Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-12-28

a large tea this afternoon at her
residence, 1922 Connecticut avenue, to
introduce her daughter. Miss Edith
Bacon. The house is deliberately dec
Grated with palms, ferns and Christ
mas greens, and the many lovely bou-
quets sent the young bud adorn the
drawing room, where Mrs. Bacon and
her daughter are receiving.
Mrs. Bacon is wearing an afternoon
gown of black lace over black satin,
and the debutante's gown Is a dainty
model of flesh-color tulle garlanded
with pink rosebuds and trimmed with
pink ostrich feather fronds.
The tea table has q large CENTER
piece of poinsettia blossoms. and
those assisting in the dining room
include Mrs. Clifford E. Dunn Of New
York. who is the house guest Of the
hostess; Mrs. T. T. Craven, Mrs. Da-
vid W. Taylor. Mrs. Watson Freeman
Clark, Mrs. Charles F. Shafer and
Miss Howard.
The debutante's assistants are
Miss Ann Wickes Craven, Miss May
Taylor. Miss Adeline Oxnard. Miss
Zilla MacDougall, Miss May Gown,
Miss Katherine Marriott. Miss kath-
crime Sutherland, Miss Charlotte Clark
York, daughter of the hostess. A din
ner party for Miss Bacon and her
assistants will follow, and later the
party will attend the Oxnard dance
at RauSchePS.
Mrs. William s. washburn enter
tanned at luncheon today at Rauscher's
for her daughter, Miss Charlotte
Washburn. who is home for the holt
days from her studies at Swarthmore
Washburn was presented to society
last season during her Christmas va
cation. The other guests today In
Guided Miss Dean Roberts. Miss
Dorothy Mondell, Miss Enid Sims,
Miss Catherine Let's. Miss Elizabeth
beth Jefferies, Miss Dorothy Johnson,
Miss Barrine Drake. Miss Lucille
Showa1ter, Miss Myra Morgan. Miss
Alma Knox. Miss Virginia Mckinney
and Mrs. Kenneth Wales.
The Secretary Of War and Mrs
Baker, the Postmaster General and
Mrs. Burleson and the Secretary OF
the Navy and Mrs. Daniels were
s Theatsr lass evenings az
Others who had box parties were Mr.
and Mrs. John Bell Smallwood, whose
guests were Mrs. Estberg Of wau-
kesha. Wis. mother of Mrs. Small
wood. and Mr.. and Mrs: Edgar Lesg:
as guests in their box Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Veeder Fleming and Mr.. and
Mrs. George o. Vass. Mr.. and Mrs. A.
NJ. Nevius also had a box party, and
others in the audience were Mr.. and
Mrs. r. s. Ridsdale. their house guests.
Miss Cassidy and DR.. Be1h Of Phila-
delphia: Mrs. Ethel Davis Whitaker
and Mrs William H. Davis. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Thistlewaite. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles E. Stewart, Mr.. and Mrs.
George e. Wharton and Mai. and Mrs.
Oliver Peck Newman.
Miss Margaret Mansfield. daughter
OF Representative ]. J. Mansfield OF
Texas. was the guest Of honor at q re-
N. Montgomery. at the residence OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. Archibald
Montgomery. $500 N street, George
town. last night. Among the invited
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ
Beavers. MI; and Mrs: Oliver Graham
! garet Barnes. Miss Harriet Clarke
Miss Gladys Pugh. Miss Margaret
Ripy. Miss A1va Robinson. Miss Grace
Wrenn. Miss Estrella Amores. Miss
Helen Hill Hopkins. Miss Marie Nc
CURE: Miss Laura Winslow. Miss LII
liam Morgan. Miss Frances Gibbs. Miss
Margaret Bains. Miss Maria Torres
Miss Maria Davidson. Miss Constance
Adams. DR.. Luis Churion. secretary OF
! the legation Of Venezuela: Senior
| legation: Mr.. Whitehead Kluttz. DR.. T
Evans. Mr.. Frank Steele. Mr. Harrison
Chatfield, Mr.. Marbury Beavers. Mr.
Rudolph de Zapp. Mr. Charles Woods
Taylor, Mr.. Preston Bogley. Mr.. Paul
Jones. Mr.. Obert Davidson. Mr. Carroll
Mcclure. Mr.. Juan Azula, DR.. Howard
and DR.. Richard Tyson.
Mrs. Dennison Reside announces
the engagement Of her daughter Ellen
Scott to Mr.. Frederick Robert Smart
jr.. OF New York. The wedding viii
take place in January.
Miss Virginia McKenney entertain.
ca q number of young folk at dinner
last evening for Miss Virginia BEN
nett OF Colorado, the guests later ac-
companying her to the dance for Miss
Elfnor Davenport Wheeler. Miss Nc
kenney will entertain a much larger
dinner company the evening of Jan
uary 10.
Coz and Mrs. d. r. Weller and Mr.. J.
Wafren Weller OF the Virginia Military
Institute, Lexington, Va, are Euests AZ
Mra. Wellers sister, Mn. C, Do Vries
Araft, ct Northbrook Courtn, They VIII
Tema1n during tho holiday season,
Mr.. 0oores a. OIIlNand n n TIN
MARLBOROUGH. Bfenhnim Hotel, at Aim.
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