Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-22
Society,".

The Mount Vernon Ladies Association meet
at Mount Vernon on next Wednesday and re-
main In session during the rest OF the week.
On Wednesday evening next the entertain
ment for the benefit OF the Foundings' hos
pltal Is to be given at All Souls church, when
Miss Anna Warren Story, young lady OF
marked talent, will read q number OF seec-
lions. The musical part Of the program, which
Is under the charge of Mrs. John jay Knox,
Will be particularly fine.
On Tuesday evening there will be an enter
tainment given In All Souls church for the
1enent OF the Training School for Nurses.
Little and excellent music rendered by Prof
Bernays and Miss Alice johnson.
Mrs. Robson gave a large dinner party last
evening.
Mrs. Whitney accompanied Mr.. and Mrs. C.
w. Barney to Mount Vernon ON Thursday. Mr.,
and Mrs. Barney returned to New York yester-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs John r. Mclean went to Cincin.
natl yesterday.
Senator and Mrs. ]. p. Jones are spending the
week In New York. They expect to return to
the city on Monday.
Secretary and Mrs. Whitney will spend to-
morrow at Grasslands, their new country seat
Mrs. ID. T. Morgan and her daughter, Miss
Alice Morgan, of this city, were among the pas
sengers vino sailed from New York for Europe
on Thursday.
Mrs. McCartee, formerly connected with the
choir Of St Matthews, will, it is understood.
sing in that church for the remainder of the
season.
Judge McKemy and daughter and Mrs. Mil
likin, of Hamilton, Ohio, are visiting Repre-.
sentative and Mrs. j. Il. Campbell.
Mr.. Yen Ling. who came as a member Of the
new Chinese legation here. has been appointed
the Chinese charge d'affaires at Madrid, and
sails from New York to-day. Mr.. Tang Ting
Chal accompanies him as secretary, and MIR.
Shu Ling and MIR. Tsu Shawye as attaches.
The French soiree given at Willard Hall
last evening by Les Precieuses Ridicules.' -
was very successful. Lies Bretis de Panurge, -
Mrs. Rosa Sewell, Mrs. E. Wilson, and Messrs.
Brumitsky, Wilson, Dumaine, Coolidge and
rendered by Miles Prud'homme and Vial. with,
Messieurs Dumaine, Coolidge and Leiranc.
Duets on piano and violin were executed finely
by N. Szemeienyi and Miss Leavitt. Among
Baron &c Fava, Col. Frey, Mr. Koastan, Miss
Mrs. A. b. Williams, Miss Tappan, Mr.. and
Miss Becerra, Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdonald, Prof.
lace, Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Wilson, Mr.. and
Mrs Palmer, the Misses Condit smith and Mrs
and Miss Bartlett.
The German minister gave very handsome
dinner on Wednesday evening to q number OF
MS Iriends OF the diplomatic corps.
Dr. w. A. Spence and wife, of Jacksonville
Fla, are the guests Of their niece, Mrs. j. Or
| mond Wilson, 1439 Massachusetts avenue.
Mrs. Gen. Boughton, who has been visiting in
Boston TOR the past three weeks, expects to re-
turn to the city tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. a. Willard have gone t.
Nantucket to spend a week with friends there
and get their cottage ready for summer oc
cupancy.
Mr.! Manning Logan, who came over from
Chicago for the lawn party given at his fathers
residence, went back TO that city on Thursday
Mrs. Crozier, who was the guest OF Mrs
Logan for the past week. has returned TO hel
home, near Philadelphia.
Mrs. Laughton gave very elaborate dinner
TO fourteen guests on Wednesday evening.