Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-12-31

Margene w. MuSSer, Miss OevereuX
Green, Miss Virginia Glazebrook, Miss
Evelyn Howe, Miss Ruth Weldon and
Miss Helen Plummer.
Miss Daniel will wear a lovely gown
of jade and silver lame made on very
simple lines with cowl neckline and
short-fitted sleeves trimmed with a
band of KolinSky. She will wear
arm bouquet of yellow roses and the
same kind of flowers with yellow can
dies will be used on the tea table
Between three and four hundred
members of local society, including
members of the Diplomatic Corps and
official Washington will BE- present.
Mrs. Mary D. Howe presented her
daughter, Miss Evelyn Howe. to society
In Washington at large ball given last
evening at the Mayfiower While 1t was
originally planned by Mrs. Howe to give
only small dance for her daughter. it
grew until the company included nearly
400 guests from the young circles in the
the Capital and from out of town.
The debutante was assisted by Miss
Julia Harris, Miss Eleanor Mullikin.
Miss Emiscah Gale Davis, Miss Eleanor
Daniel, Miss Betty de Beauvais Rich
ards, Miss Helen Lee Eames Doherty,
Miss Louise Hoehling Miss Eleanor
PIERCE, Miss Mae Harris Clarke and
Miss Moselle Cogswell Oglesby Of New
York.
Miss Howe wore a gown of shell pink
satin made princess style and trimmed
in rose point lace that was part of a
wedding veil belonging to her maternal
grandmother, who was the daughter of
Gen. Jeptha Vining Harris, Sd, Of
Mississippi The lace was also worn by
Mrs. Howe at her debut, on presenta-
ton at court and at her wedding. The
debutante alternated in carrying the
bouquets sent her by her friends. Mrs.
Howe was gowned in black and gold
metallic cloth trimmed in velvet and
fashioned on long lines.
The young men on the Floor Com
mittee included Lieut. James White,
Lieut.. Paul Caraway, Mr.. Phillip Hunt
ington Clarke, Mr.. Francis Murray
Sands, Mr.. Daniel Partridge, Sd; Mr..
Frank Sitter Goodwin, Mr.. Roger Robb.
Mr. Daniel Cox Fahey, jr.; Mr.. Alex
ander Warrington, Cadet Forrest Cara
way and Midshipman John White.
Miss Howe has written volume Of
short poems and also two longer poems,
as we'll as a group of songs with verses
of both a serious and lyric nature. 1t
is through her maternal grandmother
that the debutante claims relationship
to three well known Virginians, Law
renee Washington, King Carter and
Thomas Lanier, the last named being a
forbear of our beloved American poet,
Sidney Lanier. She is also a descend
ant. through her maternal grandfather,
Robert Perry Duncan of South Carolina,
of Mary Ball, the mother of Washing
ton. Miss Howe attended the Bachelors
Cotillion in Baltimore Monday.
New Year Reception
In Bishops House.
The Bishop Of Washington and Mrs.
Freeman will be at home in the Bishops
house in Cathedral Close New Year
day from to 6 o'clock.
Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel. president
general of the National Society OF the
Sons of the American Revolution, and
Mrs. Van Orsdel, Mr.. Frank B. Steele,
secretary general, and Mrs. Steele, as
sisted by the vice president general, Mr..
Kenneth S. Wales, and Mrs. Wales, and
the registrar general, Mr.. Francis B
Culver. and Mrs. Culver, will keep open
house New Year day in the headquar-
| tiers of the national society, at 1927 Six
teenth street, and will receive from 3
10 tomorrow afternoon.
Lieut.. Col and Mrs. M. Robert Gug-
genheim gave a supper dance at the
Club Chentecler last evening for Col.
Guggenheim's son. NJ. Robert Guggen-
helm. ir.. who is home from Dartmouth
University for the Christmas holidays.
Mai. and Mrs. Henry Leonard enter
tanned at dinner at Grasslands last eve
ming for company of SO in compli-
ment to Mr. and Mrs. Even MacVeagh.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis MacVeagh and
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Warder Thoron,
who have been their guests for the holi-
days. Dancing followed the dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Even MacVeagh will
return to their home In New York Fri
day, while Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Mac
Veagh will leave for Cambridge, Mass,