Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-01

resentativc and Mrs. Danforth. Repre-
sentative and Mrs. William Kent, and the
assistant secretary of the interior and
Mrs. Samuel Adams were the other
guests.
Miss Frances Finley. daughter of Rep
resentatiEe and Mrs David f.. Finley of
South Carolina, will be introduced at Il
tea today from to at their home on
Connecticut avenue
Mrs. Finley and her daughter will be
assisted by Miss Gertrude Greedy, Miss
Lucy Hoke Smith. Miss Ruth Plling and
Miss Alice Brice.
Mrs. Champ Clark, wife of the Speaker
of the House; Mrs. Albert Janin, Mrs.
Aston of South Carolina the house guest
of Mrs. Finley: Mrs. Ellerbe, wife of
Representative Ellerbe of South Carolina.
and Mrs Roberts of Massachusetts Will
be in the dining room. The drawing room
will be decorated with snilax and yellow
jonquls and on the tea table will be
centerpiece of red roses and carnations.
Miss Finley will wear gown of white
satin made with tunc of white net en-
broidered in silver lroSeS and will carry
pink roses. Mrs. SFinley will wear
handsome gown of green net over dark
green satin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Reed Rogers,
whose daughter, Miss Elizabeth Rogers,
is debutante of this winter, entertained
about 800 guests last night at cotillon
given at Rauscher'S, where both the ball
rooms and parlOrS were in use and beau
tifully adorned with flowers, quantities
OF American beauty roses, white lilacs,
etc, being effectively disposed. seated
| supper was served in the banquet hall.
The hostess wore green satin, the skirt
bordered with sable and the bodice heav-
| lily embroidered with rhinestones. Miss
Rogers, who wore white chiffon draped
over soft white satin and rhinestone en-
4
with Mr.. George Howard and Mr.. Will
liam Marrow. The favors for the five fig
ures were, for the women, chiffon Scarfs
of varied colors. wands tied with ribbons
and dowers. lace boudoir caps, bonbOn
boxes and viola leather picture frames.
For the men they We're gay turbans,
pOckethooks, silver cigarette cases, etc,
everything tied with American beauty
ribbons.
Society, in its official, diplomatic and
resident phases, was brilliantly represent
ed among the guests.
Miss Helen Taft was present, as was
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers house party. which
consists of Mss Janet Mann of Troy. N.
Y: Miss Dorothy Paine of Baltimore,
Miss Thompson Of Philadelphia, Miss
Carson of New York, Miss Harrison and
Miss English of New Haven, Miss High
of Chicago and Miss Florence Burton OF
New York. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers gave
dinner party for these young people be-
fore the dance last night.
Mr.. and Mrs c. Cleary entertained
their family and a few friends at 1..eir
home on A street last evening in celebra-
ton of the twentieth anniversary of their
marriage. Miss Mary Carmen gave a few
beautiful selections on the harp and man.
dolin, and Rev. Father Donely offered
| toast to the couple. after which buffet
supper was served.
Mrs. Byron S. Adams will be at home
Informally Fridays, the I'd, 9th and 10th
of February, from $3.50 to $50 O'Clock.
Mrs. Peter Goelet Gerry, who was Miss
Mathilde Townsend Of this city, gave last
night at her house, 1925 9TH avenue New
York, dinner and dance in honor of the
Spanish minister to Washington, Senior
Juan Riano, and Nine. Riano, who have
for several days been the guests of Mr..
and Mrs, Gerry The dinner guests were
seated at one table. which was decorated
with mauve orchids and lilies of the val
ley
In addition to the guests of honor there
We're present Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Goe-
let. Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Gray Griswold, Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Whitehouse, Mrs.
French Vanderbilt, Mrs. Joseph Stickney,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert l.. Gerry. Mrs.
Richard Stevens, Mrs. Edward r. Thorn
as, Miss Mabel Gerry, Mr.. and Mrs. W.
! Goadby Loew, Mrs. Edmund Randolph,
r. de Terreros Algara, second secretary
of the Mexican embassy; Craig Wads-
worth. Thomas Slidell, H. Won Bach of
the Russian embassy, Stephen B. Elkins
and Mckenzie King.
After dinner $50 other friends of the
host and hostess came in for an informal
dance. Supper was served at small
tables which were decorated with apple
blossoms and pink roses.
Miss c.. G. Memming of Lakeland,
Fla. who is spending the winter in Wash
ington. gave box party last even
irltr oil Poll.
by supper in the palm room of the New
! Willard. The decorations were blue and
gold 6he army and navy colors). the
centerpiece of yellow daffodils and dainty
hand-painted place cards of gold and
blue.
Those present were Mrs. W. E.
Montgomery, Miss Leita Montgomery,
Miss Alice Brice. Miss Barbara Brodie
George W. Kirkpatrick L. s. A; Maj
]. H. Allen, L. S. A; Mr.. Theodore Will
kerson, L. s. N: DR.. Henry p. Parker
Mr.. Gregory, Mr.. James Crawford and
DR.. Kemp.
Mrs. P. j. Lennox of the Toronto will
be at home tomorrow from to &.
Mrs. Odell S. Smith and her daughter
Miss Ida Norment Smith, will not receive
formally this season, but on account Of
the latter's illness will spend the month
of February at Atlantic City.
Mrs de B. Randolph Keim and Miss
keim of 1918 T street, who will be at
home the first and fourth Fridays in Feb
ruary, will be assisted Friday, February
3 by Mrs. SteinmetZ their house guest
from Lancaster Pa, and by several
Daughters of the American Revolution.
Mrs. r. Lewis Rutter of Spokane,
Wash, and her debutante daughter Miss
Frances Rutter, are visiting Senator and
Mrs Pondexter at Congress Hall.
Mrs Joseph Jorgensen of Seattle,
Wash. is the guest of Gen. and Mrs.
Morton at the Cairo.
The fourth annual hop of the clerks
| of the Washington navy yard Will be
liz ord AIoia