Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-26

yesterday adorned with plants which
gave a festive touch to the spacious
rooms. An orchestra played throughout
the afternoon reception, as we'll as the
evening one. ss-
Mrs. Munford, in black chiffon velvet,
presented her attractive young daughter,
who was in white lace and carried an
armful of pink roses. The other flowers
sent her covered a screen across a corner
of the drawing room and were otherwise
in plentiful evidence.
Mrs Lamar, Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs. Jo-
seph Thropp, Mrs. Green Clay Goodioe,
Mrs. George Alexander Smith. Mrs
Frank Beatty, Mrs. Francis Nj. Chisolm,
Mrs. Gillett Hill. Miss Gillett, Mrs. Will
lam Marshall. Mrs. Frank Anderson and
Mrs. Ross Perry were some of the assist
ants of the afternoon. and in the evening
the young people assisting were Miss
Emily Beatty, Miss Catherine Crane.
Miss Estelle Crane. Miss Maitland Mar
shall, Miss Leita Montgomery, Miss Ruth
Hitchcock, Miss Marguerite Caperton.
Miss Dorothy Brooks. Miss Frances
Hodges. Miss Dorothy Taylor. Miss Leo
nora Finley, Miss Celestine Finley. Miss
Lemira Hill. Miss Edmonia Adams, Miss
Lucy Hoke Smith. Miss Alice Brice. Miss
Mary Webb. Miss Frances Effinger. Miss
Margaret Smith, Miss Doris Haywood.
Miss Eleanor Hobson, Miss Rose Greedy,
Miss Gertrude Greedy and the Misses An
derSon.
guests Mr.. NJ. H. Clark, father Of MRS.
Munford, and his brother. Capt. Lewis X
Clark, both of GAINESVILLE, Tenn, and
Miss Annie Rutherford of Baltimore.
The Congressional Club will honor the
debutantes of 1872 whose mothers are
among its members by u tea today. en-
the club will be adorned with pink and
white flowers and foliage plants, an Of
-fvrer EayY
ed young women will be presented: Miss
Lucy Hoke Smith. Miss Hitchccck, \. ISIS
Katherine Overman, Miss Anne Seymour
Jones. Miss Ethel Lloyd. Miss Frances
Finley, Miss Helen Hardy. Miss jeanette
Ayres, Miss Sophy Sweet, Miss Agnes A.
Shackleford and Miss Ruth NJ. Tribole
Mrs. William B. Francis of Ohio and
Mrs. Augustus 3. Gardner of Massachu-
sets will be at the tea table.
Miss Ines Masters was hostess at
bridge party yesterday afternoon.
Mrs Q. G, Moore of the Westmoreland
gave q: bridge of ten tables Tuesday at
the Brighton. Assisting her was Mrs.
Towers, Mrs. c. w. Warden, Mrs. John
T. Thompson and Mrs. Edward Hart
mann.
Mrs. Dean Stockett Edmonds will be
at home at 1900 New Hampshire avenue
tomorrow afternoon for the last time this
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank \. Lutz are spend
ing the winter at the Brighton. 2l23
California avenue, city.
Mrs. Edward II. Sommers, 124 La
mont street. has as her guest her sister,
Mrs. c. J. Elsner. of New Haven, Conn.
They will be at home Sunday. January %.
from ; to o..
Mrs Walter Howe, at the Marlborough,
will be at home Tuesdays in February.
Miss Isabel r. Magruder. daughter of
Dr. and Mrs. Alex. F. Magruder, gave
a luncheon today i'm honor OF her house
guest, Miss Anne Gleaves, daughter of
Capt Albert Gleaves. L. s. N, now sta
toned at Newport. r. /.
Miss Elizabeth Howry is giving
bridge tea for Miss Gleaves and Miss
Gilda Veresi this afternoon.
Mrs. ). Burnet Crane has announced
the engagement of her daughter, Rather
inc, to Mr.. Harold Seymour Brown Of
New York and Plainiield. N. j. Miss
Crane was a debutante two years ago.
No date has been set for the wedding.
but 1t is likely not to take place until
no