Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-07
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
MRS. TAFT AND DAUGHTER AT
TITANIC MEMORIAL BENEFIT.
Miss Wilmer and Miss Drain Make
Debuts Today-Dinners.
Hops-Notes.

Mrs. Taft and Miss Taft, Mrs. John
Hay and Mrs. John Hays Hammond were
in the Founders box yesterday at the
benefit performance given in New York
at the Century Theater, by which $4,000
was added to the womans Titanic me-
mortal fund. The Founders box and
Miss Esther Cleveland sold programs with
other debutantes.
Miss Taft returned last night and Mrs.
Taft is expected back today.
The Congressional Club gave its season
a brilliant opening yesterday, when the
large assembly room was filled to over
flowing by the delighted auditors of the
Baroness Won Suttner OF Austria, who
spoke on the progress of the peace move
ment. The baroness was frequently IN
terrupted by applause. The club, arrayed
In it's fresh attire, with flowers and plants
and music as festive touches, had very
Mrs Roberts, president of the club, re-
ceived the guests and presented them to
the baroness before the lecture, and the
sociabilities Of the tea hour were in
and Mrs. Beekman Winthrop. who pre-
sided at the table. The following also
assisted: Mrs. John Sharp Williams, Mrs.
Ehetus w. Sims, Mrs. William r. Smith,
Mrs. James Brown Scott, Mrs. randolph
r. Rapley and Mrs. w. N. Roach
Col and Mrs. Harry Foote Hodges
have sent out invitations for the mar
rage Of their daughter Frances to Lieut..
Albert Hilands Acher. Corps of Eng1-
neers. United States Army, Thursday aft
ernoon. January 2. at 3 O'Clock, at ST.
Johns Church, Washington.
Last night at the Officers Club at
Nyo ~; hor q
the winter series was held. Mrs. Bar
den, wife of Maj. Barden; Mrs. Jewett,
wife Of Capt. Jewett. and Mrs. Strong,
wife of Lieut.. Strong. received the guests,
mittee, Capt. Jewett. Capt. Wildly. Capt.
Robins, Lieut.. Darlington and Lieut..
Lyman.
Maj and Mrs. Barden gave dinner
preceding the hop. as did Maj and Mrs.
Fries, whose house guests at present.
California and Miss Barbara Stephens,
their debutante daughter: Capt. and Mrs.
Johnston. Lieut.. and Mrs. Strong, Lieut..
and Mrs. O'Connor and Lieut.. Reinecke,
were present. Capt. and Mrs Wildly
were also dinner hosts.
Gen. and Mrs. Albert Mills entertained
at dinner last night at their X street
Thompson and Mrs. Thompson. Gen.
William l.. Marshall and Mrs. Marshall,
Col. Slocum and Mrs Socum, Mrs. Ed
ward Burr. Miss MargerY Cotton. Gen.
Sharp and Maj. Winship made up the
party.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Drain will well
come their friends this afternoon at the
coming-out tea Of their young daughter,
Miss Doris Drain. Their assistants will
Rice, wife Of Maj Rice; Mrs. j. X. Stout.
Mrs. Berryhill. Miss Emily Long and
Mrs. Garrard. Others assisting will be
Miss Helen McCumber. Miss Valerie Gar
orme. Miss Marie Adams, Miss Anna
Mari, Miss Marguerite Mari, Miss Eliza
beth Fulton, Miss Alice Miller of Mil
waukee and Miss Dorothea Stevens OF
Moline, Ill.
Miss Rebekah Wilmer is a debutante
Of this afternoon and will be presented al
large tea In the new home of hei
parents, DR.. and Mrs. Wilmer, on r
street.
Chaplain Livingston Bayard Of the
navy will officiate at the marriage to-
night Of Miss Audrey Lucille Palmer and
Mr. Benjamin Franklin Mays Of Edge
field, S. c. Miss Lillian Palmer will at
tend her sister and Mr.. Calhoun Mays
will be best man for his brother.
Messrs. J. Baker Green. j. Camden
Brady. Horace Gusts and Everhard Clark
clergyman and the ushers are fraternity
brothers of the bridegroom. The out-of-
town relatives here for the event include
Miss Madge Mays of South Carolina, Mr..
and Mrs. r. NJ Hutchinson, DIR. and Mrs.
Hutchinson, Miss Hutchinson, Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ S. Palmer, Mrs. Florida Hutchin-
son and Miss Kathleen Leith all of Vir-
ginia. and Mr.. w. D. Allen of South
Carolina.
After January l the couple will reside
at the Wellesley apartment. this city.
Mrs. Ten Eyck Wendell had a party of
debutantes at a luncheon today to meet
her guest Miss Cornelia Barclay daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Sackett Barclay, of
New York, for whom Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Clapp will give a dinner to-
night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Horner Davis of
Judge G. w. Atkinson of 1900 18th street
northwest the past few days, have gone
home.
Mrs. G. w. Atkinson. wife a Judge
Atkinson, will not be at home Mondays
in December.
Mrs. Roberta L. Minor announces the
marriage Of her daughter, Marie F.
Minor of Virginia. and Elma c. Thorne
of Washington. D. c., December 5. 1912.
Mrs Horatio Nelson Slater gave q
dance last night for her daughter. Miss