Evening star., 1915-12-24
EVENTS Of INTEREST
IN AND OUT OF TOWN
Miss Gleaves and Miss Garland to
Be Presented to Society
This Afternoon.
Miss Cowan Hostess at Luncheon.
Dinners and Dances Of Last Night.
Weddings-Notes.

Rear Admiral and Mrs. Albert Gleaves
will entertain at a large tea dance
this afternoon at Rauscher's, when
they will present their daughter, Miss
Evalina Porter Gleaves, and their
niece. Miss Mary Truxton Garland.
The decorations will be entirely in
red and green.
Mrs. John Gibbons, Mrs. w. S. Ben
son, Mrs. Jewell and Mrs. Brownson
will preside at the tea table.
The other members of the receiving
party will include Mrs. r. F. Nichol-
son. Mrs. Lawrence Heap. Mrs John s.
Garland, Miss Margaret Breckenridge.
hssn ass Mss hsr Wiy Mss nary M.s
Ellie Lejeune. Miss Beatrice Glover.
Miss Edith Blair. Miss Ruth Wilson,
Miss Katherine McClintock. Miss Ada
Heath, Miss Caroline Stone, Miss May
Nicholson, Miss Isabel Baker Of yir-
York. Mrs. Richard E. Byrd. Miss Eliz-
abeth Morgan Beach, Miss Jane Bige-
low Of New York. Miss Mary Webb,
Miss Esther Whiting. Miss Ethel Bag
lis. Miss Leila Gordon. Miss Sybil
Fletcher, Miss Katherine Goodwin. and
Mrs. Van Metre Of Sag Harbor, Long
Island, sister Of Miss Gleaves.
Miss Jeanette Cowan entertained at q
beautifully appointed luncheon today
In honor Of her cousin, Miss Josephine
Shields Of New York. American Beauty
guests included Miss Catherine D. Har-
low. Miss Georgia Schoheld, Miss Marie
Sims, Miss Marjorie Helmbold, Miss
Catherine Burdette, Miss Margheritta
Tillman. Miss Margaret Read. Miss
as Mis Snrcb M.: misa
Efinger and Miss Ann Hopkins. Miss
Cowan will give q small informal
luncheon tomorrow and on Tuesday
she will entertain again for Miss
Shields.
Brig. Gen. Daingerfeld Parker. U 8.
A., retired, will entertain at a recep-
tion this afternoon at his residence in
Chevy Chase. D. c.. from 4 to o'clock.
Among those who will entertain at
dances tonight for the younger set will
be Mrs. Delos Blodgett, whose guests
have been invited to meet Miss jeanette
Cowan, Miss Esther Whiting, who Is
entertaining for Miss Mary Garland,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson Fahnestock.
Mrs. W. Riley Deeble entertained at
luncheon today. when her guests in
cluded several Of the seasons debu-
tantes and a number of cadets from
the United States Military Academy,
classmates Of her son, Cadet William
Deeble. A theater party followed.
Senator and Mrs. John K. Shields Of
Tennessee entertained at a large tea
dance yesterday afternoon at Rauschers.
when Miss Jeanette Cowan, Mrs. Shields
daughter, and Miss Josephine Shields of
New York. the senator's niece, made their
formal debut.
The small ballroom was elaborately
decorated with Christmas trees, sprayed
over with silver leaves.
The large ballroom, which was given
over. to the dancing, was also lined with
Christmas trees. and poinsettias and
Christmas greens adorned the panels be-
tween the mirrors. An orchestra played
throughout the afternoon.
The many bouquets sent the debutantes
formed An imposing collection.
Mrs. Shields received in an elegant
gown of black velvet, brocaded In silver
and trimmed with tulie.
Miss Cowan wore a lovely gown Of
white and silver brocaded faille, with
tulle and tiny pink rosebuds forming the
trimming, and she carried a bouquet Of
white orchids and pink rosebuds.
Miss Shields was charming in q bouf-
fant gown Of white tulle and she carried
mauye orchids.
Mrs. Robert Lansing. Mrs Lindley NJ.
Garrison. Mrs. Josephus Daniels, Mrs.
Claude A. Swanson, Mrs. James A. Reed,
Mrs. Albert L. Mills. Mrs. Samuel Spen-
Ger, Mrs. Russell Harrison and Mrs.
William L. Marshall presided at the
tea table. which had a centerpiece