Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-08
TAkOyIA.

The Presbyterian Church was filled last
evening with the members ard friends of
the local Y. p S. c. E.. the occasion being
a book social given in honor of the Y. p. s.
c. E. Of Vermont Avenue Christian Church
of Washington. among whom were the
following: Misses Speare. Gill. Peterson.
Olive Lake, Mary Sperow. Stella and Wv
ian Bridge. Nettie and Julia Piper, Emma
Topper, Susie. Meta and Julia Moore and
Messrs. Moore. Sparks, Davis, Spencer.
Piper. Gray, Saum, Schell, Hahn, Barnes,
Buchanan, Maxwell and Thompson. A
musical program was rendered at intervals
during the evening as follows: Piano duet,
Miss Meta Moore and Mr.. Sparks; vocal
solo, Miss Mabel Finch; recitation, Miss
Olive Lake; solo, Mrs. Depue; recitation,
Miss Peterson. Refreshments were served
in the lecture room. The tables were in
charge of the following: Blue table, decorat-
ed with WHITE asters and for-get-me-nOts,
Mrs G.. NJ Heaton. jr, and Miss Edith
flower, Misses Jessie Lewis and c. NJ. Sum-
my: red, with carnations and roses, Misses
Laura Skinner and Kate Adams: yellow,
with marigolds. Misses Lille Kahlert and
Nettie Whitmer; green, with ferns and
smilax. Misses Maud Watkins and Maud
Sleeper. Each table supported a banquet
lamp, with shade to match: giving an arts
tic and pleasing effect The books were
represented by The Woman in White"
Miss Alice Bailey; "A Knight of the Nine
teenth Century" Miss Maud Sleeper;
THE Lamplighter.', Miss Laura Skinner;
"Red as Rose Was She" Mrs. Depue;
Scarlet Letter. Mrs. Morris Bien; with
cred Leaves Idle Thoughts From an Idle
Fellow Ernest Burrill; "A Better Land"
Arthur Adams; House That Jack Built"
Harry Keefer; wing and Wing" Edith
Bur-ill; The CIPHER Katie Adams: THE
Original Belle" Lille Kahlert: "Pickwick
lies Ill Dat oil
Miss Longfellow: Twenty Years After"
Miss Amy Parkins: Fern Leaves" Miss
Irene Poler; '1nnocents Abroad" Our
Mutual Friend" Miss Cora Skinner; over
the Tea Cups" Miss McAlester; THE Tiny
World Miss Mabel Bailey: Lola Miss
Mcpherson. Fatal Boots Miss Susie
Moore: Aunt JOS Scrap Bag Miss Julia
Moore;"Chain Bearer Frank Moore; Rags
men," Mrs. Jimmerson; white Feathers"
Miss lice Immersion: Heavenly Twins"
Hard Cash." MIR. Gray; Silver Cross"
Mrs. Keefer Miss Maud Watkins was
awarded handsomely bound copy of Whit
tiers poems for naming the greatest num-
Der of books.
The usual fortnightly dance at Hotel Ia
koma will be omitted this week, invitations
having been issued for dance Tuesday
evening.
Miss Sunny entertained with a luncheon
en- Thursday number of young friends
viz: Miss Margery Hedenberg, Miss Janet
Strong and Joseph Hedenberg of St. Joseph
Mo-: Miss Pauline Marsh and Miss Edith
Miller of South Bend Ind, and Misses Amy
and Mary Macleod of washington
Jno. Joy Edison returned Thursday from a
trip to Bostoa and Nantucket. Mrs Edison
with Miss Bessie Edison. will return from
the former city on Monday having spent
the month of August at Nantucket
MIR. and Mrs. 1. p. Berthrong, with their
son Fred and Miss Edith Heaton. have been
guests at the summer nome of Mr. Edison.
during the heated term
Capt j. III. Bitter of Leesburg Va is
visiting his daughters the Misses Bitter of
Oak avenue