Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-13
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CABINET DINNER ATTENDED
BY A BRILLIANT COMPANY.
Miss McCumber's Debut-0ther
Events-Coming Ones.
Notes.

The President and Mrs. Taft gave their
annual cabinet dinner last night. bring
ing together large company, which in
Guided number of out town guests.
Killarney roses and maidenhair ferns
adorned the table in the state dining
room. and the guests were the Secretary
of State and Mrs. Knox, the Secretary of
the Treasury and Mrs. MacVeagh, the
Secretary of War and Mrs. Stimson, the
Attorney General and Mrs Wickersham,
the Postmaster General, the Secretary of
the Navy and Mrs Meyer. the Secretary
of the Interior and Mrs. Fisher. the Sec
rotary of Agriculture. the Secretary of
Commerce and Labor and Mrs. Nagel,
former Vice President and Mrs. C. w.
Fairbanks, Senator Martin, Senator and
Mrs. Smoot, Senator Stone, Senator and
Mrs. Crane. Senator Brandegee. Senator
and Mrs. Curtis Senator and Mrs. Wet
more, Senator and Mrs. Root. Senator
and Mrs. O'Gorman, Representative +. II.
Gillett, Representative and Mrs James r.
Mann, Representative and Mrs. John j.
Fitzgerald, Representative A. P. Gard
ner, Representative and Mrs. Andrew j.
Peters, the secretary to the President
and Mrs. Hilles. former Senator and Mrs.
Eugene Hale, former Representative and
Mrs Herbert Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs. An
drew Carnegie, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Nelson Cromwell. Mr.: and Mrs. Cornelius
Vanderbilt. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft,
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolph Lewisohn, Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. c. Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. B. A.
Wallingford, jr.; Mrs Townsend. Mrs.
Laughlin. Mrs. Corbin, Miss Boardman,
Miss Maury, Miss Taft. Mr.. Otto T. Ban
nard Mr.. J. G. Schmidlapp. Mr. William
S. Tod, Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby,
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. John w.
Timmons and Maj. Thomas L. Rhoads.
Mrs. Taft will attend the Ysaye concert
this afternoon and will entertain in her
box Mrs. Harlan, Miss Harlan, Mrs.
Charles w. Rae and Mrs. Garrison Nc
Clintock.
Senator and Mrs McCumber presented
their attractive young daughter, Miss
Helen McCumber. yesterday at Rausch-
er's. to large gathering of their friends.
Official society generally and an impor-
tant representation from the senatorial
families paid compliments to the young
lady, who is the first of Senate debu-
tantes to be formally introduced. Mother
and daughter. the former in pink brocade
and crystal beaded lace and the latter
wearing one of the Drettiest gowns of
the winter-white charmeuse. with a
drapery of lace over the shoulders held
by satin bow and buckle of rosebuds-
made a pleasing picture as the guests en-
tered. The rooms in use were decorated
with plants and vines, and the wealth of
bouquets sent the debutante were held in
a lattice screen in the ballroom,
AT the tea table Mrs. Sutherland and
Mrs. Crane, wives of the Utah and Massa-
chusetts senators, respectively, presided.
and the other matrons and maids VINO
lent assistance to the hostess included
Mrs Ernest w. Roberts, Mrs. Charles
b. G. Humphreys. Mrs George X.
Nelson of Fargo. S. D.; Miss Car
RE Lee Chamberlain, Miss Sally Will
liams. Miss Florence Schneider, Miss
L0fh nrirl
Miss Doris Drain Miss Lanette Smith.
Miss Mary Lee Fleming. Miss Pattie
Morris, Katherine White, Miss Isabel
Lucey. Miss Ruth Nolan. Miss Eloise
Orme, Miss Edythe McQuade. Miss Beat,
rice Cameron Miss Mildred Barnes and
Miss Nelson of Fargo, n. d.
An orchestra played throughout the re-
ception.
The social events of today included
the luncheOns which Mrs. John Foote
gave at the Brighton for her grand
daughter Miss Esther Foote. and the lat
ters house guest, Miss Adelaide Chain of
Philadelphia. and Mrs David Stuart Cor
don, who entertained for her daughter-in-
law, Mrs. Robert V. Fleming.
Miss Margaret MARI gave card party
today for Miss Doris Drain and will en-
tertain similarly tomorrow for another
debutante, Miss Marie Adams.
The Congressional Club will be enter
tanned by a musical this afternoon, Mr..
Thomas E. Green being the soloist. Mrs.
Roberts, president of the club, will be as
sisted by Mrs. Swanson of Virginia. Mrs.
Townsend of Michigan, Mrs. Stephens of
Texas, Mrs. Sherley of Kentucky, Mrs.
Stevens of Minnesota and Mrs. Stone of
Illinois. Mrs. Underhill of New York and
Miss Wood of New Jersey will be at the
tea table.
134S Irving street northwest celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of their
wedding Wednesday evening. Many of
their friends. both from this city and
out of town. called to congratulate them
and to wish them continued happiness.
Among those present We're Rev. +. j.
Prettyman and Mrs Prettyman, Rev. E.
" Register and Mrs. REGISTER. Rev
w. H. Ramsey and Mrs. Ramsey. Capt.
John ]. Glover. Mr.. and Mrs. j. ID. Rob-
nett, Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Milan, Mr.. and