Evening star., 1914-12-31
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Miss Mary Graham Is the Debutante
of Today.
Other Holiday Week Parties and
Coming Ones-Personal
Notes.

| Assistant Attorney General and Mrs.
Graham, is a debutante this afternoon.
She will be presented at a tea at
] Rauschers, when her mother will be
assisted by number of matrons and
maids.
Mrs Gregory, wife of the Attorney
General. and Mrs. Daniels. wife Of the
Secretary of the Navy. will be at the
tea table. Other assistants will In
clude Mrs. Charles b. Howry, Mrs.
Thomas B. Hutchinson. Mrs. Benjamin
. Micou, Mrs. John L. Morehead, Mrs.
Key Pittman, Mrs Claude Swanson,
Mrs. Hoogewerff. Mrs Henry d. Flood,
| Mrs Osborne, Mrs. Tarvin, Mrs. Cape
hart, Mrs c. c. McChord, Mrs. E. x.
kCampbel Miss Jane Gregory, the Misses
Burleson, Miss Maxwell Church. Miss
Iallie Williams and Miss Margaret Nc
Ehord.
Mrs. Thomas B. Hutchinson will give
dinner tonight at the Chevy Chase
lub for Miss Graham and the younger
members of the receiving party.
Miss Elsie Calder, daughter of Repre-
tentative William NJ. Calder and Mrs.
alder, made her debut yesterday aft
rnoon at a reception given by her
parents at their home in Brooklyn, N.
~. Receiving with the debutante were
Misses Verna Ling, Marie Flory, Erna
I<raemer and Dorothy 1llingworth OF
Fox Chase, Pa, who was a Schoolmate
of Miss Calder at Greenwich, Conn.
Mrs. Calder wore a gown of pink and
gold brocade and the debutante was In
white tulle trimmed with silver. She
Earicolored flowers, surrounded by a
ruffie of lace. The decorations were in
christmas colors of red and green.
\ dance followed.
Out of respect to the mourning in the
White House. none of the wives Of the
cabinet members will be at home to
callers New Year day.
Col Lejeune and family have moved
| in to their residence at zoos r street
northwest. Col. Lejeune has recently
returned from Mexico and is now on
duty at headquarters, United States
Marine Corps.
The navy relief ball last night in the
sail-loft at the navy yard. given under
the auspices of the Washington auxil-
larry. was a great success. The Marine
Band and the Mayfiower band furnished
the music and buffet supper began at
midnight. Mrs. Eberle. wife of the
eommandant of the navy yard and
president of the Washington auxiliary
of the navy relief. received. assisted by
Mrs. Daniels and number of women
of the committee. Commander Chester
Wells. u. S. N, was chairman of the
floor committee. and made the presen-
tations. Assisting him on the floor
U. S. N; Commander George W. Steele.
u. S. N: Capt. H. F. Wirgman. U. 8. NJ.
c.; Lieut. P. H. Bastedo. U. 8. N: Lieut..
Todd, L. S. N; Capt. Theodore Jewell.
Lieut.. Com. Dinger. U. s. N; Lieut.. Lee.
L. S. N; Lieut.. Fay, U. S. N: Lieut.. Ise-
man. L. S. N, and Lieut.. Leigh Noyes,
L. s. n
guests were the Secretary of the Navy
and Mrs. Daniels in whose party were
Senator and Mrs. Swanson, the assist
ant secretary of agriculture and Mrs.
Medane of North Carolina and Miss
Ethel Bagley: the assistant secretary
of the navy and Mrs. Roosevelt. whose
guests were Capt. and Mrs. John Hood
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Glover. who
had with them in their box the Misses
clover anG MISS Draper. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Brownson had with them
Commander and Mrs. Hussey.
Mrs. Daniels was gowned in black
velvet and white lace, and Mrs. Eberle
wore white satin and pink chiffon. with
diamond ornaments. Mrs. Swanson
Waiter Mclean. pink satin; Mrs. Bron-
SON, black velvet; Mrs. Clover. black
velvet and duchess lace; Mrs. Chester
Wells. green charmeuse. and Mrs.
-s4fder blue and silver chiffon.
Among those present were Gen. and
Mrs. George Barnett. Rear Admiral
and Mrs. Newton Mason. Miss Dorothy
den. Miss Boyd. Mr.. Clarence Dean, Pay
Director and Mrs. Reynolds, Miss Mona
McAdoo Miss Rhoda Fu1lam, Miss Mary
Lord Andrews and her house guests,
Miss Constance Harrison and Miss Bev-
erley Turner. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Dow
ney. Miss Virginia Heth. Miss Pickett
Heth. Miss briggs. Miss Beatty, Mrs.
Bradley Fiske. Mrs. Dixon. Miss Eliza
Miss Efinger. Mrs. Heyl. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leonard Nicholson. Mrs. Clifford J.
Bousch and Miss Geraldine Bousch.
and the bachelor officers from the yard
and from the Mayfiower and the Sylph
Mrs. Frank Beatty was chairman of
the entertainment committee. The Off
GERS of the auxiliary are Mrs Seton
schroeder. Mrs. Richard Wainwright.
Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs. MacDougan.
Mrs. Wells. Mrs. Leutze. Mrs Dorm,
Mrs Frank Realty. Mrs. Reginald
Nicholson and Mrs. Pyne.
Wilmington today to stay over Sat
urday.
Miss Abbie Naomi Gates. daughter of
Or. ana Mrs Thomas ]. Gates. and DR.
e. Lewis Cooper were married last
night in presence of relatives and inti-
mate friends. at sos North Carolina
avenue southeast. Rev j. c. Elliott
othciated in the absence from the city
or the Rev DIR. Paul r. Hickok of the
metropolitan Presbyterian Church
To MendelSsohn's "Wadding March "
played by Miss Zelda Miller. the bride
entered the bower of palms with her
father. Master Theodore A. Gates.
brother of the bride, acted as ring
bearer. while Miss Henrietta A. Gates,
sister. was flower girl While the cere-
mony was being performed "A Perfect
Day" and the Bridal Chorus" from
"Lohengrin." were played.
The bride was handsomely gowned in
white messaline, and carried shower
bouquet of bride roses and lilies of the
valley.
a reception followed. The presents
received were numerous, handsome,
costly and useful. and will add much to
the beauty of the new home to be occu-
pied upon the return of Mr.. and Mrs
Cooper from n short wedding trip to
Westchester, Pa, the former home of
the groom.
Among those present at the wedding
were: DIR. and Mrs. Thomas j, Gates.
David. Herbert. Theodore and Henrietta
Gates. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cooper and
Miss Cooper. parents and sister of the
groom; Ira z. Cole, grandfather Of the
bride. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Gates, grand
mother of the bride: Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hayes, DR.. and Mrs. J. C. Ell