Evening star., 1926-12-05
Debutantes Valuable Aids
In Benefit Entertaining
step Out" of the Whirl of Cayety in Their
Special Honor to Assist in
Benevolences.

The debutante will graciously "ster
out" Of the whirl of gayety specially
honoring her this week and lend her
support to the balls to be given in aid
of two worthy benefit entertainments
The ball tomorrow evening by the
Robert E. Lee Chapter. United Daugh
ters of the Confederacy at the Willard
Hotel has Miss Adelaide Douglass,
debutante daughter of Mrs. David II
Blair, and several others from the
bud bouquet" on it's young ladies
committee, and the ball the following
evening at the Mayflower Hotel, for
the benefit of the building fund of
William and Mary College, has found
the debutante loyal and untiring in
her efforts to make her part of the
affair a success.
The ball Tuesday will open with a
tableaux in costume, with n number
of the buds in the personnel. The
first group representing the planning
Of the first college in 1893 is sponsored
by Mrs Frank S Hight. and includes
Miss Barbara Hight, Miss Francesca
Stewart. Miss Harriet Huntress. Miss
Adelaide Douglass. Mr.. Robert Hen
deeson Mr.. Mannix Walker. Mr..
Frederick Sweet, and Mrs. Frank Cor
bett. The girls and men in this group
will represent early colonsts and In
dams who were among its first stu
dents in the colony.
The second group will he sponsored
by Mrs. Copley Amory. and will repre-
sent the granting of the royal charter
to the college in 1649 by King William
and Queen Mary of England.
Miss Jane Kendall will take the part
of Queen Mary and Mr., Frederick le
Clerc that of King William. Miss
Katherine Amory and Mrs. Sallie
Hewes Phillips will be the ladies in
waiting, with Mr.. George Abel and
Mr.. Harold Smith as members of the
court Mrs. Maud Howell Smith.
dressed as a herald, will read the roy
al proclamation. !
Others who will take part in the
pageant will be Miss Louise Fitzhugh,
Miss Olive Sherley, Miss Eleanor
Bryan Smith, Miss Mary Page Julien,
Miss Nancy Hamilton, Miss Allison
Roebling and Miss Harriet Whitford.
A large representation from the
debutante circle will be found at
"Piaue Dame" by Tchaikowslly. given
. bv the Washington National Opera
Company tomorrow evening at the
Washington Auditorium.
Mai Gen. and Mrs. George Barnett
will entertain at dinner December H.
In compliment to Miss Eleanor Bryan
Smith, debutante daughter of Col. and
Mrs. George Leonard Smith.
Miss Elizabeth Fries, debutante
daughter of Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Amos
A. Fries, whose marriage to Lieut.
Frederic A. Henney, L. s. A., VIII
take place December 20, will be the
recipient of many prenuptial parties.
Mrs. Albert Johnson. wife of Repre-
sentative Johnson of Washington Will
entertain at tea and kitchen shower
for her daughter Miss Dorothy Irene
Johnson. in compliment TO Miss Fries,
December 16, and December Is Mrs.
Hill, wife of Lieut.. Hill. stationed at
Fort Humphries, will be hostess at
a bridge honoring the popular dnbu
tante and bride-elect. Miss katharine
Amory will entertain at luncheon
Sunday, December u, at the Mont
gomery Country Club. in compliment
TO Miss Fries.
Miss Georgiana Joyes. debutante
daughter of Brig. Gen. and Mrs. John
w. Joyes. will be the guest in whose
honor Miss Elizabeth Moody will en-
tertain at tea Sunday, December 26,
in her home, 32l5 Macomb street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank S. Hight have
issued cards for the dance December |
% at the Willard Hotel for their
daughter. Miss Barbara Hight. Mrs |
Edgar d. Fisher will entertain at din |
ner preceding the dance. when her |
honor guest will be Miss Allison Roeb- |
ling.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Colfax Long |
will entertain at dinner, January 3. in |
compliment to Miss Hight and Miss |
Eleanor Bryan Smith, debutante |
daughter of Col. and Mrs. George |
Leonard Smith. Miss Hight will he |
the honor guest at the dinner Mr.. and |
Mrs. John j. Hamilton will give De |
cember Is for their debutante daugh- |
ter, Miss Nancy Hamilton.
Miss Rebekah Lipscomb, debutante |
daughter of Mrs. Blaine Lipscomb, |
Will entertain at dinner dance at |
Wardman Park Hotel Saturday eve |
ming in honor of Miss Adelaide Doug |
lass, debutante daughter of Mrs Da- |
vid II. Blair. Miss Lipscomb will re-
turn today from New York, where she |
went TO attend party given last eve
ming for group of the New York deb
utanteS.
Mrs. Lipscomb will entertain at a
dance at the Carlton Hotel Decem-
her %, for her daughter. Miss Helen
Thomas of New York will come to
for the party and will be
the house guest of Miss Lipscomb.
Miss Frances Hopkins. debutante
daughter Of Col. and Mrs. Francis f.
Hopkins. will be the honor gne:,t al
luncheon today of Miss Barbara Boss.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs H X Boss.
The other guests will be Miss Ali |
son Roebling, Miss Florence Stoke
ley, Mrs. Frances Gore, Miss Helen
Galley Miss Harriet Whitford, Miss
Adelaide Bride and Miss Fannie Dial.
Capt. and Mrs. Theodore w. Rich
ards will have with them for the
Christmas holidays their son-in-law
and daughter Ensign and Mrs Ed
ward Wilcox Hunter of New London. |
Conn.
Miss Dorothea Richards, debutante
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Richards.
will be the guest of honor at the
luncheon to be given Saturday by
Miss Louise Randolph.
Miss Sallie Tews Phillips. deb
utante daughter of Rev. Z. B. Phillips
and Mrs. Phillips. will be the honor
guest at luncheon Friday of Miss
Helen Harris Thompson.
Judge and Mrs Charles Kerr have
issued cards for a tea Wednesday
from to o'clock, at the Dresden, !
when they will present their daugh- |
ter, Miss Margaret Kerr, to their
'riends.
Col and Mrs Edward Clifford will
'ntertain at dinner December % for |
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS