Evening star., 1922-12-27

green, and the charming COStumeSt OF
the women, the uniforms of the man
guests blended into brilliant scene
long to be remembered. Mrs. James
w. Wadsworth. jr.. president OF the
board, received tho guests, wearing a
gown of brown chiffon beaded In
crystals. and was assisted by Mrs.
III. Fl. Kerr. chairman. who wore q
gown of black chiffon and lace.
Many box parties were given, the
hospitality of holders changing the
parties all through the dancing hours.
brother. Jerry Wadsworth, had some
of their young friends in the box of
Senator and Mrs. WadsWorth. Col.
and Mrs Fowler had in their box the
latter's children. DR.. and Mrs. Blair
Spencer and the latter's sons. George
Thomas Summerlin and Jack Supl-
merlin. and several of their friends
occupied the box of Mrs. John A. john
ston. With Mrs Walker in her box
| were Col. A. L. Dumont. military at
| tache of the French embassy, and
Nine: Dumont; Miss Gertrude Myer
and Mrs. Andre Brewster.
The complete list of boxholders in
! clude the Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr. Mellon: Mrs. James W. Wads-
worth. jr.; Mrs. Robert Woods Bliss.
Mrs, William Eric Fowler. Mrs. Hen
| rietta b. Huff, Mrs. Robert Hit, Mrs.
John A Johnston. Mrs. Frederick H.
Broke. Mrs. Thomas Bell Sweeney.
! Countess Szechenyi. Mrs. Richard II.
Townsend, Nine. Hauge, Mrs. Edward
! walker: Mrs Edward b: Mclean. Mrs.
! Mrs. John b. Williams. Assistant At
torney General Albert Ottinger. Mrs.
Henry B. Spencer and Lieut.. Col
Ernest Morris Locke. U. s. A.
| With but few exceptions, the box
parties were made up of the younger
| folk of society.
| Maj and Mrs. George E. A. Rein
burg have as guests for the holidays
Col. J. L Hunter. chief of the Chap
daughter. Miss Margaret Hunter. and
his sons, Mr.. William ]. Hunter and
Mr.. John Hunter. the latter two stu
dents at Centre College. in Ken
lucky; Maj; Reinburg's niece. Miss
Dorothea Reinburs:. student at
| them.
! The. GEORGETOWN Assembly gave its
hrst dance Of this season last even
ing in Lfnthicum Hall. The large
| company was received by DIR. and
Mrs. Louis Mackan, Mrs. Robert S.
Beale and Mrs. Basil Boteler. The
| assembly has been established for
nifty years or more and is one Of
the few organizations remaining dis
| tinctly Georgetown.
The naval attache of the Brazilian
embassy. Capt. HeracIito Graca Aran-
ma, entertained at luncheon Saturday
| wcre the air attache of the Italian
! embassy and. Signora Guidoai. DR..
and Mrs. Fenton Bradford, Miss Agnes
Golden and Lieut.. Hecksher Of the
| brazilian navy. who is on duty aboard
the L. S. S. Nevada.
The large dance which Mr.. and Mrs.
John Lewis Edwards gave last evening
at Rauscher's for their debutante
daughter. Miss Virginia Edwards. was
! one Of the most Charming parties given
1 Tor the debutantes this season. Mr. and
! Mrs. Edwards and their daughter re-
ceived In the small reception room.
! standing before a screen of green. and
oron, debutante of this season in
baltimore and cousin of Miss Edwards.
and Miss Lucie Gillett of Sewickley,
Pa. who is spending the week with
Miss Edwards Mrs. Edwards wore a
] gown of cloth of gold veiled in beaded
gold net. Miss Edwartisewore her debut
gown OF white chiffon beaded in crystals.
| MISS Gillett was in pale blue taffeta
| made with bouffant skirt over tiny
hoops at the hips and a basque. Miss
S9tnoron also wore her debut gown Of
and silver.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert v Fleming will
! entertain at dinner this evening, at
the Chevy Chase Club. in honor Of
/ Miss Virginia Edwards
MISS Edwards was the guest of
| honor at an informal breakfast fol-
lowed by bridge today. given by Mrs.
Murray Gait Motter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bowie enter
| tained a company of fifty young peo-
pie at dance last evening for their
| son, Mr.. Clagett Bowie, who is home
| from school for the holidays. The
house was decorated in smilax, holly
| and poinsettias.
The Rams Head Players. who were
\ to have given their first production
| this afternoon and evening. at 1928 h
| until Monday. January s. on account
| Of the serious illness of one Of their
! stars, Miss Josephine Hutchinson.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin c. Brandenburg
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Dorothy Isabel. to DR.. AL
fred L. Bou. formerly Of San Juan.
P r. No date has been set for the
! wedding.
I tain at a supper dance at Wardman
! Park Hotel this evening. Cadet John
H. Evans is in charge of the arrange
ments for the party.
| Admiral and Mrs. Robert E. Coontz
gave a dance last evening for the
subdebutantes and the young men
! homo for Christmas vacations. The
dance was given in the Red Cross
| room in the navy yard, which was
decorated in the Christmas colors. A
tail cedar tree. gay with colored
lights. was placed in the center Of the
ballroom, the company of about one
hundred dancing around the tree.
Among those at the dance were Miss
Catherine Ely, Miss Hermione Fitch,
Miss Ellen Louise Warf1eld. Miss Dor
othy Kimmell. Miss Dorothy Reid,
Miss Ann sturgis, Miss ,S Marjorie Shin. a1in.
Virginia Brandt, Miss Mary Kennedy.
Miss Minna Lee Jones, Miss Catherine
Martin, Miss Janet. Moffett, Miss Eu-
genie lie Merle. Miss Ruth Gregory,
II uo1,.u of ymfp%psf tn the Gift