Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-08

Van H. Manning. Mrs. Werber:: Mrs.
Newman, Mrs c. Bayles. Miss Mar
| garet Cockrell, Mrs. S. Belt, Mrs. Alb
! bot King, Mrs. Floria c. Barr and
i Mrs. William Harrison.
! On the floor committee were: Mr..
Paul Wooton, Representative Niels
JUL. Representative L. Lazaro, Rep
resentative Larsen, Mr.. John Martyr.
| Mr.. Arthur Mitchell. DR.. Francis
| Munson. Mr.. Clinton Tribby, Mr..
Mr.. Frank Morrison, Lieut.. Dibble.
Col. Magnus Thompson. DR.. Thomas
| Evans, Mr.. Charles Woods Taylor,
Mr. Bert Trenis. Mr.. Harry Bayles,
DIR. Thomas Brent Moore. Mr.. Walter
Hutton, Capt. C. c. Calhoun, Mr. Van
H. Manning, Mr.. Howard Bishop and
Mr.. Joseph Baker.
A long list of young girls prominent
in southern society formed a COM
mittee which assisted in the event,
and all who. were representative of
southern society at the capital were
guests.
Mrs. William Howard Taft will ac-
company the former President MIR
Taft, to Baltimore tomorrow, when
| a busy program awaits them. Mr.
Taft will speak at a meeting at the
Southern Hotel. and in the evening
they will be guests at a brilliant din
ner in their honor with the former
minister to Belgium and Mrs. Theo-
dore Marburg as hosts. Jonkheer and
borgh-Stachouwer of the Netherlands
legation, son-in-law and daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marburg, will go to Bal
timore for the dinner.
Clubs will play a prominent part in
the coming events of the winter, and
Grasslands, which has been the scene
of so many brilliant events, including
debut parties for buds, who are now
matrons, will also serve Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Story as setting for a dance to
be given the evening of December 80,
when they will introduce their daugh-
ter. Miss Jane Story, to society. Mr..
and Mrs. Story have planned a num-
Der of events for their daughter. in
Guiding a dinner party at the Alibi
Club Thursday evening.
Col. and Mrs. Robert NJ. Thompson
will entertain at a dinner dance
Thursday. January =, in compliment
to Miss Eliza beth Grinnell. the debu
tante daughter of Mrs. William Nor
ton Grinne!l.
Mr. and Mrs. T. r. Calf will en-
terrain at a dinner party Tuesday.
December II, when their guests will
include a number of the seasons
debutantes.
Miss Mary Hill will entertain at a
tea Monday. afternoon, December 16,
in compliment to Miss Margaret Dew
ereux, whose engagement to Capt.
Richard Hall Jeschke, u. S. NJ. c.,
has just been announced.
Miss Mary Carter Graham will en-
terrain dinner party Thursday
evening in compliment to Miss Fran
ces Hopkins, the debutante daughter
of Maj and Mrs. Nevi1 Monroe Hop
kins.
Capt. Frank T. Arms. L: S. n. and
Mrs. Arms of the Portsmouth IN. HI
navy yard announce the enga cement
of Mrs. Arms daughter. Marion
Kinssbury Payne. to Lieut.. Gordon
NJ. F. Chance. L. S. NJ. c. Lieut.
Chance is the son of Postmaster and
Mrs. Merritt o. Chance of this city
and is stationed at Portsm outh. Post
master Chance is now in Portsmouth
for short visit with his son.
Maj. and Mrs. J. Ryan Devereux of
Portledge. Bradley lane. Chevy Chase,
announce the engagement of their
eldest daughter, Margaret, to Capt.
Richard Hall Jeschke, U. S. NJ. C.,
and of Boston Harbor. Mich Miss
Devereux made her debut last win