Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-02
IN THE WORLD OF SOCIETY,"
MISS CLARK'S DEBUT IN MIDST
OF OLD AND NEW FRIENDS.
Miss Marie Peary Is the Debutante
of This Afternoon-Other
Events Notes.

Official and resident society paid tribute
TO the daughter OF Speaker and Mrs.
Champ Clark yesterday at her first formal
reception with her parents, as We'll as
Gid hundreds ii other persons who would
never think of themselves as contributors
to any doings OF the social world of the
capita The Speaker and his wife Kept
open house and revived all the d-time
glory of the function, besides letting this
generation see what the two words meant
a score or two Of years ago There We're
hundreds and hundreds. OF visitors, to
whom the occasion vii, remain a delight
full memory.
Miss Clark. around whom was centered
so much of the interest and charm of
the occasion. was goWned in pale pink
chiffon and lace and carried the lovely
bouquet Of roses sent ner by the Gov
ernor of OHIO, whose young daughter
was present to assist iii the pleasant
event.
The Speaker and Mrs. Clark and their
daughter stood near each other to wei
come their callers. Mrs Clark was
elegantly sowned i'll white satin and iace.
In the group OF girls assisting, most of
them house guests, were Miss Dorothy
Harvey. daughter OF Col. George Harvey
of New York; Miss Madeleine Edison.
daughter of Mr.. Thomas Edison. Miss
Helen Cox, daughter of the Governor Of
ter OF the mayor of Baltimore; Miss Imo
gene Thomson, Miss Jcane Winter and
Miss Laura Graves, daughter OF Col.
John Temple Graves.
Mrs. r. T. Ansberry and Mrs. George
Harvey did the honors of the dining
room, assisted by Mrs. James Il. Mann.
Mrs David Jayne Ill., Mrs Harry 4.
woodward and number OF girls, includ-
ing Miss Ruth Roberts, Miss Jean Rob
erts Miss Marcia Murdoch. Miss Amy
Ib,Yft Dat
Miss Dorothea owen, Miss Marie Peary,
Miss Agra Bennett. Miss Katherine Hill,
Miss Eleanor Connolly, the Misses
Baker and Miss katherine Ainslie.
The house was profusely decorated
with pink roses, and the flowers sent
Miss Clark added hundreds of lovely
blossoms.
Mrs. Timothy I. Ansberry. wife of Rep
resentative Ansberry, entertained at
luncheon today in compl ment TO Miss
Genevieve Clark and the Iatters house
guests, Miss Dorothy Harvey. Miss limo
gene Thompson, Miss Madeleine Edison,
Miss Helen Cox and Miss Jean Winter.
The table decorations were in pink ana
pink roses formed the centerpiece-
Mrs. Ansberry will have her guest
next week Mrs. Burt +. Taylor of San
dusky, Ohio.
The College Women's Club of Washing
ton will begin its annual series of Mon
day q tern teas Ja3-tt ~ i ,e.tS
are held each year during the months Of
January, February and March for the
purpose of bringing the members together
in an informal way. They will be held
this year, as they have been before, a.
1899 f street rhe members gathering at
O'Clock for an informal hour before the
program begins. The club is divided into
sections. geogra phically. for social pur-
poses, and each of these sections is in
charge of one of the Monday afternoon
teas. There will be musical program
next Monday. and the hostesses Will be
the officers of the society: Mrs l.. Il.
Swormstedt, Miss Julia c. Lathrop, Mrs.
Harrison Stidham. Miss NJ. T. Cooke,
Miss Alice Deal and Miss NJ. Ella Given.
assisted by Miss Elizabeth Brown and
Miss Hortense Herson.
Among the New Year entertainments
was the Louisiana egSnog party of Sena-
tor and Mrs. Ransdell. ut their apart
mentS in the Montana. The guest of
honor was Mr. Chief Justice White the
other guests being members of the Lou
isiana congressional delesation and their
wives, Mr.. and Mrs j. b. AsweIl DR.
and Mrs. L. I.azaro Mr.. and Mrs. l..
Morgan. Mr.. j. r. Watkins and Miss Nell
Watkins, Miss Corinne Asweli and Mr.
John Fauntleroy.
Mrs. Wickliffe Rose and Miss Rose
will be at home tomorrow afternoon.
from unit! O'Clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beale r. Howard enter
tanned about 10 of the younger set last
night for their daughters, the Misses
Howard. at one OF the prettiest dances
marking the holidays. The house was
decorated with flowers and a buffet sup
per was served.
The British ambassador and Lady
|Spring-Rice entertained at IA dinner last
night. when their guests were the
Austro- Hungarian ambassador and Nine
Dumba, the counselor of the British
embassy and Mrs. Barclay. Miss May.
Miss Cecilia May, Mr.. Neil Primrose
Mr.. May, Mr. Thomas Springfield and
Mr.. Osborne of the embassy staff
Mrs. Robert l.. Owen, wife of Senator
Owen, entertained at luncheon to-
day for her daughter, Miss Dorothea
Owen, and Miss Owens house guests
Miss Olive Balm and Miss Jose
pliine Halliburton, both of New York.
Mrs. G. +. Hester of Oklahoma mother
OF Mrs. Owen. is spending the holidays
with her. Miss Owen, who viii be
graduated in June from the school she
is attending in New York, sails January