Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-09
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
THE WEEKS SOCIABILITIES BE-
GIN AUSPICIOUSLY.
A Debutante Party, Dance and
Other Pleasant Events.
Personals.

Mrs. Taft will attend the Gluck concert
this afternoon and has asked Mrs. Horace
Westcott. Mrs. Hope Slater, Miss Board
man and Miss Gwynne to share her box.
Miss Taft will attend Mrs. Arthur Jer-
freys Parsons dance for Miss Wilmer
tonight.
The President and Mrs. Taft will at
tend the Edward Everett Hale memorial
benefit performance which will be held at
the New Willard tonight. They will &C.
cupy a box.
The French ambassador and Nine. JUS
serand will give a dinner tonight for the
American ambassador to France and Mrs.
Herrick.
The German ambassador and the Coun-
tess Won Bernstorff will also be among
the dinner givers tonight.
To present their attractive young daugh-
ter. Miss Florence Schneider, large re-
ception will be given at the Cairo this
afternoon by Mr.. and Mrs. I. Franklin
Schneider. Miss Schneider's participa-
ton in so many of the entertainments
two or three weeks has been a very
pleasant preliminary to the event of to-
day. Many of these Inequalities We're
given especially for her.
| been profusely decorated. a color scheme
of pink and green predominating.
Mrs. and Miss Schneider will be assisted
by a large company of matrons and maids.
Lisner and Mrs. Hickling will be at the
tea table. and Mrs. Ambrose. Mrs. Mar
chand. Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Kline, Mrs.
Robertson, Mrs. Dubois and Mrs. Clark
Jones will be at the punch bowl.
Miss McCumber, Miss Williams Miss
Lanette Smith. Miss Eloise Orme. Miss
Clark. Miss Adams and Miss Shuey, all
debutantes of the winter. will receive in
| Lucy Hoke Smith. Miss Neil Fletcher,
Miss Henry, Miss Grandin, Miss Cox,
Miss Woodward, Miss Crenshaw. Miss
Rivero. Miss Hunter, Miss Cooper and
Miss Birney will assist in the dining
room.
There will be music for dancing in the
| ballroom during the entire reception.
| a dinner tonight at their home on East
| list street. New York, for a company
| that will include the Swedish minister,
Mr.. Ekengren; the Danish minister. Mr..
Brun: the Norwegian minister. Mr.. Bryn
Mr.. Robert de Forest, Mr.. Hugo Reising-
| er, Mr.. John Aspegren and the officers
of the American-Scandinav Society.
The christening of the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Patterson of Balti-
T..
| Margaret's Church yesterday after the
service by Rev. DR.. Herbert Scott Smith
| was followed by a meeting of the family
party. the sponsors and others, at the
| home Of the baby's grandparents, Capt
and Mrs. Walter Mclean. to whom con-
gratulations on their silver wedding anni-
| versary were also a feature of the happy
occasion.
inc Jennings and DR.. Duncan McKim and
DR.. j. Morris Simons of Baltimore.
Miss Estelle Crane gave a tea yester-
day in compliment to Miss Lila Melon
aid. daughter of Col. and Mrs. j. B. Nc
Donald. Mrs. Henry c. Jewett was at
the tea table. and assisting We're Miss
Frances Brooks, Miss Dorothy Aleshire,
Miss Lila Ray Harrison. Miss Emily
Beatty and Miss Nathalie Harrison of
Philadelphia. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mitchell Harrison. who concluded her
visit here today with Miss Crane.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Morse FELTON, of
Chicago have issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter Ruth and
DR.. William Francis Sewers of this city.
Wednesday afternoon, January L. at 4
o'clock, at the family residence. 1855 Dear
born avenue.
Mrs. Robert J.. Wynne is at home after
several months stay In London and on
the continent. She stayed several days in
new 1Ork ldSI week, 10 rest dII6r the
experiences Of a very rough crossing.
Mrs. Hugh Ronald French accompanied
her mother home for a months visit, and
when she goes abroad again it will be to
join Capt. French on a trip to southern
France.
Mrs. Philander p. Claxton and Miss
Claire Claxton will be at home informally
to their friends Friday afternoon, Deem
Der Is, from to g. They will have with
them their house guests, Miss Margaret
Milligan and Mrs. w. B. Martin Of Knox
vile, Tenn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney I. Besselievre an
nOunce the marriage Of their daughter.
Nellie Ecker Besselievre, and Mr.. Will
liam Frs Lamb, Friday, December 6. 1917,
at noon. at the home OF the brides par
ents. 315 E street northeast. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. J. Mac
bride Sterrett. rector Of All Souls Mis-
sion, in the presence of members of the
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