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Mrs. Blodgett came to Washington.
they have been constant visitors at her
house. and much OF her entertaining
has been done for them: but they are all
too busy with the preparations for Maizie
Porcher's wedding to leave Florida just
now. Her marriage to Harry Roberts
VIII take place on December 20 and all
the Blodgett family are going South for
the occasion.
General and Mrs. Young selected
Rauscher's for the party which they
gave to Introduce the general grand
daughter. Margaret Read, and dancing
was the order of the day. OF course,
the ever loyal army contingent was
there In full force. in spite Of the drill
ana tea dance at Fort ..Myer for the
Army Relief Society. which most of the
army people felt they could not miss.
among the men were ever so many Of the
young officers. Margaret is a very
charming young person. and lots of hos
pitalities have been planned for her.
among them dinner dance which Col.
and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson will give
at an early date-on December Il. I
think
Nobody minded the long trip to the
ner1he Barracks for Ellie Leieune's
asout tea, for we all had such q good
TINE when we did arrive. The Marine
rand Is no mean attraction. and the
concert Hall. where Colonel and Mrs.
LeJeune gave their party, was gay
with cut flowers. The young officers
on duty at the barracks. brave in their
uniforms. lent picturesque touch to the
scene. Ellie Lejeune. by the way, Il q
nrst cousin of Margaret Murdaugh. now
Mrs. Harry Gray. and of the Franklin
boys' Harris and Edmund.
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As for Sallie Beecher's party II was
probably the "smartest" of the lot, and
1t may be worth noting in passing that.
save for Catherine Harlow. the debu-
tantes were conspicuous by their alb
sence-in the receiving party, at least
The girls who assisted were two of
last years buds. Francise Williams and
Beatrice Clover. and several other girls
Of the same exclusive little coterie. BY
way Of an innovation. Mrs. Wallace dis
pensed with the assistance OF any of
the older women. and had no ono at
the tea table. Her friends turned out
In full force to do honor to the debu-
tante Sallie has made her homo with
her aunt since the death Of her mother
some few years ago. She is by way of
being beauty and will probably
share with Catherine Harlow. Minna
Blair. and maybe one or two others. the
distinction of being feted by the Inner
circle"
There is. by the way a very attract
i've visitor in town. Helen Wallach. who
is having her first introduction to
Washington society. as the guest of
her aunt. Mrs. Ned Mitchell. She can
scarcely be called a debutante. as she
was presented in San Francisco two
years ago. but she is tasting the joys of
her first season all over again here. and
under the pleasantest possible auspices.
She comes of a family LONG associated
with Washington. and. as the niece Of
Mrs. Mitchell. Mrs. Jack Merriam. and
Mrs. Woodbury. Blair. will have tho
entree everywhere. She is the daughter
Of Marshall B. Wallach, of San Fran
cisco. Helen will probably be in town
all winter first with Mrs. Mitchell and
later possibly. with her grandmother.
Mrs. Wallach. or some Of her other
relatives. Mrs Mitchell Is giving a din
ner in her honor before the first meet
ing Of the Playhouse Dancing Class on
December 13. or before the ball for the
Children's Country Home on December
Eli can't for the life of me remember
which.
Alice Shepard is planning a debutante
party on December Is; a tea, in COM
plment to Katherine Goodwin and
Mary Feeder. two, winsome navy girls,
both of whom have dispensed with the
formalities of official presentations.
Mary Is the daughter OF Commodore
Ten Nyck D. Veeder, U. s. NJ, retired.
and katherine's father was the late
Capt. Walton Goodwin, U s. n.
Alice's guests are to be confined en-
tirely to young people and for once I'm
glad I'm single, for not even any OF the
young marrieds' are to be invited
She is to have a visitor for the occa-
sion Mary Popham. of New York. with
whom she STAYED when she went on TOR
the Army and Navy game. They tell
me she is perfect dear
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Speaking of buds--and I seem to be
speaking at somc length of buds-I'm
0nderinS what they are going to do
Tor tall men this season. Men OF that
irgton and. OF a truth, some OF the deps
are tail. Helen Blodgett is one. Lillian
liendrick another, Ruth Lester a third.
and there are half Il dozen more. Ruth
Lester, my dear, looks for all the
world as Mrs. Joseph Letter used to do
IN the days when she was Juliette Will
dams and made her debut. She Is the
same tall. handsome type. has the
same fine clear cut features, the same
thick blonde hair and her head Is set
on her shoulders In the same proud
graceful way. In addition to big
dance and an afternoon reception. Mrs
Lester is giving a series OF informal
dinner parties for her daughter that
are among the pleasantest parties FOR
young people OF the season.
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Mr.. ana Mrs. Joseph Letter will not
open the late Madame Letters great
Dupont Circle home this year, as has
been rumored this season. as we'll as
for the past several seasons. They will
stay in tho country until mid January
and then they plan a house-boat cruise
in Southern waters. At least, that is
their present plan; but one of the
plsasantest features of not having to
count the pennies is that plans may go
by the board when the spirit moves.