Evening star., 1952-01-06
DIG THE SUNDAY STAR
Washington, D. G.
SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 1852
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las Robinson, who came down
from New York for the event.
Among the other eleven relatives
from out of town were Mr..
Franklin Delano Roosevelt and
Mrs. Henry Latrobe Roosevelt.
The latter still makes her home
in Washington. and she was there
without her husband. then a lieu
tenant, because of his absence on
active duty.
Guest List Big
The list of guests was very long
but it included a number of
favoriteS still living in Washing
ton, and who have been promi-
nent in the not-too-distant past.
There were two young men named
Derby-R. A. and Richard. The
latter became a doctor some years
later and married the debutante'S
younger sister, Ethel. There also
was Mr.. F. H. Gillett in the list
who was Representative in Con-
greSs and later became Speaker.
He was the one to introduce
Albert, King of the Belgians, to-
the joint session of Congress back
in the days of World War I, as
"A king among men and a man
among kings"
Mr.. Joseph Clark Grew was
among the guests at the White
House that night. He and his
family still make Washington
their home since his retirement
from the diplomatic service. Miss
Edith Root, daughter of the then
Secretary of War and Mrs. Elihu
Root, and now Mrs. Ulysses ST.
Grant III, was there, and also the
Misses Ward-Alice and Harriet,
the latter now Chandler Anderson
and the former Sonora de Riano,
widow of a Spanish Ambassador
who for some years was dean of
the diplomatic corps in Washing
ton. After his retirement Sonora
de Riano lived away from Wash
ington but few years ago.
returned to the Capital and pur-
chased a house on DevonShire
place.
The late Ambassador Don Juan
Riano was among the young men
In the company that evening but
at that time he was starting out |
in his diplomatic career and was
an attache at the embassy. Mrs. |
Henry Leonard, one of George
towns really grande danes, them
Miss Ellen Warder, was there, andI
also Miss Mary Randolph, then
very young for such a party. She
still is one of the favorite ladies
in resident Washington.
Names Well Known
Miss Muriel Delano Robbins,
who was there that evening, is a |
sister of the late Warren Delano
Robbins whose widow lives in
Washington. Muriel now makes
her home in London and is the
widow of Mr.. Cyril Martineau.
The list also carried Mr.. j. H.
van Roijen, father of the present
DR.. j. H. van Roijen, Netherlands
Ambassador. The young man at !
the Roosevelt debut was an at
tache at the Netherlands lega-
ton and some years later became
Minister from The Hague.
Mr.. Walter Tuckerman, Mr..
Corcoran Thorn, Mr.. Nathan Wy
eth, recently moved to Connecti-
cut, were among others of the
young people who have continued
to make Washington their home.
Also Mr.. James w. Wadsworth,
jr., was in the list. He was the
son of Representative and Mrs.
James W. Wadsworth at that time
and later came to the Senate
where he served for several terms.
Years later he returned as a mem
ber of the Lower House and since
his retirement from public life
he and Mrs. Wadsworth make
their home in Georgetown.
Mr.. Frederick Hale, son Of the
then Senator Eugene Hale and
later himself Senator from Maine,
was there, and also Mr.. StephenI
B. Elkins, jr., whose father was
Senator from West Virginia. There
were many other famous names
such as 1t. H. c. Muslin, whose
widow, now Mrs. George Murray,
is visiting in Washington as the
guest of Mrs. Newbold Noyes Also
1t. A. P. Niblack, Randall H. Hag-
ner, the Misses Letter, Miss Nc
Cauley, the Misses McKenna, Maj
c. L. McCawley, 1t. Edward Nc
Cawley, Mr.. OrmSby McCammon,
Capt. Mason M. Patrick, Mr.. Rus
sell Sard and Mr.. John F. wilkins
The Russian Ambassador, Count
CasSini, and Countess Marguerite
Cassini were hosts at dinner be-
fore the dance. The Countess
was one of the debutante's most
intimate friends in their girlhood
days.