Evening star., 1914-12-23
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Washington Buds Last Night at
the Stotesbury Ball in
Philadelphia.
Miss Buffers Debut Party-A Gold
en- Wedding-Personal
Notes.

800 guests were present. - hu6o
Christmas tree and gifts for each guest
was a feature of the decoration The
tree was shipped today to Philadei-
phia playground garden and q gift TOT
each of the youngsters went with II.
Dancing by professionals and talented
amateurs opened the ball.
An interesting feature was the lucky
number contest. Each guest drew
number and the man and girl haVlhs
| theirs chosen were presented WIN
| prizes and required to do dance 1or
the delectation of the other guests.
The prizes were 4 silver card case Tor
the young girl and silver cigarette
case for the man.
| Mrs. Stotesbury received her guests
in the foyer, her gown being glowing
red shade of velvet, cut with long
square train and the skirt ana tram
I edged with bands of sable fur. The
| bodice was draped with real lace MSS
| BiddIe. Miss Ingersoll and Mr. and
| Mrs. Stotesbury formed the receiving
| narty. with Mrs. A. J. Drexel Biddle
and Mrs. Charles Edward 1ngersoll,
mothers of the guests of honor.
| Miss Pauline kindleberger and Miss
Frances Moore, two of the seasons
debutantes here, attended the ball
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey G. Ellis cele-
brated their golden wedding annlVer-
sary last night by giving a large re-
ception at their residence. The mar
riase OF the couple took place in YER
mont, and they have lived in this city
| for about forty-five years. The golden
bride was dressed in black satin with
| jetted lace over gold lace on the bod1ce
The only son of the couple, Mr.
| ~
ard Ellis, with Mrs. Ellis, assisted in
receiving, as did DR.. and Mrs. X Lee
Spires, the latter niece and an adopted
daughter of the hostess.
A. feature of the evening was short
address by Rev. Mr.. Mowbray: with
presentation purse containing $50 from
| friends The occasion was delightful
one and was attended by large gain
ering of the friends of the couple
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Burch of Utica,
n Y, and Providence, r. l.. are at the
Cochran Hotel. where they will spend
few days before visiting Florida for
| the winter.
Miss Anna Lee, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Robert Lee Ettenger, and Mr
! ried Monday night at Calvary Baptist
Church. the pastor, Rev. Samuel H.
| Greene, officiating. The ushers were
Messrs Chester Stevens. Lloyd Etten-
/
| The church was decorated with ferns
and pink roses. The procession. which
entered to the strains Of the wedding
march from "Lohengrin.' was led by
Frances Walker and Eleanor Coll, act
| ing as flower maidens. Miss Annie
! Howell, sister Of the bridegroom, was
maid of honor, and Miss Effie Baber
and Miss Myrtle King were the brides
maids
The brides gown was of rich satin.
with brocaded court train, to the
edge of which fell a veil of tulle. She
carried bouquet Of white roses and
was gowned in pale yellow, while the
other two attendants were dressed
alike in pale blue tulle over pink crepe
de chine. and carried huge punches Of
the mother of the bride, wore lavender
crepe meteor. The best man was Mr..
| @ p. Browning. a college mate of the
| bridegroom at Columbia University.
| ried couple received the congratula-
| tions Of few friends at the home OF
! the brides parents. 1907 Lamont street.
| Mr.. and Mrs Howell will he at home
! after February l at 1915 Calvert street.
| Lieut.. Il. c. Carbonell. U. S. A.. has
arrived in WashinEton from San Juan.
Porto Rico, and with Mrs. Carbonell is
at the New Willard for the holidays.
| Michigan and Mrs. Burrows, who have
been spending the nast month in Waeh-
| ineton at the Hotel Powhatan, left
| this morning to spend the holidays
| they will go to Atlantic City for the
| balance Of the winter season.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred ]. Morrish Of
days with Mr.. c. E. Spliedt of Capitol
| Hill. brother of the latter, where Miss
| Marguerite Spliedt of Washington, D.
e.. who has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Fred ]. Morrish of Brooklyn, N
| Y, Is also staying.
The Sigma Chi Fraternity is going to
hold open house Christmas afternoon
from 4 until til, O'Clock. In its new
the oldest-estab blished fraternity in
Washington will entertain at a tea
dance for all its members. alumni,
their wives and other guests.
DR.. Everett M. Ellison will leave to-
morrow morning to spend the holiday
season at his native home In Tennessee
Gen. and Mrs. George M. sternberg
| entertained at dinner last night N
honor of Representative and Mrs. Clar-
ence B. Miller, the latter a niece of
Mrs. Sternberg. The other guests were
Representative and Mrs. James r.
| Mann, Gen. ana MIS-. WI llllam Z. Cor
! gas, Gen. and Mrs. Henry P. Mccain
| and Maj and Mrs. Charles W. Kutz.
! Secretary and Mrs. Houston were en-
! tertained at dinner last night by the
assistant secretary of agriculture and
Mrs. Carl Vrooman. The other guests
were Senator and Mrs. Owen. DR.. and
Mrs. Charles D. Walcott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Medill Mccormick. Mrs Matthew T.
Scott. Miss Amaryllis Gillett. Col
Charles Page Bryan and Col. Caffee,
solicitor of the Department of Agri-
culture.
| Miss Pocohontas Butler. gowned in
white tulle and carrying a colonial
bouquet of pink roses and small bios
| SONS. was presented at a tea yester-
day, at the home Of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Butler.
Mrs. George Porter, Mrs. Samuel
Spencer, Mrs. George Sutherland Mrs.
George Clark, Mrs Fannie Kicks and
Mrs. James Siayden presided in the
dining room. Others assisting were
Miss Louise Clark, Miss Mary Lord An
drews. Miss Mary Wheeler Vest, Miss
Ruth Wilson. Miss Gladys Kibbey. Miss
Charlotte Harding. Miss Janet Cowan,
Miss Katherine Efinger and Miss Les
ter Randolph of Savannah. Ca sup