The Washington herald., 1911-02-23

Theater at 2:15 o'clock One hundred
Washington eagerly anticipates the event.
Many theater parties for the little folks
have been arranged, and the audience
will be a large and representative one.
charming souvenir designed by Mr..
Allan Williams will be sold by a num-
Der of the debutantes. Among the box
holders and patronesses are Mrs. James
Mcmillan, Mrs Montgomery Blair, Mrs.
George Won L. Meyer, Mrs. Samuel Spen-
GER Mrs. John Hays Hammond, Mrs.
John r. Mclean, the Countess de Buis-
seret, Mrs. Corcoran Thorn, Nine. Paul
Ritter, Mrs. Gordon Crawford, Mrs. Ross
Thompson, Mrs. George Howard. Mrs
Allison Cushman, Mrs. Matthew Scott
Mrs. Wolcott Tuckerman, Mrs. Hoar,
Mrs. Robert Roosevelt, Mrs. Larz Ander-
son, Mrs. Thomas Gaff, Mrs. John J.
Johnson, Mrs. Livingston Hunt, Mrs.
Wadsworth, Mrs. Munroe Hopkins, Nine,
de Sibour, Mrs. McCallum, Mrs Thomas
Nelson Page, and Mrs. Fleming New
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Mrs. Robert Miller Reese, Of Isl!
Twenty-eighth street. will be at home
to-day.
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woman's Welfare Department of the
National Civic Federation has sent out
invitations to a complimentary banquet
to be held at RauSchers, March Z, at
o'clock.
One of the most enjoyable suppers OF
the season was given at a16 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast, February q, by Far
raGut Corps, w. R c. Being a calendar
supper each section represented a month,
the matron of each selecting her colors
and trimmings January's section was
trimmed in honor of Mckinley's birth
day, February selected the valentine, and
each received a big heart. March took
green and white for her colors in honor
of st. Patrick's Day, and gave each a
green silk flag as a souvenir; April, with
her colors of blue and white, and
trimmings of Easter lilies and rabbits.
gave a pretty hand-painted postal card
TO each; May brought the May pole with
many dolls holding the colors, making a
pretty decoration. Then came June, the
month OF brides; her trimmings were all
white with white chrysanthemums. and
each received Bride rose July waved
the flag and presented each one with the
Stars and Stripes; August's colors were
gold and white, with butterflies of every
description flying around, and each guest
carried away card or a butterfly.
September, October, and November, being
trimmed for autumn, used sunf1owers,
ivy, and yellow ChrySanthemums for their
decorations, and December stood for
winter and had a Christmas tree for her
decoration from which each received a
present With plenty of everything for
a good supper, every one was abundantly
repaid and each left behind words of
praise for the ladies who made the sup
per such a success. Among the matrons
were Mrs. H. Bunyea, Miss L Bitz. Mrs
c. Dow, Mrs. CroweIl, Mrs. Narrower,
Miss b. Mattoon, Mrs Raymond, Miss
Kibby. Mrs. Hawthorne. Mrs. Bradley.
Miss A Dow, and member from Thomas
Corps.
Mrs. Amos Burr Casselman. 300 O
street, will be at home informally to-
day.
pleasant surprise party was given
to Miss Ethel Neff last evening by her
friends at her home. 915 East Capitol
street. Music and games were the pleas
ant features of the evening. Prizes were
won by Miss Bertha Betz and Weymond
Price. after which the guests repaired
to the dining-room. The table was deco
rated with favors of Washington. Those
present were Misses Bertha Betz, Eliz-
abeth Campbell, Edna Carrick, Anna
FitZhugh, Katherine Dunkle, and Ethel
Neff. and Masters Irving Earnshaw,
Ewing FAINT, Clyde Kennedy, Weymond
Price, Graham Rice, Eldridge Loveless,
Joseph Betz. and Leo Montgomery.