Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-30
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THANKSGIVING AT WHITE
HOUSE AND CABINET HOMES.
Miss Oracle Is Today's Debutante
Weddings-Personal
Notes.

AAS ASO ACSiucul SHERMAN
are at their Utica home today. with
their sons and families around them.
The Secretary of. State and Mrs
Knox are at Valley Forge today where
| they have a family party. Other men,
bers OF the cabinet circle out of town
| are the Attorney General and Mrs
W1ckersham. who are on a visit to
their son-in-law and daughter Mr.
and Mrs. Akin, in New York, and the
| Postmaster General, who Is down on
| the eastern shore with a hunting
party Secretary and Mrs MacVeagh,
Secretary and Mrs Stimson. Secretary
ana Mrs: Meyer. Secretary and Mrs.
| Fisher, Secretary and Mrs. Maggie and
Secretary Wilson are in town for the
| holiday.
Col and Mrs. Archibald Oracle will re-
ceive their friends this afternoon when
| they will present their young daughter,
Miss Edith Temple Oracle.
| In the receiving party will be Miss Doris
Bissell of New York. a house guest; Miss
Mary Howry, Miss Anna Portner, Miss
Dorothy Taylor, Miss Louise Walsh, Miss
Estelle Crane. Miss Fillebrown. Miss
] carrie Chamberlafn. Miss Margaret Ca
perton. Miss Frances Hodges. Miss
Crenshaw and Mrs. Lorimer Graham
| Miss Margaret Gale will assist the
hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard D. Straight, the
latter formerly Miss Dorothy Whitney.
| having taken the house of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Douglas Robinson. No. 80 Park
after they return from the orient where
they went after their wedding last Sep
TENDER in Geneva, Switzerland.
Mrs B. H. Warder entertained at din
ner last night for the Countess Gontaut-
| Biron. Among the guests were Mr.. John
w. Garrett. minister to Argentina, and
Mrs. Garrett, Mr. and Mrs. Edward n.
Edwards and Mrs. Edwards, Capt. and
| Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, 3D.; Miss Julia
Meyer. Miss Macveagh. Mr.. James F..
Curtis. Mr.. John Barrett and Mr.. Will
| liam F. Hit.
Mrs. Warder and Mrs Garrett will go
| to Colorado Springs and Camden. S. c.. to
visit Mrs. Ralph Ellis and Mrs. Ward
Theron before leaving with Minister
Garrett for South America
Miss Alice Boyd. daughter of DR.. John
| G. Boyd. u S. N, and Mrs. Boyd will
| give dance Tuesday evening, Deem
Der 5.
Miss Julia Whiting. daughter Of DR..
Guy Fairfax Whiting, who spent the
past few days in Philadelphia, the guest
of Miss Reyburn. returned yesterday.
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n. Y. Is spending few days with her
sister. Mrs. Joseph Hultz of lbs Morse
| street northeast.
Mrs. James s. Parker, wife of Capt.
Parker u. S. A, Of West Point. is the
guest Of her mother, Mrs. H. r. Lemly,
at Stoneleigh Court, for a fortnight. Mrs.
| Lemly will be hostess at a luncheon Sat
urday for her daughter, and on the Tues
| day following will entertain at bridge,
| followed by tea.
Miss Amaryllis Gillett was hostess at
an early dinner today in honor of Mrs.
| Matthew T. Scott. Early in December
| Miss Gillett will have as her guests her
| brother-n-law and sister and their
| daughter. DR.. and Mrs, William Barnes
and Miss Joan Gillett Barnes.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers en-
| tertained young people at dinner last
| night for their debutante daughter. Miss
| Elizabeth Rogers, and afterward took the
party to the theater.
| Rear Admiral and Mrs Barker enter
| tanned at dinner last night for their SON
| in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Corn
| ing Of Albany, who will return to their
home tomorrow.
The first formal hop Of the season was
given at Fort Myer last night in the new
admin stration building Flags and plants
decorated the hall. and the Fort Myer
Band gave the dance music. Mrs Gar
rard. wife of the commandant and Mrs.
summerall wife of Maj c. P. Summerall,
received the guests. The committee in
charge of the hop consisted of Maj. John
II. Allen. Mai. c. P. Summeral, Capt.
J. c. Barnhardt and Capt J. r. Lindsey.
The ladies' committee included Mrs.
Sherman Miles, wife of Lieut.. Miles. and
Mrs. Victor Foster. wife of Lieut.. Foster
A number Of dinners preceded the hop
Among those entertaining We're Col and
Mrs. Garrard. Lieut.. and Mrs. Miles and
Capt and Mrs. Barnhardt
The board of lady visitors of the Chill
dren's Hospital are giving a house-warm-
ing at the hospital this afternoon. to
work OF the institution are invited Mrs
Charles G. Glover and Mrs Charles n.
Davis VII pour tea, and Mrs. Mcclure
Mrs. Edward McCauley. Mrs. Wolcott
| Tuckerman, Miss Carlisle and Mrs Man
| deville Carlisle will be among those re-
| ceiving and escorttng visitors over the
| building to which anneNes have been
| built and thoroughly modern equipment
| installed.
| Miss Leita Montgomery daughter of
| Mr. and Mrs. Warwick Emile Montgom-
cry, made her debut yesterday afternoon
at a large tea given at the home Of her
parents OIL Rhode Island avenue
| The drawing room. where the debutan q
| and her mother received was lined with
the handsome bouquets sent the former.
| Miss montgomery wore white marquisette
over satin and carried an exquisite
| shower bouquet of Orchids roses and
| lilies of the valley
! In the dining room Mrs Arthur Brice
and Mrs. James Johnston were yis-a-vis
at the tea table.
| The other assistants were Miss Eleanor
| Reyburn. Miss Celestne Finley Miss
| Alice Brice and her guest, Miss Lee and
| the Misses Hill. who are making a visit
| to Miss Mont gomery, and, like herself, are
| debutantes this season.
| tea ard sale of useful and fancy ar
| ticles. dolls and novelties, suitable for
| Christmas gifts. for the benefit of ST.
| Roses Technical School at the school
Phelps place and California street will
| be held Monday December 4, from :, to
! S pm
Lingerie. layettes. children's outfits and
| other work done by the pupils of the
schoo! will also be exhibited and on sale
Supper will be served after :, pm and
| tables may he reserved by telephonine the
| school in advance
The board of managers includes Nine
Jusserand, Mrs. Mont .omery Viscount-
| ess Benost d'AZy. Mrs. Story, Miss Alice
Riggs. Mrs. Hannis Taylor. Mrs Nc
| Carthv. Mrs. William Kearny Carr and
Miss Redfern. -
| The bride doll. for whose ownership a
| competition is on, will hold a bouquet
presented by Mrs. Taft with her auto
| graph.
| A beautiful wedding took place last
| evening at the Grace Rautist trhurcb of