Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-24
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY.
THERE WILL BE A WHITE
HOUSE CHRISTMAS TREE.
Dances On Tonight and Tomorrow.
Debutantes-Personal
Notes.

NOLcS.
The White House will have the first
Christmas tree of the Taft administra-
ton tonight and tomorrow. 1t is being
prepared for the two young SONS of Mrs.
Laughlin, who with her boys, will spend
Christmas and the interval until the
President and Mrs. Taft return at the
White House.
Miss Taft will dine tonight with
young party at Mrs. George Harrison S,
Wyoming avenue. Miss Leila Harrison Is
debutante this winter
The party will go on to the Aleshire
dance.
Two dances engage attention tonight
that at the Country Club, with Mr.. Wood
bury Blair. Mr.. jerome Bonaparte Mr.
Chandler Hale, Mr. William Hit. MI
Alec Legare, Mr.. Hugh Legare, Col.
Charles l.. McCawley, Col Henry May.
Mr. Edward A. Mitchell and MIR. Frank
Mitchell as hosts. which will be preceded
by number of dinners. and that at the
home of Gen. and Mrs. Aleshire, for their
debutante daughter, Miss Dorothy Ale
shire, and her holiday guests.
For the younger set Mrs. Richardson
Glover will also entertain the associates of
her daughter. Miss Beatrice Glover, at a
dance tonight.
Mrs Reyburn's dance and Mrs. Hor-
ace Wylie's afternoon party for her emil
dren and for their elders in the evening
are Christmas events.
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham entertained at dinner last night
for their sOn-n-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Albert Akin of New York, VINO
are here to spend several weeks with
them Their other guests were Col. and
Mrs. Spencer Cosby, Lieut.. Commander
and Mrs. Walter II. Gherardi, Miss
Marion Oliver. Miss Gamble. Miss Jen-
nings Miss Coleman, Miss Elizabeth Har-
| Ian, William Marshall Bullitt, solicitor
general; Mr.. Alsara. Mexican second sec
| rotary; Andrew Kalpasscniffok. Russian
attache; Lord Eustace Percy. British third
secretary; A. Kerr Clark Kerr, British
third secretary: Reginald Huidekoper and
| Francis Hagner.
Mrs. Lloyd W. Bowers dinner dance last
night in compliment to Miss Ethel Moves
was attended by Miss Helen Taft, Mr..
| Robert Taft and their guest. Mr.. JON
NJ. Even. jr.. of Chicago: Miss Esther
Slater of Boston. Miss Margaret Draper,
Miss Hildegarde Nagel, Miss HELEN, Miss
Oge, Miss Marion Wise. Miss Sophy John
ston. Miss Eleanor Reyburn, Miss Mar
garet Perrin, Miss Eudora Glover. Miss
Gladys Hinckley, Miss Frances Noyes.
Miss Margaret Cotton Smith. Miss Leila
| Harrison Miss Frances Hoar. Miss Nc
Cauley, Miss Ruth Wales, Miss Martha
| Bowers. Mr.. Clarence Hay. Mr.. Hart, Mr..
Guy Emerson, Mr.. Butler Ames, Mr.. Cot
ton Smith, Mr.. Franklin Ellis. Mr.. Law
rason Riggs. Mr.. Samuel Elliott of Bos-
| ton, Mr.. Duncan Phillips, Mr.. Lee Jones,
Mr.. Newbold Moves. DR.. Grayson. L. S.
N; Capt. Newbold, Capt. Lewis Little, L.
| S. A.; Lieut.. Raymond Rodgers, I. s. n.
| Lieut.. George Harrison and Mr.. Thomas
Bowers. who is home from Harvard for
the holidays. The party was still fur
| Their augmented by the fifty other guests
| arriving for the dance. which filled the
rest of the evening.
| Judge and Mrs. Sidney Ballou gave a
theater party to see the Hawaiian play
| last night and afterward entertained their
| guests, Secretary and Mrs. Fisher. DR..
and Mrs. Cary Langhorne, Lieut.. and
Mrs. Timmons and Col. Biddle. "a Ha-
! waiian supper served at the Connecticut.
| where they spending the winter. The
| table was arranged with typical Ha-
waiian scene and figures. and many
| Hawaiian dainties were served.
| Rev. DIR. McKim, rector of the Epiph-
any Church, performed the marriage GER
emony yesterday for Miss Virginia Mere
dith Darracott and DIR. William j. French.
son of Mrs. Robert Miller The home of
Mr. and Mrs. Miller was decorated with
smilaX, laurel and holly. The bride was
| escorted by Brig. Gen. John NJ. Wilson,
and wore "A gown of pink charmeuSe,
combined with shadow lace and pearl
trimmings, and juliet cap of pearls fin
| iShed with white plume. She carried d
shower of bride roses and lilies of the
valley. The ceremony was followed by a
| collation., for which the table decorations
We're in pink. with ccnterpiece of pink
roses. DR.. French and his bride left dur
| ing the afternoon for "a short wedding
| trip, the bride going away in brown
| costume. with brown furs. They will be
home after ten DAYS at ia: 18th street.
Mrs. Preston Gibson received last night
at the Christmas party of the dancing
class held at the Playhouse. The class
expects to hold other Monday night meet
ings throughout the winter. with some of
the events in fancy dress. holiday
spirit pra4ailed, not only in decorations.
but in the features of the entertainment
planned After supper Christmas tree
was disclosed on the stage, and from it
later Santa Claus (Mr. Preston Gibson)
distributed gifts with humorous signifi-
canoe.
Mrs. Meyer has recalled her invitations
| to dance December 81, owing to the
| sudden death of her cousin.
The marriage OF Miss Clara Lewis John
! son and MIR. Joseph Alexander Kendrick
took place at st. Patricks Church last
| evening, with Rev. Father McNamara
l
Rev. Mgr. Russell Rev. Father w j
| Carroll. Rev. l. F.. Michigan and Rev
| Father James A. Smythe.
The bride. who is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Johnson of this city
was attired in a white broadcloth suit
and white picture hat, and carried a
| shower bouquet of bride roses and lilies
| of the valley.
| Miss Mamie kendrick, a cousin of the
| groom, was the maid of honor Mr. Wal.
| lace Kendrick, the groom's brother, was
| best man.
| The ushers We're Mr.. Walter \. McMil.
| Ian and Mr.. j. r. Everett
| Reverdy Johnson. who was at one time
| minister to the court of st. James Mr.
| kendrick is a son of Mr.. and Mrs
| Thomas Kendrick of Ripley. Md. He is
| a graduate of ST. Johns College, Annap-
oils. Md, class of 1909. and member
| of the Pi Phi Fraternity
Mr.. and Mrs. kendrck. Immediately
| after the ceremony and congratulations
| of their many friends left for Norfolk
and points south.
| Mr.. Kendrck is a professor i'm the sci
| entific department of the high school al
| Homecoming, Nd, where the couple will be
! at home after January II, and where they
| will reside.
| Mr.. Bernard b. White. jr L. S. n,
| is spending the holidays with his mother