Evening star., 1914-12-25

| ator and Mrs Robert L. Owen, was the
guest Yesterday of Miss Roberta Hemp
stone Rouse for the performance of the
Princeton Triangle Club. Miss Rouse
entertained informally at luncheon in
her honor.
Mrs. Robert Traver presented her in
teresting young daughter. Miss Frances
Traver, yesterday at one OF the hand
soonest receptions of the winter. The
family residence on Connecticut avenue
had its Christmas decoration in place
wreaths. holly and garlands-and with
the bouquets sent the debutante pre-
sented a lovely scene.
Miss Traver, dressed in a glrllSh gown
of white tulle and silver, carried pink
| roses from among her scores of floral
gifts.
Her young friends assisting were Miss
berger. Miss Marian Van Buren, Miss
Francise Williams, Miss Alexandra
Ewing, Miss Julia Whiting Miss Gladys
Hinckley. Miss Adelaide Heath and Miss
Mrs. John w. Foster and Mrs. Robert
Hinckley did the honors.
A dinner party for twenty-four. in
cluding the assistants, followed. There
was dancing throughout the tea
Christmas eve dances included the
informal gathering at the officers
Club, Washington barracks, given by
>.
Cadet Parker Kuhn. who is home for
the holidays with Cadets Snow, Crane
and Moses from West Point
, Mrs. A. H. Fowler gave dance last
night for Miss Sallie Fowler. home
from Pennington for the holidays.
There were about eighty guests. Mr..
John Fowler is also home for the holi-
days
Gen. Frank D. Baldwin, formerly of
this city, and now of Denver. is at
the Hotel Gordon for a stay of several
days.
Miss Frances Miller is entertaining
at an informal tea with dancing this
afternoon in compliment to her house
guests, Miss Minna Ethel Lombard of
Memphis. Tenn. and Miss Anne Darsie
of Pittsburgh.
| Mrs. Ross Martin and Miss Mar
guerite Ames of Boston will preside
| at the tea table.
last night at Chevy Chase Club in
compliment to her house guests
DR.. and Mrs Reid Hu.,t entertained
at dinner last night at the Chiefly
Chase Club for Mr. Snd Mrs. Charles
Taylor of Mobile. Ala. The other
guests included Mr.. and Mrs. Hannis
Hanna Taylor. DR.. and Mrs. Carl
| Voeghlin. Mr.. Clay Bailey, Mr.. Coch-
ran and Mr.. Alfred r. Taylor of
| Knoxville, Tenn.
| Thomas c. Thacher, jr., Of Harvard
| University is spending the holidays
with his parents. Representative and
Mrs. Thomas c. Thacher. 1921 H street.
Mr. Thacher has recently been elected
| vice president of the freshman class.
| He received his preparatory courst at
| st. Marks. where he was captain of the
| foot ball eleven, and also played on the
| base ball and hockey teams. He played
| this fall with the Harvard team against
| the Yale freshman eleven, and at the
( present time is in training for the Har-
;, ward hockey team.
| Gov. Ashton c. shallenberger of Ne
| braska is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
! William w. Bride, at their home on
Cathedral avenue, over Christmas
Mrs Frank c. Rupp entertained the
| Golden Leaf Sewing Society Tuesday
| afternoon at her home, 216 Rhode Is
land avenue northwest. The first part
J of the afternoon was passed in en-
broidery, after which tea was served
| were Misses Catherine and Julia Mac
| kessy, Miss Lillian kessler of The
| Plains. Va; Mrs. Norman Evans, Mrs.
]. D. Mackessy and Mrs. Frank c. Rupp.
| Next Tuesday the society will be en-
! tertained at the home of Mrs. J. D.
Mackessy. 1881 Sth street northwest.
| Lieut.. Egbert B. Lloyd, U. S. M. c., is
| visiting his parents at 26o4 Connecticut
avenue, and Mr.. r. Bennett Lloyd is
home from Lafayette College for the
holidays.
Mrs L. V. Bockius and Mrs. Kather-
inc Bockius Brant of Canton, Ohio
mother and sister of Mrs. Atlee Pom
creme. are the guests of Senator and
Mrs Pomerene, at the Highlands. They
expect to remain in Washington dur
ing the congressional season.
At the home of the brides parents.
I471 II street northwest, a pretty we'd
lding took place last evening when
Miss Isabel r. Capell of this city and
Mr.. Philip A. Wright of Bristol, Vt,
lwere married by the Rev. Samuel II.
lGreene. The brides sister, Mrs. Will
liam E. Rabenhorst. was matron Of
honor and BENJAMIN j. Waldo Of Ohio
lattended the bridegroom. After the
reception the couple left for short
wedding trip. They will be at home
Ito their friends after January Is at
l31O6 South Dakota avenue, Woodbridge,
I'D. c.
Walter S. Penfield has returned to
the city after two-week trip to Cuba.
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