Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-17
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of Town
Two Debut Teas Are on This After.
Moons Social CAL
endar.
Misses O'Gorman and Kindleberger
Are the Buds-Per-
sonal Notes.

| debutantes, Mrs Dudley Field Malone,
Mrs. William L. ]. Duffy and Mrs. John
| A. Mailer, all of New York. Miss Ruth
| Hitchcock, Miss Dorothea Owen, the
Misses Burleson, Miss Williams. Miss
Margaret McChord, Miss Mary Wheeler
Vest. Miss Laura Graves and Miss Lucy
Virginia Gordon of New York will also
| be of the entertaining party.
The diplomatic breakfast: one Of the
| leading features Of New Year at the
| capital, will be omitted the coming
| January l, and there will be no recep-
lions at the homes of the other MEM
bers Of the cabinet. for the same rea-
| sons, because Of the White House
mourning, which precludes any social
| life there this winter, and the obstacles
! which the war presents to the usual
friendly mingling Of European diplo-
| mats.
Secretary and Mrs. Bryan held the
: diplomatic breakfast last New Year
| morning at the Pan-American building
| and several members of the cabinet
| circle held public receptions during the
| the cabinet and their families expect
| to spend Christmas in this city, but
| Mrs. Bryan. wife Of the Secretary OF
State. is leaving Saturday or Sunday
| for Tucson, Ariz.. where she will spend
| the month of January.
| Miss Pauline Kindleberger. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. David NJ. Kindleberger,
will be presented at a tea dance today
at Rauscher's. Mrs. K;ndleberger will
| be assisted by Mrs Franklin K. Lane,
Mrs. C. C. Glover and Mrs. William J.
O'Brien Of Baltimore.
Other assistants will include Miss
Beatrice Glover. Miss Francise Will
liams. Miss Marian Van Buren,, Miss
Frances Travers. Miss Julia Whiting,
Miss Rebekah Wilmer, Miss Helen B.
Smith. Miss Elizabeth Hamilton. Miss
Helena Elliott, Miss Pocahontas Butler
and Miss Ruth Wilson.
Mrs. Harold Walker was the hostess
at beautiful tea yesterday afternoon,
given to present her sister, Miss Lii
ian Birney.
The house was prettily decorated
with flowers and ferns.
| The young debutante wore a lovely
French dress of pink MORE made very
simply. with drapery on the skirt
crossing in the front and ending in the
Her bouquet was a large cluster of
pink roses.
Those assisting in receiving included
Miss Birney. sister of the hostess and
Dorothy Block of Wheeling, w. Va,
and Miss Elaine English of Philadel-
phia. Miss Alexandra Ewing. Miss
Dorothea Owen. Miss Dorothy Drake.
Miss Judith Atwater and Miss Marjorie
Fisher.
| Heimke and Mrs. ormsby McCammon
did the honors at the tea table.
| Mrs. Walker gave a dinner at the
| Chevy Chase Club last night for her
| sister and house guests.
/! Representative and Mrs. Henry T.
| Rainey are entertaining Mr.. and Mrs.
Beverly c. Hodges Of Carrollton. Ill.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. Carl-Smith of 1888
| 18th street northwest entertained at
! dinner last night in honor Of Gov
| elect Frank Willis and Mrs. Willis of
| Ohio Invited to meet Mr. and Mrs.
| Willis were Justice and Mrs. Thomas
| II. Anderson Justice Stanton J. Peelle,
| Or. and Mrs. Charles A. Wood, DR.: and
Mrs. Montgomery, DR.. Geofge B. Stew
| art, president of Auburn Theological
| Seminary, and Mrs. Stewart, Mr.. and
| Mrs E. G. Grandin and Miss Ruth Mar
1 cross.
! Mrs. Robert Brent Mosher. wife of the
1 American consul at Plauen. Germany.
and daughter. arrived In New YORK
| from Rotterdam. They reached this
city a few days ago, and left yester-
! day for Asheville. \. c., where Mr..
| Mosher will join them upon his return
| from Germany next month.
Mrs. Edward D. Tally will be at home
tomorrow from to for the last
! time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Britton en-
| tertained at dinner last night In COM
pliment to Miss Francise Williams.
Their guests, In addition 10 MISS NIL WI
Peter Gerry. Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Cobb.
Mrs Thomas Laughlin. Miss Frances
\ Moore. Miss Britton: Miss Margaret
Holman Of New York. Mr.. Henry du
Pont' can't. Castillo and Mr.. Bruce Nc
Kinney.
son Of Montana and Mr.. Frank Henry
Elson Of New York took place yester-
day afternoon at 2:15 o'clock at the
residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. T; a: Wicker
IG. B. Pierce officiated: Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
son will spend their honeymoon in
New York and the east and will return
to this city to make their nome.
| Commander and Mrs. Chester Wells
entertained at dinner last night at the
Chevy Chase Club for the new COM
mandant Of the navy yard and Mrs.
4 Capt Jones. and Miss Jones. The other
l guests were Capt. and Mrs. Macveagh.
Capt. and Mrs. Britten. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dixson. Commander and Mrs Leaghy
and Commander and Mrs. Pinney.
i Among others entertaining at dinner
at the Chevy Chase Club last night
were Pay Inspector and Mrs. Edmund
Bonnaffon. Mai. and Mes William D.
Common. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Foraker
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee. Commander
and Mrs. Wright. Judge and Mrs. Ed
} ward Campbell, Lieut. and Mrs. Simp-
} son and Mr.. and Mrs. William I. Dem
ing.
The President. who was among the
IF street shoppers yesterday. bought
lsome of the Belgian relief Christina.
post cards. which were designed BY
Mrs Berry and are sold by volunteers.
| Those who desire to assist as sales
women are asked to communicate with
Mrs. Berry at the Farragut.
The wedding of Miss Helen Macleod
land Mr.. James W. Gift will take place
this evening at the brides residence
t1S47 Girard street.
y The Home Club Of the Interior De
APARTMENT gave its semi-weeklv dane.
last night The house was prettily dec
Iorated with Christmas greens. Amone
those present were Mrs Koehl. Mr. and
Mrs. Montgomery. Miss Ruth 2. Web
lister. Miss Zens. Miss Aubrteht. Mis-,