The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-12-04

and Mrs. Edward Mitchell
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Peyton Russell enter
tanned at q bridge party last night in
their residence In r Street
Miss Doris Drain gave q luncheon yes
terday for her friends who will assist at
her debutante tea on Saturday after
| noon.
Mr. Burton Holmes was dinner guest
of his aunt, Mrs. Stephens, at the
Brighton on Monday evening.
Miss Barbara Stephens, daughter Of
Representative and Mrs. Stephens, Of
California, will be presented to Wash
ington society at a large reception on
January Z at the Congressional Club. 1t
will be given by Mrs. Works, wife Of
Senator Works, and Mrs. Stevens.
Mrs. and Miss Stephens Will spend the
Christmas holidays in New York. They
are now visiting Capt. and Mrs. Fries at
| their quarters in the Washington Bar
racks. On their return from New York
they will take an apartment at Congress
Hail.
Mrs. susane oldberg and her sister,
Mrs. Frank p. Reside, will be at home
to-day at 21B Bancroft Place.
Capt. and Mrs. Amos A. Fries gave a
tea yesterday afternoon at their quarters
at the Washington Barracks in honor of
the officers and ladies' OF the post. Palms,
ferns, and pink roses formed the decora-
lions, and the tea table had a center
piece of Killarney roses and ferns. Mrs.
Atkinson. Mrs. Orwell. and Mrs. Endress
presided at the table. They were assisted
by number of the seasons debutantes-
Maj. and Mrs Sidney A. CIoman, who
are in New York for a brief stay, will
come to Washington on December IL.
and will remain at the New Willard until
December Q. after which date they will
go to California.
Miss Marjorie Cotton will leave Wash
ington on Friday for New York. where
she will sail for Porto Rico to visit her
brother. Gov. George r. Cotton. with
whom she usually spends the winter.
Mr.. Esmond Ovey. former second sec
rotary OF the British Embassy here, has
been sent by his government to Bulgaria.
Mr.. Ovey married Miss Blanche Emory.
daughter OF Rear Admiral and Mrs. Will
lam II. Emory, several years ago when
on duty in Washington.
Tho first OF ten musicaIes by Mr. Har-
old Randolph was given yesterday morn
ing at The Netherlands Legation.
Miss Martha Calvo and Miss Marie
Fisher have returned to Washington
from New York.
Representative and Mrs. William A.
Jones. OF Virginia, and Miss Anne Sey-
mour Jones have returned to Washington.
-. kal- n
Street, for the winter.
Senator and Mrs Gilbert Hitchcock
and Miss Ruth Hitchcock have arrived
in Washington and are stopping at the
New Willard.
Mrs. Robert ]. Wynne has returned to
this country from England. where she
, visited her married daughters.
Abdul Hak Hussein Bey. first sec
rotary OF the Turkish Embassy, and
Mime. Abdul Hak Hussein Bey have
returned to Washington. having spent
the last two months abroad.
The Harvard Musical Clubs, consist
ing of the Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
clubs, will give a concert at the New
Willard on New Years Eve. There are
fifty-two members of the clubs, who
will tour from city to city in their
special cars during the Christmas Holt
days. The Washington Harvard grad
yates are planning numerous entertain
ments for the undergraduates during
their stay here.
A number of debutantes as we'll as
several out-of-town girls will be in the
receiving line at the annual assembly of
the Order OF Washington to be held tbs
evening Of February q.
The place where the event will be
held will be decided upon at a meeting
Of the executive council of the order to
be held Thursday evening at the resi-
dence Of Rear Admiral Charles II.
Stockton. L. S. N, commander of the
order, at 2O19 o Street Northwest
The assembly is planned each year by
the compatriOts of the order in celebra-
ton Of Gen. Washington's birthday, but
as the coming February % falls on Sat
urday a decision was recently reached
by the leaders OF the order to hold the
affair on the evening preceding that of
the ed. This decision. It is expected,
will be ratified by the council.
After the reception and a eulogy OF
General Washington. a cotIllon will be
danced and a seated supper served
Immediately upon her arrival in New
York to-day from Sala, Sweden, Miss Es-
trid EhIin will become the bride of Mr.
Victor Norllng, OF this city. Miss EhIin
Will be given in marriage by her brother
Mr.. Helmer EhlIn, who accompanied his
sister from their former home, and Mr..
C. II. Stanage, of Washington, will act
ss best man for the bridegroom.
After December 10 Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
ling will be at home to their friends at
The Waed, Third and 9 Streets North
east.
The regular dance of the enlisted men
Of the First Battalion OF Engineers, at
Washington Barracks, D. c., foot of
Four-and-one-half Street Southwest (old
Arsenal. will be held in the post gymna-
stun, Thursday evening, December 5,
1872. Dancing commences at $50 p. m.
All are invited to attend.
The ladies of charity OF st. Roses
Technical School, at Phelps Place and
California Street, will give their third
annual sale and tea Wednesday, Decem-
Der II, from until o'clock. There will
be an exhibition Of gowns, layetts, and
all kinds of fancy work, done by the
children of the school.
Nine. Jusserand, wife of the French
Ambassador, will preside at the tea table.
assisted by several of the women OF
the diplomatic corps.
Others assisting at the sale will be Mrs.
W. E. Montgomery, Mrs. T. W. Stubble-
field. Mrs. Mullett, Mrs. Coombs, Miss
Wade, Miss Lee, and Miss Helen Lee.
Mrs. Edward T. Taylor. wife OF the
Colorado Representative at large. Is IN a