Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CHRISTMAS TREES AT CABINET
AND EMBASSY HOMES.
Arrivals for the Holidays-Coming
Events-Personal
Notes.

There are Christmas trees ana antici-
pated festivities IN several Of the cabinet
homes today and ut the British embass
where there are also young children. At
the latter the staff Will dine tonight
with the ambassador and Lady Spring
Rice. \ similar celebration will mark
the holiday at the French embassy.
dinner followed by Il tree party ana gift
distribution. with the ambassador and
Countess Bernstorff as host and hostess,
was an event OF last night at the Ger
man embassy.
An honor luncheon WAS given Deem
Der % by Mrs. Joseph b. Bailey of IL;
9Th street southwest to the teachers of
her daughter. Alba l.. Bailey-Miss
Malice Rose. past teacher; Miss Hanft.
present teacher. and Miss Fannie Camp
bell her future teacher-to celebrate the
ending OF the year 1913.
Miss Katharine Rudolph West il home
from school on a visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William ID. West of Wyoming
avenue. Miss West IS u niece Of former
Commissioner and Mrs. Rudolph. and
IL direct descendant of Gen. Rufus
Putnam of the revolutionary army. after
ward general Of engineers in the regular
army
Miss Ethel Nelson and Mr.. PAU F.
Pitchlynn were married at the brides
home G:}., ) street southeast TUESDAY
evening, December 80. at o'clock, Rev.
Paul Il. Hickok officiating. The bride
was attended by her sister. Mrs. Wills
Faust of Santa Anna. Cal, and the
groom by Mr.. Willis. Faust. Mr.. and
Mrs. Pitchlynn will make their home III
Albuquerque. y. NJ.
Miss Mildred Needham. daughter of ex-
Representative and Mrs j. G. Needharn
Of "a he o. hrc
Fred bennett for Christmas week.
Miss Mary Frances Nixon of Mariana,
Ark. back from Sweetbriar College Vir-
ginia is visiting friends in town.
Mr.. Robert l.. Nixon OF Marianna Ark.
a student at Washington and Lee Irni-
versity, is spending the holidays with
friends IN the city.
. Mr. and Mrs. J. Ross Colhoun announce
the engagement of their daughter. Mar
jorie TruXtun Moore, to Mr.. Irving / ee
Bragg of Roanoke. Va. The wedding
will take place in the spring.
Mrs Frederic Young will have Miss
.Orendorf of Baltimore as her guest dur
ing the holidays. Mrs. Young will be in
formally at home Monday. December ~,
at ) o'clock, at her apartments at the
Olympia,
Miss Mary Louise Slack is spending
Christmas at the home of her parents in
LeesburS, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Terence James German
.iave issued cards announcing the mar
ragc of their daush ter. Marguerite
Louise and William Henry Rupcrtus, Leu
tenant, L. s. NJ. G., Wednesday. the .4th,
at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart.
The bride was goWncd i'm n travelling
of 1,I lot In
with lynx fur banding. She wore II hat
Of French beaver, trimmed with yellow
plumes, and a corsase bouquet of orchids
and lilies OF the va ley.
Owing to the recent illness of the brides
mother. only the attendants, Mrs. May
German Walker, gowned in violet and
wearing valley lilies. and Lieut.. T.. J.
German. a classnate of the groom class
10, L. 5. x. {. s., We're present Lieut..
and Mrs. Rupertus left Immediately after
the ceremony for a trip south.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. $. Beale. Miss Alta
Beale, Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Decker. Miss
a. kurtz, Mr.. Charles u. Moran Mr. and
Mrs. Raymond e. Morgan. Miss Elizabeth
Parsons, Miss Mabel Seeley and Mrs.
Geo: ge Steger all of this city, have gone
to Bermuda on the $. S. Caribbean which
sailed December a...
Mrs. John Bassett Moore and the Misses
Moore will not receive January. j.
Epsilon Chapter of the Sigma Chi Fra
ternity. George Washington University,
has issued cards TO the members of its
alumni for a reception on New Year
afternoon at the chapter house. 1882 NJ
street northwest. Immediately following
the reception in the evening the chapter
will give its annual hop at the Cairo.
The committee In charge of arrangements
includes William II. Woodnan, Harrison
Brown McCawley, Chauncy l.. Landon,
Frank a. Howard and Carl \. Mapes.
Miss Elizabeth Day, daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. David T. Day, who has been
spending the fall and winter at the New