Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-29
LEGION OF LOYAL WOMEN.
A Brilliant Series of Entertainments
at Builders' Exchange Hall.

~ Brilliant Series of Entertafnments
nj Buiiders' Exchange Hall.
series OF three popular entertainments
| under the auspices OF the Legion OF Loyal
Women was instituted Monday night at
Builders Exchange. The program sparkled
with bright numbers and the hall with
brighter girls. The gallery and proscenium
were richly draped with patriotic colors,
and festoons Of tri-hued bunting were
looped here and there Potted plants
livened up the scene. Picturesque booths.
attractive with artistic displays and mag
netic with loyal women and their daugh-
tiers. ranged along the wall The
booth OF the butterflies received, per-
maps. the lions share Of notice. II was the
/ hive Of as great a swarm OF butterflies as
ever spoiled cabbage field. They were
worked out In tinted gauze and spangled
| Unset. They were built up more with q
nature.
TT, The flower stand appealed strikingly to
| me scent and cents Of the guests The
! flowers, though, would have appeared 10
| better advantage had they not been thrown
INTO contrast with those who sold them.
ne ver-popular supper outfit was there
anu ministered TO the inner man, ire
! spectiye of sex.
The Entertainment Program.
One Of the pleasant features OF the affair
was the song contribution made by Ma.
| Louise F. Dezendorf, the pretty daughter
Of the Representative from Virginia. She
sang solo entitled "Half-past kissing
Time" and in response to q rouslng encore
did honor to herself and section with a lit
tie southland ditty. Mr.. Elphonzo Younes
earned an encore with his cornet; Messrs
foungs, Craft. Rose. Cook and Fisher
sang; little Addie Adkins Mr. Connelly ana
| Sham ifed nA D,.x
| ert did well in vocal solo. There was
\ I&ncy dancing by the pupils of Professor
nerInilya and the Misses Hawke Mrs.
| Ruth e. Biasland made a brief speech IN
| which she explained that the reason for
| the entertainment was to celebrate the
| nrst anniversary of the organization Of the
| would do as good work under its new title
| as 1t had done when it was called Potomac
/ Corps. Mr.. W. W. Curry acted as master
| OF ceremonies.
Last Nights Program.
The second entertainment OF the series
| TOOK place last night and was largely al.
tended. The program was as follows: Plane
solo. Miss BERTHE Bailey: song. Mr.. Melville
Hensey; song. Mr.. Eugene E. stephenu
recitations. Misses Annie and Addie Alktns,
song. Miss Lulu Blasland; fancy dsncins|
by pupils of Prof. Vermilya as follows:
Misses Elsie Lower. Cora Shreve. Minnie
| Hawke, May Hawke. Emma Helnrichs.
! Mabel Owen, Lizzie Rudd, Margaret
oIoole ANNE oIToole. Masters Willie Cob
| ller and Charles Shreve.
| The officers OF the legion ere as follovs
| and acted as a reception committee To-
| gether with Mrs. Nellie +. Prentice, Miss
Elizabeth Stoner, Mrs. e 5. Mussey, Mrs..
| harriet y. Ralston and others: President
Mrs: Ruth @. Blasland: past president Nrs
| N. ID: Welsner; vice president, Miss Har-
| net 7. Dame; corresponding secretary,
| Miss Helen b. Matthews: recording secre-
! tary, Miss Lizzie Tabler; financial secre-
\ tary. Miss Mary L. Smith; treasurer Miss
| Helen II. Holmes; chaplain, Mrs. Annie
Garrison; herald, Mrs. Mary Moore: page.
| Miss Belle Houghton; warier. Miss Flor
ence Perkins; and sentinel Mrs. Agnes
| White.
| The Committees.
! The committees in charge of the arrange
ments are as follows: Executive committee
Mrs. DIR. Pomeroy, chairman; Mrs H ".
Rose, secretary; Mrs. DIR. Bennett Mrs Il.
Z. Myers, Mrs. Sara Pruett. Mrs L. Z.
Rosenburg, Mrs. A. NJ. Baden, Mrs. J. M.
Lambert Mrs. E. A. Hilton, Mrs. NJ z.
| Gibbon, Mrs. Annie Garrison, Mrs A. III
Weiss. Mrs. Salne r. Church. Mrs Agnes
| White, Miss Helen r. Holmes. Miss Mary
L. smith, Miss Helen b. Matthews and
othefs- Decoration committee unoer the
direction OF Mrs. f1elen A. Engie ana hrs.
4 Jessie osborn.
Conee, sandwiches, &c.-Mrs s. A. Per-
klns ana AIRS. A j. Hugnes, chairmen:
mrs. n +. Crosby. Mrs. Sara Pruett Mrs.
van Alstne, Mrs. sarah Graham, Mrs
Helen Engie, Miss Mary Taylor and Mrs.
/ A. &. swain. Ice cream-Mrs. M h. lsle-
Don, Chairman; Mrs A ii. UConnell Mrs.
NJ. A Mcmillan, Miss Carrie shinn, Ars
Elizabeth Speicer. Mrs. Kate Penneld Mrs
| r. T. Scott and others. Cake-Mrs Carrie
HoiIey, chairman; Mrs. Cordelia Howgats.
MRS. NJ. l.. Bundick, Mrs J. Z. Leonard,
AIRS. Annie Baden and airs. II E. Thorn
Tea and lemonsde-Mrs. Rose Z. Ferres.
Misses Jennie Pomeroy. Rose Nixon. Emma
Curry and Others Candy-Mrs. Nary
Moore. chairman; Mrs. L. F. Medford Mrs
NJ. A. Lamb. Mrs. NJ. J. Davidson, Mrs. h
l. Winning, Mrs. A II. Weiss, Misses Belle
Houghton, Cora Penfield and Edith o Bryon
Perfumery and nowers-Mrs A. S. Odell,
chairman: Mrs. Nellie c. Royce Mrs T.
a. Cleaves, Mrs. Annie Garrison, Mrs E.
A. Hilton, Misses Harriet L. Jennings.
Elizabeth Tabler, Hattie Boyden. Maud
Reynolds. Mary l.. Smith, Elizabeth Hen
derson and others. The guild. women;s
handiwork-Mrs. DIR. Calver and Mira
Agnes White, chairmen; Mrs. A H. Ben
nett. Mrs. A c. Gotwald. Mrs. Addie Per-
kins, Mrs. +. J. Partridge. Mrs. l.. NJ Pos-
ter. Mrs. Wyckoff Mrs. S. r. Church, Mrs
Sarah Berry, Mrs. E. H. Klimroth, Mira
NJ. Ii. Wurdemann, Mrs. L. II. Rugg. Mrs.
NJ. b. Howk. Mrs. L. V. Mccullough and
others. Fancy and useful articles-Mrs. A
A McEwen, chairman; Mrs. Matte Lin
coin, Mrs. Lizzie Kelley, Mrs. A. T. Nc
Cir, Mrs. Imogene Churchill. Mrs. ]. NICK.
Hoover. DR.. c. A. Burkhardt. Miss Maggie
Fleming, Mrs. +. G. Hunt, Mrs. Alice Stew
art. Mrs. Florence Donohue. Mrs Rose L.
Fryer. Mrs. Kate E. Duffy, Mrs. s. A. Han
sell. Mrs. F. A. Cameron, Miss Edna Me-
Even and others. The butterfiies-Miss
Cora c. Curry, Miss Helen B. Matthews.
Mrs. NJ. L. Cutter. Mrs. NJ. A. Houghtoa.
Mrs +. s. Mussey. Mrs. Roberta Harner,
Mrs. F. b. Wilson, Mrs. J. 4. Leonard. Mrs.
Jessie Osborne. Mrs. VIM. p. Cutter. Masses
Mary II. Brady. Clara G. Qunt, Jane Glib
son Nellie Wheeler Jennie and Annie