Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-20
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CHANGES MADE IN WHITE
HOUSE SOCIAL PROGRAM.
Last Event Will Be on Shrove Tues
day Night-Other Parties.
Notes.

Announcement was made by the White
House last night of change in the dates
selected for holding the various state
functions during the mdwinter season.
The change has been made necessary be-
cause of the departure of the President
and Mrs. Wilson early next week for a
brief outing in the south.
The first function on the revised pro-
gram is the reception to the diplomatic
corps, which has been changed from
January to January Is.
The other functions. in their order, fol-
low: January 70, diplomatic dinner; JAN
uary u, judicial reception; February ;,
Supreme Court dinner; February 10, con-
gressional reception: February IL, Speak
er's dinner, and February "a, army and
navy reception.
Miss Margaret Wilson. who went to
New York yesterday, is expected back
today.
A committee of this and last seasons
debutanteS has been formed for the
dancing tea to be given for the Working,
Willard. Miss Mary McCauley is chair
man and the Misses Mackay-Smith,
Julia and alice Whiting, Ethel Noyes.
Helen Walcott, Rebekah Wilmer, kath-
crime McClintock, Sophy Johnston, Martha
Bowers, Louise HELEN, Adelaide Heath.
Mona McAdoo, Margaret Britton. Cora
Barry, Eleanore Reyburn, Eleanora
Morgan. Helen Parker. Margaretta Sy
mons, CaryI Crawford, Lascelle McClus-
ky. Gertrude Greedy and Miss De Pena
are among those who will serve on this
committee.
Mrs John Bassett Moore and the Misses
Moore will not be at home Wednesday.
December "a, or December 81, but viii re-
ceive January !, 1914.
Miss Vivian Schneider of 18th street
northwest has returned after visit to
her aunt Mrs. William NJ. Stockton, in
Jacksonville, Fla, with whom she spent
delightful time for the past two months.
The Austrian ambassador and Nine.
Dumba returned yesterday from several
months stay abroad.
Following religious service yesterday
at the Russian embassy in celebration of
the cars birthday, the staff of the emf
bassy lunched with the Russian ambas-
sadOr and Nine. BakhmeteH.
Miss Hildreth Gatewood who has been
spending several weeks at West Point
with her sister. Mrs. Earl North, returned
home yesterday.
Mrs. 0. G. Moore, who has been i'll with
typhoid fever since her return from E,u-
rope, is now slowly convaleScing at her
apartment in the WestmoTeland.
She had intended to sail for Manila the
'Oth of this month, but her illness has
prevented. and she will probably be in
this city all winter.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
Daniels were hosts last night at dinner
Their guests were Maj. Gen. and Mrs
William p. Biddle, Rear Admiral and Mrs
Fiske, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Howard
Paymaster General and Mrs. Cowie, Mr.
and Mrs. Hannis Taylor and Mr.. and Mrs
Mcfarland.
The Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs
David Franklin Houston entertained at q
dinner last night the Speaker and Mrs
Champ Clark, the Secretary of Commerce
and Mrs William G.. Redfield. Representa-
tive and Mrs. James R. Mann, the solic-
itor of the State Department and Mrs
John w. Davies and Mr. and Mrs Edward
Lowery.
The counselor of the Italian embassy
and Nine Catalani entertained at dinner
last night the Turkish ambassador. the
Belgian minister and Nine Havenith.
the Peruvian minister and Nine. PeZet
Mrs. Heathcoat Grant, the charge daft
flares of Greece. Mr.. Vouros: the coun-
seior OF the Russian embassy and Nine.
Scherbatskoy, Nine. Hauge the coun-
selor of the Turkish embassy and Nine
Hussein Bey, Miss Maud Wetmore Miss
Josephine Patten, Mr.. and Mrs Gordon
CRAWFORD, Mr.. ana MIS-. Henry Spencer,
Commander Boy-Ed, naval attache of
the German embassy, and Mr.. Manuel de
Freyre, first secretary of the Peruvian
legation.
Mr. Herbert J. Browne addressed the
Congressional Club yesterday afternoon,
his topic being THE Tnspoiled People. =
Mrs. Fletcher. president of the club. re-
celved the guests, assisted by Mrs Lloyd
and Mrs. Towne Tea was served at ,
o'clock, with Mrs. F'inney and Mrs. Ferris
presiding at the tea table Assisting in en-
Pertaining We're Mrs. Collins Mrs. Gard
ner. Mrs. Danforth, Mrs. Edmonds. Mrs.
Evans, Mrs. Frear, Mrs. Dawson, Mrs.
Dixon and Mrs. Du Boise. Miss Genevieve
Clark acted as usher
Mrs. Kuhn, wife of Col. Kuhn, COM
mandant of the Washington barracks.
and Mrs. Earl j. Atkisson, wife of Lieut.
Atklsson, received the guests at the dance
given last night by the officers and ladies
or the Washington barracks at the Off
GERS Club. Lieut.. Reinke of the hop COM
mlttee made the introductions. "A buffet
supper was served.
Miss Katherine Thesis, daughter of
Capt. Emil Thesis, U. S. n. and Mrs
Thesis. is a debutante today. In the list
Of younger assistants at her coming out
tea will be Miss Ethel Rose. Miss Kath-
crime Krug, Miss Minnie Stone. Miss Pau
line Stone, Miss Margaret F'reer, Miss
Ann Bryan, Miss Alma Hodges and Miss
Harriet Conger
dance will follow the tea this even
ing.