Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
Among the Notables.

Miss Jessie Bones of Chicago. a warm
personal friend of Mrs Woodrow Wilson.
! will probably be one of the President :
| official family when Woodrow Wilson
comes into his |, according to advices
| from Augusta. Ga. Miss Bones is a
f, cousin of Mr.. John p. Bones of that city,
and also of Mrs. Mitchell of Charleston,
| and visited the latter when she was Miss
Maria Bones of this city. Mrs. Wilson,
| it is said in Augusta. has offered her the
| position of social secretary.
Mrs. Louis Bacon, formerly Miss
! Switzerland of this city. who has already
! given a number of dinners, added to her
series last week, when she entertained
/ after the acknowledgements game at
! her Marlboro street residence in Boston
Covers We're laid for twelve Mrs. Bacon's
mother and sister. Mrs. William II. II.
| Switzerland and Miss Switzerland, who
We're at Magnolia all summer, have left
| for Coronado, Cal. where they are to
pass the winter, returning to the capital
| early in March.
Mrs. Frederick Eckstein of Cincinnati.
| a lifelong friend Of Mrs. Taft and her
| frequent guest at the White House. pre-
sented her young daughter. Katherine. at
| a recent large reception. Mrs. EckStein
Wore lovely gown of blue crepe emboss-
| ed in velvet. the top of delicate white
| lace. above which cleaned her string of
| pearls. Miss Eckstein. who is rather
petite. with an expressive face, crowned
| by wavy. Titan hair, wore a frock which
| was a symphony in tones of bronze. 1t
was her bridesmaids gown for the mar
! riage of her cousin. Miss Harriet Bullock,
! and Mr.. Crawford Burton of New York,
and it blended beautifully with her own
! fair coloring.
| President Tafts former residence in
Cincinnati is now the home of Mr.. and
Mrs Louis De Bus, who gave a
| housewarming the last week a meeting
of the COvington Card Club.
Mrs Edward d. Brandegee OF Faulkner
| Farm will give dance the evening of
Tuesday, December 10. in honor of her
eldest daughter, Miss Marion Sprague, in
| compliment to whom she gave one of the
largest and most brilliant receptions of
the year Thursday at her Brookline place
Mrs. Brandegee has given a number of
similar affairs-one three years ago for
Miss Constance Zerrahn. and previously
dance for the late Mrs. j. A. Lowell
! Blake then Helen Prince.
Representative and Mrs. Steven B. Ayres
and Miss jeanette Ayres of New York We're
among the Thanksgiving dinner guests of
Nh. and Mrs. Samuel Adams at their Rhode
Island avenue residence. Mrs. Janney Of
! Syracuse, n. Y, is house guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Adams.
! Miss Janette Ayres and Miss Lintlri-
cum of Baltimore will assist Mrs. Fries.
| wife of Maj. Fries, at her tea Tuesday
at the Washington barracks
Mr. and Mrs Luis f. Corea of New
York. the latter formerly Miss Fleming
of this city, who spent the past week
at the New Willard, being here for the
wedding of the latter's brother. Mr.. Rob-
ert V. Fleming. and Miss Alice Wright
party attending the foot ball game in
Philadelphia route Mr. and Mrs
Fleming We're also at the game. as were
the latter's brothers-in-law and sisters,
Mr.. and Mrs. Durant Church of New
York and Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Kite of
this city
The four couples went to New York
after the game yesterday In time to take
| supper together in honor of the newly
married couple, Mr.. and Mrs Fleming
who will spend the rest of their out-of-
town stay in New York city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Corea during their brief
stay here renewed many pleasant ac-
quaintances. They gave several dinners
way Friday last Mr.. and Mrs Emery
gave a luncheon for them at the New
Willard.
| Mrs. Grover Cleveland's visit here in
| January will not last more than a week,
! but it Will be full of interest. as so
many of her former Washington &C
! quaintances are anxious to entertain
| for her. She will he the guest Of Mr.
! and Mrs. John Hays Hammond. who
/ "ill give several handsome Inequalities
for her. Miss Esther Cleveland,
/ whose winter will be largely given up
: to visits, is expected to remain here
nearly a month, after she concludes
! her stay with Mrs. Hammond she will
to Senator Hoke Smiths home, where
! Miss Lucy Hoke Smith will also enter
tain i'm the charming way with which
! her mothers name is long associated
| in this city.
! Senator and Mrs. Hoke Smith will
! house-warm their new home on California
avenue by a large party over the Christ
mas holidays. They will have their son
n-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs. Ronald
Ransom: their son. Mr. Marion Hokt
Smith. all of Atlanta. Ga; Miss Callie
! Hoke Smith. their younger daughter, VIII
| is Il student at G,lnston Hall, Mr.
| Milton Bargain. Miss Sarah Rawsol
| and Miss Alkaline Mckenzie. all of
| Atlanta. Ga: Ensign Aston r. Smp-
son. L. s. N. of the u. S. S. Dolphin an6
Ensign Robert Lee. L. S. N, of the L. S
5. Delaware, will also be in the party
a number OF delightful entertainments
ARE beng arranged in their honor.