Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-09
IN THE WORLDOF SOCIETY
CARDS OUT FOR WHITE HOUSE
DANCE DECEMBER 20.
Miss Mary Howry's Debut Party
This Afternoon-Other Events.
Personals.

Mrs. Taft has issued cards for dance
at the White House December %, at 10
O'Clock.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham entertained at dinner last night
Their guests We're Mr.. Justice Holmes
and Mrs Holmes. Mr.. Justice Van De-
vanter and Mrs. Van Devanter Mr.. Jus;
tice Lamar and Mrs Lamar, Mr.. Justice
Brown, retired, and Mrs. Brown, the Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor and Mrs
Nagel. the solicitor general, Judge and
Mrs. Knapp, Judge and Mrs Mont gomery,
Chief Justice and Mrs. Shepard. Chief
Justice and Mrs. Clabaugh, Judge Will
liam A Maury and Miss Maury.
Nine. vassileff, wife of Commander
Vassilieff naval attache of the Russ. an
embassy entertained informally at lunch
con today.
Miss Mary Howy. daughter of Justice
md Mrs. Howy, will be introduced at a
arge tea this afternoon at the Washing
ION Club.
| The receiving party will include Mrs
! Whitehead of Atlanta, Miss Lucy Lyon
of Virginia, and Miss De Shell of Mis-
sissippi, house guests of Justice and Mrs
Howy. Mrs Chatard and Mrs. Richey
will preside at the tea table, and their
Lee Phillips. Mrs. Judson, Miss Gather
inc Weeks, Miss Eugene Pinchon, Miss
Emily Beatty, Miss Eleanor Reyburn,
Miss Mary Webb. Miss Marguerite Ca
perton and Miss Celestine Finley.
The Congressional Club held its first
| reception OF the season yesterday after
noon when the president of the club,
Mrs Mrs. Roberts, received, assisted by Mrs
Stephen y. Ayres of New York, Mrs.
Jack Beall of Texas and Mrs. Job Bar
nard.
Mrs. Charles l.. Bartlett of Georgia
and Mrs Thomas II. Anderson presided
at the tea table, which was prettily dec
Grated with white roses, carnations and
ferns.
The commandment of the marine bar
racks and Mrs William Biddle enter
tanned at dinner last night. Their guests
were Representative and Mrs. Foss, Ad-
| miral and Mrs. Howry, Capt. and Mrs.
Knapp DR. and Mrs. Dunbar and Capt
and Mrs. Gulick-
DR.. and Mrs. Fremont Smith gave a
dinner last night in honor of the Belgian
| minister and Nine 1avenith.
Mrs. Slater entertained at a small din
ner last night at her home on 18th
street.
Mrs Henry Randall Webb was the host
ess at tea yesterday afternoon. the sec
ond of a series of two given to present
her daughter Miss Mary Webb. The as
sistants were Mrs. Theodore Wilson. Mrs.
+. F. Ack.ey, Miss Louise Bayne, Miss
Rose Greedy and Miss Louise HELEN.
| The Misses Poole, daughters of Mr. and
Mrs. j. Sprigg Poole, were hosteSSes at a
tea yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
| Hannah Matthews, the debutante daugh-
ter of Mrs Henry stoddert Matthews
| Ellen Lane Williams presided in the din
ing room at the tea table. and assisting
| were Miss Laura Burleson, Miss Mil
bred Bacon, Miss Barbara Hoge Miss
| Ruth Reynolds of Boston, who Is visiting
Miss Matthews, and Miss Mary Harrison
of Baltimore, who Is the house guest Of
| the Misses Poole.
| Capt. and Mrs. Beatty and Naval Con-
structor and Mrs. Taylor combined in
giving one Of the largest debutante teas
of the winter yesterday afternoon at the
commandments quarters at the navy yard.
The buds of the Afternoon We're Miss
Emily Beatty and Miss Dorothy Taylor,
daughters of the hosts.
The drawing room was lined with the
many handsome floral tokens sent the
two buds
Miss Beatty wore a gown of white lace
over satin, with touches of silver, and
carried a bouquet of violets and gar
denas.
Miss Taylor was in white satin, en-
broidered in pearls. and carried large
bouquet of pink roses and lilies Of the
valley.
Mrs. Beatty wore sage green chiffon
over old gold satin and Mrs. Taylor wore
black lace over white.
The band from the Mayfower played
throughout the reception.
Those assisting in receiving included
Capt and Mrs. Beatty's house party, Mrs.
George Barnett of Philadelphia, Mrs.
Daniel Keleher of Seattle, Mrs. T.. w.
Morse of New York. Mrs. A w. nds
of Annapolis, Miss Ann Bryan of Phila-
delphia, Miss Marguerite Gaffney of Seat
tie. the Misses Peachy. sisters of Mrs.
Beatty; Mrs. +. w. Mckeever. Miss Ce-
lestine Finley. Miss Elizabeth Moves Miss
Mary Howry Miss Marguerite Caperton.
Miss Elizabeth Reid Rogers. Miss Estelle
Crane, Miss Dorothy Brooks, Miss Ed
!; monia Adams, Miss Kathryn Hitchcock,
Miss Alice Dresel and Miss Elizabeth
Munford.
The commandant Of the navy yard and
Mrs. Beatty are entertaining at err
tonight in honor Of their house party. the
guests going on later to the Fort Myer
, hop.
Miss Elizabeth Parker Crenshaw will
give a luncheon January 3 for Miss Dor
, othy Taylor.
al Mrs. Sharp, widow of Capt. Alexander
, Sharp, u. S. Navy, is the guest Of Lieut..
and Mrs. Alexander Sharp at the navy
yard.