Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
m THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MIR. AND MRS. TAFT AT CON.
GRESSIONAL CLUB TONIGHT.
Miss Rivero and Miss Vail Will Be
Buds Today-Personal
Notes.

The members Of the Congressional Club
are giving a large reception tonight in
honor Of the President and Mrs. Taft.
Mrs. Ernest w. Roberts will receive the
guests. and will have assisting her the
wives Of the deans of the state delega-
lions in Congress.
The members Of the Congressional Club
will omit their usual Friday at home next
week. but will receive January 5.
They will also receive New Year day at
the club.
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorff entertained at dinner last
night. Their guests included Miss Helen
| Taft, Miss Julia Meyer, Miss Alice Meyer,
Miss Switzerland, Miss Mary Switzerland.
Miss Elsie Aldrich. Miss Draper, Mr.. and
Mrs. Preston Gibson, the assistant secre-
| tary of the Treasury. Mr.. Andrew; Mr.
Louis Bacon of Boston. Mr.. Sam Eliot,
| Mr.. Kerr Of the British embassy. Count
Csekonics of the Hungarian en-
| bassy, Mr.. MaugraS of the French en-
bassy. and Mr.. Horstmann of the German
| embassy.
At the dance at Washington barracks
| last night the guests We're received by
Mrs. Barden, wife of Maj. Barden, COM
| ma ndant of the barracks, and Mrs. Fran
ces B. Willy. wife of Lieut.. Wildly.
The ballroom was decorated with flags
and palms. and the Engineer Band play
| ed for the dancing.
| A buffet supper was served at mid
night.
4 number of dinners were given before
| the dance. Maj. and Mrs. Barden gave
| q dinner for Miss Frances Hodges. The
other guests were Miss Sally Darlington.
Miss Maitland Marshall, Miss Mary Webb.
Lieut.. Pullen, Lieut.. Marks, Lieut.. Strong
4 S41,f
Willy had guests dining informally with
| them before the dance.
Capt. and Mrs Wigmore entertained at
| dinner. Their guests were Mrs. Mckee,
| Mrs. Reid Rogers Mrs. G. t. Summer
| lin, Miss MacMuiray, Mai and Mrs
| Rooster, Representative Flood of Vir-
ginia, Maj. Horton, DR.. De Laney and
| Mr.. Meem.
Mr.. and Mrs Efinger had a dinner
party at the Ora fton. their guests going
| to the dance at the barracks later. Their
| Margaret Smith. Miss Effinger. DR.. Nc
Dowell, Mr.. Hunt and DR.. Wolfe:
| The Cuban minister and Mime. Rivero
will present their eldest daughter. Miss
Amparo Rivero, at large tea today at
| the legation on Vermont avenue.
Those who will assist in the hospitality
are Mrs. Huntington Wilson, wife Of the
assistant secretary of state; Mrs Henry
Allen Cooper. wife of Representative
Cooper. Nine. Yanes, Miss Adalaid Ri
| vero, aunt of the debutante: Miss Elena
Calderon. Mrs. Ramost. wife Of the Cuban
consul in Baltimore; Miss Cortina, Miss
Joyce. Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain. Miss
Elizabeth Crenshaw. Miss Virginia Mil
Ian. Miss Louise White, Miss Dodson,
Miss Stewart and Miss Leonora Rivero.
younger sister Of the debutante.
A supper for the receiving party will
follow.
Mrs. James Lee Marshall will present
her daughter, Miss Julia Haines Vail, at
a tea today.
The members of the receiving party
will be Mrs. George c. Reid. Mrs. Trow-
| bridge, Mrs. McLachlen, Mrs. r. c. Dean.
Orme, Miss Estelle Crane, Miss Emily
Beatty, Miss Marguerite Caperton. Miss
Dorothy Brooks, Miss Dorothy Taylor.
Miss Margaret Strother-Smith. Miss
Frances Effinger and the members Of the
house party which Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
are entertaining for the occasion, Miss
Pickrell of Annapolis. Miss Gertrude
Douglas of Albany, N. Y, niece Of Gov.
College, cousin Of the debutante, and Mr..
| and Mrs. Huff of Long Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall will give sup
per after the tea. and later the entire
party will go to the navy yard dance.
Miss Vail is the daughter of the late
Commander Vail, U. 8. N. Her mothers
marriage to Mr.. Marshall took place last
February The coming-out gift to the
debutante of today is an electric run
| about.
The first hop of the season at the navy
yard will take place tonight. and over
| thousand invitations have been issued.
| Mrs. Beatty, wife Of the commandant,
will receive the guests, and Lieut.. Downes
| will make the presentations.
Capt. Althouse, Chaplain Bayard, Lieut..
Downes. Lieut.. Bristol and Lieut.. Sharp
| form the dance committee. Miss Taft is
| expected to be present.
Dolphin will give dinner parties before
| the hop.
Miss Estelle Crane was the hostess at q
| luncheon for the debutantes yesterday. Her
| guests were Miss Elizabeth Moves, Miss
| Dorothy Grey Brooks, Miss Amy Rich
ardson, Miss Dorothy Taylor, Miss An
tonette Ray. Miss Julia Vail and Miss
| Ellen F'illebrOWn.
The marriage of Mrs D. P. Mccartney
and Capt. Harold p. Norton, U. S. NJ,
will take place at noon Wednesday. De-
cember 81, at Mrs. McCartney's residence,
| 17O4 10th street, with only relatives pres
ent. Capt. Norton is a member of the
Metropolitan, Chevy Chase and Army and
Navy clubs of Washington, and of the
Engineers Club and Yacht Club of New
York. He is now on duty at the Navy
| Department.
' Mrs Benjamin F.. Pilson announces the
engagement of her daughter Zelma to
Ensign Robert Pollok Cutler jr., u. s. N
The marriage, which will take place
January II at the residence of Mrs. Pill