Evening Star Newspaper, December 23, 1928, Page 38

Society Pays‘Tribute . To Fair Debutantes Of National Capital Entertainments, - Past and Prospective, in. the Pro- gram to Honor Charming “Bouquet of Buds.” Mrs. Keyes, wife of Senator Henry ‘Wilder Keyes, will entertain at luncheon tomorrow for her debutante cousin, Miss Marjorie Berle, who is with her for the holiday scaz>n. There will be about 40 young ladies in the company, and assisting the hostess will be Mrs. ‘William H. King, wife of Senator King; Mrs. Nathaniel B. Dial and Mrs. Frank B, Hight. Mrs. Harris, wife of Senator William J. Harris of Georgila, is giving a debu- tante tea in the presidential suite of the Willard Christmas eve in honor of her daughter, Miss Julia Wheeler Har- ‘if. at which there will be a number of t-of-town guests. Mrs. Wyant, wife of Representative Adam M. Wyant of Pennsylvania, will give a tca dance Wednesday in the palm court of the Mayflower for their fiung daughter, Miss Ann Moore 'yant, a student at Holton Arms School. Miss Elizabeth Morris Kennedy, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R. M. Ken- nedy, made her debut at a tea dence given by her parents yesterday after- noon in the ballroom of the Willard. ‘Those assisting Mrs., Kennedy at the tea table were Mrs. W. F. Harris, Mrs. John A. Lejeune, Mrs. W. A. Mann Mrs. Arthur Willard, Mrs. Marcus Be jamin, Mrs. Y. W. Richards, Mrs.. Wall, Mrs. W. C. Gwynn, Mrs. C. E. Rixfians. Barron Du Bois, Mrs. James R. dall and Mrs. Frank S. Hight. Others assisting were Mrs. Horace G. Macfarland, Mrs. G. B. Grible, Mrs. Lester Wilson, Mrs. C. W. D. Bunker, Mrs. John Wise Morse, Mrs. Lissak, Miss Annie L. Willlamson, Mrs. Charles Holman, Mrs. J. B. Glennon, Miss Jessica R. Smith, Mrs. George Calver, Mrs. C. R. Kurtz, Mrs. R. G. Hoes and Mrs. Lee Pl The debutante was assisted by Miss | W Marian Jardine, Mlle, Ellis Bos Miss Julia Harris, Miss Dorothy Dial, Miss Mary Lo Phillpe; Mbs, Frasees h ces ‘Wall, Miss Helen Shaw, Miss Elisabeth Brawner, Miss Luvie Moore, Miss Mary Devereaux, Miss Celste To Honor Subdebutante. To Honor Debutante. Mayflower for their sub-debutante daughter, Miss Engracia Freyer. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Kirkwood en- tertained a party of young people at the dinner dance at the Wardman Park Hotel last evening for their daughter, Miss Jean Kirkw and her school- mate, at the Master's School at Dobbs Ferry, Miss Betty Treadwell. Comdr. and Mrs. Cortlandt Baugh- man will give a tea dance tomorrow at the Mayflower for a group of young persons. E Miss Barbara King, daughter of Gen. Campbell Klr# giving "4 tea dance at the Army War College, 28. After the holidays she will make her debut, in Charleston, S..C. Comdr. and Mrs. John W. Morse will be hosts at a large dinner dance Saturday evening, December 29, at the Mayflower for their sub debutante Frances Morse, whe has returned from Vassar for the holidays. Mrs. Thomas Walter Page will give a tea for Miss Celeste Walker Page Friday. Mrs. Alvin Barber of Sky Meadows, Bethesda, Md., will give a tea dance tomorrow, Christmas eve, at the May- flower, for. her daughter, Miss Janet Barber, in compliment to_her niece, Miss Caroline Lombardi of Bryn Mawr, ‘who is spending the holidays with Mr. and Mrs. Barber. Mrs. Georgia Knox Berry will give a &dmumdnyinthz Im court of Mayflower for her daughter, Miss gazhnrtm Berry, a student at Holton rms. Junior Holiday Dance Scheduled for Thursday. ‘The junior holiday dance is slated for Thursday at the Willard. The commit- tee includes Mrs. Richard 8. Aldrich, Mrs. Chandler Anderson, Mrs. Archbold, Mme. Ekengren, Mrs. U. S. Grant, 3d; Mrs. McCook Knox, Mrs. Eugene Meyer, Mrs. Arthur O'Brien, Mrs. Lindsay Rus- #ell and Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman. Mrs. Laura R. Parker will entertain ot a tea dance Thursday in the palm court of the Mayflower for her daugh- ter, Miss Charlotte Parker, who is at- tending the Cathedral School for Girls this year. Mrs. William Knowles Cooper will be hostess at a tea dance Thursday in the palm court of the Mayflower for her son, Mr. William Knowles Cooper, jr., and his schoolmate, Mr. Fred Jenkins of Pottstown, Pa., who has accompanied him home from Springtield College, in Massachusetts. Mrs. Richard Pranchot will give a tea dance for her daughters, Miss Anne Frenchot and Miss Betty Franchot, ‘Wednesday in Mayflower. Bride-Elect Honor Cuest At Shower Party Friday Miss Madeline Marie Burleigh, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick C. Burleigh, whose marriage to Mr. Edison Scrivener Triplette, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Dolan Triplette of Brunswick, Md., will take place Thursday, was honor guest at a shower Friday eve- ning given by Miss Margaret Reith, Miss Catherine Dennean and Miss Gene Cissel, at the home of Miss Reith. Among the guests were Mrs. Rae Shaw, Mrs. George Schuitz, Mrs. Emma Ewell, Mrs. John Perry, Miss Florenz Brez, Miss Blanche Pardue, Miss Louise Barham, Miss Catherine Cissel, Miss Marguerite Fuschini, Mrs. Helen Hal- loran, Miss Catherine Hallett, Miss Matilda Meister, Miss Virginia Richards, Miss Mildred Kammerer, Miss Virginia Newman, Miss Margaret Reith, Miss Catherine Dennean and Hiss Gene Cissel. Have Your Dance—Dinner Or Bridge Party at the Egyptian Tea Room 1210 G St. N.W. Second Floor Your Fortune Free With a Cup of Tea SOCIETY. lWeddinf Engagements Recendy Made Public Mr. and Mrs. Lee Benoist announce the engagement of their daughter Nancy to Mr. Henry Ravenel. No date has been set for the event. Of more than usual interest in Army circles was the ammouncement early in the week of Miss Virginia Mason's en- gagement to Dr. Montgomery Blalr. Miss Mason is the daughter of the late Brig. Gen. Charles Fleld Mason, bril- years as head of the large Army hos- ital and succeeded Maj. Gen. Wil- Crawford as chief sanitary officer of the Panama Commission. Later he was in command at Walter Reed Hospital, where he began the en- largement of the hospital prior to the World War. He was chief sanitarian of the A. E. F., but suffered a physical breakdown which wes the beginning of a lul;g iliness that resulted in his death in 1922. Gen. Mason was a member of a prominent Virginia family of the South. Miss Mason’s maternal grand- father is Gen. Luther Hare, U. retired. Mr. and Mrs. Eigin Smith announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth to Mr. Howard G. Patton, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Patton of East Orange, N. J. No date has been set for the wedding. Mr. and Mrs. Walde A. Page, an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Helene Elise, to Ensign Richard N. Belden, Annapolis, '28, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Belden of New London, Conn. Dr. and Mrs. J. Walter Bernhard an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Dorothy Raymond Bernhard, to Mr. Mark Fenton Coles of Washington and Newark, N. J. The wedding will take place in June. Mr. and Mrs. Edmund X. Fox an- nounce the engagement of their daugh- ter, Miss Mary Weaver Fox, to Mr. Charles Raymond Whittlesey of Prince- ton, N. J. The wedding will be in the the palm court of the |- early Summer. Mr. and Mrs. Prank R. Bear, for- merly of Staunton but now living in Washingten, announce the engagement of their daughter, Katherine Russell, to Mr. Charles Eugene Aulich, jr., of Win(isl;uter and Washington. ‘ashington, but was reared and edu- cated in Staunton, where she has nu- merous friends. Mr. Aulich was graduated in the class of 1928 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute School of Engineering, and is now in business in Washington. eusmmeres s Advance Notices Given Of Two Society Weddings tertaining a number of the guests in their apartment at Wardman Park Hotel, and Miss Madeleine Austine, wm is to be the maid of honor, is the gu o‘lrx{n. Delos A. Blodgett on Sixteenth s DAY ' STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, DECEMBER 23, 1928—PART 3. CLINEDINST Upper left: Miss Helene Elise Page, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walo A. Page, who anneunce her engagement to Ensign Richard N. Belden of New Lon- don, Conn. Y T e o 3 ymon« ‘Whittlesey of Princeton, N. is an- nounced by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edmund K. Fox. Right: Miss Ruth Smith, daughter of Mr. lnlh.llrl. Elgin ?l;ltl& w:nln an- nounce engagemen! [r. Howard G. Patton, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Schofield, announces her e ment to Mr. Richard Kirk Snively, el son of Dr. and Mrs. Robley D. Snively of her engagement to D Blair of the Children's Hospital in Beston., Miss Mason is the grand- daughter of Mrs, Frank Mitchell. Dean of Diplomats to Honor arrive Thursday. , Laroussini and Mrs. Olga Wexler of New Orleans and New York, arrived at the Mayflower last evening and both | are members-of the wedding 3 Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B, well and their daughter, Jane Snowden Treadwéll, are also guests of Mr. and Mrs. Treadwell at * Wardman Park Hotel and arrived there from Memphis last evening. Mrs. Frank Roeder of New Orleans and New York will come to ‘Washington Thursday as will a number of other ‘out-of-town guests for the wedding. Miss Diana Cumming, daughter of the surgeon general of the Public Health Service and sthflugh 8. Ci 0se drick, son of Senator and Mrs. John 3, has selected her wedding attendants. Mrs. Walter Reed, wife of Capt. Reed, U. 8. A, will be the matron of honor, and the maid of honor will be Miss Eva D. Wisy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wise of New York and a cousin of the bride-elect. Others in the party will be Miss Henrietta Wise of New York, cousin of the bride, Miss Mary Ross Scott of Richmond, Miss Hildreth Scott of Richmond, Mrs. Norman B. Chandler of Cambridge, Mass., formerly Miss Mary Palmer of this city; Mrs. Ernest Swift, formery Miss Helen Grif- B. Kendrick, will take place January Eminent American Cfficial (Continued From First Page.) Mme. Claudel will entertain at dinner | Saturday evening. The Ambassador of Chile and Senora de Davila entertained at din- ner last evening in honor of the Sec- retary of State and Mrs. Kellogg. Other guests were the Ambassador of Peru, Dr. Hernan Velarde; the Min- ister’ of Ecuador, Senor Zaldumbide: former Sscretary of ite - Charles Evans Hughes, the delegate from Peru to the arbitration conference and Senora @e Maurtua, the delegate to the conference from Uruguay and ‘Mme. Varela, the delegate from Chile and Senora de Foster and the secre: tary of the embassy, Senor Valdes. Guests Entertainzd During Holiday Season. The Minister of Switzerland and Mme. Peter have with them for the hol their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Georges Peter of New York, and their son, Mr. Mare Peter, jr,, who came from Boston with two {friends, Mr. Cerasol and Mr. Lescave. The Minister and Mme. Peter will entertain at a midday breakfast Christ- mas day, having as their guests the members of the legation staff. fin; Mrs. Leonard Bloch, Mrs. Godwin Moore of New London, Conn., formerly Miss Beatrice McLean of Washington, and Mrs, Alexander Gregg. Poetry Circle Enjoys Christmas Program ‘The American Poetry Circle held a very delightful Christmas meeting last week in the Prench salon of the Rochambeau. Miss Maud Scruggs, the resident, received the guests assisted by Mrs. Bullock-Wills, the first vice presi- dent; Miss McCaw Erwin, the secretary, and Mrs. C. L. G. Anderson. ‘The program opened with a poem, “The Nun’s Confession,” by Mrs. Gard- ner Orme, followed by Christmas verses read by Mrs. Bullock-Willis, Miss Vin- cent and Miss Erwin. Miss Maund Scruggs’ two poems, “To A Wild Rose” and “Water Lily,” interpreting Mc- Dowell's music, were read by Mrs. An- derson, accompanied by Miss Scruggs at the piano. In response to the encore, Miss Scruggs played her own composi- tion, “Serenade Indienne.” The evening ended with a spirited “Quiz” game, Miss Radcliffe winning the prize. ‘The especially invited guests were Miss Minnigerode Andrews, -Mrs. Samuel Kimberly, Mrs. William Wolf Smith, Mrs. N. N. Gober, Miss Redway and Mrs. Horatio Taplin. Polo Ball, An:mal Event, Scheduled for April 1 ‘The Polo Ball, an annual event given at the Willard Hotel by the Army polo team, will be held in the large and small ball rooms of the hotel on the night of April 1. The bal presents many unique features impossible at other balls and carries a sports ele- ment which sets it quite apart from other dancing events. The Secretary of War, Mr. Dwight F. Davis, Gen. Pershing, Maj. Gen. Summerall and others of the highest ranking officers of the Army are sponsors. % Christmas 4 Bift An Eight-Month Course in Mahouy’s Rational School Fine & Qpplied drt Classes begin January 2 Conu, Ave, & M & 1747 Rhode Island Ave. North 1114 Luncheon Tea Dinner Ffelix it % % & ] % The Chinese Minister and Mme. Sze have with them for the holidays their daughter, Mlle. Maimie Sze, who has come from her studies at Wellesley Col- lege, and their two sons, M. Desom Sze and M. Szeming Sze, who came from their school in England. ‘The Minister of Hungary and Countess Szechenyi will have as their guest for a portion of the holidays the Marquis de Talleyrand, who is staying at Wardman Park Hotel. The Minister of Colombia, Senor Don Enrique Olaya, will spend Christmas day in Baltimore to be with Senora de Olaya, who is ill there. ‘The retiring Minister of the Irish Free State, Mr. Timothy A. Smiddy, is in New York to remain over Christmas and is expected to return the end of the week. ‘The Minister of Venezuela and Senora e Grisanti will entertain at dinner Christmas evening in honor of the Peru- vian delegate to International Con- ference of American States on Concilia- tion and Arbitration and Senora de Maurtua. The counselor of the German em- bassy and Frau Kiep have returned from a tour of the West. The second counselor of the Italian embassy, Signor Guiseppe Catalani, re- turned yesterday from New York, where he spent a few days, and joined Signora Catalani in the home of her mother, Mrs. Henry F. Dimock, where they aze spending the Winter. The counselor of the Hungarian lega- tion and Mme. Pelenyl are spending Christmas with the latter’s family in Cleveland. Other Special Notes Of General Interest. The military attache of the Italian embassy, Brig. Gen. Augusto Villa, will 0 to New York tomorrow to spend hristmas with his brother and sister- in-law, Conte Alphonso Villa and Con- tessa Villa. Gen. Villa will return to his apartment in Wardman Park Hotel Thursday. ‘The newly appointed military attache of the French embassy, Gen. Raymond Casenave, accompanied by Mme. Case- nave and their two daughters, the Mile. Casenave, will sail from France Wed- nesday, January 2, for this country. The naval attache of the French em- bassy and Mme. Sable, who are spend- ing some time on the Pacific Coast, will return to Washington the middle of next month. The assistant naval attache of the British Embassy, Comdr. W. C. Horton, and Mrs. Horton, are spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. Horton's parents in Halifax, Nova Scotia. They will return to their apartment at the Wardman Park Hotel the latter part of the week. The acting military attache of the French embassy and Mme. Thenault were joined yesterday by Mme. The- nault’s mother, Mrs. O. M. Spencer, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. W. Hinton, in Chicago. ° The commercial counselor of the Swedish legation and Mme. Weidel are spending the week end in Philadelphia SASSSSSSR SRR 7 Open Evenings Upholstered Furniture mx&g 1 for Christmas Exclusive Models Reasonably Priced VEANER, = 1723 Connecticut Avenue Creators and Makers of Distinctive Upholstered Furniture Phone North 2760 with the latter's brother-in-law and g"clock will be in charge of those mem: sister, Mr. and Mrs, Gana. The commercial secretary of the Brit- Illxl :mbus and Mrs. Leander McCor- micl spend Christmas. The attache of ‘the British embassy and Mrs. Harold H. Sims left Friday for Montreal, Canada, to spend the Christ- mas holidays. ‘The attache of the Italian embassy and Signora Mascia have as their guests for the Christmas season Signora Mas- cia's brothers, Mr. Charles Domville and Mr. Henry Domville of New York, University Women's Tea Program Is Outlined The American Association of Uni~ versity Women's Tea tomorrow at 4 Avignone Ereres SALON DES EPICURES 1777 Columbia Road at 18th Street Enjoy a Delicious Christmas Binner Tuesday, December 25th From 1 to 8 P. M. $1.50 Per Cover Unexcelled Service Every Day Table d'Hote or a la certe in our delightful new RESTAURANT On the Mezzanine Balcony Luncheon, 12 to 2:30 P. M. Dinner, 5:30 to 8:30 P. M. Sunday Dinner, 1 to 8 P. M. Noel Sucreries Nonpariel No Finer Candies Made. One-half to Five Gift Boxes. Ice Cream and Ices In Brick or Fancy Forms For Your Holiday Festivities of the club who hold d t have gone to Chicago 10 | prsrie 't the ‘o SOCIETY. Ball Christmas Night - INTERESTING ENGAGEMENTS OF WASHINGTON WOMEN BEING ANNOUNCED TODAY || Degigned as Benefit To Children's Home Picturesque Features Out- lined to Make the Enter- tainment an Outstanding Event of Yuletide Season. Christmas would not be Christmas in ‘Washington, it is asserted, without the Children’s Country Home ball Christmas night, which, for 20 years, has been the outstanding social event of the Yuletide season. This year the board of managers of the home announces the ball as its farewell ball, for in 1920 the homle wc‘}:e‘c” affiliated with the Communit; st. Throuuhy its chairman, Mrs. Randall H. Hagner, and others on her commit- tee, plans have been completed for an even gayer event than ever before. Mrs. Joseph = Himes, vice president of the , has made arrangements entertaining Christmas surprise for the ests. The younger set, home for the fn‘x’mdnyt. are planning to attend and many dlnl::n have been arranged for the evening. in former years the recel line i Mrs. mx:&r B referred to as “Mrs. Prominent Residents Head Boxholders' List. The box list 1s & most distinguishe: one, including as it does the Secretar, of the Treasury, Mr. Andrew Mellon Countess Szechenyi, Mrs. James Cous ens, Mrs. Walter Edge, Mrs. Peter Go. let Gerry, Mrs, David A. Reed and Mr Richard A‘ldr::‘h "om mmnflwml crowd and others 3 nent in the soclal life of the c»?ul CLINEDINST, no speclal program during the after- noon. PESRERSES Prance has 1,000,000 cars; 600 are ‘This , under tne of meAnne Carter Greene, daught« of Dr. and Mrs. Louis Greene, th debutante committee has been ver, active in work for the ball ML %J e, Miss Phyllis Hight Miss hel Davies, Miss Faith Phillip Miss Elsie Alexander, Lalla Lyny Miss Ci Thompson, Miss ulm Stamay, Beale, Mis Mm%‘:flw an jan e, muwlnry Devereux are assisting Mic Greene. Recently the board announced for selling the present site of the Hom in Rock Creek Park where over 1t are cared for during the hc Summer months each year, and the intention of W _model building where convalesce: children will be given medical care ar supervision the year around. 8o U proceeds from the ball this year w go toward the new building fund. New Junior Board Members Co-operating. g Co-operating with the 3 mmuepres is the new junior hoar comprised of members of the young: set. Mrs. George M, Pulver, daughte of Mrs. Legare, is one of these. Mi: Laura Towne is f in the steps of her mother, Mrs. J. Towne, in her interest in the homc And Mrs. James Lee, Daughter of Mr: Robert Roosevelt, a member of th board, is an -active member of thi: group. Others op the committee arc Mrs, John Greenslade, the former Mis Rosemary Grifin; Mrs. Charles Parke: Stone, jr. the former Miss Prance Dunn ng;xee: ulsl.anent unr;w l(: | George T. Summerlin, jr., Mrs. Tucker and Mrs. hard = Porte Davidson. Appeals have been sent out to th thousands of friends of the home he: in‘ the District to come to the ball. i Ml Entertain for Daughte Mr. and Mrs. John C. Shaw wer hosts at a_dance in honor of thei daughter Roselia Beatrice at - ih Thomas Circle Club Saturday. The clut were beautifully and artisticall; floated from th ceili Ing. Intermission for refreshments was delayed until 12 o'clock midnight, when it was announced that it was now De- cember 16 and Miss Shaw had.attained her majority. The event was in cele- bration of her twenty-first birthday. Miss Shaw was charming in an orchid tulle gown. Her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John M. McGill, who recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary, presented her with 31 silver dollars. This aus- tom of a dollar for each year has been faithfully carried out by them through all of her years. Her sorority sisters of Delta Zeta presented her with 21 Amer- ican beauty roses. Parked at the street entrance was a s| coupe, inserted in the window of which was a card bear- ing the dates, 1907-1928, and the in- scription ncluded birthday greetings from her parents. Shop Here—Away from the Downtown Crowds Shaeffer Pens, $10 up to set shown at........ A desk for office or home library —or to encourage children in study —makes a splendid Christmas gift. woman or atudent e to have a nice but most of them hesitate one for themselves. Desks re from LAMPS Librar Lamps 'I! ‘B( arehmen Hetal shades. This Lamo t $25 Others trom 86 DESK PADS Imitation and genuine leather, with or without work organizers attached. $4 up BOOK ENDS Bronze figures in & variety of exclusive ~ de- signs. $3.50 up Here {s another sift that is table in any home Ll ary. e ikers from §30.00 up. Comwell as shown $115 other coauwell and eat) up- olstere chairs, §t up. THE W.D. CAMPBELL COMPANY OFFICE 1018 15th St. e 1506 L St. FURNITURE Franklin 5660