Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-29
MISS COE PRESENTED
At AFTERNOON TEA
Dinner Dance Follows One of the
Prettiest Parties of the
Season

One OF the prettiest parties ever
given debutante in this city, was that
of this afternoon. when Mrs. william
Henderson and her sister, Mrs. San
ford Dewitt Coe presented Mrs. Goes
charming young daughter, Miss Dora
Wickersham Coe to society. with her
cousin, Miss Leavitte Slough Wicker
sham, of Lancaster, as guest of honor.
The event was held at Mrs Hender-
sons residence, % North Front street.
The tea hours were from to and
during that time well known society
folks from in and out of the city greet
cd the receiving party which includ-
ed: Mrs. Henderson. who wore white
satin with point lace and draperies of
silver tissue; Mrs. Coe, looking most
youthful in white brocade with crystal
Earniturc5 and touches of rose tulle;
the stately debutante, wearing a
Che'rult model of white satin, white
tulle and silver embroideries and
carrying orchids; Miss Wickersham in
pale yellow satin with touches of tulle
and crystals; Miss Louise Carney, Miss
Eleanor Neale Clark, Miss Alice
Wallis, Miss Katharine Etter, Miss
Mary Elizabeth Meyers and Miss Con-
stance Ferriday.
The house was aglow with flowers,
many of them gifts to Miss Coe, who
is extremely popular. In the drawing
room color scheme of pink prevailed
holiday greenery. The bright scarlet
of poinsettias, holly and southern
smilaX frightened the library and hall
way and in the tea room there was a
profuson of roses with a Victorian
centerpicce of fruit and roses arrang-
ed in silver basket, gracing the re-
freshment table.
In the Tea Room
The ladies pouring were Mrs. John
kinley Tener, Mrs. J. V. w. Reynders,
of Steelton; Mrs. Harold Wickersham,
of Lancaster, and Mrs Harry G. CAL
vert of Pittsburgh. Assisting were Mrs.
James Irwin Baker, of Lancaster; Mrs.
Wickersham Crawford of Philadel-
phta; Mrs. John Wickersham, of Ian
caster; Miss Crawford. of Philadel-
phia; Miss Weber. of New York city;
Miss Gloninger, of Lebanon; Miss
Kennedy, of Cham berSburg; Miss Maui
man, of Lancaster: Miss Norris, of St
oseph, Mo-; Miss Peale. of New York
city; Miss Margaret Stackpole, Miss
Elizabeth Bailey. Miss Mary Sponser,
Miss Virginia largest King. Miss Mary
Calder Mitchell, Miss Susanna Flem-
ing. Miss Frances Bailey. Miss Mar
Saretta Fleming, Miss Emiley Bailey,
Miss Helen Goodwin Hammond, Miss
Eleanor Townsend Darlington, Miss
Myrvinne Leason, Miss Sarah Hast
ings, Miss Mary Williamson Miss
Emmeline Wright and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Detweiler, all of this city.
Miss Coe, who has been much enter
tanned both here and in Lancaster this
winter, is a graduate of Mrs. Dow's
school at Briar-Cliffe Manor, n. Y.
and much interested in athletics, and
outdoor sports. She is fine tennis
player and does some golf also. Her
distinguished grandfather the late DIR.
j. G. Wickersham, was PENNSYLVANIA
~ Of
also United States minister to Den
mark.
Guests at Dinner Dance
dinner dance this evening follows
the tea, with the ladies of the receiv-
ing and assisting parties and the fol-
lowing men as guests: Governor Ten
er, w. j. Bryson, of Chicago: Harold
Wickersham and John Wickersham, of
Lancaster; DR.. ]. p. Wickersham
Crawford, of Philadelphia: the Rev.
James Crawford, of Philadelphia; ].
V. W Reynders,, of Steelton; Harry C.
Calvert, of Pittsburgh; Frank d. Car
ney. of Steelton; Donald Mccormick,
Daniel NJ. Dull. DIR. John L. Culp, Mr..
Williams, of Yantic, Conn; Spencer
Nauman, of Lancaster; Mr. Baldwin,
Mr.. Lindemuth, Frank Brady, Mr.
Gofford, William Calder. Jr.. John
Ericsson, George Kunkel, Jr., DR..
George Reilly Mofitt, William Nc
Creath, Robert McCreath, George Por-
ter Shotwell, David Fleming. Jr.,
Vance c. Mccormick. John V w.
Reynders, Jr., John Magoun, Richard |
Knibloe, Ehrman b. Mitchell, Jr.,
Henry NJ. Gross, Edward ]. Stackpole,
Jr., Albert Hummel Stackpole, Mr.. Re-
dus, John c. Herman, Jr., Herbert
Wallower, Arch Knisely. Jr., Sanford
d. Coe, William Henderson. The Loe-
ser Orchestra plays for both the after
noon and evening functions.
Tomorrow evening Mr.. and Mrs
Sanford Dewitt Coe are giving a dance
10 the younger set at the Country Club
of Harrisburg, in honor of their
daughter, Miss Dora Wickersham Coe
and her house Euests.