Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-12-07

Mrs. Townsend has assisting on her
committee Mrs. John Biddle. Mrs,
Claude Mayo, Mrs. Walter Tucker
man. Mrs. Henry Price Wright. Mrs.
Harry Harwood Rousseau, Miss
yvonne Townsend and Miss Gladys
-dinokley. The committee will be
sept busy ty5ng III Christmas gifts
N fancy style. perhaps using green
ribbons for the gifts to little boys
md gay red ribbons for those for
little girls. There win. be truly
live Santa Claus, who, having made
s, leisurely round of well-to-do
homes. can afford to give better time
and presents to the children who visit
Wardman Park Hotel.
Scarcely any plans are being made
forszNew Year nieflt which no not
revolve about the beautiful BAH to be
the benefit OF the Columbia7Wom
Hospital. with Mrs. Franklin X.
Lane and Mrs. Frank B. Freyer as
promoters. Many early dinner parties
are being planned to Ofecede the ba "
which is to be ball In every sense
of ssthe word-and special arrange
msnts are being made for the young
or element Of society remaining over
from their Christmas vacations just
for the ball There will be some I'M
expected attractions in the way OF
jazz bands Miss Frances Hampson
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for the New Year night ball, last as
she does for the ball to be given In
the same place on Monday night jan
uary S. for the benefit of the Episco-
pal Children's Home. and associated
with her on New Year night will
utante; Miss Leila Gordon, Miss An
ma Gordon, Miss Barrine Drake. Miss
Beatrice Pollard, Miss Marion Drain.
Miss Marcia Chaplin, Miss Peggy Mar
tin, Miss Lindsay Wood, Miss Helen
McLanahan, Miss Anne Dulaney, Miss
Mary Custis Lee, Miss Betty Grove.
Miss Gladys Kaime. Miss Eleonor
Johnston Miss Helen Tucker, Miss
Margaret Harding, Miss Anna Ham
lin. Miss Olyve Graef, Miss Carolyn
Nash, Miss Katherine DuBoise. Miss
Katherine Robinson, Miss Alys Down
ing and Miss Frances Hopkins.
Almost the only element Of real sport
ing life in washington centers about the
Riding and Hunt Club which has not
only Instituted its gymkana games for
the very young riders on Saturday
mornings, but win give the first Of its
series Of Tuesday evening rides on De-
cember 8. at $50 O'Clock, when Mr..
Frank S. Hight, second vice president OF
the club. and Mrs Hight will be hosts
to the members at the informal dance
and supper which follows the fancy rid
ing
Starting the debutantes on their round
of pleasure for the week will be the tea
to be given by Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic..
r. McKenney tomorrow afternoon te
present their daughter, Miss Virginia
McKenney. followed on Tuesday by cSe
win present their daughter, Miss
Anne Carter Dulany. The debut Of Miss
Frances Hampson will be made al
a tea on Wednesday afternoon at the
Washington Club by her mother. Mrs
Joseph Henry Hampson. and Miss Heller
McLanahan will be presented at q tea
the Eame afternoon. On Thursday the
more prominent service and society folk
in Washington win pay homage to Miss
Dolphin Heyl, daughter of Col Charles
H. Heyl. who will be presented by hei
aunt, Miss Heyl Miss, Madeleine Aus
tin, who planned a luncheon for Decem.
Der 3, changed the date to Friday. De-
cember II. when she will entertain a
number of the debutantes. Friday night
Mr.. and Mrs. Mckinney VIII give g
dance at Rauschers, and various Other
things await the debutantes.
Senator and Mrs. Arthur Capper en-.
: tertained at dinner last evening a.
their home. 100 10th street. Repre-
sentative and Mrs Edward c. Littl.
and Representative and Mrs. ]. N
Tfncher of Kansas, and DR.. Henry
jackson Waters president of Kansa.
Agricultural College, and Mrs. Waters
AmenE the Diplomats
Diplomats and society folk of Wash
ington and New York are interested
In the marriage yesterday in New
York, of Mr.. Andrea Geisser Ceiesis
di Vegliasco, third secretary of tn,
italian embassy in Washington. AMI
Miss Margaret Erhart, daughter o.
Mr.. and Mrs. William H. Erhart o.
that city.
The new ambassador Of Italy, Barol
Romano Avezzano.' stood as best maj
at the ceremony. which took place a
o'clock in the afternoon at the hom
of Mr.. and Mrs Erhart on 5th avenue
The bride wore a robe which wa
for the most part designed of rare oil,
lace, and her veil was also of lace o
great historic value and interest Sh
was attended by her sister, Miss Hen
rietta Erhart. Ten ushers or master
of ceremony accompanied the bride
groom, the party including Prime
Alliate di Montereaie. Baron Arone
Valentineo and Gino Butt of the Ital
ian embassy, Capt. Glenn Of the Brit
ish embassy, Lieut.. Stafano Avonzo
OIL Figueroa. George Angus Garrett
of Washington. c. Huntington Erhar 81