Evening star., 1916-12-10

Representative and Mrs. ]. Wlliaro
Raesdale have out invitations ioi
a dinner in honor Of the secretai
of state and Mrs. Lansing on FRIDAY
December Is, at Calumet p4ace'
,,r. W Memminger. wife of Judge
Nammineer of Charleston, 5. C., Will
arrive at Washington Tuesday to pc
guest of Representative and Mrs. rags
dale. who will entertain conIlnuousiy
for her during her stay. Ihey WI,
have guests to meet her at dinher
Wadnesday evening, followed by box
marty. on Thursday they will nave
dinner for her at the Army ana Navy
club. Mrs Ragsdale will not receive
Tuesday. She will be at home the sec
ond Tuesday in January.
The Siamese minister has sent out
Invitations for a dinner January l IN
honor of his royal highness. frihce
Mahidol, who is at college IN TINS couh :
try and who will be guest during tne
holidays Of the minister and Lady
Prabha Karavongse.
The first of the seasons debutantes
from the navy circle. Miss Roberta
Wiley. daughter of Capt. and Mrs.
Henry A. Wiley. made her formal DOW
to society yesterday afternoon at
large tea dance at Rauscner 5.
tion room. where Mrs. Wiley and her
daughter received. were artlstlca!!y
decorated with ferns and palms, Whlle
a screen Of southern smilax was studded
with the many flowers sent the debu-
tante Miss Roberta Wiley wore a
charming gown Of filmy cream lace
over shell pink satin. A delicate vine
of pink rosebuds outlined the lower
f1ounce Of the lace skirt. ana the snort
sleeyed bodice, which reached s!lghtly
La,ow the waist line was embroidered
in pearls.
colored velvet with angel sleeves OF
silver tul1e. ,
Mrs. Joseph Tracy. Mrs: Joseph
strauss Mrs Charles w. McFee. Mrs.
Watts, Miss Cassell Miss Merwin, MRS.
Oberteuffer of Philadelphia and MISS
Lanier Of Baltimore assisted in serving
tea and the ices, the tables being deco
rated with clusters Of yellow and
white chrysanthemums and pink
roses.
Others assisting were Miss Minna
Margaret Fahnestock. Miss Margaret
Tuttle, Miss Adelaide Tuttle. Miss Anne
Hopkins. Miss Mary Veeder, Miss Mel
lie Johnson. Miss Margaret Clark. Miss
Martha Wall of Richmond and Miss
Elizabeth Wiley. In the evening Capt:
and Mrs Henry A. Wiley entertained
at dinner at the Chevy Chase Club for
their debutante dauBnter the ulnneF
being chaperoned by DIR. and Mrs.
Howard Hume. Others in the party
were Miss Minna Blair. Miss Margaret
Fahnestock. Miss Margaret Tuttle, Miss
Adelaide Tuttle. Miss Anne Hopkins,
Miss Nellie Johnson. Miss Margaret
Clark. Miss Janet Heron. Miss Sally
Fowler Miss Martha Wall. Mr.. Robert
Stead, Mr. Frank Hyatt Mr.. Ralph w.
Snowden Hill. Mr.. John Remey. Mr.. An
Eelo Cont, Mr.. Romley Seely, Com
mander- Charles T. Jewell Mr.. James
Karrick. Mr.: David Karrick. Lieut..
Commander station. Lieut.. Commander
Steele, Mr.. Julian Bishop. Mr.. Arnli-
stead Peter. Mr.. Henry Baker Mr.. Pitt
Of Baltimore and Mr.. Henry Austin
and Dr. Harold Austin Of Philadelphia.
Capt. and Mrs. Wiley had guests at
another party. In their party were Col
and Mrs. Joseph Tracy. Mrs. Oberteuf-
fer, Miss Lanier. Mr.. J. S. Austin OF
Philadelphia and Commander Miller.
The Secretary of the Treasury and
Mrs. McAdoo returned to Washington
yesterday from California, after max