The Washington herald., 1911-12-16


Mr.. Louis Bacon, of Boston. They were
Miss Taft. the Misses Meyer, daughters
of the Secretary of the Navy: Miss AL
drich. Miss Draper, Miss Harriet South
erland Mr. and Mrs. Preston Gibson,
Mr. PIatt Andrew, Assistant Secretary OF
the Treasury; Mr.. Samuel Eliot, Mr.. Car
roll Count Ivan Csekonies de Zsombolta ct
lanova, of the Austro-Hungarian En-
bassy stan; NJ. Maugras, of the French
| Embassy staff. and Mr.. Horstmann' OF
the German Embassy stan.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Meyer entertained at a small dance
for young people last evening and had
among the guests the dinner company of
the German Ambassador and Countess
Won BernStorff.
Mrs. BENJAMIN F. PiIson announces the
engagement Of her daughter Zelma to
Ensign Robert Pollock Cutler, U. s. N.
The wedding will take place January IL.
1t will be quite private, owing to the re-
cent death of the brides father. The
BRIDEGROOM Is attached to the Mississ-
ippi, now stationed at Philadelphia
Senator Du Pont entertained a company
at dinner last evening at his home in
| Massachusetts avenue.
The marriage OF Mrs. D. P. McCart-
ney to Capt. Harold P. Morton, U. S.
n. will take place at noon on December
p. in the home of Mrs. Mccartney and
her sister. Mrs Irwin, Rev. Edward
Buckley, of St Matthew's Church, officiat-
| ing Only the members Of the two fam
| lilies will be present, and the bride ana
| bridegroom will take a short wedding
| trip, after which they will be at home
for the present at Stoneleigh Court.
where the former has lived for some
| time.
Mrs. Frederick E. Chaplin entertained
dinner company last evening in honor
of Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers, a bud
of this season, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Reid Rogers, of New York.
The company was a large one, and
| among the young people were Miss Mer-
riam. Miss HELEN. Lieut.. Rogers, and Mr..
| William Marrow.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Christian Hemmick en-
tertained at a large and brilliant recep-
tion yesterday from to o'clock, in
their studio house in street. Mrs.
Horace Westcott and Miss Sheridan pre-
sided in the ,lining-roOm. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hemmick received the guests in the won
derful studio. which is distinctly Roman
| in type and atmosphere, probably unlike
any other room in the United States, and
distinctly artistic. Mrs. Hemmick wore a
| gown of white satin with a sheath oil
| pearls forming a sort of tunic, and over
| her shoulder hung an artistic SCARF OIL
| gray shaded liberty satin. The stairway
leading to the studio was festooned with
Il Southern smilax and studded thickly with
| poinsettia In the dining-room on the
dainty with silver and green effects. The
table had white hyaCinths and narcissuS
I'm silver vases and baskets, and the can
| dies had exquisite shades of pale green
| with silver filigTee and silver fringe
| Among the guests were the German Am
| bassador and Countess Won Bernstorn
the French Ambassador and Mime. Jusse'
rand, Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Mckenna
Mrs. Robley d. Evans and Mrs. Sewall
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Mrs. Sheridan
and the Misses Sheridan, Mrs. Rucker
Mrs. William Barret Ridgely, Mr.. and
| Mrs. George Y. McLanahan. Mrs. Loring
| and the Misses Loring, Mrs. McCauley
and Miss McCauley, Mrs. John Rodgers
Miss Sheriff., Mrs George Whitfield
Brown Mrs. Russell Train. Mr.. and
Mrs. Myron w. Whitney. Mrs. Finley and
the Misses Finley. and DIR. and Mrs
Alfred Hopkins.
Miss Genevieve Clark, daughter Of the
Speaker of the House and Mrs. Clark
will be the guest for the Christmas sea
son of Representative and Mrs. Curtis
Gregg at their home in Greensboro, Pa
Miss Clark left Washington yesterday
for New York. where she will be the
guest for a week of Col. and Mrs. John
/ Temple Graves.
Mime. Rivero, wife OF the Cuban Minis
ter, entertained at a tea yesterday after
noon at the legation. She was assisted
hv the Minister'S sister, Miss Adelaide
| Martin; Mrs. Henry Allen Cooper, wife
Of the Representative from Wisconsin;
Mrs. Huntington Wilson, wife of the AS
sistant Secretary of State, and Miss
Elena Calderon. daughter Of the Minis
ter from Bolivia.
The Misses Colhoun will not be al
home to their friends until January l
when they will receive informally or
Fridays during the season.
The Deborah Knapp Chapter of the D
A. r. gave a musicale and reception al
the Portner last evening.
Mai and Mrs. John NJ. Carson, whC
celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of
giving up their house and taking al
apartment at the Sherman, corner Of
L and Fifteenth streets.
Mrs. Huntington Jackson entertained al
luncheon yesterday.
Miss Estelle Crane, who will be present
ed to society on December %, entertained
at a luncheon for buds yesterday, and
had as her guests Miss Noyes, Miss
Brooks. Miss Richardson, Miss Taylor
Miss Oracle. Miss Ffllebrown, Miss Vail
and Miss Antoinette Ray.
Mrs. George William Mcl-anahan ha'
left Washington to spend the winter IN
California with her brother. Her home
lI6OI Twenty-first street, has been leased
by Mr.. and Mrs James Low Hartman
of New York.
A very pretty wedding was solemnizeo
at Salem Reformed Chapel, Harrisburg
Pa, on December 5, by the Rev. DR.. E N
Kramer. who united in marriage Mrs
Maud R. Tayloe, of Monroe, WIS, and
Mr.. John n. Bixler, of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bixler will be at home
to their friends after January at their
residence, 1923 Franklin street.
Miss Mary Stead entertained at tes
yesterday afternoon in her home in
Seventeenth street.
Miss Celestine Finley was hostess a
a debutante's luncheon yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Neale were host!