The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-11-05
NEWCOMERSTO
DEBUTANTE
GROUP
Mrs. Kellogg's Niece, a
Debutante in ST. Paul,
to Visit Here

The secretary OF State and
Mrs. kellogg will have their
debutante niece, Miss Laura
Frances Otis, with them for sew
eral weeks as preliminary to
her Official debut I'M st. Paul,
Mimi, and will give small din
ner dance for her at the Pam
American Union on November III.
With her mother, Mrs. Francis
j. Otis, Miss Otis will arrive on
& November ~. Mrs. Otis will re-
main for short visit with Sec
rotary and Mrs. Kellogg.
Other interesting girls are being
added to the debutante group as
the season progresses, among
Miss Katherine Platt daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmund Platt, and
Capt. and Mrs. Frank b. Freyer's
pretty daughter, Miss Engracia
Freyer. Miss Freyer win have
her formal presentation at q tea
dance at the Mayflower on De-
cember rs.
Miss plat, who II 1T Vassar Col
lege, will be introduced during the
holiday season ct q tea dance at
the Congressional Club on Decent
Der 20. Her father, long q member
! Of Congress from New York. is
vice governor OF the Federal Re
serve Board. Miss Platt viii spend
Thanksgiving In Washington with
her parents,
Mrs. Charles DENLY, jr., will
arrive in town tomorrow from her
home In Philadelphia to be the
guest Of her parents, Senator and
Mrs. David Aiken Reed. through
this week.
Boxes and tickets for the
presentation Of Somerset Maug-
hams The Sacred Flame" at the
BeIasco Theater on Monday eve
ming, November IL, are going like
the proverbiai hot cakes, AZ this
first performance Ii arranged for
the Joint benefit Of Noel House
and the women's board Of Colurn
bia Hospital Among those who
have already subscribed for tick
cts are Mr.. and Mrs. Newbold
Noyes, Mr.. and Mrs. Reeve Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Whitney.
Miss Helen Jones, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert v. Fleming, DR.. and Mrs
Edward Meigs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Barry Mohun. Mrs. Walter II.
Tuckerman, Mrs. Holablrd ToWne
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hewitt
Myers. Mrs. Dwight Chester, Mr.;
and Mrs. John y. Smith, DR.. and
Mrs. John Briscoe, Mrs. Barron
Dubois, and Commissioners and
Mrs. Sidney TaliaferrO.
Mr.. and Mrs. Royal McKenna
win have az their guest next
week Mrs. McKenna's sister. Miss
Lillian Hendrick, who has been
abroad for over q year. Miss.
Hendrick will arrive in New York
on Friday or Saturday and will
come to washington after spend
ing the weekend with Mrs. y.
Theus Munds In New York.
Mrs. McKenna's brother and
sister.in.Iaw, Mr.. and Mrs. Sypret
w. Hendrick, who now make
their home in Asheville, ". c.,
will also come to washington for
visit the last Of next week and
" will stay at Wardman Park Hotel.
The debutante committee which
will fly from the washington air
port tomorrow to drop balloons
over the city carrying slogans,
Give washington National Rep
resentation," viii be entertained at
a box party tomorrow night at the
National Theater by Queenie
Smith. the leading lady In Hit the
Deck" Miss Smith met the com
mittee this morning ait the May
flower social bureau, where she
explained to them how she viii
give tickets to the first % persons
bringing balloons found In the
city. the tickets emitting them to a
prize.