Evening Star Newspaper, November 23, 1924, Page 52

18§ &theldredd W. Seaburyy, THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON; D. C. ies Anne Covin Whose gtor arents, J &/ and. Mys-J Harry Covinglor will give a danee 1 fler honor December 20 of NewYork,' Guest and niece of My Austin autz, who will present her to socict in December President and Mrs. Coolidge Sharing Sorrow of Nation Over Death of Mrs. Harding White House Announcement of Winter Social Activities Temporarily Delayed—Schedule of Dinners and Other Interesting Events. SALLIE V. H. PICKETT. HE President and- Mrs. Coolidge are spending quiet days in the White House again touched by mourning, the death of Mrs. Hard- ing bringing not only to them, but to her hundreds of other friends in Washington, the deepest regret and sorrow. The first lady of the land is, however, interesting herself in all sorts of local charities, giv- ing them the use of her name as patroness, and she is now and then seeing little groups of close friends or women, such as formed the Bryn Mawr Alumnae Council. Not for another weck will there come from the White House announcement of the Winter's social schedule, which would have been advanced but for the death of Mrs, Harding. HE week fairly teems with lively social incidents, two of the biggest and most exclusive balls of the entire Winter taking place, the one Wednesday night for the benefit of the Episcopal Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, and the one on Thursday night for the Navy League, whose good works are countless. Mrs. Coolidge is patroness for both balls, and that of Wednesday night has a large committee of girls, debutantes and older ones to enliven the affair. It will be preceded by innumerable din- ner parties. Besides the ball of Thursday night there is an unusyal num- ber of dinner parties arranged, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Kauffmann having one of the largest and entertaining at the Chevy Chase Club. MORE ideal spot for a hunt club could not be found than the Con- gressional Country Club affords, and now that the rides are on for the season there, it will prove a weekly lure for lovers of the sport. When the Chevy Chase Club was young one of its most charming fea- tures was the hunt, with the women in their snappy riding togs and the men in pink coats cutting a splendid dash of color on the landscape as they raced over the Maryland farmlands and along the highways. Now the sport seems tame. The hunt clubs of Long Island and other smart sections near New York are engaged in giving their late Autumn dinners and riding to the hounds. - THE Junior League is making a particularly brilliant impression on the first week of December with its cabaret ball, which daily develops features of success. An.exceedingly imposing line of matrons have taken boxes, some of the younger as well as the older ones, and the tables are pretty well engaged. The supper will be a real feature of the ball, the rogram far which has so far been kept dark. December 5 is the date or the cabaret ball, and the Columbia Hospital ball the night of Decem- ber 2 is another event which is being favored by the debutantes and the younger members of society, who, are working for its success. Termed the Bal de Tete, the hospital ball will afford pleasure, admiration and amusement, the debutantes meeting each week to construct headdresses | y here. Hospitality Leading Festivities of Week In Society Circles Hosts Entertaining With Dinners, Luncheons and Teas as Features of Late Autumn Season. Mrs. John B. Henderson will enter- tain a distinguished company at din- ner Wednesday evening in compli- ment to the Ambassador of France and Mme. Jusserand. Mr. and Mrs. John Hays Hammond will entertain at dinner Monday eve- ning, December 8, in honor of the Ambassador of France and Mme. Jusserand. The retiring Ambassador of Italy, Don Gelasio Caetani, is the guest in whose honor Mr. and Mrs. Hammond will be hosts at dinner Tuesday eve- ning, December 9. The judge advocate general and Mrs. John A. Hull entertained some 20 guests at a buffet supper at their home in Massachusetts avenue last evening. Mrs. Frederick Dent Grant enter- tained a small company informally at tea vesterday for her granddaugh- ter, Princess Bertha Cantacuzene. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick E. Lewis will entertain informally at dinner Wednesday. evening in their home at 1601 Massachusetts avenue for their house : guests who will come for Thanksgiving. Admiral and Mrs. E. T. Pollock en- tertained a company at the supper dance last evening at the Willard. Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Hugh A. Drum will entertain a company at supper this evening at their home at 2141 Wyoming avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Charles C. Glover will entertain a company at breafast to- day in their suburban home, West- over. A Mrs. Lyman Kendall will give a dinner to a company of 18 Friday evening, December §, later taking her guests to the Junior League ball They will entertaln the younger set | the ‘evening of December 27 with a of the past, present and future ages. Some splendidly jeweled affairs hark- | dancing party at the New Willard ing back to Egyptian grandeur will be worn, but for the most they will | Hotel for their young daughter, Miss be mere matters of whim and fancy, colonial days being the favorite with those who have given expression to their likes. BALL which will call together the diplomats and smartest element of society will be that given in the Pan-American Union Building, the night of December 9, by the Ambassador of Peru, Dr. Hernan Velarde, to celebrate the battle of Ayacucho, from which da‘es the independence of Peru. In Peru, the date will be celebrated with all the glory and pomp of the ancient Incas. United States and the Ambassador to Peru and Mrs, Miles Poindexter will take a lively part in the ceremonies. Senor Don Hector Velarde, son of the Ambassador and secretary of the Peruvian embassy, has come to Washington and joined his father, so he 120, will assist in the ceremonies at the Pan-American Union before the baii "At Home" Dates Given For Society Guidance Miss Claudia Reed will receive this afternoon from 5 to 7 o'clock, in her home at 17i3 Sixteenth street. Mrs. Thomas S. Lovette will receive this afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at 1701 Connecticut avenue. She will be assisted by Mrs. Jones, wife of State Senator BE. E. Jones of Pennsylvania, ‘who will pour tea. There will be music. Miss Semithwick To Give Tea In Honor Of Guest Miss Mary Smithwick, daughter of resentative and Mrs. John H. Smithwick, will entertain at tea this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock in the apart- ment of her parents in the Argonne in bonor of Miss Catherine McLane 4 of Pensacola, Fla, house guest. Mrs. E. F. Stone, Mrs. R. G. Hunt, Mrs. Ira Moore, Mrs. W. H. Minch and Mrs. Cleveland A. Newton will preside at the tea table and assist- ing will be Miss Mary Frances John- son, Miss Winifred DeVoe, Miss Mary Catharine Keyser and Miss Blanche Wingo. Ambassador and Lady Howlrd Honor G“efl'fl The Southern Soclety of Washing- ton has issued invitations for a re- ception in_honor of, the Ambassador of Great Britain d Lady Isabella Howard Saturday evening at 9 o'olock In the main baliroom of the New Wil. lard Hotel. The reception will be followed by dancing. Mr. Wade H. Cooper is president of the soclety and Mr. Wililam deC. Ravenel is stcretary. who is their Gen. Pershing wil! head the delezation from the | Jane Kendall, who is a junior. Weodnesday evening Mr. and Mrs. Kendall will entertain a party of eight for dinner, later taking their guests to the Episcopal Eye and Ear Hospltal ball. Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Dodd entertained Zuests at dinner last night at their home, 2131 Bancroft place. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Leiter havé is- sued Invitations for a dinner Tues- day evening, December 16, in compli- ment to Miss Violet Spencer, debu- tante daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry B. Spencer. Mr. and Mrs. John J. Hamilton were among ‘the hosts giving dinners at the Chevy Chase Club last night. Mr. and Mrs. James M. Green will entertaln at dinner December 3 at their residence on Massachusetts avenue, and December 6 they will give a dinner at the Chevy Chase Club. Lieut, and Mrs. Henry L. Phelps will entertain at tea this afternoon at their residence on California street. Mrs. Phelps will be assisted by Mrs. ‘Willlam Sweet and Miss Grace Colton. A charmt round-table tea was given in thé Coffes Room of the New ‘Willard on Monday afternon by Mrs. John Lee Logan in honor of her cousin, Mrs. Char! Maguire of New York. The decorations were yellow ehrysan yellow shaded Logan was formerly Miss Ger- daughter of t (Ccptinued on Sixth Paged Marye, Mrs.G a2 debutante raqeT-Maryewi >t waom her mother .qive a tea December 20. Diplomats Paying Respect To Envoys About to Retire Ambassador and Mme. Jusserand of France and Ambassador of Italy Recipients of Special Courtesies—Personal Notes. Activities in the diplomatic corps center largely around the French Am- bassador and Mme. Jusserand and tne Ambassador of Italy, Don Gelasio Cae- tani, who are soon to retire from serv- Ilce in Washington. The Ambassador of France and Mme. fusserand will be the guests of honor At dinner tomorrow evening of the Am- >assador of Italy, Don Gelasio Caetanl. The Ambassador of Belgium and 3aroness de Cartier are expected to ar- rive in New York this week aboard the Belgenland, having salled for this coun- try Wednesday. The Ambassador of Italy, Don Gelasio Caetani, will entertain at dinner Wed- nesday evening. The Ambassador will leave Washington the first week in January, satling shortly after that for Ttaly. — The Minlster of Bulgaria and Mme. Panaretoff will entertain at dinner Tuesday evening in honor of the Am- bassador of Italy, Don Gelasio Cuetani. The Minister of Poland and Mme. ‘Wroblewska will entertain at luncheon Friday in compliment to the Ambas- #ador of Great Britain and Lady Isa- retiring Minister of Halt! and )Int.' Dejean will lnv: Mn(um.. this week for Haitl, whera the Minister will take up duties as minister of for- eign affairs. The secretary of the legation, Mr. Robert Laraque, will be in.charge of the legation until some one is appointed to this post. . The Minister of Sfam, Phya Burl Navarasth, eailed yesterday from New York for Peru to attend the celebration of Peruvian independence. He will re- Turn to this country the first part of December. The Minister of Czechoslovakia, Dr. Chvalkovsky, has arrived in New York from Europe and i{s a guest at the Hotel Commodore. He is expected to come to Washington Tuesday. The charge d'affaires of Venezuela, Dr. Francisco Gerardo Yanez, will be joined the second week in December by Senora ° de Yanez and Senorita Elisa Yanes, who now are at thefr home in Venezuela. The charge d'affaires of Austria and Mme. Prochnik will entertain at dinner December 8. The first secretary of the Belgian embassy, Mr. Robert Silvercruys, will return to Washington tomorrow from New York, where he his been for a few days. - H ' The air attache of the Itallan em- bassy and Donng Emmy Calderara NOVEMBER 23," 1924—PART 2. ° Min7ilia cMaTougall, Admir. hter of Rear Jand Mys Da M3<Dougall and fiancee of Me.Phiflip Mason Sears P HOTOS BY HARRISKEWING (3 Dinners and Teas Marl& Week of Festivities | Honoring Debutantes; | e | | Society Buds Given Formal| Introduction to Social World—All Receive Cor- dial Greeting. | Former United States Ambassador to Russia and Mrs. George T. Marye will give a tea dance in their home at of Brookline, M-ass Charming Weddings In Social Calendar Marriage of Miss Denne tt and Mr. Slemp Event Of Yesterday—Other Prominent Matrimonial Alliances. The wedding of Miss Dorothy Den- nett and Mr. Patton Wise Slemp in Bethlehem Chapel yesterday and the | engagements and weddings announc- ed during November give the month unusual interest along that line. TUnder the soft candle lights of Bethlehem Chapel and surrounded by a large number of intimate friends who had known her since childhood, | the marriage of Miss Dorothy Den- | net to Mr. Patton Wise Slemp of | Ohfo and West Virginia took place | at 5:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. | the Calvary Baptist Church, Rev. W S. Abernethy officiating. The bride was unattended and wore a gown of black bengaline silk trimmed with flowered velvet, a hat of metallic cloth and satin and corsage bouquet of deep yulow tea roses. Mr. Butler and his bride left fmme- diately after the ceremony for a - ding trip and will be at home ar December 5 at 1820 California stre.t Among the out-of-town guests was Mr. J. H. Garrett of Houston, Tex | 1800 N street Saturday afternoon. De- [On the aitar were the usual Yases.|prother of the bride. cember 20, when they will presey their daughter, Miss Helen Marye, to soviety Mr. and Mrs. Marye will give a din- ner for young people Wednesday eve- ning, December 3, for their daughter. | Former Senator and Mrs. Howard Sutherland will entertain a small company at dinner Tuesday evening, | December 2, for their daughter, Miss Zlizabeth Sutherland, preceeding the ball for the benefit of Columbia Hos- pital. Miss Katharine Sutherland, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, | joined her parents the end of the week from New York, having remained there, after her arrival in this country, for the Princeton-Yale foot ball game. Judge and Mrs. J. Harry Covington will be joined in their apartment at 2400 Sixteenth street the middle of the week by their debutante daugh- | ter, Miss Anne Covington. Miss Louise ytor, debutante daughter of Dr. and Mrs Thomas Claytor, will have as her guest for | her” debut tea Wednesday Miss Mary | Ross Scott of Richmond, who will re- | turn to her home Thursa: Miss | Dorothy Norton of Louisville will come Thursday to be with Miss Clay- tor over Sunda: Mr. and Mrs. William H. West will be joined Wednesday by their debu- tante daughter, Miss Margaret West, who will remain with them over Thanksgiving and then return to her studies at Smith College. Dr. and Mrs. Arthur A. Snyder have closed their Summer home in Vir- ginia and are established in their house at 1126 Sixteenth street for the Winter. Their daughter, Miss Elea- nor Snyder, will be presented later in the season. Pen Women To Entertain At Tea This Afternoon The District League of American Pen Women will entertain at tea this afternoon, from 4 to 6 o'clock, with the members of the history and gene- alogy group, under their chalrman, Miss Jean Stephenson, as hostesses of the occasfon. The feature of the program, which has been arranged by Miss Stephen- son, 18 to be the address by Mr. Henry K. Bush-Brown, and it is expected that many members of the Arts Club will also drop in to enjoy with the Pen Women Mr. Brown's talk on “The Preservation of Historic Spots. This 18 & toplo in which the former president of the Arts Club is deeply interested, and he has gained a large fund of interesting material through his efforts as a member of the Ameri- can Scenic Association for the Pres- Tut this time filled from the White | House conservatories, and bes'des a | | few palms there were no further deco- rations. The wedding of Miss Dennett and | Mr. Slemp was put forward several | weeks ori account of the business| affairs of the bridegroom, and while no invitations were issued, the pews of the chapel were filled with their friends and relatives. The Rt. Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Washington, performed the ceremony, and the music received added charm by the songs, “At Dawn- ing,” and “For You a Rose” sung by Mrs. Fred S. Purnell. The bride was lovely in a gown of filet lace and hand-embroidered net, the long and full veil of tulle form- ing the train. A wreath of leaves formed of pearls held the veil in be- coming fashion and there were clus- ters of the leaves holding the slender lines of the drapery on the gown. She carried a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley tied with tulle streamers. Walking with her to the altar was her father, Mr. Fred Den- nett, and preceding them was the dainty flower girl, little Lucille Sheppard, daughter of Senator and Mrs. Sheppard of Texas, who wore a crisp little frock of pink taffeta and carried roses from the White House gardens, the heart of one holding the wedding ring. Mrs. Raymond Allen Memhard, for- merly Miss Judith Atwater, who ar- rived vesterday from Long Island, was the matron of honor. She wore a rose color georgette and lace gown and a hat of bronze and gold lace. Miss Grace Roper, maid of honor, wore a lovely gown of creamy lace and peach color georgette and a hat of pale green with pink moss roses and buds. Dressed in light pastel shades were the six girl friends of the bride, who formed an aisle through which the wedding procession passed. They were Miss Rebecca Dial, Miss Lacille Showalter, Miss Dorothy Mondell, Mrs. South Trimble, jr.; Mrs. Davis Lynn and Mrs. Louls Montford. Mr. Slemp, with his cousin, Mr. C. Bascom Slemp, awalited the bride at the altar, the two ushers, Lieut. Col. 8. R. Gleaves and Lieut. Comdr. Howard H. Little, after seating the guests, formed part/of the bridal es- cort. There was no reception except that in the chapel following the ceremony, as Mr. Slemp and his bride left short- 1y after for the South, intending to spend several weeks in Florida and Cuba. For traveling the bride wore a golden brown Arablan cioth cos- tume trimmed in sable and a hat of bronze lace, cloth and fur. M ind Mrs. Dennett had their friends about them in the chapel fol- lowing the ceremony, the latter wear- ing a charming afternoon gown of blue crepe satin embroidered in beads ervation of Historic Spots, of which organization he is trustee. Tea. will be served by members of the history and genealogy group, and there will be a musical program in addition to the address. ———————————— Gamba entertained a small company at dinner last evening. Senorita Concha Orellana and Seno- rita_Leonor Orellana, daughters of the President of Guatemals, whd are Suests for some days of the Minister of Guatemala and Senora de Sanches Latour, sailed yesterday from New Orleans for their native land. and a hat of black lace. The partner of Mr. Slemp, Mr. C. C. Hyatt, came from Richland, Va. for the wedding, and among others from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Davis of Cincinnati. Following. their wedding journey Mr. and Mrs. Slemp will divide their time between his various places of business—Cincinnati, Kentucky and West Virginia. ‘The marriage of Miss Anne O. Gar- rett, daughter of Representative and Mrs. Daniel B. Garrett, to Mr. George Aaron Butler of Iowa, took place ‘Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock in \ The marriage of Miss Elizabe'h Pearre. daughter of Mrs. James Graham Pearre, to Mr. John Doug lass Burnham of New York, will take place December 6 at the home of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Charles G. Warden in Georgetown. The ceremony will be performed in the presence of the family only, fol- lowed immediately by i reception. Mrs. Robert Travers Rohrer, the bride's sister, herself a recent bride, will be matron of honor, and her cousin, Miss Katherine Compton Berry, will be maid of honor. The bridegroom’s brother, Mr. Danicl Blodgett Burnham, will be best man. In the presence of a few immediate frlends of the family, Mrs. Matilda Bartels Wilhelm, formerly of Strass- burg, France, was married Friday evening to Mr. Charles Ayre Whipple at the Whipple studio, 1512 R streat northwest, the ceremony, at 8:30 o'clock, being performed by Rev. Dr. Willlam S. Abernethy, pastor of Cal- vary Baptist Church. The bride wore a gown of pink taffeta with gold trimmings, and Bel- gian lace, and her veil was caught with white rosebuds and ferns. The matron of honor was Mrs. Albert Small, while the best man was Mr. Albert Small, both of whom have long been friends of the bridegroom. Mrs Small wore blue taffeta with black trimmings and carried white rosebuds and ferns. After a wedding supper at tho studio Mr. and Mrs. Whipple were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Small at a theater party and will be at home at the R street address following their return from a short wedding trip. The marriage of Miss Mary Par- ker, daughter of Mrs. Thomas J Parker, to Mr. Dalton Edward Leary, took place Thursday evening at 8:30 o'clock in the home of the bride's mother, Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson ofclating. The bridal party stood under an arch of yellow chrysanthemums, palms and ferns. Miss Ruth Eshle- man played the wedding march and accompanied Miss Elizabeth Waters, Wwho sang two solos. The bride wore a gown of lace over white georgette crepe made on straight lines with a court train of georgette and satin. Her veil of tulle was held by a coro- net of rose point lace and orange blossoms and she carried a shower bouquet of bride rose and llles of the valley. Miss Blanche Parker at- tended her sister as maid of honor. wearing gown of cream lace over orchid satin. The other attendants included Miss Annette Burton, w wore a gown of cream lace ov powder blue satin, Miss Amelia Wil- liams and Miss Vera Dillon in peach taffeta trimmed with gold lace and powder blue ostrich. The attendants all carrled bouquets of _chrysanthe- mums. Little Helen F. Fleming was the flower girl and wore a frock of powder blue georgette crepe over shell pink. She carried a basket of pink roses. Mr. Frederick Pearce was the best man and the ushers were Mr. James Burroughs and Mr. Edward Beale. The ceremony was followed by a reception when the bridal party was assisted in receiving by Mrs. Parker, mother of the bride, who wore a gown of black satin beaded in jet and a corsage bouquet ‘of roses. Mr. (Continued on Seventh Pageg