The Washington times., 1928-11-17
Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg to GiUe
Dinner Dance for Debutdnte Niece
Party Tonight Will Be
Climax of Many Festivi-
ties for the Buds Today

ties for the Buds Today
If any one has just cause
to complain Of the too early
opening Of the official sea
son, it is the debutante. The
weeks before Christmas are
traditionally hers, but this
season she is sharing the
spotlight with diplomats and
dowagers, while White
House functions and other
official festivities over
shadow her parties in the
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Into Her Own
However. today she comes
into her own. There are
several merry parties on the
calendar and the days aetlvi-
ties will have q pleasant cli-
may in the dinner dance which
the Secretary Of State and
Mrs. kellogg are giving at the
Pan-American Union for their
dehutante niece, Miss Laura
Frances Otis, who with her
mother, Mrs. Francis ]. Otis,
Is their guest. Miss: Otis VIII
be formally presented to society
a ST. Paul, Mimi, in December
and Is having . preliminary
taste of festivities in Washing
ION. Secretary and Mrs. kel-
lorr also have with them MISS
Mary Blair, Of New York, who
was Miss Otis roommate at
Wellesley.
Fifty For Dinner
secretary and Mrs. Kellogg
will have fifty guests, AL young
people, for dinner, and a small
company. including some or the
younger set. has been asked TO
ioin the company for the dancing.
Among those who win take dinner
guests to the dance are the
Minister OF Austria and Nine.
Prochnik, Mr.. and Mrs. John F..
wilkins, who will entertain for
Miss Katherine wilkins, and Mr..
and Mrs. James Clement Dunn.
It is exceptional but not 111-
precedented to make use of the
Pan-American for a private party.
Perhaps the first time the build
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service was when the late Phil
Of State. and Mrs. Knox gave
Hugh Knox, and his bride.
Members OF the governing board
of the Pan American Union. which
includes the American Secretary
Of State as well as the diplomatic
ENJOYS Of the South and Central
American Republics included In
the Union, are entitled to enter.
tain there. But when the place
Is borrowed for any other pur.
pose-as it was, for example, for
the marriage of Miss Ailsa Mellon,
daughter Of the Secretary Of the
Treasury, and David K. E. Bruce
lit 10 necessary to obtain the
written consent Of each govern.
rnent involved.
The Misses Emily and Betty
Prescott. Of Boston, who are
guests at the White House with
their grandparents Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank W. Stearns, will attend
Secretary and Mrs. Kellogg's
party tonight. They came to
Washington for the diplomatic
reception at the White House on
Thursday, had intended returning
TO Boston yesterday. but stayed
over especially for the dance.
Debutante Luncheon
Miss Mary Bennington Shinn,
debutante daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur T. Shinn, was the
guest in whose honor her aunt,
Mrs. John Bonner Semple, of
!. .Sewickley, Pa, entertained at
luncheon today in the Chinese room
of the Mayflower. Those present
included Miss Nancy Beale, Miss
Dorothy Dial. Hiss Elizabeth Pow.
ell Dunlop, Miss Mary Devereux,
Miss Rahel Davies, Miss Elizabeth
Brawner, Miss Jane Crosby, Miss
Theresa. Carmalt, Miss Anne Car
ter Greene, Miss Marian Jardine,
Miss Elizabeth Kennedy, Miss
Beatrice Littlefield, Miss Lalla
Lynn, Miss Gertrude Macatee,
Miss Mary Macatee, Miss Celeste
Page, Miss Marion Russell, Miss
Mignon Sherley, Miss Frances
Isabel Lanberton, Miss Margaret
Casey, Miss Alice Worthington,
Miss Katharine Donnellan, Miss
Ruth Richards, Miss Barbara
Boss, Miss Margaret Boss, Miss
( Helen Shaw, Miss Barbara King
and Miss Margaret Pilson.
Mrs. Senple also entertained at
luncheon at the same time for a
small group of her Washington
contemporaries.
Miss Theresa Carmalt, daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James w.
Carmalt. another of this seasons
buds. will share honors this after
noon with a visitor, Miss Ellen
Moore Johnson. at party to be
given. at the tea dance at the
Mayflower by Mrs. John T. Oil
phant. There will be 90 young
guests. Miss Johnson is Mrs.
Oliphant's niece.
A number of the debutantes are
also involved in the bridge party,
which Miss Marjorie Louise 81
naonds. daughter of Brig Gen.
and Mrs. George S.. Simonds, is
giving this afternoon at the
Army and Navy Club for Miss
Jane Crosby. daughter of Mat.
Gen. and Mrs. Herbert Crosby,
who is to be presented this
winter. Tea will follow the
game.
Mrs. Champ Clark and her