Evening star., 1916-12-02

play for the dancing. which will be con-
tinuous throughout the afternoon.
Mrs. William Fahnestock and Mrs Har-
ris Fahnestock of New York and Mrs.
Thomas Bayard will preside at the tea
table, and the other members of the re-
ceiving party will include Miss Helen
Cameron Of New York. Miss Caroline An
drews of Long Island. Miss Minna Blair,
Miss Anne Hopkins. Miss Margaret Tut
tie, Miss Adelaide Tuttle. Miss Margaret
Clark, Miss Roberta Wiley. Miss Halle
Davis, Miss Georgia Schofield and Miss
Catherine Harlow.
Mrs. Fahnestock will give a dinner of
seventysix covers following the tea and
later additional guests will come in for
the dance.
Miss Lemira Gillett Hill was hostess
at d beautiful luncheon today, when
she entertained in compliment to Miss
Margaret Smith, daughter of Capt
and Mrs. William Strother Smith. whose
nedy. jr.. of Worcester. Mass. will take
place next Tuesday. The other guests
We're Mrs. John II. Knapp, Mrs. Henry
Holcombe. Miss Amy Bennett. Miss
Miss Dorothy bennett, Miss Frances
Ettinger. Miss Katherine Beale and
Miss Charlotte Munroe. A graceful
centerpiece of white orchids and lilies
of the valley adorned the table. and at
each place was lighted candle in
tiny glass candlestick. to which the old
superstition clung that the first one
burning out indicated the next bride.
Mrs. William Thornwall Davis was
hostess a a large tea this afternoon, a
her residence in FarragIt Square, In
honor of Mrs Mason NJ. Patrick, wife
of Col. Patrick, commandant of the
Washington barracks. Mrs. Ord Pres
ton. Mrs r. L. Patterson and Miss Ethel
MacMurray assisted at the tea table.
The decorations were red roses. holly,
ferns and Christmas green's
Mrs Charles L. Hussey was hostess
at a small. informal buffet luncheon to-
day at her apartment in the Connecti-
cut.
Miss Juliet Clark of New York,
house guest of Mrs. Hussey, was among
the guests.
Miss Lydia Cha pin. the debutante
daughter of Mrs Frederick l.. Chaplin.
will entertain at luncheon on Friday
for several of this seasons deubtanteS.
Mr.. and Mrs Philander P. Claxton
entertained at dinner last evening at
their residence. 171a Lamont street, in
honor of consul general at large, MIR.
Ralph J. Totten.
The guests included Justice and Mrs.
william c. Borden, Mrs. Daisy Fitz-
hugh Avres Miss Anne jenkins. Miss
Helen CIaxton. Mr.. Haywood Siddons
and Mr. Charles s. Baker.
Capt and Mrs. James G. B. LAmpert
entertained at dinner last evening Ht their
quarters at the Washington barracks.
later taking their party to the informal
hop at the Officers Club. Their guests
were Capt and Mrs. Raymond F. Fowler,
Lieut. and Mrs. Gillespie. Mrs. r. I.
Nicholas and Capt. John c. Gotwals
Miss Georgia Schofeld will go to Pitts
burgh the latter part of next week to
visit Miss Laura Wurtz. who made her
debut there this season
Miss Schofield will remain away about
ten days
Miss Martha c. Goldman, who has been
at Berkeley Villa, Newport, for a few days.
will start for Boston next Tuesday and
will come later to Washington for the
winter.
Mrs. William II. Boiling has given up
her apartment at 1868 Columbia road
and will spend the remainder of the
winter at the Powhatan. Miss Bertha
Boiling and Mr.. John Randolph Boil