Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31

~ far as most of the households OF
| the members Of the cabinet are
| concerned will exhibit the Willingness 10
! conform to the old established custom OF
| open house.
! Owing to recent family bereaVemehtS
and to absences from the city, there VIII
| be fewer receptions than usual to attend
| after the function at the White House is
over, both for the uniformed officers Oh
| army and navy, who are out on orders'
! civilian officials and others, and the pup
J lie in general over whom there is not IN
| evidence nowadays any marked desire 10
entertain The important households
! eliminated from the round are the MONIES
of the Vice President, the Secretary OF
| War. the Attorney General and the Sec
| rotary of Agriculture. The Secretary OF
| State and Mrs. Knox are making wise
departure from long-established custom
| by giving the breakfast which the more
vigorous courtesy of the olden days set
| down as an essential part OF the New
Year day program at the Pan-Amerlcan
building instead of at their home. When
the alterations of the White House some
years ago practically divided its omclaI
and private uses, it started a wedge,
which, in way, has gone down the
| whole world of officialdom. The Pan
American building has been extremely
| useful for other great occasions, and its
use tomorrow for the meeting of the dip
| lOmatic corps as the guests of the premier
of the administration seems step way
| ahead, and suggests the day not so lar
distant either when the government will
| own a building for Just such purposes.
| There will be receptions held at the
home of the Secretary of the Treasury.
when Mrs MacVeagh will be assisted by
| the following: Emily, Lady Lawrence.
Mrs. Hilles. Mrs. Williams, Mrs. Wes-
Mrs. Medill Mccormick. Mrs. Preston
Gibson. Mrs. Francis w. Taylor. Miss
| Scidmore, Miss Switzerland, Miss Mary
Switzerland, Miss Mary Carlisle,
Miss Harriet Wadsworth. Miss Geor-
giana Hopkins. Miss Draper. Miss
Honor Lawrence, Miss Ruggles, Miss
Carver of Chicago. a house guest.
The home of the Secretary of the
| Navy, of the Secretary of the Interior
| and of the Secretary of Commerce and
Labor will be open to callers accord
ing to present plans.
Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the
| Speaker. will receive at the Congress
sional Club, the members of which will
This fact will greatly simplify the
calling round, for many of the women
in congressional circles will there be
found ready to greet their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Mclean gave a
dinner followed by a cotillon in honor
of Miss Margaret Draper last night. Miss
Taft, Mr.. Robert Taft and the holiday
visitors at the White House We're present.
The following ladies will assist Mrs.
Meyer, wife of the Secretary of the Navy,
at her reception tomorrow: the Misses
Meyer, Mrs. Winthrop, Mrs. Wainwright,
Mrs. Potter. Mrs. Fletcher, Mrs. Vree-
land, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Potts, Mrs.
Beatty, Mrs. iBiddle. Mrs Gibbons, Mrs.
cowie; Mrs; Holiday; Mrs: Schroe-
Fechteler. Mrs. Belknap. Mrs. Livingston
Hunt, Mrs. Kaiser Mrs. Russell. Miss
Marjorie Smith. Miss Rose Bradford,
Mrs. w. S. Turpin and Mrs. Badger.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer have the following house guests
over the New Year: G.. Won l.. Meyer, jr.,
of Harvard: Mr.. Balch, John Simpkins,
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer will give Il small informal dance
on New Year night.
The members of the Congressional Club,
1882 K street, will receive tomorrow from
2:3O until $50.
Mrs Victor Kaufman has cards out
for tea the afternoon of Saturday. jan
uary u, at 17OS New Hampshire avenue.
Col. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle enter
tanned at a masquerade ball in honor of
their debutante daughter, Miss Edith
Oracle, at their home, on 18th street
last night.
The house was decorated with cut
flowers and ferns. The guests were all
in fancy dress, and the unmasking took
place just before supper.
Mrs. Oracle received in q Spanish Co.'S
tune of yellow and black satin and lace.
Miss Oracle was the Queen Of Snow in
gown of white satin and crystal tulle.
with long flowing tulle falling from a
head dress Of paradise plumes.
Among those invited were Mr.: and
Mrs. Victor Foster, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Irwin. Mr.. and Mrs. Chaplin. Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Patterson Of Baltimore, Mr..
and Mrs. Lorimar Graham, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Henderson, Miss MCGOWAN, Mr..
Preston Callnm and Mr.. John Moore OF
Pittsburgh, Col and Mrs. Gracies house
guests, Miss Virginia Wheeler of Balti-
more and Mr. Livingston Short of New
York; Miss Eleanor Reyburn, Miss Nina
Stockton. Miss Helena Smith, Miss
Bacon. Miss Celestine Finley, Miss
Dorothy Taylor, Miss Emily Beatty.
Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Miss Mary
Howry, Miss Elena Calderon, Miss Ellen
Douglas Fillebrown. Miss Edmonia
Adams, Miss Frances Ellinger, Miss
Margaret Strother Smith, Miss Frances
Miller Miss Louise Walsh, Miss Dor
othy Brooks. Miss Elizabeth Reid Rog-
ers. Miss Alkaline Culp and her guest,
Miss CumnOck, MISS Elizabeth Mozart
ney, Miss Frances Thorn, Miss Esteile
Crane Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain,
Miss Julia VAIL Miss Leita Montgom-
cry, Miss Elizabeth Crenshaw, Miss Vir
ginia MILAN, Miss Helen, Hardy, Miss
Ruth Bliss, Miss Lemira Gilett-Hill. the
Misses Ray. Miss Florence Brainard, Miss
Valerie Garrard, Miss Julia Whiting
Miss Kathryn Hitchcock, Miss Ruth
Wheaton, Miss Martha Sprigg Poole, Miss
Amparo Rivero, Miss Carlo. Miss Hanna
Taylor. Miss Sanford; Mr.. David Finley,
Capt Little, Mr.. Ralph Hill, Lieut.. FL
bertOn, Mr.. Harold Sampson, Mr.. Ray
mond Kenny, Mr.. Sinclair, Mr. Walter
Parker. Lieut.. Cleary, Mr.. Bowling Gait.
Mr.. Walter Penfield, DR.. Hummurdi, the
Messrs. Fox, Mr.. Hunt, Mr. John Hemp
hill, Mr.. Joseph Bailey, Mr.. Hannis Tay-
Tor, Mr.. l.. L. CaftanZogiu of the Greek
legation. Mr.. Mangras and Mr.. Dejean
Of the French embassy, Mr.. Augusta
Rosso of the Italian embassy, Mr.. Ham,
mond, Mr. Gillett-Hili, the Messrs. Nc
Lean. Mr. Maurice Moore. Mr.. Ballard
Moore, Mr. Breckenridge Rust, Mr..
Marion Baker. Mr.. King Stone. Mr.. Dun
bar DodsOn, DR.. Ralph Mcdowell and
Lieut.. Smith.
Miss Anna Portner assisted in receiv-
ing and looked particularly attractive as
an Italian peasant Miss Hida Portner
was a Dutch girl, Miss E;dmonia Adams
was Folly, Miss Alkaline Culp, a French
maid. Miss Cumnock a Geisha girl, Miss
Ruth Bliss colonial lady. in costume
OF pink satin, Miss Dorothy Brooks was
a Norwegian peasant girl, Miss Estelle
Crane represented Nine. Du Barry in
an exquisite costume of white satin and
lace, with q white wig, Miss Virginia Mil |