Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-01

Blanche Wright. Lorraine Saur, Alethea
Hurley, Eva Baker. Bessie Lacey, Ellie
Allen, Mary Baurman. Emma and Mae
Grigsby and Mary Murray and Messrs.
Richard A. Ford, J. H. Broderick. Frank
lin Beda. w. H. Radel. Lemuel Windsor.
Ira Dean Phillips, Edwin Moncrief, H. 0.
Foster, Eugene JefferS, Albert, Raymond
and George Norton and Charles w. Bar
bour.
Maj. and Mrs. Charles F. Larrabee of
21st street will not be in Washington this
winter. Owing to the continued illness of
the latter, they purpose, under the ad-
vice of her physician to spend the winter
In the more rigorous climate of the north.
However. her many friends will be glad
to know that she is convalescing. Their
son Sterling is in the Philippine Islands.
The debut tea for Miss Edith Temple
Oracle the daughter of Col. and Mrs.
Archibald Oracle. was a very happy event
yesterday afternoon. several hundred
friends Offering compliments and con-
gratulations to the young lady. who stood
in bower of roses near her mother to
receive. Mrs. Oracle wore a French dress
of hand-embroidered pearl-tinted chiffon
over pale blue satin, and carried bou-
quet OF lilies of the valley. The attrac-
tive young debutante was in white satin
with an overdrapery of white crepe de
chine. with marabOu and pearl trim
mings. She carried a bouquet of lilies of
LnS valley anu OTCHlQS, anu d great Gus.
ter Of pink roses also. The bouquets
sent her adorned several adjoining rooms,
and there were palms and foliage plants
on all sides for background.
Miss Margaret Gaze assisted the host
ess, as did also Miss Doris Bissell of
Newport, house guest; Miss Anna
Portner, Miss Dorothy Taylor, Miss
Louise Walsh. Miss Mary Howry, Miss
Ellen Ffllebrown, Miss Margaret Caper-
ton. Miss Frances Hodges, Miss Mildred
Adelaide Cn1n Eliza.
beth Mccartney, Miss Elizabeth Parker
Crenshaw and Mrs. Lorimer Graham.
An orchestra played throughout the
reception and for the informal dance
and the men who stayed on after the
tea or came in later.
Miss Isabelle Collins and Miss Marian
Anderson have gone to Prince Georges,
Md, to a house party for the holidays.
Mrs. George Mack Of Brentwood. Md,
announces the marriage of her brother.
Mr. Bailey s. Peacock, and Miss Miriam
Won Pragen Of Philadelphia, November
8, at Boston, Mass.
Miss Gladys Hinckley. who is the guest
at their home in the Green Spring val
ley, attended the hunt breakfast given by
the parents of the former, Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter B. Brooks. at their home, Brook
ueiQ. dIIcT tile JOlul IucctulSS VI tAC
Green Spring valley. Elkridge and Pa
tapsco hounds. They had among their
200 guests the following from out of town:
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Houston Henry
and Mr.. George Widener of Philadelphia,
Mr.. Roscoe c. Bulmer of Annapolis, Miss
Laura Merriman, Miss Gladys Hinckley
and Mr. Franklin Ellis of Washington
and Capt. Sowerby of the British en-
bassy.
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niece of the bride. was flower girl at
the wedding yesterday in Baltimore of
Miss M. Otilia Ripple and Mr.. Theodore
Heckwolf.
Maj. Gen. and Mrs. George L. Gillespie
entertained at dinner last night in honor
of Maj. Gen. Brooke, former governor
of Cuba, and Mrs. Brooke. who are spend
ing a short time in Washington. The
other guests were Maj. Gen. George w.
Davis. former governor of the Canal
Zone: Miss Davis, Brig. Gen. and Mrs. NJ
". Sheridan, Gen. and Mrs. McCrea, Mrs.
A. E. Bates and Mrs. Baker, widow of
Col. Baker.
Mrs Calderon Carlisle of Washington
announces the engagement of her daugh-
ter. Miss Mary Carlisle, to Mr. Walter
Bruce Howe of New York and Washing
ton. youngest son of the late Walter
Howe Of New York.
Several hundred guests were entertained
at the breakfast given by Mr.. and Mrs.
John r. Mclean at Friendship today,
among them being several cabinet men,
bers and their wives. the ambassadors and
ministers accredited to Washington, Rep
resentative and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Mrs. Hunt Slater. Miss Mabel Boardman,
Miss Harriet Switzerland. Lee McClung,
and a large number of persons from resi-
dent and official society.
Among those who have taken boxes for
the recital to be given at the Play House
tomorrow afternoon by MRS. Starbuck
and Mrs. Hale, for the benefit OF the
Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital.
is Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell, at whose
home recently Mrs. Hale sang.
Midshipman Roger w. Paine, U. S. NJ.
attached to the battleship Kansas, now at
the Norfolk navy yard. is spending two
days of Thanksgiving leave with his par
erts Mr.. and Mrs. e. E. Paine, at their
home, 1905 18th street. Midshipman Paine
has recovered fully from recent severe
surgical operation.
On the evening of Tuesday, November
"a Mr.. and Mrs H. II. Leizear enter
tanned q number of friends. Music ana
pleasing games were the events OF the
evening. Those present were MI r..
Shanks of Kentucky, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
c. Bean Of Indian Head. Mrs. G. Wells.
Mr.. L. w. Bowen of Denver. Colo; Mr.
]. w. O'Boyle of Harpers Ferry. w. va;
Mrs. e. McClary. Mrs. Merchant, Miss
ence Thomas, and Miss Hazel and Master
Kenneth Leizear.
Mrs Caroline Copley wemple OF Chau-