Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-31

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the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs ]. 8. Hahn, COG
e street Among those present were Mr.. and
| Mrs. J. s. Hahn. Mr.. and Mrs. E. McRae, Mr. and
| Mrs. Randall and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Nordtzy.
Mrs Terry Of Philadelphia, Messrs. Lockwood.
| kolb, Hahn, Barnes and the Misses Helen
Hahn, Butler, Edwards. Gordon and Breezy.
The Washington branch Of the National Sci
ence Club for women met at the house of Mrs.
| Thomas N. Talbot Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
| Mark Harrington presided. paper upon
"Heredity" was read by Mrs. H. S. Greenleaf
| of Rochester.
Mrs. Judge Hayden read an article of interest
| upon woman as an Inventor" illustrated by
| photographs of different patents
Resolutions to the memory of Mrs. Asaph
Hall were read and unanimously adopted.
| letter was read from the president, Mrs. A.
d. Davidson from Chicago, announcing the
the Science Club in the Woman's building at
| Chicago next summer.
| The meeting adjourned until January r. 1898
y The parlors of the Hotel Fredonia were filed
with the guests and members of the Unity
| Club Wednesday evening. December %, and a
very interesting program was rendered. After
| an instrumental duet by Miss DENLY and Prof.
| Chas. Chase, entitled "Tramway' Mr. A. R.
| Spoford, the librarian OF Congress- was intro
| duced as the essayist of the evening and read a
paper on The End of the World" The exer-
cises that followed consisted of a piano solo,
| lAo IhsSiIlR heBlmcnt Dy MISS MaRgl6
Maddox; recitation, "Richter's Dream, by
Jean Paul Richter, given by Mr.. S. X. Hail.
vocal solo, by Mrs Gothold, entitled Heart Of
My Heart" recitation, The September Gale"
| a humorous piece, by Oliver Wendell Holmes,
recited by Mr.. Talbot Pulizzi; piano duet, BY
Miss DENLY and Prof Chase. entitled 1.-The
Jolly Blacksmiths;' recitation, ''Gaffer Gray"
by Mr.. Talbot Pulizzi; vocal solo. Tho Song
That Reached My Heart" by Mrs Gothold;
recitation. The First Settlers" by Will Garlic
| ton, given by Mrs. NJ A. Nsilor, after which
| the club adjourned to meet in two weeks. when
Gen. W. Birney will give paper entitled The
| Aeohippus." The following were among those
| present. Mr. Alfred Williams, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Oldham, Nh. and Mrs. D. A. Ritter
and Chas n; Ritter, esq; Mrs. M; J. TullEE,
Watrous, E. Fitzpatrick, Mrs $. J. Fitzpatrick,
Geo C. Gwynn, Mrs. W. W. varney, Misses
Maggie and Helen Kerfoot, Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Boyce. Harry Dobbins, Mr.. ]. W. Weisner,
Mrs. Cheney Swain, Henry H. Smith, DR.. Cole
man, H. B. Philip, Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Phillips.
Mrs. NJ Stierlin, viii c. Sterlin, Mrs d. I.
Voorhis, Miss Minnie Cowling. Mr.. Talbot Pu-
lizzi, Mrs. U. L. Stoddard, Mr.. Hoyatio King,
Mr.. A. r. Spofford. DR.. Duncan and Mr.. and
Mrs. La Fetra and J. B. Philip.
The fancy dress ball in progress this after
noon at Mr.. and Mrs. John McLean's exceeds
in beauty if it were possible all those that have
preceded it. The great ball room is set with
regular grove Of Christmas trees. each prettier
than the other with their elaborate ornamental
ton. The young host, Master Edward Besle Nc
Lean, was rs happy a. prince among his little
friends. The costumes were really beautiful.
There were lords and ladies, dukes and duchesses,
fairies, isprites. flowers, birds, milkmaids,
judges, clowns, princes and peasants in the CAV
throng which assembled in the parlors at half
past 2, and half an hour later were enjoying to
| the utmost the gifts that Santa Claus distribu-
! ted SO lavishly amony them. The tiniest of the
al L.. Al
goodies before the ball commenced. A large
company of grown-up folks looked on at the chill
dren's pleasure. The little folks present were
Misses Grace Train, Ida Ball. Anita Poor,
Carlisle. Ward, Hawley, Anna Aspinvall, Ruth
| Dolph, May Mann, Bessie Glover, Hamilton Nc
| CURE, Alice Bacon, Bessie Shepherd, Bessie
and Master Orme. Martina and Martin Jones,
| Garcia De Peyster, Grace Davis Brown. Miller
and Misses Charlotte Miller, V. Bloomer, Bus
bic, Grace and Polly Condit Smith. May Nichol-
| son, Morton, Alice Rochester, Daisy Wilson,
Bessie Ferguson, Anna Cockrel, Sidney Her.
BERT Dora Clover, Barney, McCGwley, Gordon
Cummings, DENLY, Johnston, Arms, A. Heath
| Genevieve Mattingly, Jean Crosby, Master and
Misses Clark, Miss Helen Steele, Miss Wise and
| Master Wise, Misses Sallie Walker, Covarrubias,
| SNYDER, Marian Pellew, Keats Rodgers, Alice
| and Elizabeth Warder, Miss Hunt and the
Masters Hunt, Misses Owen and the Masters
| Owen, Misses Catherine McCook. Emma Norris,
! NJ. Kelly, n. briggs, Louise Leiber, Margaret
Hawley, Whitman, Preston, Miss Hay and
Master Hay, Misses May and Ray Barnes,
and Alexander Magruder, Elise Logan, Miss
Bessie and Master Philip. Kilbourn
Gordon, Master Clement Keyworth, Miss
Anna Stewart and Master Barton Stewart.
Misses Emory, Mamie kidder and Sadie and
Flora Britton, John and Alexander Rodgers,
Misses Helen Chew and Beatrice Ashmead and
Master Dudley, Miss and Master McElhone,
Misses Pauncefote, yelling, Grace and Edith
Needham, Annie Heap Gleves. katherine Elkins
| and Hyatt and Master Hyatt. Miss Freer and
Masters Schroeder. John. Miss Alice and Grlf-
fifth Larcombe, Master j. W. Thompson, ir,
Misses Helen Evans and Adds Brown, Miss FL
berta Erin Young. Miss Lincoln, Master James
Hopkins, Master Davidge, Misses Cable, Stone,
Sloseon, Georgiana Logan. Masters Handy, l..
Hopkins. Belrose. Carlisle. Dolph. Tuckerman,
Hinckley. Clark Wells. Boomer, Gurgio Deer
ing, DENLY, Johnston. Daniel Menocal. Win
lock and Riggs.
most enjoyable party was given at the resi-
dence of Gen. A. II. Garland Thursday even
ing in honor of the return of his second son,
Mr.. X. c. Garland from Helena, Mont, where
he has resided for the past two years. The
guests were received by his sister, Misa Garland
Mr.. Sanders Garland, Miss z. V. Bull of ST.
Louis and Mr. William A. Garland. Among the
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs J. II. May, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. S. Troupe, Mrs. F. Lavender, Mrs. J. W.
Wheatley, Miss Emma Wilson, Miss Maughlin,
Miss NJ. Jones, Miss Stuart. Miss Somerville,
Miss Merritt, Miss Whitening. Miss Wilcox,
Miss Cunningham, Miss Lassatelle, Miss Beall,
Miss Brown of Culpeper, Va, Miss
Strong, Miss Tucker Of Little Rock,
Ark, Mr.. Harrington, Mr.. Cate, Mr..
J. H. Martin, Mr.. L. C. White,
Mr.. Crisp, Mr.. Mosher, Lieut.. Barnett. Mr.. J.
E. Smith. Maj. and Mrs. Goodloe, Hon. and
Mrs. j. n. Castle, Mr.. X. E. Joyce, Miss White
OF New York. Mr. and Mrs. X. l.. Owen, Mrs.
Brennaman, Miss Trenholm, Mr.. F. Trenholm
Mrs. ". II. Shirclif and the Misses Wilson, the
Misses Almer and Miss Gleason Msssrs j. and
VIM. Wilson. Mr.. W. Rogers, Miss Voorhees,.
the Misses German. the Misses Bartlett the
Misses Plain. Miss Shelly Of Alabama, Mr.. Stark,
Mr.. J. Mattingly Of Maryland, Mr.. VIM. Rudge
of Ohio, Miss Darneille Col. r. A. Howard.
Mr. McRae, Mr.. J. ". Wheatley, Mr.. Geo.
Mills, Mrs. q. X. French, Miss Hills, Miss
Parker, Miss Jones of Arkansas and Mr.. T. j.
Fealy.
Edgewood. Mount Pleasant, was the scene of
merry party last evening given by Mr. and
Mrs. Georoe b. Chittenden and Mrs. Myra Dol
ano in honor Of the niece OF the latter, Miss
Gem Buker, who is enjoying a vacation from
her musical studies in Boston. The spacious
parlors were cleared of everything save the
Christmas decorations. so that dancing might
be INDUCED in. In the second psrlor the large
bay window was transformed into a pretty
bower by the use Of palms and plants, which
almost hid the musicians from view After
dancing the guests were invited to the dining