Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-20
IN THE WORLD Of SOCIETY
PRESIDENT AND WIFE DINE
WITH MIR. AND MRS. KNOX.
Miss LIE Seure Greeted by Brilliant
Carbohydrates.
Personals.


bassador and Nine. de Cana. Senator and
: Mrs. Crane. Senator and Mrs. Sutherland
Senator Root. Gen. and Mrs. John A.
Johnston. Mrs. Edward T. Stotesbury. DR..
and Mrs. Charles w. Richardson and Dr.
and Mrs. William Holland Wilmer.
Miss Helen Taft will attend a dinner
! with Col. and Mrs. Spencer Cosby as
host and hostess tonight and then go on
to the Edison Bradley housewarming
ball. Mrs. Herbert Shipman has arrived
to visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs Edison
Bradley. and has brought a party of
guests with her from New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Williams. jr.. of
Philadelphia arrived yesterday to visit
Mrs. Russell B. Harrison and Mrs. Saun-
ders. mother and grandmother Of Mrs.
Williams. They will remain until Jam
uary /.
Miss Helen Cannon presented her at
tractive young niece, Miss Virginia lie
Seure, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. LIE
Suere of Danville ILL.,. yesterday to a
large circle of the family acquaintance
and incidentally extended a hospitality
of most delightful character. The house
was made a bower of flowers by the
wealth of bouquets sent the young lady.
whose coming-out dress of embroidered
white chiffon over white .charmeuse was
extremely becoming. She carried an arm
bouquet of roses. Miss Cannon was in
gray brocade velvet with corsage bou-
quiet of orchids. Representative Cannon
was present to enjoy the occasion. and
the matrons. and maids who assisted were
Mrs. lockwood Hoar. Mrs. Richard Reid
Rogers. Mrs. Spalding. Mrs. Busby. Mrs
Miss Eleanor Reyburn. Miss Elizabeth
Reid Rogers, Miss Margaret Draper, Miss
Dorothy Haywood, Miss Frances HOar.
Miss Maths. Miss Katherine Weeks and
Miss Dorothy Aleshire.
Secretary and Mrs. MacVeagh had the
pleasur Of again entertaining for Miss
Helen Taft in a large way last night.
They gave dinner for thirty guests and
a dance for about a hundred other young
people
The Attorney General and Mrs. Wick
ersham entertained at dinner last night
the British ambassador and Mrs. Bryce,
the Peruvian minister and Nine. Pezet,
Senator Brandegee, the Postmaster Cen
eral, Admiral and Mrs. Wainwright, Mr..
Mitchell Innes. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Francis Adams. Mss MacVeagh: Miss
Biddle. Miss Boardman, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
mold Hague and Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Jeffrey Parsons.
Brig Gen. and Mrs Albert L. Mills
were guests of honor at a dinner given
last night by Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Hew-
additional guests were the Venezuelan
minister. Senior Rojas. Admiral and Mrs.
Richardson Clover. Admiral and Mrs Ed
ward Gheen. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Henry
Butler and Miss Barney.
Mrs Thomas " Hammond wife of
DR.. Hammond has sent out cards for the
debut tea Of her daughter, Miss Virginia
Hammond. Wednesday. January 8. from
5 to o'clock, at the residence. 2O33
Mrs Hammond and the Misses Ham
mond will be at home Wednesdays, jan
uary % and %.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel T. How
ard, took place yesterday afternoon at
the family residence on n street.
Mrs. Howard and her daughter received
in the drawing room. which was prettily
decorated with pink cut flowers and
palms.
The former wore a gown of apricot
crepe de chine yelled in blue beaded net,
while the debutante was attired in white
charmeuse trimmed with crystals. She
ley lilies.
Mrs Stephen B. Ayres and Mrs. Charles
Taylor presided at the tea table in the
dining room, which had a centerpiece of
tea roses, with red-shaded candles.
Mrs. Marchand served lunch. and the
other assistants were Miss Janette Ayres,
Miss Dorothy Shuey. Miss Carrie Lee
Chamberlain. Miss Elinor Manson and
Miss Ruth Kean.
A dinner for the receiving party fol-
lowed the tea.
The Winnie Davis Chapter. L. D. c.,
at Confederate Memorial Home. January
TO- The patronesses are Mrs. Marian
Butler. Mrs. II. T. Baggett, Mrs. s. S.
Belt. Mrs: Louis Bennett. Mrs: Kate
Z r1otn har
Miss Sally Mackall Miss Ellen Lee Nor
gan. Mrs. c. Wilson. Mrs. Short Adams
Willis and Mrs. George T. Vaughan.
The marriage of Miss Elizabeth North,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Caleb c. North.
and Mr.. Herbert Albrecht Kipp of Beau
mont. Tex, will take place at I O'Clock
Saturday. January 4. at the home of Mr..
garet McMurtie North will be her sisters
only attendant. and Mr.. William Mem.
North of New York will act as best man.
Mr.. and Mrs Hannis Taylor have as
their guests for several weeks their son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Taylor, and little daughter of Mo-
bile, Ala.
Mrs. Thomas G. Patten of New York
is in town for the week end and is
stopping at the Willard.
Mrs. B. G. Louden and family of Pleas
ant street have removed to iii street
northwest.
The advisory committee selected by Mr..
&C. c. Glover, jr.. for the production OF
Fruits of Culture" a comedy by Toll
sto, by the Yale University Dramatic
Association at the Columbia Theater.
Friday afternoon. December -. consists
of Mr.. Justice Henry B. Brown. United
States Supreme Court, retired: Secretary
Franklin MacVeagh of the Treasury. Mr..
Clifford Pinchot. Mr.. Lee McClung. Mr..
Huntington Wilson. assistant secretary
of state; Mr.. Frederick II: Brooke. Mr..
William F. r. Hit. Mr.. G. G. Lincoln.
Mr.. James H. Hopkins. jr.: Mr. J. Up
shur Moorhead and Mr.. T. Lawrason
Riggs Mr.. Glover is the local manager
for the performance by the Yale boys In
Washington.
Miss Dorothy Shuey. a. debutante Of to-
morrow. will be honor guest at a theater
party tonight given by Mrs. Arthur Ben
nett. whose other guests will be Miss
Marie Fisher, Miss Marta Calvo. Miss
Dent, Mr.. and Mrs. Bonney. Lieut.. IIig-
gins, L. S. N; Mr.. Parker, DR.. Hooe and
Mr.. Hendrick.