The Washington herald., 1911-12-23

son of the Belgian Minister: Stephen
Crane and Bruce Crane, sons of Sena-
tor Crane; Henry Howard, son of Mr..
ard Mrs. George Howard; Elsie Eken-
gren, daughter of Charge d'Affaires and
Mrs. Ekengren. of the Swedish Legation:
Catherine Carlisle, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Vaudeville Carlisle; Frances
Tuckerman, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walcott Tuckerman; Miss Henderson, a
granddaughter of former Senator John
B. Henderson: Martha day, a daughter
of the naval attache of the French En-
bassy; Margaret Spencer. daughter Of
Henry B. Spencer; Rose Merriam, daugh-
ter of Paymaster John II. Merriam, u.
S. N, and Mrs. Merriam: Edith Grant, a
daughter of Lieut. u. S. Grant, third,
L. s. A, and a granddaughter Of
President u. S. Grant and Senator Elihu
Root; Joseph Letter. jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter, and Grace Bell For
tesque, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Gran
vile Fortesque. The children's ages
ranged from eighteen months to six years.
In addition to the children, there were
present from the exclusive social life Of
the National Capital eighty or more,
among them being Admiral and Mrs.
Dewey, the Russian Ambassador, Mrs.
Richard Townsend, Mrs. Letter. Mrs.
William F. Draper, and the Countess
Moltke.
Miss Elizabeth Noyes, debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore w.
Noyes, entertained at a Christmas tea
and dance yesterday afternoon from 8
to I, in the home of her parents, in New
Hampshire avenue, The decorations
were appropriate to the season (of poin-
settia, holly, and mistletoe). Bunches of
red carnations were also used in album
dance. A string orchestra played
throughout the entertainment. Mrs.
Noyes presided at the tea table, assist
ed, by Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers, Miss
Frances Hodges, Miss Ruth Hitchcock,
and Miss Doris Haywood.
Mrs stephen Trescott entertained at
supper last evening the bridal party Of
her daughter Stephanie and Lieut.
George Wade Martin, who will be mar
ried this afternoon. The supper fol-
lowed the rehearsal for the ceremony.
Former Senator and Mrs. Burrows en-
tertained n dinner company last night.
including Mr.. Justice Brown Cretired and
Mrs. Brown, Judge and Mrs. Thomas
H. Anderson, Gen. and Mrs. Merriam,
Mrs T. De witt Talmage, Gen. John c.
Black, Mr.. and Mrs. Wade Ellis, and
DR.. and Mrs. Gore.
Lieut. Col and Mrs. Edwin Burr en-
tertained a company of young people at
dinner last night in honor of Miss Fran
ces Hodges The guests were Miss FL
eanor Reyburn, Miss Elizabeth Rogers,
Miss EsteIle Crane, Capt and Mrs. Will
by, Lieut.. Commander Courtney, Maj.
Horton, Mr.. Guy Emerson, and Lieut..
Sultan.
Mrs Matthew T. Scott leaves to-day
for an absence of a month or six weeks
in the South.
Col and Mrs. George F. Downey en-
tertained at a young peoples dance last
evening at RauscheEs for their young
sons. who are at home from school in
Pottstown, Pa, for the holidays. The
decorations were all of Christmas reds
and greens, and the souvenirs of the
small cotillion were Christmas toys.
Among the guests were Charley Taft,
son of the President: Misses Edith and
Mary Nagel daughters of the Secretary
of Commerce and Labor; the children of
Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Hughes, Miss Dor
othy Fremont-Smith, Miss Julia and
Miss Alice Brice. Miss Mary Gheen,
Miss Ada Birmingham, Miss Louise King,
Miss Rebecca Wilmer. Miss Carolyn Og-
den Jones, Miss Louise Jones, Miss Lois
Reeside, Miss Catherine McClintock,
Miss Alma Louise Hodges, Misses Phoe-
be and Elizabeth Adams, Miss Eleanor
Morgan, Miss Margaret Britton, Miss
Helen Heyl, Miss Frances Moore, Miss
Georgianna Schofield, Miss Ruth Will
son, Miss Mildred Adams, Miss Marga-
ret Read. Miss Celeste Dorr, Miss Cora
Barry. Miss Lois Sprigg. Miss Alice Nc
Cauley, Miss Margaret Treat, Miss Ger
trude Malone, Miss Genevieve Brooks,
Miss Margaret Perrin, Miss Juliet Crosby,
Miss Virginia Harrison, Miss Estelle
Kaufman, Miss Olga Flynn, Oliver
Cromwell, Vinton and Joseph Pierce,
Duncan Hodges, John ]. Hemphill, jr.,
Alexander Mitchell. Elkins Oliphant,
John McCallum. William Strong, jr.,
David Tate. Andrew Wiley, Clay Jud-
son, Harry and Jack Mallory, Joseph
Bailey, jr.. Ross Thompson. jr., Streeter
Flynn. Donald McKnew. Hobart Nichols.
jr., John and Richard Chew, Brooke Lee
and Blair Lee, jr., Rex Mohun, Edward
and Dudley Morgan, Arthur Brice, Rich
ard Birmingham, Melville wallace, Eve
lyn Fuller, Albert King, Richard VIII
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