Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-26
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
THE DRAPER BALL IS THE BIG
EVENT OF TONIGHT.
Holiday Festivities at Embassy and
Legation Homes-Per-
sonal Notes.

blue parlor was the finishing ceremony
to the family celebration last night at the
White House. in which the President and
Mrs. Taft. participated happily by their
wireless message from Panama earlier
in the day.
Miss Helen Taft and Mr.. Robert Taft
did the honors. and the family party in
cluded Mr.. and Mrs. Heron and their
children and Mrs. Loughlin and her boys.
Miss Helen Taft and MIR. Robert Taft
Will attend Mrs. William F. Draper 5
eighteenth century costume ball tonight.
Mrs. Diapers fancy dress balls have been
a feature of EACH winters residence here.
beginning when her daughter Miss Mar
garet Draper, was a little child and Gull
minating a series of lovely pageantS the
year of her debut.
Mrs Richard Reid Rogers will enter
tain forty of the ball goers at her house
at dinner tonight in compliment to Miss
Draper
Mrs. and Miss Draper are leaving short
ly for Egypt.
The Marriage of Miss Emma May King
to Ensign Radford Moses. q. S: N. son
Moses, will take place this evening at
Holy Trinity Church. Georgetown.
Mrs F. G. Aulsbrook and son of Mad
to the formers sister, Mrs. S. Richard
Gasch.
Miss Mabel Dick is to be the maid of
honor and Lieut.. Col. S. l.. Faison,
brother-in-law of the bridegroom, will
be the best man at the marriage of Mss
Ruth FELTON,, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel FELTON,, and DIR. William F. NJ.
Sewers of this city. which is to take
place at o'clock on New Year afternoon
in Chicago. There will be no other at
tspdants-
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Medill Mccormick are
here to spend the holidays with Mrs. Nc
Cormicks mother. Mrs. Marcus A.
Hanna, and Mrs. Robert Mccormick.
Gen. and Mrs. Robert G. Smith are
giving a dance tonight for their son. Ed
ward. and his house guest. Mr.. Royal
Perry of New York city.
The marriage of Miss Byrde Belt and
Mr.. John p kohler took place yesterday
afternoon at the home of the bride s
father, Mr.. ]. c. Belt. A reception fol-
their honeymoon journey to Boston be-
fore proceeding to Gloucester, Mass,
where a new home awaits them.
Miss Caffery daughter of the late Sem
atOr Gallery of Louisiana, and Miss VIII
cox will give > o'clock tea for young
people today at the Montana, to meet
Mr.. Edward Webster Caffery. brother of
the former, who is law student at the
University of Virginia.
Mrs. Mason Blunt will assist Miss CAT
ferry. as will Miss Edith Davidge. Miss
Louise HELEN, Miss Virginia Carr and
Miss Pauline Wilcox. Lieut.. and Mrs.
Caffery are here from West Point as holi-
day visitors to their sister, Miss Caffery.
The announcement is made of the mar
riage of Mr.. Robert HI. Luckenbach of
Philadelphia, Pa. and Miss Marietjee
Da Lee Purdey of this city, at the Ver-
mont Avenue Christian Church. at noon
yesterday, the Rev. Earle Whitley OFF,
ciating.
Miss Lee Rose ,Byk of New York is Wis
iting her sister. Mrs. S. Munter of the
the Woodward apartment, during the
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Johnston and Ralph
NJ. Johnston of New York are spending
a few days with their parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. j. G. Johnston, 1909 18th street
northwest.
Both the British and French ambassa-
doris had the members of their stats and
families at dinner last night. The con-
tinued illness of the Countess Won Berns-
torff, from which, however, she is re-
covering satisfactorily, eliminated a SINH
lar observance of the festival at the
German embassy. as did the official and
family mourning at the Japanese legation
and the absence in New York of the
Bra lillian ambassador and his wife There
were Christmas trees and resultant pleas
ures for the little ones at the Chinese,
Norwegian, Swedish and other legations.
Nearly 900 young people were at Mrs.
John E. Reyburn's Christmas night ball
for her daughter, Miss Eleanor Reyburn,
who in keeping with the holiday spirit
of the affair, wore a gown of American
beauty chiffon, with rhinestone orna.
ments. Electrical effects as we'll as a
floral decoration with holly, etc, gave an
additional festive touch to the drawing
room and halls. Miss Helen Taft and
| Mr.. Robert Taft were among the dancers
Mr.. and Mrs D. S. Gordon. Mrs. H
Jennings, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Lehr
the Misses Katharine Jennings. Mar
garetta Hazard. Katharine Elkins, Mar
garet Hoge. Virginia Gordon, Frances
Gordon, Elo:se Orme. Agra Bennett. and
Messrs. William B. Hit, George T
Marye, Blaine Elkins, Frederick Chaplin
| John p. Wheeler, Charles F. Fenwich
and William NJ. Bullet of this city at
| tended the Bachelors cOtilliOn last nigh,
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Frederic CORTLAND Pen.
/ field of New York will be here Saturday
= L.
Bradley, who are entertaining that night
at large dinner in honor of the British
ambassador and Mrs. Bryce.
| Mr.. w. II. Wilcox is spending the holi.
days with his daughter, in Birmin CHAM
| Ala.
| In compliment to Senator and Mrs
Reed of Missouri, Mrs. Nell S. Brown
entertained at dinner last night, having
| in her company to meet them Senator
Stone Of Missouri. Senator Owen of Okla
homa, Mrs. Hawke of Pittsburgh, Miss
Marie McMillin Brown and Mr.. c. M
| White of New York. who is also a house
guest of Mrs. Brown.
An orchestra played and the house
was decorated with holiday garlands
After dinner other guests arrived to en-
| joy eggnog. Mrs. Benjamin b. Bradford
doing the honors at the bowl for the
| hostess.
DR.. Alexander Magruder. L. S. N, and
Mrs. Magruder entertained at their usual
Christmas party yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Lloyd Bowers Mrs. John Rodgers
Mrs. John E Reyburn. Mrs. L. Mason
Gulick and Miss Isabel Magruder assisted
the host and hostess, who take great