The Washington herald., 1912-12-13

| DeEI PARSONS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Carnegie.
! Mr.. and Mrs. William Nelson Crom-
we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft
! Mr.. and Mrs. AdoIph Lewisohn.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. c. Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. \. Wallingford, jr.
| Mrs. Townsend.
! Mrs. Laughlin.
Mrs. Corbin.
Miss Boardman.
Miss Maury.
| Miss Taft.
I Hon. Otto T. Barnard.
! Mr.. J. G. Schmidlapp.
! Mr.. William S. Tod.
| Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. John ".
Timmons.
Maj Thomas L. Rhoads
| Mrs. Porter J. McCumber. wife OF SEN
ator McCumber OF North Dakota. intro
! duced her interesting young daughter to
| society yesterday afternoon at a delight
full reception at Rauscher's, from 4 until
o'clock. The two bathrooms were
abloom with the many bouquets sent the
debutante. and Southern smilax, palms,
and clusters of roses and chrysanthe-
! NUNS were also used in the decorations.
! A string orchestra stationed in the bal
! cony of the large ballroom played dur
| ing the afternoon.
| Mrs. McCumber wore a handsome gown
| OF pale pink brocade and lace, and Miss
/ McCumbeT was dressed in cream char
meuse trimmed with old lace. She car
! ried a handsome bouquet OF pink roses
! Mrs. W. Murray Crane, Mrs. George
| Sutherland. Mrs Ernest W. Roberts,
| Mrs. B. C. Humphreys, Mrs. Charles n.
| Pray, Mrs. Fred bennett, and Mrs.
| George r. Nelson. of Fargo. n. Oak,
presided in the dinins-room.
Among those OF the younger set who
| assisted in receiving the guests were
Miss Carrie Lee Chamberlain. Miss SalIie
Williams, Miss Florence Schneider.
Miss Katherine Birney, Miss Marie Ad-
ans. Miss Doris Drain, Miss Katherine
White, Miss Isabel Lucey, Miss Lanette
Smith, Miss Ruth Nolan, Miss Mildred
Barnes. Miss Beatrice Cameron. Miss
Edythe McQuade. Miss Mary Lee Flem-
ing. Miss Eloise Orme, Miss Pattie
Morris, and Miss Dagny .:elson, OF
Fargo, n. Oak.
Among the hundreds of guests from Of
fetal life who were present were the
Speaker and Mrs. Clark. Mr.. and Mrs
John Sharp Williams, Gen. and Mrs.
James A. Drain, and many others promi-
Miss Grace DEMO Litchfeld gave a re-
ception and musicale on Wednesday
evening at her residence in Massachu-
sets Avenue in honor of Miss Gladys
North and Miss Lillian LittIehales, who
were her house guests. After the re-
ception Miss North and Miss Littlehales,
who are members OF the famous Olive
Mead Quartet, played on the violin and
cello, the accompanist being Miss
Brickstein.
They won instant and enthusiastic ap-
plause, for they are musicians of ex-
ceptional ability. Their rendering Of
Arensky's composition was remarka BILE.
Miss Littleha!es is one of the best
'cellists heard in Washington in many
years.
Miss Elizabeth Rush Porter made her
initial bow to society yesterday after
noon at an old-fashioned and delightful
reception given by her mother, Mrs. ].
Biddle Porter and her grandmother, Mrs.
Andrew Porter, at the family residence in
Street
The fine old house was especially dec
GRATED for the occasion by a profusion
Of flowers, many of them bouquets sent
the charming debutante, and palms An
orchestra played during the afternoon.
Mrs. Porter wore a handsome gown of
black velvet trimmed with point lace.
and her daughter. Mrs. J. Biddle Porter.
also wore a black gown trimmed with
lace Miss Elizabeth Porter was dressed
in white charmeuse, and she carried
bouquet Of white roses and orchids.
Mrs Thomas Chatard and Mrs. A. J.
Parsons presided at the tea table in the
dining-room. Miss Rebekah Wilmer,
Mas Alice Brice, and Miss Margaretta
Porter and Miss Catherine Porter. sis
tiers OF the debutante, assisted in receiv-
ing the guests, among whom were Mrs.
George Howard, Mrs. William Holland
Wilmer, Mrs. Robert Hinckley, Miss
Gladys Hinckley. the Misses Finley, Miss
Alice Goodwin, Miss Julia Whiting. Miss
Natalie Magruder. DR.. Chatard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Phillips, the Misses Fitch. Miss
Caryl Crawford, DR.. and Mrs Monroe
Hopkins, DR.. and Mrs. Alfred Hopkins,
Mr.. and Mrs Philip Mauro, Brig. Gen,
and Mrs MordecaL DR.. and Mrs. William
H. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stead.
DR.. G. Lloyd MagrudeT, and Miss Pauline
Magruder.
Miss Porter has spent the fall visiting
relatives in Philadelphia. where she has
been extensively entertained.
Mrs. C. A. Post. of New York. is spend
ing a few days at the Hotel Powhatan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore william Noyes
announce the engagement of their daugh-
ter. Miss Ruth Noyes. to DR.. Ralph WAL
ker Mcdowell, L. s. n. The wedding
will take place the latter part of Febru-
airy
DR.. Mcdowell. who is a member OF the
Army and Navy Club and the Metropoli-
tan Club, of this city, is now stationed
at Annapolis, Nd.
Brig. Gen. c. II. Carleton, L. S. A, has
taken an apartment at the Hotel Pow
hatan for the winter.
The regular Saturday evening Fort
Myer hop will take place tonight. 1t
was put forward one day because of the
Caraboa dinner taking place tomorrow
evening.
Miss Malvina de Pena, daughter Of the
Minister of Uruguay and Nine. de Pena,
whose marriage to Mr.. Alexandra Her
quinigo. second secretary Of the Chilean