Evening star., 1928-12-01

Mrs. Nicholson Coming
for Kenmore Ball Monday.
Mrs. Mason Nicholson, who is a ma.
tive of Fredericksburg, Va, in which
Kenmore" is located, is much inter.
ested in the restoration of that mansion
now the property of the Kenmore AS.
sociation, which is preserving it for pos
terity as a perpetual memorial tc
George Washington, whose sister, Betty
Washington Lewis, as the wife of Col
Fielding Lewis, was its mistress. Mrs
Nicholson, who is a direct descendant
Of Thomas Jefferson, has taken a box
for the Kenmore ball Monday night
which will be given for the benefit OF
the fund being raised to restore and re-
furnish Kenmore, and will entertain an
interesting company of guests.
Mrs. Philip Lee Phillips has taken a
box for her debutante daughter, Miss
Mary Lee Phillips, and will entertain
a party Of young people at the ball.
Mrs. Theodore j. Pickett, president of
the Woman's National Press Club, will
have with her in her box a number of
distinguished guests. Mrs. Mason M.
Patrick will entertain at dinner Mon
day evening for several of the Younger
set, who will later be guests of Mrs.
F. Bagley Wallace at the ball.
Additional members Of the mems COM
| mlttee for the Kenmore ball are. Mr..
Edmund Platt Lieut.. Kenneth Hoffel,
Lieut.. Robert E. Robinson. Lieut. ST
Julian r. Marshall, Mr.. George M.
Cunningham, Mr.. Francis C. Jameson.
Mr.. Ward M. French, Mr.. Edwin
SPARKS. Mr.. David NJ jenkins, Mr..
archibald Wells, Mr.. Eugene Roberts.
MT: Frederick Lee and Mr.. William B.
Willard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Kaufman will
entertain a company at dinner and
oanclng this evening at the Chew
CnaSe Club for Miss Phyllis Hight.
oebutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Frank S. Hight. M .
Mrs; Henry F. Dimock will not observe
ner afternoon at home until Sunday,
December 9.
Mrs. Henry Cook Macatee entertained
at luncheon in the palm court of the
MaynoWer today for her debutante
daughters, Miss Mary Paxton Macetee
and Miss Gertrude Paxton Macatee
The guests were Miss Marian Jardine
MISS Adele Varela, Miss Faith Phillips
MISS Caroline Thompson, Miss Rahei
Dawes, Miss Elise Alexander, Miss Anne
Carter Greene, Miss Elizabeth DunloD,
MISS Julia Harris, Miss Catherine Platt'
MISS MISS InereSa Carmalt, Miss Mary
Shlnn, Miss Nancy Beale, Miss Jane
Love, Miss Lima Macatee, Miss Harriet
Whltford, Miss Lila La Garde. Miss
Beatrlce Littlefield, Miss Margaret OIm-
Steao, MISS Frances Wall, Miss Isabel
Lamberton, Miss Adair ChildreSs. Miss
Dorothy Dial, Miss Helen Shaw Miss
Phyllis Hight, Miss Elizabeth Rrawner
MISS Mary Lee Phillips, Miss Margaret
PilSon, Miss Eleanor Hunt, Miss Sophv
snyder, Miss Elizabeth Trescott, Miss
ELnor Totten, Miss Peggy Tyner, Miss
Gatnerlne Mop. Davis, Miss Suzanne
oEaoiey ana Miss Cynthia Hill.
Dr. and Mrs. Macatee will present
their daughters to society at a tea Sat
urday, December 20.
Mrs. Eugene r. Woodson is enter
tanning at bridge and tea this after.
noon Tor her schoolgirl daughter. Miss
Jean WoodSon. Assisting with the tea
VIII be Miss Lucielle Elliott, Miss Elsie
hume, Miss Eleanor Calvert, Miss Peggy
CaiVert. Miss Elizabeth Gardner Hume
ana MISS Loret Taylor, granddaughter
OF the late Senator Bob Taylor of
Tennessee.
yellow roses and yellow candles adorn
tne Tea table and yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS and Autumn leaves are used In
the other rooms Of the home.
Mrs. Joseph e. Davies entertained a
small company informally at luncheon
today IN compliment to her sister, Mrs.
Knight Cochran, who has been visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. Davies for the Thanks
giving season and will return to her
nome IN Madison, Wis, next week.
The tea dance which Mrs. Rose Cow
erneur Hoes and Mrs. P, Lee Phfllfns
had planned for this afternoon was
postponed until Saturday, December 8,
in the Willard, to which the debutanteS
OF this season have been invited.
Mrs. Ernest Thompson Seton of
Greenwich, Conn, is in Washington as
the week end guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene E. ColliSter at their home on In
graham street
Mr.. and Mrs. Collister entertained at
buffet supper last evening at 10
o'clock in honor of Mrs. Seton.
Miss Major Married to
Lieut.. Fisher at Noon.
The marriage of Miss Frances Major.
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Major,
to Lieut.. Dale Fisher, United States
Army Air Corps, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Albert E. Fisher, took place at noon
today in ST. Patricks Catholic Church,
the Rev. Francis j. Hurney officiating.
The church was effectively decorated
with chrySanthemumS, tall palms and
fern, and as the guests were assembling
Miss Jennie Glennan, organist of the
church, gave a program of nuptial
music.
The bride was escorted by her father,
Who gave her in marriage. She wore
gown of gray pebble crepe de chine
fashioned with long bodice with fitted
sleeves and the neckline finished with
old cream-color lace which fell into a
soft jabot at the right front. The skirt
was long on the sides and a soft belt
marking the waistline was caught with
pearl buckle. Her hat was a small
model of grain felt trimmed with a
silver band and ornament, and she
carried an arm bouquet of orchids and
lilies OF the valley
Mrs. Mary Louise HumphrieS was
matron of honor for her sister. wear
ing a gown of electric blue georgette
crepe fashioned along gracefully draped
lines hat of velour to correspond and
she wore corsage bouquet of pink tea
roses. Lieut.. Harold Wheaton, U. S. A.,
A, c., was the best man, and the ushers
selected were Mr.. John Brown, Mr.. Car
roll G.. Kirby of Baltimore, Mr.. Francis
Brown and Mr.. Russell Mason. Lieut..
Fisher and his best man wore their
uniforms.
Mrs. Major, mother of the bride,
wore a gown Of blue canton crepe with
deep insert of cream-color lace out
lined with seed pearls, and she wore a
corsage bouquet of tea roses, and Mrs.
Fisher was in printed chiffon velvet
gown, gold and blue predominating; a
black felt and satin hat, and she wore
a corsage bouquet of roses.
After a reception in the home of the
brides parents at 4405 Stanford street,
Chevy Chase, Md, Lieut.. Fisher and
his bride left for a wedding trip, Mrs.
Fisher wearing tan and brown en-
semble with coat trimmed with mink
! fur and q brown hat Tnau ,IrilI Intor