Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-05-18
SOCIETY NOTES.

The Chief Justice aud the Associate Justices
OF the U. S. Supreme Court who are now fn
Washington were invited to meet the new ad.
dition to their number, Justice Matthews, at
breakfast at the residence OF Justice Harlan
this morning.
N. outrey. the French minister, who, as
mentioned In TIE STAR, sailed with his family
for Europe to- day, intends returning SOON as
he Is compelled to be In Washington In Sep
tember; and il his wife does lot come then. she
Will follow as soon as the weather grows cool
She has improved in health recently, and It is
hoped that her trip Will entirely restore her.
lnvfati0ns have been Issued for the marriage
OF Miss Mallie w. Moore, OF this city, to Mr.
George Francis Crane, Of New York to take
place at Epiphany church On Thursday even
1ng OF next week, at 6 o'clock. Following the
ceremony at the church the young couple win
have reception at the residence OF the brides
mother, 500 18th stTeet,-tO which only reia-
tives and few intimate friends are invited
ate after M which they viii go north. They Will
spen0 tne summer at the Seaside, and alter
wards reside In New York. where the groom is
engaged In business.
The Classical Society meets at the studio of
Miss Ransom this evening at 1:30. On which
'The Use and Abuse OF the Classical"
Abanquet was given In Paris. on sunday, by
Gen. ana Mrs. Noyes TO the members OF the
M son isn,H AmSng the
man and Howe and Mr.. Horton, OF the none
tary conference; General Longstreet, General
1lpSCn. OF LOulSlaDd, MT PuCDam, minister to
Belgium; ex.LIeutenant Governor DOrsheimer
OF New York; General Kiroy Smith, OF l,hila.
delphia; Miss Sherman. daughter OF General
Sherman; Minister Tuckerman, consul gen.
eral, and Mrs. Walker, and most OF the leading
members OF the American colony In Paris
There was little speech. making. Mr.. Evarts
replied TO toast to the monetary commission.
senator Thurman also made brief speech.
Inc society event OF the week will be Marfni'5
twenty.sec0nd annual May festival, tomorrow
night. AS usual, the attendance will be OF the
elite OF the city.
Col Richard NJ. Johnston, Of Baltimore. spent
Saturday and Sunday here with Hon. A. a.
stephens. The TWO are as happy when to-
gether and have as much to talk about as a
couple OF school boys. They have been friends
from early youth. Mr.. Stephens who has been
much delay led here by business, for he attends
to the wants OF his constituents as constantly
as any member OF Congress who is In good
health expects certainly to leave for Georgia
quier White sulphur Springs In July, and re-
main there until OctobeT.-Ex-Speaker Ran
dan and family are preparing to remove from
here this week to their summer residence at
Berwyn, near Ph1ladelphia.-CoL John n.
Bacon. OF Gen. Sherman's stan, has returned
from Louisville, whittier he accompanied the
rem aims OF Lieut. Wolf-Col RockWelrs wife
will soon 60 TO Fortress Monroe-MiSs Mary
F. Davenport, the niece OF Mrs Claflin, who
in washington, was married yesterday at the
residence Of eX-0ov. Cla1in, near Boston to
Mr.. A. G. Moss, OF Sandusky, Ohio. A Iarve
number OF distinguished persons were prespnf
and Mr.. John G. Whittier sent an atitoQranf
poem dedicated to the occasion. George
GiddiDgs, who has been dangerously IN FOR
some time past. Is now nearly convalescent