Evening star., 1951-06-16

The dehutante set took to the
dance floor at teatime yesterday
and never left it until early this
morning except for an hour or so
at dinner time and the few
minutes it took to go from one
dancing party to the next.
These gay proceedings got
underway when Miss Evyne House
was presented to society at a tea
dance ut the 1925 r Street Club
while at the Columbia Country
Club, Miss Joan Elizabeth Conger
was being introduced at a similar
party.
The party for Miss House,
daughter Of Mrs. Rathbun House
Of this city and New York, was
given by Mrs. Joseph E. Davies,
Mrs. Houses godmother. AS Mrs.
Davies Is abroad now her daugh-
ter. Mrs. Augustus Riggs w, re-
ceived at the party in her stead.
The attractive brunei debu-
tante. q graduate of the Spence
School in New York, received
with her mother and Mrs. Riggs.
She wore simply tailored dress
Of white marquisette made with
a pleated bertha and peplum, and
carried an old-fashioned bouquet.
Mrs. House wore q street-length
dress of powder blue raw silk and
Mrs. Riggs chose one of beige
raw silk.
While many of the guests were
still waiting to meet the deb
tante. early arrivals sought the
clubs delightful garden where
small tables were set up. How
ever. many were enticed from that
haven to the dance floor by the
music of Sidney @
Miss House, who will enter We'll
lesley College in the fall after
spending the summer with her
grandmother. Mrs. F. D. Rathbun.
at Easthampton. Long Island, is
entertaining two of her Spence
classmates who came down from
New York for the festivities. They
are Miss Helen Trimble and Miss
Elise Heck who were among the
guests at dinner last night at
the Naval Officers Club at Be-
thesda and also a luncheon today
for the debutante given by her
mother.
Columbia Club Porty
The tea dance presentation party
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Porter
Conger for their raven-haired
daughter made a great hit with
the young set who made the most
of the continuous dance music pro-
vided by Jack Morton.
Mrs. Conger. wearing a Stafford
blue silk floor-length dress high
lighted by corsage of white or
chids, received with her daughter
The debutante's dress was of i'm
ported silk organza encrusted with
sprays of flowers made of sequins
and rhinestones. It's strapless
bodice was white and shell pink
and she carried white gardenias.
The debutante has just finished
her first year at Pembroke College
and was graduated from Holton-
Arms School last year. She will
be feted again Tuesday when DR..
and Mrs. Homer King Vann give
buffet supper at their home
Hollow Tree. in Olney.
When the guests reluctantly
took their leave around 8 o'clock
Mr.. and Mrs. Conger took their
daughter, her assistants and their
beaux on to dinner at the Shore
ham Terrace. Later the debutante
and her escort, 1t. Benton Decker
U. S. NJ, went on to the dance for
Miss Elizabeth Dunlop Walker at
the Chevy Chase Club.
Old Washington Family
The presentation of Miss Walk
er by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Oliver Mallory Walker, was of
great interest in residential cir
cles as she is descended from two
OF the Oldest and most distin-
guished Washington families. on
her mothers side she may claim
the Dunlop and Peter families of
Georgetown and the Powells of
Virginia. while through her father
she is related to the Walker and
Mallory families of Alabama.
The tall brunette debutante,
granddaughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. William Laird Dunlop, jr., re-
ceived the more than $50 guests
with her parents and later joined
the dancers on the terrace of the
club which was lighted by softly
tinted lantern balloons and where
Sidney did the honors in the music
field.
The debutante's dress was of the
palest blue tulle and she carried
an old-fashioned bouquet. Mrs.
Walker wore chartreuse chiffon
and bronze orchids. Before the
dance Betsy. who will enter