Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18
vHE army and navy reception at
the White House Tuesday night
winds up the gayeties for a

I while anyway. Ash Wednesday
| comes this week. The seven
week run has been rather smooth and ha:
been tremendously interesting to the deb
utantes, who will now welcome a chance
to rest or at least to change their plans
of enjoyment Already number of Of
fiicial departures for other sights anG
scenes have been noted and the list OF
| March will see many more. Lectures
and musicals will replace the amusements
| of the last three months, though society
| has manifested its regard for both
| straight through the winter. High-grade
affairs for charity as well as for persona.
| ends will be frequent enough to monopo'
lie any free afternoons and evenings OF
the next seven weeks, so many and va.
ried are the scheduled events. Roller
| skating for sweet charity is certainly a
much easier method as well as pastime
| than the sewing bee of loved memory
can ever be made again unless on sum-
mer hotel porch, and SO that will have its
adherents in the front line Of the more
frivolous pursuits. Dances of tomorrow
night will include the hop at Fort Myer
Mr.. and Mrs Henderson's old-time dane
| ing meeting in honor of the Congress
sional Club and the costume dance al
| the Playhouse for the dancing class. Mr.
I ana CToHSHdW are StSO W NC AOStS
| of a dance at the New Willard for theil
debutante daughter. AS announced sew
| era1 days ago, Mrs. Meyers Pierrot anC
Pierrette dance, originally set for tomor
row night, has been postponed until April
s, as she will stay at Hamilton. Mass
with her son, whose leg was broken a few
| days ago.
Mrs. Taft entertained the wives of the
members of the cabinet and other friends
! at musical yesterday afternoon, when
Miss Alice Nielsen sang and Mr.. b
Romano Simmons was at the piano.
Miss Helen Taft dined with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh Legare last night and later
attended the small dance given by the
Misses ingalls,, daughters Of Mr.. ane
Mrs Melville E. ingalls,, at their home
on 18th street
Miss Mary H. Wiborg and her sister
Miss Olga Wiborg, are the guests OF the
Misses ingalls,.
| The new Japanese ambassador, Wis
count Sutemi Chnda- and Viscountess
| Chinda landed in San Francisco last Fri.
day and are expected to arrive at the
embassy here next Thursday afternoon.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand will entertain at dinner tomorrow
night.
/ The British ambassador and Mrs
/ Bryce will give an afternoon reception
! tomorrow for the Australian student
| visitors.
| The German ambassador and Countess
| Won Bernstorff will go to New York next
week and will entertain here at dinner
| March 1.
The Chinese minister and his family
circle celebrated the Chinese New Year
yesterday at the legation. They had nc
outside guests.
The Russian ambassador and Nine.
| Bakhmeteff dined with the Spanish min
lister and Nine. Riano at the Spanish le-
| present.
| Senator and Mrs William s. Kenyon
entertained the Iowa congressional dele
| cation and other 1oWanS at dinner last
night at Rauscher's.
| The table was arranged in the small
ballroom, and had an effective decoration
| of pink roses, carnations and ferns.
| Mrs. Kenyon received in a gown of pink
charmeuse, yelled in hydrangea-blue
| tulle and trimmed with shadow lace.
| The guests were the Secretary of Agri-
culture, Mr.. Wilson; Senator and Mrs:
| Albert B. Cummins. Representative and
| Mrs. Ebert II. Hubbard. Representative
and Mrs. S. F.. Prouty, Representative and
| Mrs James W. Good. Representative and
| Mrs. n. E. Kendall, Representative and
Mrs. William r. Green, Representative
and Mrs. Horace M. Towner Representa-
sentative Charles A. Kennedy, Repre-
sentative Frank P. Woods. Representa-
tive Gilbert n. Haugen. Representative
| l. S. Pepper, Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Wei
Mrs. Weston, Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Dawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Connell, Mr.. and Mrs.
| Chantland, Mrs. John F. Duncombe CT
/ Iowa, mother of the hostess. and her
| sister-in-law, Mrs. William E. Duncombe
A large and brilliantly attended hop, the
| third of the series held this season, took
place last night at the navy yard. More
| than thousand young people, including
debutantes Of this and last year and near
| ly all the young officers stationed around
Washington, were present. Mrs. Beatty,
wife of the commandant, received the
| guests, and the presentations were made
| by Lieut.. c. r. P. Rodgers.
The ballroom was decorated with palms
and flags. and buffet supper was served
during the evening.
The committee in charge of the dance
included the chairman, Commander A. L..
Willard. Lieut. Commander D. e. Theleen,
Chaplain G. Livingston Bayard, Com
mander A. Althouse, Lieut.. c. r. r.
Rodgers, Maj. T. C. Treadwell, Surgeon
l.. w. Spratling. Pay Inspector H. f..
Biscoe and Lieut.. Commanders G.. L..
Smith. H. B. Soule, Lieuts. John Downes.
F. J. Cleary, Hugo Frankenberger, H. L..
Irwin. ]. V. Ogan, B. McCandless and A.
Sharp.
The officers Of the Dolphin and May
| flower gave dinners last night on board
their respective ships.
| Col. and Mrs. Garrard will entertain at
dinner tomorrow night before the formal
hop at Fort Myer.
| Capt. and Mrs. Taylor entertained at
dinner last night for their daughter, Miss
Dorothy Taylor, before the navy yard
hop. The guests were Miss Elizabeth
Crenshaw, Miss Parke Taylor of Rich
mond Va. the guest of Miss Taylor; Miss
Conan of Annapolis, Mr.. Hunt, Mr..
Baker Mr.. Roberts and DIR. Briscoe.
| Miss Eleanor Reyburn, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John f. Reyburn, entertained a
party at dinner last night, her guests go
ing later to the navy yard hop.
Miss Katherine Hitchcock was also a
dinner hostess of last night. her party
Her guests included her house guest,
miss Lacey Of Texas. Miss Charlotte
Munroe, Miss Lena Hitchcock, Mr. Min
netree, Miss Pilson, Mr.. Ellsworth and Mr..
Munroe.
Pay Inspector and Mrs. Biscoe enter
tanned last night at dinner before the
navy yard hop.
| Miss Temple was the hostess at a large
| luncheon at the New Willard yesterday.
/ given in compliment to Mrs. Turton and
| urba HE was arranged in the red room