Evening star., 1913-11-01
Capt and Mrs Donnellys for coffee and
an informal dance.

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| an informal dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Topham. 81
| Bryant street. gave a Halloween party
! in honor of their two nieces. Misses Doro-
| thy and Ethel Lusby. The house was
beautifully decorated with oak leaves and
| chrysanthemumS. After "A musical pro-
/ gram and dancing buffet supper was
| served. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Shore. Misses Dorothy and
| Ethel Lusby. Ethel Phelps Mr.. Freddie
Steckels. Mr.. Raymon Eberly. Mrs. Ruth
| Repertus, and Mrs. Scannell and
Miss Mary Topham. :
The Congressional Club at home yes
terday was a pleasantly informal affair,
with Mrs. Champ Clark doing the hon
! ors of the tea table.
| Miss Manuela de Pena. daughter Of the
| minister from Uruguay, will be the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Potter of
| Anglecot Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia.
| Wednesday, November H. Her hosts
will give dinner dance in her honor
that evening.
Miss Eleanor Chandler will entertain at
a small informal dinner the Phla-
delphia Country Club Saturday night,
November II. in honor of Miss de Pena.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Brooks. jr,
the latter formerly Miss Louise Cromwell
of this city, gave Halloween dance last
evening at Fort Garrison, their country
place in the Green Spring valley, in
honor of Miss Nancy w. b. Brewster,
the debutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
| Benjamin Harris Brewster, jr.
Huge lighted pumpkins surmounted the
gate posts and jack-o'-lanterns illuminat-
ed the driveway 10 the house From
the house TO the old stone fort, which
was arranged for dancing and attract
lively decorated, an archway was formed
of corn stalks, lighted with jack-o' lam
terms and pumpkins. Two silver cups
were awarded to the couple adjudged as
being the best "tangoerS'' At 12:3O
O'Clock a seated supper was served at
the house. The tables We're decorated
and favors suitable 10 Halloween We're
at each place.
The girls wore gingham dresses and
sunbonnets and the men Were in over
alls, blue shirts and farm hats.
Miss Genevieve Clark daughter of the
Speaker and Mrs. Clark. who is we'll
started on her belleship career as a debu-
tante of the first winter of a democratic
administration. was the guest of honor
last night at the annual ball for the bene
fit of the Orange tN. J) Free Public Lii
brary.
Preceding the ball Miss Clark was en-
jtertained by Miss Madeline Edison,
daughter of Thomas A. Edison, who is
president of the library auxiliary and
chairman of the ball committee. al q dim
ner at her home III Llewellyn PARK.
Other guests We're John Eyre Sloane OF
South Orange. Miss Edison's fiance; Miss
| Katherine Gellatly. Miss Lois Scheere,s
John V. Miller and Jesse Metcalf of the
1Oranges and Frank Fackenthal of New
York. The color scheme was yellow and
black in keeping with Halloween, and
nasturtiums We're used for decorations.
| Many other dinner parties were also ar
rarged.
| Assisting Miss Edison in receiving at
the ball We're her mother Mrs. Thomas
A.. Edison; Mrs. Charles Hathaway. Mrs.
Mrs. Hammond Bradshaw, Mrs. William
Barr. Mrs. Philip McKim Garrison. Mrs
Charles Edwin Eaton, Mrs. T. O'Conor
Sloane. Mrs Frank Vanderpoel. Mrs
Mrs. Cyrus Hitchcock. Mrs. Henry X.
Wehrhane. Mrs. George Z. Halsey and
Mrs William a. Barstow.
Assistant Surgeon General and Mrs.
Rucker entertained al a Halloween dance
| last night in their apartment at the
| Dresden and gave delightful evening to
| a number of friends. The rooms were
decorated with pumpkins. iack-o' lanterns
and autumn leaves and flowers.
| The guests included Surgeon General
| Blue, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Holiday
| Capt. and Mrs Trench, Director and
and Mrs kearney. Miss Corbett, Miss
| E.dmonia Adams, Maj. and Mrs Nor
moyle. Lieutenant Commander and Mrs.
| Parsons. Assistant Attorney General and
| MIS-. heff, MIS-. CnarieS A. thompson,
| MIR. Johannesoa of the Norwegian lega-
| ton, Surgeon and Mrs. Cummings, Dr.
| de Vallen, Mrs Neff and DIR. kearney.
| Miss Flores Howard of New Orleans is
| a guest of her aunt, Mrs. Richard Weight
| man. Miss Howard, who was one of last
winters debutantes, will remain at Wash
ington until the middle of December.
Mrs. Weightman will entertain at tea
dance for her November II, at the Play
house.
Rev Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Shipman
have a weekend party at the Edison
Bradley Tuxedo home which includes
Miss May of Washington, William Rhine
ander D. b. Pratt Frederick F. F're-
linghuysen, Cecil d. Landale and Louis
III. Hosmer. They gave dance last night
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley were host and
hostess to party of twenty-five at the
Tuxedo Club, the house being reserved
for dancing. Dinners were given all over
the park, after which all assembled at the
Bradley house.
Mrs. Clarence Moore of this city, who
is at the Ritz-Carlton. New York, with
Miss Moore and her three young sons,
will go to Europe on board the George
Washington. They will spend a time in
Paris. and in January go to ST Moritz
for the winter sports. They will be away
all winter.
The Japanese ambassador. Viscount
Chinda, entertained informally at dinner
at the embassy last night in honor of the
Japanese emperor's birthday. The guests
were the members OF the embassy stan
and few additional friends.