Evening star., 1915-11-29
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT Of TOWN
Debutantes of the Winter Meet at
Luncheon at the Dulin
Home.
Mrs. Beverly Price Evans Enter
tains for Miss Carter-Wed-
ding Announcements.

Charles Grayson Dulin. whose debut
will be made at tea December at
her home on X street. entertained there
today at beautiful luncheon in com
pliment to the other debutants of the
winter and for her house guests. 1t
was the first debutante luncheon of the
season given by one of the group and
was one of the most delightful affairs
yet arranged for the younger set.
Her guests today included Miss Ruth
Lester Miss Margaret Tilman, Miss
Dorothy bennett. Miss Ellie Lejeune.
Miss Charlotte Capers. Miss Chase. Miss
Suzanne Chase, Miss Jeanette Cowan.
Miss Margaret Read, Miss Marie Simms.
Miss Marjorie Helmbold, Miss George
schofeld. Miss Overman, Miss Grace
Oyerman. Miss Josephine Shields, Miss
Lillian Hendricks Miss Catherine Bur-
dette, with Miss Lillian Sutton and Mrs.
L. NJ, Kelly of New York, both OF whom
are staying with Mrs and Miss Dulin.
The table was adorned with tall
vase filled with American beauty roses.
with bouquets of the roses tied with
gauze artstically arranged about the
base These bouquets were later pre-
sented to the guests.
Miss Dulin wore an exquisite gown OF
American beauty faille taffeta, with
the bodice of chiffon trimmed with
beaver fur.
The engagement is announced Of
Miss Janet b. Walker of Cleveland
Park to Mr. John Bright Ferguson Of
Southampton, Ont. Miss walker is the
only daughter of the late George
Harold Walker and Mrs. Walker. She
was educated at the National Cathe-
dral School for Girls. Mr.. Ferguson Is
a member of the scientific staff of the
Carnegie geophysical laboratory. and
graduated from the University OF To-
ronto in 1912. The wedding will take
place during the Christmas holidays
at ST. Albans Church.
Mrs Beverly Price Evans. who will
be one of the attendants at the mar
riage of Miss Marie Carter and Lieut..
Patton Buchanan, u. S. N. Wednesday
evening entertained the wedding party
at luncheon today.
The first dance of the winter series will
be held at Fort Myer Wednesday, Decem-
ber 15
Mr. and Mrs Isaac Slayton Lyon have
sent out cards announcing the marriage
of their daughter May and Mr.. Richard
Aubrey johnson Saturday, November u.
Senator and Mrs B. r. Tillman and
daughter are at the Dewey for the winter.
Representative E. Y Webb Of North
Carolina and Representative Edward H.
Wasson of New Hampshire are also es-
tablshed at the Dewey for the winter.
The assistant solicitor of the State De-
partment and Mrs. Hampson Gary enter
tanned at dinner last evening, when their
guests were the solicitor OF the state De
partment and Mrs. Crone Johnson, Mrs.
William F. Kelly, Mrs. John Wiley and
Mr.. Mcclure Kelly.
The College women's Club will hold a
meeting this evening at the Raleigh Hotel
The Peirce Guild will give tea and
Christmas sale at the Washington Club
Wednesday, December 8. from until s
O'Clock Committees-Reception, Mrs w.
H Bayly, Mrs. G. H. Johnson and Mrs.
J. A. Van Orsdel; cake, Mrs. Simon Wolf.
Mrs A. J. Dodge and Mrs ]. d. Baines
tearoom, Mrs. w. P: Stafford. Mrs. H M.
Droop and Mrs. q W. Robertson; fancy
work, aprons Mrs. F. L. Browne. Mrs.
A. b. Browne Mrs. ]. NJ Green. Mrs. j.
B. Church and Mrs. H. B. Patten: pre-
serves and jellies. Mrs. G. A. King and
Mrs. S. \. Whitwell; candy and flowers,
Mrs H. c. Browning, Mrs. ]. V. Barross
and Mrs. c. S. Williamson
Christmas sale and dance will be
held Wednesday. December 1. from 3
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cut avenue. under the auspices Of the
board of managers OF the House OF
Mercy. The president OF the organiza-
ton, Mrs. Henry B. Brown, win have
charge of the tea table and the tea
pourers will be Mrs. Mackay-Smith and
Mrs Talbot. Mrs. Arthur Lee and Mrs.
Lee Phillips will serve Ice cream and
cake, assisted by Mrs. Walter Wilcox.
Mrs. Armistead Davis. Mrs. Thomas B.
Sweeney, and a number of young girls.
Mrs. Robert M. Thompson, assisted by
Mrs. Blodgett. is the chairman of the
by Mrs. Rixey, Mrs. Allan McLane. Mrs.
Jewett and Mrs. Nash. Mrs. MacMur-
ray will sell candy with the assistance
Of Mrs; Pell of New York and d Mrs; VII
charge of the flower table. Mrs. Old
will serve lemonade. assisted by Mrs.
william U. Jeffers. Mrs. Ira Patchin.
Shepard The white elephant" table.
one of the novelties of the occasion, is
under the management OF Mrs. Hoes.
Mrs Goldsborough Adams. Mrs. Julian
James, Miss Katharine Mimmack and
Mrs. Nicholas Luquer. Mrs. Alfred GIL
lett and Mrs. Frank Anderson will sell
fancy work of an unusual type. The
whole entertainment Is under the able
management of Mrs. Henry W. Fitch.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel G. Blythe of the
Burlington have had as their guest the
past week Mr.. Blythe's sister. Miss Re-
becca Blythe Of New York.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bennett have re-
turned to their apartment in the
Brighton after a weeks visit in New
York Mrs. Bennett will be at homo
Thursday.
Mrs. J. T. Bancroft, 1871 Lanier place.
returned Saturday from Minnesota,
where she spent the summer with her
parents
Mrs and Miss Chinn will open their
Connecticut avenue home this winter.
They are at present visiting Mrs. e. B.
| Alsop.
Mrs. c. W. Robertson left yesterday
| for New York, to be the guest Of Mr..
and Mrs. William H. Phelps for two
weeks.
Mrs Goodwin D. Ellsworth enter
| tanned at supper last night In compli-
ment to Mrs. q. B. King and her house
guests of North Carolina, Mrs. Richard
| Williams, Mrs. William n. Long, Miss
| Betsie Green Of Greenville Mrs. Larry
| l. Moore of Newbern and Mrs. r. u.
Bullock of Rocky Mount
Mr.. and Mrs A Shulman Of lA0o o.
rard street were at home last evening
from to IL o'clock to celebrate their