Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-23

gram, was exceptionally fine, Miss Gilman
playing. and Miss Wolastan singing two selec-
tions from Faust
The Literary society meets this evening at
the residence Of Chief Justice Drake, 1416 Doth
street.
State Senator BARN, of Oregon, who il stop
ping with Mrs. B. F. Bruner ON Capitol Hill,
gave box party on Wednesday evening at the
National to Mrs. Bruner, Mrs. Albaugh, the
Misses Lowe, Bruner, Webb, and Geiser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Simon Wolf will leave to-mor-
row for the south going to Atlanta, where on
thursday Mr.. Wolf will dedicate the new
orphans home erected through the generosity
Of the order Of B'nai Birth.
Mrs. w. b. Holiness 1444 Stoughton street,
College Hill, has returned to the city after q
months absence in New York.
Mr.. R. A. McKericher, Of Glenwood, was
given a surprise party last evening, in honor of
his twenty-frst birthday, by a number OF
friends. Dancing, which was the main feature
with an intermission at midnight to enjoy
bountiful supper. Among those present were
the Misses Ansley, Marsh, Bessler, McKericher,
Davis, Lutz, Maggie. and Brown, and Messrs.
Harper, Ansley, Heifert McKericher, Swan,
Leesnitzer, Maggie, and Atchison.
Mrs. r. Y. Belt, 1914 10th street, northwest
gave pleasant entertainment ON Friday even
Maryland. Among those present were Misses
Bartle, Dashiell, Bolway, Kramer, Heaton
Mckenna, Schmidt and Kirkwood; Mrs. Myers,
Mrs. Spencer, Mrs. Berthrong, Mrs. Smoot and
Mrs. Godfrey; DR.. H. w. Wiley, DR.. Dillenbach,
and Messrs. McCauley, Myeres, Kitchener, Git
tings, Spencer, Kramer, Edison and Boteler.
The death of Mr.. Fred J. Mueller, on We'd
nesday last, was a great shock to his many
friends He was well known socially and as
general q favorite here as at West Point and his
home in Vicksburg, Miss His sister, Miss Alice
Mueller, visited here two years ago, and is now
here with her mother, the guest of Mrs. Eng
lish.
Mrs. Clephans gave a reception and card
party on Friday evening to her daughters
guests, the Misses Rogers, of New York.
Miss Fielding Roselle, who recently returned
from visiting friends in Philadelphia, will soon
repeat her visit to Mrs. Wood.
Mrs. Edmon ]. Levy, nee Loring, of Boston,
is the guest of Miss yangie Munson, at her
home, 242S Craven terrace.
Miss Amelia Backenheimer has returned
home from long visit to friends in Baltimore,
and has as her guest Miss Adele Behrends, of
Baltimore.
Afancy dress ball, under the auspices of the
ladies of the Columbia Turn-verein, will be
given at the National Rifles armory on Monday
evening.
Mrs. Laura Madison has gone to st. Louis to
visit friends.
Mrs. Charles Nordhoff gave a handsome
luncheon yesterday. The guests were Mrs.
Cockrell, Mrs. Mcmillan, Mrs. Hit, Mrs. Geo.
Beale, Mrs. Pellew, Mrs. Butterworth, Mrs.
Foster, Miss Kate Field, Mrs. Hodgson Burnett,
Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Williams of New Lon
don, Mrs. Grey, Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Board
man Of New York, and Mrs. o Cornell, who is
the guest of the house. The flowers and deco
ratiOns were all yellow. The names of all the
guests were beautifully painted on one end of
each broad satin ribbon combining the large
bouquets of jonquils
Col and Mrs. Fred. Grant are in the city, the
guests of Mrs. Gen. Beale