Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-17

Cornelia Semple of Louisville, Ny.
Mrs. William Cline Borden will not be
at home tomorrow. but will receive with
Mrs. Sternberg.
Plans have been completed for the we'd
ding of Miss Helen Miller Gould to Finley
J. Shepard. which is to be quietly ceie-
brated Wednesday. noon. January -, at
Lyndhurst. Miss Gould's country place at
Tarrytown, n. Y.
Helen and Dorothy Gould. daughters OF
Frank J. Gould. her brother. as her only
attendants and they will serve as flower
girls. Louis j. Shepard is to act as his
brothers best man. There will be no
ushers
The Rev. Dr. Daniel D. Russell of the
Presbyterian Church at Irvington, which
Miss Gould attends when she is staying
at Lyndhurst. is to perform the cere-
mony.
Those invited to the wedding include
only the relatives and a few intimate
friends. The Duke de Talleyrand. the
duchess. his wife, who was Anna Gould.
and their small son. Duke Howard de
Sagan. are arriving this week on the
Mauretania from Europe TO. attend the
wedding.
Mrs. John Rhinelander Stevens of New
York is visiting her daughter. Mrs. +. r.
Spafford, at the Dresden.
Mrs. S. w. Norton was hostess at one
of the prettiest teas Of the winter. Tues
day afternoon. at her home. 1910 18th
street northwest, in compliment to her
cousin. Miss BERTHE Q. Jameson Of Bell
ingham. Wash. and Miss ElIla B. Sprong
of Houston. Tex. Mrs. Norton had as
sistng her Mrs. Donald Macleod and
Mrs. Carl Carlson. The floral decora-
DR.. and Mrs. Walker Van Sweringen
gave a large. reception yesterday after
noon at their home on 22d street, in CONF
pliment to Miss jeanette Ayres. daugh-
ter of Representative and Mrs. Ayres.
Their house was lavishly decorated with
palms. smilaX and white roses. Mrs
Van Sweringen received in handsome
gown Of white lace over white satin,
and the honor guest wore white. draped
throughout the afternoon and during the
supper and dance which followed for
the receiving party.
Those assisting included Mrs. William
IS. Ayres, Mrs. Bonney of New York,
Nine Peynado. Mrs. Erhard Won Knob
lock. Miss Sllnglieff and Mrs. Denmead.
all of Baltimore; Miss Barbara Stephens,
Miss Lucy Hoke Smith, Miss Dorothy
Shuey, Miss Sallie Williams, Miss Grace
Helen Vane and Miss Howard
Mrs. Frederick W. Pratt and her
Mrs. Francis w. Dickins. were
the hostesses at a delightful tea yester-
day afternoon at their home on Columbia
road
Those assisting in receiving were Mrs.
F. II. Delauo. Mrs. Dutton. Mrs. Charles
Hewett Wright, Mrs. Joseph Wall. Miss
Walker. Mrs. w. H. Heron. Mrs. w. f.
Dixon, Miss Harriet Conger, Miss Dutton.
the Misses Adams and Miss Dorothy Dee
BILE
Mrs Thomas G. Steward. wife of the
chief examiner of the patent office and
her daughter, Miss Marian Steward, had
as their guests yesterday Miss Mildred
Brown and Miss Olive king. whom Mrs.
Steward chaperoned at the Presidents re-
ception to the judiciary Tuesday evening.
will be at home informally tomorrow
from to Z.
Mrs. John w Brewer and Miss Brewer
will be at home informally at the Wood
ley tomorrow.
Mrs. George Weed Wallace will be at
home informally Saturdays, January Is
and 25, at the Oakland.
Miss Alice Vandergrift entertained at a
large luncheon today for Mr. Garrett and
their bridal party OF tomorrow, her
Her guests included Miss Esther Denny.
Miss Emersman, Mrs. Mckay of New
York. Mrs. Summerlin, Miss Marion
Leutze. Mrs. Bulmer. Mrs. Perry, Miss
Elizabeth Reid Rogers. Miss Caryl Craw-
ford, Miss Ruggles, Miss Frances Suli-
van of Philadelphia. Miss Ruth Wales,
Miss Katherine Britton, Messrs. Garrett
Perry, Gardner, Logan. Ord Preston. Inn
man. Gushing, Brown. Marrow, Hardy.
Edward, Mckay and Ellis, Count dad
haY md Mrc T01av md Mr.
and Mrs Vandergrift.
Mrs. Garrett of La Crosse. Mich. moth
er of the bridegroom. arrives today. Her
husband is prevented by illness from COM
ing to the wedding. Following Miss Ma
rion Leutze's tea this afternoon. the we'd
ding rehearsal will be held. Tonight Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph Letter will give dinner
for Miss Eandergrift and Mr.. Garrett at
their Virginia country place.
The Congressional Club is entertaining
this afternoon at a tea in compliment to
the following debutantes of the season.
The Misses Helen McCumber. Sallie Will
liams. Barbara Stephens. Francis Hoar
Greta Bristow. Lucy Gambler, Evangeline
Krouty. Frances Krouty and Claudine
Clements. daughters of members OF the
club. Mrs. Ernest W. Roberts, president
of the club. will receive with the honor
guests.
The assistants of the afternoon, all
debutantes of last year, for whom the
club also entertained. are to be Misses
Agnes Shackleford, Lucy Hoke Smith,
Ruth Tribble, Ethel Lloyd, Anne Sey-
mour Jones. Frances Finley. jeanette
Ayres and Iras Hawley Mrs. Thomas
J. Kemp, Mrs. James Slump, Miss Elsie
Hill and Miss Hayes will preside in the
dining room, and Misses Hazel Roberts,
Alice Page, Nellie Fletcher. and Lula
Daugherty will take turns at the punch
bowl.
Mrs. katherine Gillett Hill will not be
at home tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs Chisolm, chairman of the southern
relief ball, announces that all the boxes
have been sold and that, unfortunately.
the limited space of the Willard ball
room does not permit of more boxes be-
ing erected.
Mr. and Mrs William Baker Whelen
of the Rittenhouse, Philadelphia, will be
here next Wednesday to visit the Secre
tary of the Navy and Mrs Meyer. Mr..
and Mrs. Whelen and Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Goelet of New York will be
among the guests at the dinner that Sec
rotary and Mrs. Meyer will give Thurs
day. January 23 in honor of the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Taft.
Mrs F. Hubert Dent entertained at
James Hickie of Alabama.