The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-10-31
NEWS OF THE DAY
 IN SOCIETY WORLD Mrs. B. c. Copeland One of Yesterdays Hostesses THE SOCIAL CALENDAR Prominent Washington Debutantes From the South-Miss Howry,
 Kinswoman of Mrs. Dunn,
 A Favorite One
THE SOCIAL CALENDAR
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The debutante entries for this season show, writes a Washingtonian, an un- usual number of southern girls, every one Winsome and pretty according to her own peculiar type. There are three Lone Star lassies to begin with all congressional.
 A beauty is Miss Laura Burleson, oldest daughter of Representative and Mrs. All bert Sidney Burleson of Austin, a grad uate of the University of Texas, whose father has a senatorial future, it Is pre- dicted. Her mother is an author and a playwright. Miss Burleson inherits tal- ents from both sides.
 Miss Leila Mae Henry is the pretty and piquante only daughter of Representative and Mrs. Robert Lee Henry of Waco, Tex She is a last Mays graduate of Chevy Chase college.
 Miss Helen Hardy, who completes the trio. is the youngest daughter of Repre- sentative and Mrs. Rufus Hardy of Cor sicana, who have an elegant home, this winter, on Massachusetts avenue. Miss Hardy first oaptivated Washington socie- ty in her dancing in the minuet last win ter in quaint costume before President oAio Nli .. alt at tllt NCW Nliid dt tIt great Southern relief ball. Her partner was MT. William M. Conrad of Ken lucky.
 Miss Elizabeth Ried Rogers, daughter Of the general counsel of the Panama Canal commission, boasts a Kentucky father and a Tennessee mother. Mrs. and Miss Rogers have just returned from a long European absence during which the finishing touches were given to Miss Rogers education. Father and daughter are expert equestrians. MT. and Mrs Reid Rogers, always notable hosts here have taken a house in Washington for the winter
 Miss Lucy Hoke Smith, daughter of the new senator from Georgia, remembered as one of the attractive children of the cabinet of the Cleveland second admins tration, will make her Washington bow to old and new friends this winter. She too, is just from Europe.
 Mis- Mary Howry, youngest daughter oi Judge C. B. Howry, an ardent Mississip- plan, is another debutante. Miss Howry $ stermother, one of the notably handsome women of Washington, was formerly Mrs Buckingham Smith of Florida. Vivacious, versatile little Genevieve Clark may be one day the young lady of the White House, daughter of the speaker of the House, while not making an off cial debut, will figure largely and enthu- siastically In festivities for the young | folks this season. She is already decided | host, who can't ''come out" as her mother quaintly says, because Genevieve has never been in
 Miss Margaret Draper, granddaughter of the late Gen. William Preston of Lex ington, Ky, whose brilliant debut two years ago was extinguished by the imme- diate death of her father. Gen. William F. Draper, former ambassador to Italy. will make practically her second debut this winter, after a long absence in Eu- rope with her mother. The Draper man. sion is being put in readiness for imme- diate occupancy. Miss Draper, stately and Anglo-Saxon in type, is one of the wealthiest girls in Washington.