Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MISS TAFT AND HER GUESTS
HAVING THE BEST OF TIMES.
Last Nights Dances and Other
Events-Personal
Notes.

Events-Personal
Notes.
| Miss Gladys ingalls, dance for Miss
Helen Taft last night. to which about
| fifty guests came in Pierrot and Pierrette
costumes afforded a merry outlet for
New Year eve enthusiasm Miss Tafts
| house party was also in attendance.
Mr.. Charles Taft attended Mrs Hew-
sons dance for her young daughter. Miss
Georgia Schofield. last night at Rausch-
ers Ills own dance at the White House
tonight will finish the New Year day OBJ
| servances there very happily.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Henry w. Taft arrived at
the White House today for a short visit.
| Col. and Mrs Robert NJ. Thompson were
also among the hosts of last night. Their
dinner of twenty-four covers in honor OF
their house party was followed by mu-
steal for nearly 80 guests
Mrs. William B. Orme. Mrs. George
p On Bose and Mrs. Rohrer. assisted
Thomas Hyde, Mr.. William NJ. Beall, Mr..
A. : Hassan. Mr.. Erskine Gordon and
Or. Robert Beale-received last night at
the Georgetown Assembly, which was
held at Linthicum Institute. Dancing be-
| gan at y. and at midnight a seated sup
per was served. A novel way Of cele-
bratinS the passing of the old year was
one of the features of the evening. just
before II O'Clock struck the lights were
lowered and a bugler sounded TAPS" and
Immediately after midnight "Reveille'
was sounded to announce 1913. Dancing
was resumed after this, and continued
until , There were about 900 guests.
west. assisted by her house guest. Miss
Josephine Dickinson of Grand View, Cas-
! tieWood. Va, gave a luncheon yester-
day for Miss Esther Perky, daughter of
the Misses Katherine Wilson. Hardness.
Todd. Dietrich, koselle Wilson. Nellie
| Carter. WEIGH and Reeder, the latter two
being schoolmates and holiday guests of
Miss Carter.
Rear. Admiral and Mrs. Richardson
Covers dinner dance last night for Miss
tudora Glover was. as are all events at
their nome charming occasion. in which
smart company participated The house
was beautifully decorated with holly and
roses. and each of the four tables was
adorned. centerpiece of violets on one,
OF roses on another lilies of the valley on
| the third and holly and poinsettias on the
fourth In the dinner company were
MISS Margaret Draper Miss Sophy John
ston. Miss Gladys Hinckley, Miss Alice
| whiting. Miss Julia Whiting. Miss Mar
una bowers. Miss Margaret Cotton Smith,
l ".
Miss Louise HELEN, Miss Leila Harrison
Miss Frances Noyes, Miss Ethel Moves,
MISS Elizabeth Parker. Miss Eleanor Rey-
! burn. Miss Elizabeth Rogers Miss Cath
Mitchell Innes. Lord Eustace Percy, Mr..
Caftanzogu, charge d'affaires of Greece:
Mr. Duncan Phillips. Mr.. James Phillips,
Mr.. Edward d. Hart. Maj. Horton, Mr..
franklin Ellis: Capt. Louis Little. L. s.
n: Mr.. Guy Emerson. Lieut. Wilkinson.
| I: $ N: Mr. Chauncey Hackett Mr..
PM Robinson. Mr. Thomas Bowers Mr.
John r. Henderson. jr.; Nix Charles
Richardson and Mr.. James Crawford.
Three times that number enjoyed the
dance which followed. and the buffet
supper. while wishes for a happy New
Year We're exchanged.
Rev. DR.. j. w. Frizzell pastor of In
gram Memorial Church, corner 10th street
and Massachusetts avenue northeast as
sisted by Mrs. Frizzell and daughters,
Misses Edna and Genevieve F'rizzell, will
| receive members Of the church and
friends today from 3 to pm, and from 8
to IL O'Clock this evening
The Chums Club of Georgetown was en-
tertained last night by Mrs Cogswell of
c5o6 Wisconsin avenue northwest. The
spacious drawing room was beautifully
decorated with holly and Christmas
greens. Among those present were the
gard. Frances Hillary, Esther Bogiey,
Louise Morgan. Nellie Frain and Messrs
Claude Stanton. Bernard McCarty Ray
mond Ockershausen. Edwin Gibblin Ken
meth Cogswell, Edwin. Cogswell and AL
fred Du Val.
Mrs. Burns c. Downey of o715 North
Capitol street entertained at five hundred
Monday evening. The house was deco
rated with Christmas green's
Those present We're Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. II
Lybrand. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Curtis Mr.
and Mrs. J. X. Killers. Mr. and Mrs. F.
G. Ebaugh. Misses Marion Ellason, Ella
Louise fletcher. and Messrs. J. w. Nichol.
n. ]. Wilson, w. w. Shearer. H. An,
dresen. w. A: Seegers of Columbia. s. c..
and B. c. Downey.
Prizes were won by Misses Craig and
Skippon and by Mr.. Andersen and MIR.
Nichol
Mrs. Reed and Mrs. fletcher assisted in
the receiving.
Miss Robyn Young will entertain at
bridge Friday afternoon for Miss Lucy
Eioke Smith and her house guests Mrs.
Ronald RawsOn, Miss Annie Lee McKen
zie and Miss Sarah Rawson, all of At
lanta.
Mrs. Mower. widow of Gen. Mower.
who has been spending the last few
months with her daughter. Mrs. B.
H. Lee, New London. Conn.,. has returned
s..
Lee plans to visit her mother shortly.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Geary johnson and lit
tie son. A. Geary Johnson jr. are tour
ing in the south. They are now visiting
Mrs Johnson's sister, Mrs. Epel, at Ashe-
vile, \. c.
Mrs Warren. wife of Senator Warren
of Wyoming, will receive at the New
Willard Thursday. January =, and on
subsequent Thursdays during January
A number of young folks were enter
tanned last evening at a watch party,
given by Miss Cora Callan. at her resi-
dence 221 18th street southeast. The fol-
lowing were present: Misses Mae Hook
Anna Hannah. Rose Calan, Gerty Tay-
man. Esther Mckes. Olive Keithly and
Jayne Howell: Messrs. William Tayman
John keithly, H. r. Tappan, Howard and
w. G. Rose. Refreshments were served
during the course of the evening.
Mrs +. V. Carr received today with
the Daughters of Union Veterans at G.
A. r. Hall.
Miss Ellen A. Vintin Of oJOS Cliffbourne
place will he at home on the first and
third Saturday in January and February.
Saturday. January 1, Miss Louise NJ.
Poore of Boston will receive with her.