have sent out
invitations for the wedding reception OF
their sister, Miss Florence Mallory
Booker, and Mr.. William Frederick Pc
at $50 o'clock at the Highlands.
Mrs. Alexander Sharp, wife of Lieut..
Sharp, was hostess at a supper at the
navy yard last evening, following the
hop there. Miss Evelyn McKenna, of
New York, who is Mrs. Sharp's house
guest. was the guest of honor.
Miss Anna Vernon Dorsey. Of this city.
appeared before the Saturday Night Class
ir Baltimore at the first meeting of the
season, held in the home of Miss Alkaline
Piper. and gave some of her clever mono
logues. plantation songs, and negro
stories
Miss Gertrude Lutz, of 2lS6 Wyoming
avenue, has cards out for the evening of
December ., when she will entertain at
bridge in honor of his sister and brother
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce E. Clark, of
Denver.
At the regular meeting OF L. S. Grant
Circle, Ladies of G. A. r., the following
Cfficers were elected to serve for 1872:
President. Anna Traphagen; senior vice
president, Rose NJ. Seton; Junior vice
president, Anna Madren: chaplain, Emma
Randolph: treasurer. Belle II. Gibson;
conductor, Ida Lawrence. and guard,
Annie Towers. Delegate to national con-
vention. Charlotte McHoun. and alter
nate, Emma Hawkes..
Mrs Henry D. Clayton, 1916 Sixteenth
street. will entertain informally Tuesday
next from to Z in honor of her house
guests, Miss Benton and Miss Farmer,
of Alabama, and Miss Herndon, of Ken
lucky.
Mai. L'Enfant Chapter, D. A. r., will
give tea and sale on Tuesday, the 18th,
from to I, at the home of the regent,
1902 Twenty-second street. for the benefit
of a real daughter and the L'Enfant me-
mortal.
A number Of dinner parties preceded
the hop at tine Washington Barracks
Friday evening. Flags and palms adorn-
ed the officers club, where the dance
was given, and the Engineers Band fur
nished music for the dancers. Mrs VIII
lam j. Barden, wife of Maj. Barden, and
Mrs. Francis B. Wildly, wife of Lieut.
Wildly, received the guests. Maj and
Mrs. Barden entertained a company at
dinner in honor of Miss Frances Hodges.
The other guests were Miss Darlington,
Miss Marshall, Miss Mary Webb Lieut..
Pullen, Lieut. Marks. Lieut.. Strong. and
Lieut.. Herkness. Lieut.. and Mrs. WilbN
also had a number of young people din
ing with them before the dance. Capt.
and Mrs. H. l. Wigmore had with them
at dinner Mai. and Mrs. Kcester, Mrs.
Mckee, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Summerlin,
Miss MacMurray, Representative Flood,
Maj. Horton, DR.. De Laney, and Mr..
Meem.
The Capitol Hill Literary Society held
an interesting meeting last Monday even
ing in the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Capt.
]. E. Hart. SIS B street northeast. The
meeting was presided over by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Marion Guild WaIport who
also had charge of the evenings pro-
gramme. After a piano selection by Mrs.
E. V. Carr, the president introduced
Mrs Hart's daughter, who recently re-
turned from China. She talked entertain
ingly of the customs of the people of
China. Others who spoke were DR..
James Mckee, Capt Hart, William Hun
ter, Mr.. Barton. and Mr.. ]. w. Davis.
A feature of the programme was a piano
duet by Mrs. A. II. FIear and Mrs. E.
V. Carr.
Our Flag Chapter, D. A. R., for its
December meeting was the guest of Mrs.
Samuel N. Barker. formerly a member OF
the chapter but now the regent of Pu-
laski's Legion Chapter of Maryland. The
roll call was responded to by short
sketches from the lives of famous women
Of Revolutionary times. Mrs. Ellen Spen-
Ger Mussey who was presented to the
chapter by Its regent, Miss Duncanson,
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