Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-12-23

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The Short Story Club held Its usual SEES
sion on Wednesday evening last at the VIII
iaro Hotel, DR.. Robinson presiding As au-
thors for the evening Miss NJ. A. Wilbur
read the FIRST story and Mrs. Joseph Roy
a story written by a young High school
miss, and DR.. Robinson read q chapter from
his unpublished Chin and J." Mrs Voor-
mis- and Miss Mary E. Ringgold read original
poems. Mrs. l.. A. Crandell and Mr. Dun
can {. HAYWOOD recited Miss Alice rem
oered TWO vocal solos, being accompanied
py MISS Heckasta- Among others the fol-
loving were present: Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. NJ.
Thomas. H. c. Glascock, Mr. Joseph Row.
MISS c. Hay. Miss Bertha Ellis, Miss Flora
Knees. Miss Grace Rhees, Mrs NJ E. VIII
pur, MISS M. A. Wilbur. Miss Isabel Wilbur.
Mrs. NJ. stieriin, Mr.. w. Stierlin. ME- Geo
Swynne, DR.. l.. r. Klemm. Miss Facius.
MRS Crandell. Mrs. Hort Mrs. f. r.. Bur
H S Pr, and Mrs. T. Robinson, Mr. and
dows. Miss NJ. r. Ringgold Miss Fannie "
Ringgold Mrs. H. T. Thomas Ithaca. NY:
MISS A Z. Atwater, Ithaca, N "; Miss NJ
-. io"niey, Ithaca, N. Y; MIR. w. Edwin
Miss Mary c. Bennett. Mrs. Ruth Rron-n
Ar. 8: K Hail. Maj. +. ]. Willis. Mrs. Sny
aer' harrisburg. Pa; Mrs. NJ ID. Hall. MIR.
Cheney S S~asn Mrs Mrs Mary L. Edison. Mrs.
IHuddleson, Miss Huddleson, Miss blanche
nan Mrs. M b. Hay, Mrs. Robert WINNIE.
Mrs Mrs. FRANK Skinner. Mr.. ID. c. Haywood
AZ Jennie Haywood, Mrs, NJ. T. Haywood.
Briard. Mrs. Chas. Mitchell. Minneanolis
MINI; Miss Emma c. Herrick. Mrs Geo
s;,s Inipmsn; Mrs A. MacNeiii. Miss NJ.
bingiey, T.. 8. p. Squier, Mrs Alex y Rean
! Col X. Grant Barnwell, Miss blanche a.
Beall, Miss Lena Corbett Mr. and Mrs W
A. Rocks. Walter X. Fisher, Miss Argyle
trpds W,, Miss L. Van Wagner. Miss Ger
Irude wilmington. Miss Fannie Alice. Mr..
Sohn Cough, Mrs. John Cough, Can't. and
Mrs. 4. M. Truell. Mrs. Dora T. Voorhis
Mr.; A. J. Switzer. Hammondsport n. Y:
Woed 1 ~ a. Riley; Gen, and Mrs. James
MISS Mabel Vane Mccormick and Miss
f1eckasta, Miss s. c. Rocks Miss Iucv
Herrick. A0e'
MI and Mrs. Edward Goodfellow having
sold their Dupont Circle residence have
taken apartments for the winter ar XII
10Th street. Mrs. Coulter will he with IT,.
through the winter. A'
Miss Irene Rosenthal Of Chicago. ILL.,. Is
,ne guest OF Miss Emma August 453 New
YORK avenue. They will be at home sun
day, December "a, 1893
Miss Maude l.. Clifford, assisted by the
Misses Griffin. gave a pleasant party at
.ne,r residence. 6S l street, on Thursday
or lavender crepe. trimmed in violets and
iace. Miss Mamie Griffin was becomingly
4tureo IN canary crepe and lace and Miss
Jennie Griffin was in a gown of blue crepe
! trimmed In silk and lace. Music and games
were enjoyed until a late hour. kmonr
those present were Misses Mary Dauzen-
Susie Rawlett. Minnie Clampett. Riancbc
Merson. Ida Cumberland, Ada Hin. Mrs
woodward. Messrs. c. A. Jensen, E. e
W. ah Srom S q AunSsy' 2: d. Cromwell
Campbell, W. o. Bergman W. NJ Hass
Ter, j. w. Clampett, F. F. Mcintyre Win
ters. Beymer. Britton. Norton. w. Camp
Miss Eleanor NJ. Howard Of Frederick.
Nd. who has been spending some weeks
| In Norfolk and Old Point. Va is now the
guest Of Mrs. j. Frank Ellis of Vermont
| avenue.
DR.. w. b. Owen of Lafayette College. Pa.
is spending the holiday vacation with his
sister. Ms. {. Osborne Ward. OF South
| Washington.
Mrs ]. X. Stoddart of PHILADELPHIA is
visiting her father, MIR. Winter. Of Riggs
street.
Miss May Harvey and Miss Cora Dav
are home from school at Frederick for the
holidays. and are at 923 Massachusetts
| avenue.
Miss Mabel King. daughter of Prof. Harry
King. is at home from college, to remain
during the holidays.
Mrs. p. v. DeGraw Of Capitol Hill has
gone to Philadelphia, where she will spend
| the holidays with her mother and sisters
Mrs DeGra~ was accompanied by her
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Mrs. A. n. Crippen left today to spend
the holidays with her son, A. b. Crane OF
the weather bureau. Norfolk. Va
Miss Frost and Miss Greene will be a,
home on Tuesday. December &c, from : un.
| I'll q. at 1887 street.
Mrs. Geo. b. Williams, formerly of iii
Rhode Island avenue. has returned TO the
| city and Is spending the winter with rela.
| tives. Mr. and Mrs. John Dewitt Arnold. a,
| 1io' 2lst street They are at home on Sat.
urdays.
Mr. Winthrop Tappan and family will no,
return to Washington this season They ex.
pect to pass the winter in New York
| Mrs. DIR. Bland gave an informal recep.
| ton last evening to her sister Mrs & T.
Chapman. and her son. Mr.. o. L. Concannon
| of Kansas City. No., who are spending the
holidays as he- guests. Quite a large party
| assembled to meet her charming relatives
| and the occasion was a most ENJOYABLE one
Mrs. Belle Bond, after an absence Of sew.
eral months at her home I'm Pennsylvania
has returned to the city and is now settled
1 In her handsome new home on 22d stree,
near Dupont circle.
The entertainment Of Mrs John q. Car
Isle for the benefit OF the Hermitage will
| take place the 10th of January and be the
| first affair Of the season. A colonial ball
| scene will be one OF the principal features
| OF the entertainmnt.
Mrs Eva Cowling Weston is recovering
HShA euS dtedSk VI pneumonia, winch has
Frustrated her for some time past
Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. Croissant entertained
the "a Classical Club of the Eastern High
| School at their residence, S21 North Caro-.
lima avenue. last evening. The attendance
was unusually large and the exercises
showed careful preparation, and the pro.
gram was well rendered. Mr.. Holds itwo
declamations), Harry Brown and Mr. Per,
Foster were specially happy in their rendi.
lions and We're heartily applsuded. The
oficers elected for the next quarter were
President. j. c. Fitzpatrick; vice president
+. E.z: secretary. Miss Graham; executive
committee, j. W. Hart and Miss Spencer
Tea was served at IL o'clock, after which
the club repaired to the parlor, where :
nash light picture was taken of the com
pany. including about forty persons Amons
those present were Messrs Hodges. Brown
Foster Heady, Albert, Hart, Fftzpatrick
Etc. Floyd. Burnham. Bouton, Pierce. Ew
ing, Gilbert and Crossant, and Misses Glov
er. Underwood, Spencer. Yoder, Olmsteaa
Young. Bullen, Etc, Marien and Gardner.
CHRISTMAS PIGskINs.
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