Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-24
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
HOLIDAY PLEASURES IN THE
HOMES OF THE CABINET
Dances, Teas, a Golden Wedding and
an Engagement Party-Other
Events-Notes.

Events-Notes.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs. CARR
son went to Philadelphia to visit DR..
and Mrs. Samuel w. Norton. Before they
return they will spend a few days at
Atlantic City. They will receive on New
Year.
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs.
Daniels have their sons from school fol-
the holidays. which they will spend at
Single Oak, having also planned hosp
talities for. their own young friends as
well as those of their boys. They will
also hold a reception on New Year.
Mrs. Franklin X. Lane will not receive
today or next Wednesday, but will be at
home on New Year.
Neither Mrs. Houston nor Mrs. William
Wilson will keep open house on New
Year as both the Secretary of AgricuI-
ture and his wife and the Secretary of
Labor and his family circle will be away
from the capital on that day.
Mr.. and Mrs. William d. Hoover en-
tertained at a dance and supper at the
Chevy Chase Club last night for their
young daughter and son, Miss Eleanor
Hoover.
There were about sixty young people in
the company
Representative and Mrs. David E. Fin
ley and MIR. David Edward Finley, jr.
left yesterday to spend Christmas at their
home in South Carolina They will be
joined there by Miss Frances Gist Finley,
who has been Spending the Ian in the
south, and will entertain a family house
party during Christmas week. Mr.. and
Mrs. Finley, with their family. will re-
turn to Washington and reopen their
house in p street about January l.
The Misses de Pena entertained at a
dance last night in compliment to Miss
Lucy Hoke Smith
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hipsley of this
city have gone to Florida for a month S
stay.
Lieut.. Ethelbert Talbot, L. S. NJ. c..
has arrived from Norfolk, Va, to spend
the holidays with his parents, Rev. Dr.
and Mrs. Robert Talbot, at go Odd street
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Franklin Schneider an.
nounce the engagement of their daughter
Florence. and Mr.. Tom G. Forney OF
Coshocton Ohio. The wedding will take
place in the early fall.
Miss Schneider was one of the mos,
popular debutantes of last season. Or
her mothers side she is the direct de-
scendant of Mary Chiffon. Mr. Forney
is a graduate OF Ohio Northern Univer.
sity, having attained the honor of vale.
dictorian of the senior class of 1911 and
graduating with S. B. and p H. B. de.
grees. At present he is a student Of the
college of law at the University Of Mich
igan and will graduate in June. He is a
member of the professional legal college
fraternity. Delta Theta Phi.
Miss Schneider Is entertaining this aft.
ernoon for young people In the Cairo
at a the-dansant, where her friends. will
have the pleasure Of meeting her fiance
who is a house guest for the HOLIDAYS
Miss Schneider will wear white chiffor
embroidered In pink roses. Assisting her
will be the Misses Lucy Hoke Smith
Helen McCumber. Sally Williams. Clara
La Toilette. Elizabeth Crenshaw, Doroth,
bennett, Nellie Howard and Mrs Par.
malice.
Mr.. Carlton Springer Proctor of thu
class Of Is, Princeton UNIVERSITY !,
spending the Christmas holidays here
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs ]. Mar
tin Proctor.
Master James Thompson, son of Rep
resentative and Mrs. j. B. THOMPSON o1
Oklahoma, will leave tomorrow mornins
with Representative Warren Worth Bal
ley for Johnstown, Pa, to spend thu
Christmas holidays with Master Worth
Bailey the lads having struck up a grea,
friendship last summer while together ir
Washington. Master Harold Griffith oil
JohnstoWn one of the House pages will
| also be in the party.
A wide circle Of friends will greet DR.
and Mrs. Alphonso Patten this evening Al
their Brookland home, 10th and Irvins
streets, to congratulate them on the IF
tieth anniversary of their marriage.
DR.. Alphorso Patten and Josephine NJ
Bryant were married at the home Of the
brides parents at Bangor, Me-, December
"a. 1868
Dr.. Patten has been a Mason for over
nfty years and is now member of King
David Lodge of Brookland. D. c. Ht
served in the war of the rebellion. having
enlisted in Maine regiment in 1881. and
was honorably discharged in 1886. He Ii
member Of Lincoln Post, G. A. R.. OF
Washington, d. c. After the war hi
practiced dentistry in Maine for severa
years, then moved to Kansas. where hi
continued the practice of his profession
until President Harrison's administration
when he was appointed post office in
spector. After serving In that capacity
for several years he was transferred t.
the Treasury Department In Washington
where he still holds position in the offic,
Of the auditor for the Navy Department
with nearly twenty-five years in the civil
service Of the government to his credit
| DIR. Patten is still strong and active ant
able to do as much work as when h.
| uttered the service twenty-five years ago
| Mrs. Patten at one time was membe
| Of several of the social and literary club
If the District and is still active. He
| aother who IA nearly ninety-four, make
her home with her. At the golden wed