Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-11-16

Miss Ermantine Poole Of San Francisco is
visiting her relatives, Capt. benjamin Baker
ana family, at $40 14th street northwest Miss
Poole, who has been travelling constantly for
several months. will remain in Washington
about two weeks.
Senator James K. and Mrs. Jones Of Arkansas
have arrived at their house. 915 NJ street north =
west, which promises to be a center OF attrac-
ton this season. Miss Jones, accompanied by
her younger sister, Miss Mary. is expected
about the end of the month. The latter will
make her debut this season. She has lately re-
turned from years sojourn in Germany and
France. where she was completing her musical
education.
A pleasant masquerade party was given as
surprise to Miss Lizzie Burns at her residence
Thursday night. Among those present were
the Misses Annie and Mamie Mclaughlin, Hut
ton, James, Espey, Buchanan. Daniel, Houck,
Yerkes. Gardner, Nelligar, Lizzie and Mollie
and Clarence Shaw, HALEY, Gardner, Lar
combe, Carroll, Spransy, Quaid, Daniel and
Burns.
An enjoyable euchre party was given by the
members Of the Atlantis club Wednesday
evening at the residence of Mrs. r. A. Walker
No. 627 Maryland avenue southwest. The fol-
lowing prizes were awarded: Ladies' first prize
to MIR. Ben. c. Spransy; ladies' BOBBY to Miss
Mary Walker, and gentlemen's BOBBY to Mr.. A.
A. Walker.
Mrs. Edmund F. French of Capitol Hill, who
has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. Daniel C.
French, at New York, will sojourn for a short
time with her son at Philadelphia on her way
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Farnsworth have con-
cluded to remain in their 18th street residence,
the interior OF which has just been artstcally
decorated. and have leased their new house,
10y Corcoran street, which they had thought
OF occupying, to Hon. 3. A. Whitfield, second
assistant postmaster general, for term OF
years.
Capitol Hill assembly gave the third dancing
party of its series at Washington hall
Thursday evening. The fourth of the series
will be held at the same hall Thursday, De-
cember IL. The chaper ones at the last event
were the Mesdames Boutelle, Blaine. Sprigman.
Far, Meads, and Slice. Among the many young
people present were the Misses Blaine, Barry,
Curtis. Castell Borland. Baldwin, Fisher, Nc
Dermott, Harrington Fair. Chapman, Geddes,
Troutman, Reaves, Joyce, Dillon. Pitts, Dixon.
Lowe, Slice, Jones, Goddard and Messrs. Cliff
ford, Steele, Meads, Richmond, Carpenter,
Draper, Bacon, Burns, Copeland. Greenwell,
James, Proctor, Oulahan, Middleton, Croft,
Thomas, Chapman, Huyck, Collamer, Borland
and Graham.
guest OF Mrs. Henry on street, and is greatly
Miss Caro- E. Davis of Macon, Ga, who has
been visiting her cousin, W. W. Metcalf, at
1881 Vermont avenue the past month. left for
home yesterday.
Col Chas. W. johnson Of Minnesota. chief
clerk OF the Senate, has returned with his
family. He will be located for the season at
the Rochester.
Assistant Land Commissioner Stone returned
to Washington last Tuesday after three weeks
vacation, the first he has taken since entering
Office last spring. The commissioners family
consists of his wife and one son, the latter
successful law practitioner in this city. They
are located for the winter at 1882 14th street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernmons Blaine have decided
to rent the Moale mansion. North Charles street,
Baltimore, and will occupy it during the win
ter.
One of the pleasantest social entertainments
of the season was the twenty-ffth wedding an
of Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Denison at
their cozy home on street. There we're over
sixty guests present. The rememDrances from
their many friends were in solid silver, both
elegant and useful. Mrs. Denison wore her
bridal dress of twenty-five years ago, a rich
brown silk. and in addition wore a unique Cir
die of silver dollars sewn most curiously into
ribbon and necklace of silver half dollars
fastened in the same Odd manner. Many floral
tributes were received, some even from their
distant home IN Connecticut. There was only
one person present who witnessed the original
ceremony-Mrs. Randolph Keim.
Acting Secretary Batcheller returned from
New York this morning with his wife and
daughter and at once took possession CT his
new house, 1l04 Vermont avenue.
On Tuesday evening the 18th q large COM
pany of relatives and friends assembled at the
of Mr.. Edward Kern. ON New Jersey
avenue, to greet Mr.. and Mrs. Kern on the
tenth anniversary of their marriage.
The Funeral of Miss Thomas.
The funeral OF Miss Mona G. Thomas, the
daughter of the late Lewis Thomas anGwell-
known and highly regarded public school
teacher, will be held tomorrow afternoon at
3 o'clock at the late residence of the deceased,
10Th and G streets southwest. The teachers in
South Washington held meeting yesterday at
the Jefferson building and decided to attend
the funeral i'll a body.