Evening star., 1915-12-25
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
First Tea Dance of the Season at
the Playhouse This
Afternoon.
Miss GleavsS and Miss Garland Pre-
sented Yesterday Afternoon.
Dinners and Dances.

| the P!aSnouS VIII be given this afternoon
from to o'clock
A Christmas decoration will be in place
and an orchestra will play for the dane
ing.
Those having it in charge include Mrs.
/ Montgomery Blair, Mrs. Edison Bradley,
Mrs. Frederick Chaplin, Mrs. William F.
Draper Mrs. George Eusts, Mrs. Marshall
Field, Mrs. George Howard, Mrs. Arthur
Lee. Mrs. Joseph Letter, Mrs. Henry May,
Mrs. Eldridge Jordan, Mrs. James Nc
MILAN, Niscountess de Sibour, Mrs. Rob-
ert NJ. Thompson and Mrs. John +. VIII
kns.
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Albert Gleaves
We're hosts yesterday afternoon at a
tea dance at Rauscher's, when they
presented their daughter, Miss Evelina
ton Garland.
1t was one of the most delightful af-
fairs of the winter and the guests
comprised representative gathering
from official, navy, army and resident
| circles.
The bsllroom suite was elaborately
decorated with cedar trees, holly, poin-
settias and smilaX.
Two tall screens interviewer with
| smilax held the scores of bouquets
| sent the debutantes.
| Mrs. Gleaves received in handsome
gown of brown tulle heavily embroi-
dered in silver, with an underdresS of
| rose pink and black satin.
| Miss Gleaves and Miss Garland were
gowned alike in fluffy white tulle
dresses over white satin. garlanded il
| tiny pink rosebuds. The former car
ried a large bouquet of Richmond red
| roses and the latter carried an arm
| shower of pink roses.
| Mrs. John Spotswood Garland wore
lavender chiffon with a girdle of pur-
pie panne velvet, and Mrs. Van Metre,
l n h far nf A ri tr-gl md Arr
Gleaves. wore a lovely gown of black
tulle with silver trimming.
| Presiding at the tea table were Mrs
willard Brownson, Mrs: Theodore F:
Jewell. Mrs. William S. Benson and
Mrs John Fl. Gibbons. Others assist
| ing in the hospitalties were Mrs. Regi-
| nald s. Nicholson. Mrs. Lawrence Heap,
Mrs. Richard Evelyn Byrd, Miss Edith
Hendrick, Miss Katherine McClntock,
Miss Beatrice Clover. Miss Margaret
| Breckinridge. Miss Elizabeth Wiley.
Miss Ruth Wilson, Miss Isobel Baker
Miss Adelaide Heath, Miss Elsie Down
| ing, Miss Caroline Stone. Miss Mary
Webb. Miss Ethel Bagley. Miss Jane
Bigelow of New York. Miss Esther
Valentine Nelson of Annapolis, Miss
| Nicholson, Miss Mary Woodward of
| New York, Miss Elizabeth Morgan
Beach, Miss Katherine Goodwin and
MISS IleiId
DIR. Edwin Lee Morgan, who has been
i'll for several weeks, is improving
slowly.
Mrs. Delos Blodgett and Miss Helen
Blodgett gave a Christmas dance last
night at their residence on 18th street
in henor of Miss Jeanette Cowan and
Shields. The dance began at 8 O'Clock
and a buffet supper was served at mid
! night. The house was decorated with
holly, Christmas greens, poinsettia
and a huge Christmas tree. which
held souvenirs for the guests Toys
were distributed from a great poinset-
tia basket adorned with scarlet rib
bons. and a sleigh of spun sugar. also
filled with toys. occupied the center of
the supper table. There were about
seventy guests. Mr.. Cary Bowen of
New York. a classmate at Yale of Mr..
Delos Blodgett, accompanied him home,
and is guest of Mrs. 3lodgett.
An attractive dance was given at the
Washington Canoe Club Monday even
ing by Mr.. Harry l.. Waggoner in hon
or of Miss Margaret Rinehart. Miss
Rinehart, who is the house guest of
Miss Helen Grandfeld. wifi leave
shortly for her home in Ohio. DR.. and
Mrs. Charles p. Grandfield were the
chaperons.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Joel Bunkley enter
tanned at dinner last evening, when
their guests were: Miss Sidney Burle-
son. Miss Lillian Hendrick, Dr. Daniel
Borden, Mr.. c. H. Williams and Mr..
Charles Brock.
Mrs. Nathaniel Freeman. having
nearly recovered from her recent Sc
we're illness. is at home again. but re-
grets that she will not be able to re-
turn any social visits this winter.
Miss Esther Whiting was hostess at
a delightful dance last evening at the
Dupont studio in honor of Miss Mary
Truxtun Garland, debutante of yes
terday. Holly and Christmas greens
formed the decoration, and a stringed
orchestra played for the dancing. Miss
brocade satin, trimmed with gold
| roses, and Miss Garland wore an at
| tractive gown of nink tulle. the drap-
cry fastened with French flowers.
Mrs. Alvord Cederwald, mother of the
hostess, wore a handsome gown of
black net
Mr.. and Mrs Gibson Fahnestock en-
tertained at a dance last evening in
| compliment to their daughter, Miss
Margaret Fahnestock, at their home
on Massa chusetts avenue The guests
numbered about 125 and were from
the Younger members of society home
from college for the Christmas holi-
days.
Miss Isabel Burr Case. senior at
Wellesley College, is spending the
holidays with Miss Dorothy Wright.
Wellesley rs.
The marriage of Miss Berthe Lewis
of this city and Mr.. Leonard E. Barnes
of Philadelphia will take. place this
evening at 6 o'clock at the home Of
Miss Louise c.. Wilson.
Rev James s. Montgomery. pastor of
the Metropolitan Methodist Church.
will perform the ceremony, and an in
formal reception will follow. The bride.
who will be given in marriage by Miss
Wilson, will be unattended. Mr.. w. j.
O'Connor wilL~act as best man.
After a northern wedding trip Mr..
and Mrs. Barnes will be at home after
January Is at 1925 North Van Pelt
street, Philadelphia, "a.
An interesting wedding will take
place this afternoon at o'clock in
Charlottesville, Va, when Miss Carrie
R. Steele of Greenville. Va, will become
the bride of DIR. George A. Baker of
this city.
The ceremony will be performed by
Rev. DIR. George l.. Petrie, in the rec
tory of the Charlottesville Presbyterian
Church, in the presence OF a small
COMPANY of relatives and friends.
DR. and Mrs. Baker will reside in
this city after their return from their
wedding trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Livingston Vann. jr.,
of Ancon Canal Zone, are visiting rela-
tiyes here for the Christmas holidays.