Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-14
lin THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
FIRST STATE DINNER AT
WHITE HOUSE TONIGHT.
Miss Ellen Douglas Fillebrown the
Debutante of Today-0ther
Events-Personals.

! The President and Mrs. Taft will en-
terrain at the first state dinner in honor
of the cabinet tonight
| Owing to the absence Of the Secretary
OF State and Mrs. Knox, who are in New
York for the marriage OF their son. Mr.
Hugh Knox, and Miss Katherine McCook
the Secretary of the Treasury and Mrs
MacVeagh will be the ranking couple
Miss Ellen Douglas FTllebrown, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. John Potts File
brown. will be the debutante of today.
Among those who will assist at her tea
this afternoon are Miss Emily Beatty,
Miss Dorothy Taylor, Miss Kathryn
Hitchcock, and her guest, Miss Foote of
Fort Howard, Md; Miss Elizabeth
Bowen of Pottstown, Miss Dorothy lie
Due, Miss Mary Webb. Miss Estelle
Crane, Mrs. Potts and Miss Potts.
Mrs. lie Merle and Miss *. S. File
brown will preside at the tea table.
y supper for the receiving party will
follow.
1t was stated at the White House to-
day that it had been found necessary to
change the date of the Supreme Court
dinner from Tuesday, January 80, to
The German ambassador and Countess
Won Bernstorf gave a dinner last night in
compliment to the Russian ambassador
were Mr.. Justice Holmes ard Mrs.
Holmes Senator Lippitt of Rhode ISLAND.
the Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop the charge daft
flares of Sweden and Nine. Ekengren,
Mrs. Warder. Mrs. Merritt. Mr.. and Mrs
George Howard. Count Nostitz and the
counselor of the embassy and Nine. Han
iel.
Col. Francis Cotton and Miss Margery
Cotton entertained at dinner last evening
for Miss Helen Taft The guests included
Gen. Clarence Edwards and Mrs Ed
wards. Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Gibson,
Commander and Mrs. Archibald f. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs Wolcott Tuckerman, Miss
Janet Mann of Troy, n. Y: Miss Mary
Sheridan. Miss Dorothy Williams. Miss
Laura Merriam. the Postmaster General,
Maj. Blanton Wfnship, Lieut. Adolphus
Andrews. MIR. Theron Catlin and Mr..
Samuel Eliot.
Miss Cotton will give a breakfast De-
cember n in honor Of Miss Switzerland
and Ter tiance, Mr.. Louis Bacon of Bos-
ton.
The first secretary of the American en-
baSsy at St. Petersburg and Mrs. George
Post Wheeler were luncheon guests of the
President and Mrs. Taft at the White
House today.
They are leaving tonight for Cincinnati,
where the characterization of Mrs. Wheel
er's book Satan Sanderson' is being
played.
Mrs. Wheelers nom de plume is Halle
Erminie Rives.
Miss Virginia MILAN, who makes her
debut tomorrow afternoon at the family
residence on Park road northwest, has
chosen her receiving list as follows: Miss
Helen Hardy. Mss Emily Beatty. Miss
Kathryn Hitchcock. Miss Dorothy Taylor,
Mss Margaret Strother Smith. Miss AM
paro River. Miss Frances Effinser, Miss
McCaully Miss Anne Seymour Jones'
Miss Eliza beth Parker Crenshaw. Miss
Helen Coopert Miss MAY, Miss Esther
s. Cooper, Miss Glenda MILAN and Miss
Crenshaw 49, =
Miss AmarylIis Gillett gave luncheon
today in honor of her two nieces. Miss
Lemira Gllett Hill and Miss Barnes.
The other guests were Louise Bayne.
Miss Lenora Finley, Miss Celestine Fin.
ley. Miss Elizabeth Munford. Miss Eliza
Miss Morgan, Miss Marguerite Caperton.
Miss Hitchcock, Miss Estelle Crane. Miss.
Amy Richardson, Miss Deshiell, Miss
Dorothy Gray Brooks and Miss Mary
HILL
Mrs Fletcher wife of Admiral Fletcher,
will give tea today.
Mrs Steven Beckwith Ayres and Miss
Ayres of 1920 Massachusetts, avenue will
give a reception this afternoon from
to 6 o'clock.
Mrs Biddle, wife of the commandant Of
the marine barracks, will be the hostess
at a large tea today at her home at the
marine barracks.
Mrs Rzard, daughter of the hostess,
who is on visit, will assist in receiving.
Mrs Gulick, wife of Capt Quick, will
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