Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02

Owing to the illness Of her father, Mrs.
George Whitney White Of the Woodward
viii not be at home Saturdays in Janu-
AIRY.
Miss Marie Ahnaghito Peary daugh-
ter of Rear Admiral Robert f. Peary
L. 5. N. retired, and Mrs. Peary, will
be presented to society today. Her
debut tea will be given at the family
residence, 1920 Belmont road
Mrs. Peary will be assisted by Mrs
Gilbert Grosvenor and Mrs. Ralph p. Bar
nard. Mrs Alexander II. Semmes. Mrs
piebtsch of New York. Miss Peary's
aunt. Will be at the tea table Among
the girls assisting viii be the Misses
Ella and Helen kahle Of New York.
house guests of Miss Peary, and Miss
Emily Steuart. Miss Jean Holmes, Miss
Doris Drain, Miss Dorothy Campbell,
Miss Esther Whiting. Miss Zenaida
Merriam and Miss Dorothy Trout.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Peary will
take their daughter and the receiving
party to the Army and NAVY Club
dance tonight
Mrs. James O'Connell is entertaining
at cards tomorrow afternoon from to )
at her home. o126 1st street The Daugh-
tiers OF Isabella will be her guests.
announcement was received here of the
marriage yesterday i'm I4ucerne Switzer-
AM III tlie CHSiiSn l.nufcn OF Mrs, Dunn
Mckee. eldest daughter of the late Gen.
Alfred +. Bates. L. S. A and Frederick
IL. Brooke of this city. The engagement
was announced several months ago, and
later the date of the wedding The bride
mas been abroad for some time She
was Miss Henrietta Bates and has haen
a widow for several years Mr. Brooke
is member of the Metropolitan Club
and StepSon of the Rev. DR. Randolph
II. Mckim of this city lie and his bride
20 ind 90 h.
abroad, but expect to reside in Washing
ton.
The alumnae members of the Theta
Kappa Fiji Sorority received with Miss
Leila Howard at her home, in the wy
omlng apartment. yesterday from 4 to g.
An orchestra played and there were about
400 callers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert c. Birch and Mr..
Frank keyworth of Cherrydale Va. re-
turned home today after a holiday visit
with Mrs. Gertrude Parkinson at the
Mount Vernon apartment.
Mrs. John Franklin Jameson will be at
home Saturdays in January.
Mrs. Daisy Fitzhugh Ayres is at her
former home in Lexington, KY where
her mother, Mrs. Robert II. Fitzhugh is
lying dangerously ill.,
Mrs. Barnes. formerly Annie d. Ware
is spending the week end with Miss
Bates, Ell Rhode Island avenue and
would he happy to welcome her friends
Saturday everng from 3 to 10 o'clock
Gen. and Mrs. Floyd King extended the
New Year reception given ny the Speaker
and Mrs. Clark.
Mrs. Beverly Randolph Mason will be
at home tomorrow and the following
Saturdays in January and February at
1906 Florida avenue from = TO q. Miss
Mason and Mrs. Philip Patchen will re-
ceiye with their mother.
Miss Josephine Mason has been making
a visit to New York and is now at West
Point, where she is staying with Mrs.
Earl North. formerly Miss Gatewood of
this city.
Mrs Anthony Z. Tyssowski is enter
tanning at tea today for her house
guests Mrs. John W. Thomson and Mrs
Walker, Mrs. Cuno FL. Rudolph, Mrs.
Joseph Crawford, Mrs. Percy L. Jones
and Mrs John Kraig will also assist
The engagement is announced of Miss
L. Jane Mcleod Fairfield of Boston and
Beverly Farms and Mr. Landon Humph-
reys of Morristown n. j. Miss Fairfield
will spend over Sunday III this city with
relatives, among whom is her grand
the late scientist, and intimate friends
including Miss Brooks, granddaughter of
Gen. John NJ. Wilson.
Miss Fairfield will return to New York
to be at the RItz-Carlton with her
mother, Mrs. James Barr. until Wednes-