The Washington times., 1919-12-10
HAPPENINGS IN SOCIETY
Mrs. Marshall to Receiye-Two Debutantes Presented
News of the Diplomats

n n RS. MARSHALL, wife Of the
N Vice President, will receive
A'A this afternoon for the hrst
time this season. and will be assisted
by Mrs. c. C. NcChord and Mrs.
Thomas Walsh. Mrs. John Allan
Dougherty and Mrs. Hare Lippincott
will preside at the tea table.
Mrs. Lansing. wife of the Secretary
of State. will also be at home infor-
mally this afternoon. Mrs. Baker.
wife of the Secretary OF War, and
Mrs. Daniels, wife of the Secretary of
the Navy, receive quite informally
each Wednesday afternoon. when they
are in town. But the rest OF the
yet resumed their Afternoons at home.
Mrs. Glass, wife of the Secretary
Of the Treasury: Mrs. Palmer, wife of
the Attorney General: Mrs. Burleson.
wife of the Postmaster General. and
Mrs. Houston, wife Of the Secretary
of Agriculture, will receive on
Wednesday afternoons after Janu-
airy 1.
The Vice President and Mrs. Mar
shall expect to spend Christmas At
their home In Indianapolis.
Nrs. Jossphus Daniels. wife Of the
Secretary of the Navy, was the guest
Of honor at a luncheon today. when
Mrs. T. T. Craven entertained for her.
The other guests were Mrs. David F.
Houston, Mrs. George Barnett. Mrs.
A w. Grant, Mrs. Edward H. Gheen,
Mrs. Frank w. Hackett. Mrs. Ralph
Earle, Mrs. Albert Niblack, Mrs.
Charles McVay, and Mrs." Chauncey
Hackstt. Mrs.. Daniels 10 leaving
town tonight for brief trip to North
Carolina.
Mrs. George x. McLanahan win be
hostess at a tea this afternoon to
present her daughter. Miss Helen Nc
LAnahan. to society The dsbutAnte
and her mother will receive In the
drawing-room. which is gay with
palms. cut flowers. and tho bouquets
sent the bud, and Miss McLanahan will
wear dainty costume Of white tulle
over satin and will carry an armful
of flowers. Mrs. McL.Anahan's gown
is of black satin embroidered in a
rich design.
Among those who will assist the
hostess arc Mrs. Truman H. New
| berry. Mrs. r. H. Chapman, Mrs. Vic
tor Cushman, Mrs. Ord Preston. and
Mrs. Charles Wood, and q group Of
debutantes of this season and last
viii also be in the receiving party.
Miss Hampson PresenteA.
Mics Frances Hampson will be in
trodsosd to society today At q recep-
tion - be given BY her mother, Mrs.
| Joseph Hampson, at the Washington
| Club. Mrs Franklin X. Lane, Mrs.
| James R. Mann, Mrs. Ira c. Copley,
Mrs. Randolph Miner, Mrs. Harold
Walker, Mrs. William A Hill, Mrs
| Reeve Lewis. and Mrs. Hampson Gary,
| will preside alternately at the tea ta-
| BILE and the hostess will also be as
| sisted by Mrs. Victor Kaufman. Mrs
Frank B. Freyer. Mds. Ross Graverer,
Mrs. Malcolm McConihe, Mrs. Thomas
| Fuller. and Mrs. Frederick E Chaplin
In the group Of debutantes who
will receive are Miss Nancy Lane,
Miss Anne Gordon. Miss Lindsay
Wood, Miss Marcia Chaplin. Miss Leita
Adams, Miss Peggy Martin, Miss Anne
Dulany, Miss Betty Grove, Miss
Eleanor Harris, Miss Ruth Donaldson,
Miss Louise Lfttauer, Miss Mary Gus
tis Lee, Miss Agnes Scott, Miss Helen
| Tucker. Miss Elizabeth Jeffries, Miss
Beatrice Pollock. Miss Delphfne Heyl,
and Miss Dorothy Byron. Of Hagsrs-
town, Nd, who Is visiting Miss Mahnp-
son.
Following the reception, Mrs.
Hampson will entertain nifty young
people at dinner at the Chevy Chase
Club in compliment to her daughter,
the guests including the girls of the
receiving party. Miss Helen McLana-
han will join the party when her own
coming out tea is over.
Miss Hampson's frock is of silver
lace made over . slip Of pale pink
satin. The bodice Is trimmed with
gariands of silver roses and the ekirt
is fashioned with panels OF silver
lace and cascades OF pink tulle fall
ing from the wee silver lace ruffes
which give a boufYant effect over the
hips Mrs. Hampson will wear a
handsome gown of black and gold
brocade, with a square train, sleeves
of black tulle and ornaments of Jet
Both her gown and her daughters
have the decoltage cut high in the
back and low in front.
The drawing rooms at the WASH
ington Club are effectively decorated
In palms and Southern smilax, with
a great screen for the bouquets sent
the debutante behind the receiving
line. Trailing smilax is used in the
ballroom and tea tables are decorated
with graceful baskets OF pink roses.
Miss Wilson at Concert.
Miss Margaret Wilson occupied the
White House box at the National
Theater yesterday afternoon for the
Philadelphia Orchestra concert. and
had as her guests Mrs. Edward r.
Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Davies,
and John Randolph Boiling.
Y
Mr.. and Mrs. william Littauer. was
hostess at a luncheon today. having
as guests fourteen debutantes OF this
season and last. Miss Littauer will
entertain fourteen guests at dinner
on Monday evening, the party going
afterward to the dance which Mr.. and
Mrs. Fl. Rozier Dulany are giving
for Miss Anne Dulany and Miss Mary
Custis Lee.