Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-16
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
A WHITE HOUSE DANCE FOR
NEW YEAR NIGHT.
Luncheons and Teas for the Debu-
tantes-Ball Tonight.
Personals.

The dance which was to have been
given at the White House on the evening
of the 18th for Master Charles Taft and
his friends has been postponed until New
Year night, as he will accompany the
President and Mrs Taft on their trip to
Panama this week.
Miss Elsie Aldrich will remain some
days longer at the White House with
Miss Taft. Other recent weekend guests
there have gone home.
| The American ambassador to Mexico
| and Mrs. Wilson, who are spending sew
eral days at the Willard. We're the honor
guests at luncheon at the Chevy Chase
! Club today, when Mrs. Harold Walker
! was the hostess.
Miss Amary!lis Gillett entertained at a
| luncheon today in compliment to Miss
| Virginia LIE Seure, niece of Miss Can
non. and a debutante this week.
Miss Gilletts other guests We're Miss
| Miss Dorothy Aleshire, Miss Esther
Foote. Miss Leila Harrison. Miss Bayne,
Miss Ruth Hitchcock, Miss Howry. Miss
Stockton and Miss Gage of Philadelphia,
who is the guest of Miss Dorothy Ale
shire.
Mrs. Fred bennett will give tea for
young people Tuesday, December "A. from
10 y o CLOCK, meet MISS Dorothy
Shuey and Miss Beth ORourke. Com
missioner and Mrs. bennett are now re-
siding at 1883 q street.
The Dupont Social Club held its De-
cember dance at the Cairo apartment Sat
urday evening last. The program con-
sisted of twenty dances and a grand
| march. the latter being led by Mr.. Harold
S. Miner and Miss Nellie V. Mess. The
reception committee, members of the
club. was composed of Misses Cora l..
Hopkins. Hazel F. McQuay. Virginia G..
Hunter Pearl +. Jenkins. Ada NJ. Craver,
Nellie V. Mess. Margaret y. McAllister
and Messrs Frank w. Hoover, J. Walter
Nose. William S. Hammers, DIR. William
d. F'itzhugh and DR.. Oscar B. Hunter.
| The guests included Misses zimmerman
| Spruce. Walling. Fletcher. Ray. Strong,
| Carthy, Brockman. Davis. Bomberger,
| Farrer, Greene, Koogle Dick Keisecker
| McNab, Nolan. Mrs. Rogers. and Messrs
| Clark. Rowe. Martin, Smith. LANCE
| Perry. Miller. Shedd, Muret. Gwynn
Shultz. Kenny, Mueller. Coker, Cox, Brit
tingham, Altizer. Shaw, Mozingo. Hoff-
man. Freehafer. Robey Rogers, johnson
Mackey and many other friends of the
| members of the club.
| The dance was chaperOned by Mr.. and
| Mrs. Edwin A. Mess and Mrs Charles B.
| Strong.
The ball tonight at the New Willard for
| the benefit of the Working Boys Home
| has aroused social attention as the first
| large affair of it's kind this winter and
| promises to be a great success.
| The officers and committee in charge of
| the dance are Mrs. Walter Tuckerman
| president; Mrs. Walter Wilcox. first vice
| president: Mrs. Cary Langhorne second
vice president: Mrs. George Rowland
| Chase. treasurer: Miss Hildegard Nagel
Miss Sophy Johnston and Miss Julia
Whiting, secretaries.
Miss Helen McCumber. daughter of
Senator and Mrs McCumber, at whose
debut party last week nearly 40 guests
| assembled, was hostess today at a lunch
con at the New Willard for debutantes
of this season and other young friends
The table decorations We're in pink
and Miss McCumber's guests included
Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain, NJ IS
barbara Stephens. Miss Doris Drain.
Miss Florence Schneider, Miss E,dythe
katherine White. Miss EIoise Orme.
Miss Marie Adams. Miss Katherine
Birney, Miss Ruth Wheaton. Miss Ruth
Nolan: Miss Mildred Barnes. Miss
Miss Nellie Howard. Miss beatrice
Cameron, Miss Adelaide Chain of Phila-
delphia and Miss Dagney Nelson of
| Fargo, \. u.
Mr.. William Whiting Andrews. who
| has recently been charge d'affaires oc
the American legation at Panama is
expected Thursday to join Mrs. Andrews
and son at the Grafton. Mr.. Andrews
will remain Il month in this city before
proceeding to- his new post as secre-
| tary of legation at Lisbon, Portugal.
| Miss Jennie NJ. Behrend, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Behrend was married
! yesterday at their home in Baltimore
| 1892 West North avenue, to Mr.. Gabriel
Solomon of this city.
| Deep clusters of SmilaX almost hid the
walls of the library, where the ceremony
| took place. The bride, wearing be-
| coming dress of white satin. trimmed
| in crystal and carrying lilies of the val
| ley. was attended by her sister. Miss
Grace Behrend. The maid of honor wore
pink scharmeuSe with chiffon over
dress and carried sweet peas. The
groom was attended by his brother, Mr.
| Joseph Solomon.
Following the ceremony reception
was held The dining room was beau
tifully arranged and decorated. Mr.. and
Mrs. Solomon left at night for we'd
| ding trip north. and will come to this
| city to reside.
Mrs. Edison Bradley IN to give re-
n her. residence on DuOOnt Circle