Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-07
SOCIAL MATTERS.
Entertaining Gossip About Well Known
PeopIe-Personal Notes.

Mrs, Clara r. Anthony OF Boston and Mrs.
Robert Underwood johnson of New York will
arrive in the city this evening guests of Mrs.
Hearst Miss Bolles returns to her home from
visiting with Mrs. Hearst on Thursday. and
Miss Hillyer Of san Francisco, who has been
here for the past season, viii leave FOR Hart
ford in q week.
Mrs. Cultivate has out cards for a sunset tea
on Saturday, May the 10th, from to clock,
at No. Dupont circle.
Mira Charles II. Gibson will return to Rat
clife Manor, EastOn, Talbot county, Md, in a
few DAYS. MIR. Gibson will be in the city until
the adjournment of Congress, making numer-
oCs trips to the Eastern Shore.
Commodore and Mrs. Harmony are again in
their own house at 1923 Massachusetts avenue,
where they viii entertain Miss Biddie next
week. Mrs. Harmony il not making any visits
a. yet, but Is always pleased TO see her friends.
Mrs A. ]. Bentley was called away from the
city Unexpectedly this morning and will be alb
sent until Friday.
Miss Emma Jean Wilson has out invitations
for a musicale and reading on Saturday, the
10Th instant, at s O'Clock, at the Hotel Fredo-
MA
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson have issued in
yitations for reception on Friday evening.
Mrs. John ". Pilling will give a reception
tomorrow evening at her residence. 1901 Massa-
chusetts avenue. III honor of Mrs. George Ken
nan, who is in the city tor a short visit, stop
ping at her former home, 1913 Massachusetts
avenue.
The Tacoma Club OF East Washington will
give their second anniversary ball tomorrow
night and not tonight, as erroneously an
nounced.
Mrs. F. c. Smith and Mrs. F. G. Smith, jr.,
OF Brooklyn, are visiting MIR. and Mrs. W. p.
Van Wickle IN their new home, 1857 2 street.
Miss Frank Cowie has returned home from
an extended trip west.
The fifth meeting Of the Social Leag ne was
held at the home of Miss Ferris, Ills street
southeast. Monday. The members were enter
tanned by n number OF musical selections, among
them being those of Mr.. VIM. Smith, Miss AUS
tin, Mir. Ferris, Miss Helen Reed and Miss Prem
tIce. Several very amusing games were then
played. after which the league adjourned TO
hold its next meeting at Nh. Smiths, 706 10th
street northeast.
A May ball was held last evening at Odd
Fellows Hall, East Washington. and was very
enjoyable. Among those present were Mrs.
VINO. Belts, Misses Sophia and Katie Holmes,
Belle Quigley. Ella and Nora Mcknight, n.
Calian. NJ. O'Brlen, Katie Davis. Maggie
ODOnald. Belle WILSON, Ida BroInfield, Matte
and Berthe EOOse, Susie hIukelman, Hayden
and Messrs. Jos. Torrens ". A. Greenwich. J.
Frank Coleman, u. 5. Hughes, Chas. Brady,
Vim. +. HInkel. II. q. Bayley, X. l.. Green
well. VIM Mcclellan, Samuel Ellis, Edward
Belts, Robertson, Rose, Prospect and Manning.
To Inspect the New Dry Docks.
The great dry dock recently completed at
the Brooklyn navy yard for the government by
the J. Z. Simpson Company of New York will
be formally opened Friday morning. The con-
tractors have arranged an elaborate excursion
on this occasion and VIII carry party of about
135 guests over to New York from this city,
n !
The Washington party. under the direction of
Mr.. Alfred Simpson, leave here on the Balti-
more and Ohio at 10 tomorrow night, arriving
IL Jersey City Friday morning. 4 steamer will
take the guests to the Brooklyn yard, where
the dock viii be inspected. Ihe US. monitor
] Uritan viii be locked in order 10 test the
structure. after which collation. Will be served
in one OF the yard buildings.