Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-11

brey, c: Pemberton. Otis Watson. Henry
Zundt, Edwin Bradshaw. Winfield Smith,
William Copenhaver. Winfield Whitman.
sohn Haskell. John Skinner. Wallace Cream
neid, John Wrighter Harry Arnold. W. M.
Selby, Herbert. William Thornton. Bruce
Milstead, John Gates, Alfred Owens Ed
Gin, VIM. BIearley. Albert Lee. John Evans.
w. o. Murray, William Duvan Tyler Cole,
Charles Mayhem. Fred. Hardy, H Ireland,
Larue Hogan, A. Crouch and R. Walls
Mrs. Duvall, Mrs. Hogan, Mrs GIL, Misses
Duvan and GIN. William Duvall, Larrs
mittee In charge Of the affair.
Mrs. Bartlett Cromwell will be at home
Fridays in January.
A large and pleasant gathering Of chill
dren assent led last evening at the resi-
dence of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Fegans, at sI5
Massachusetts avenue northwest. to ceIe-
cams birthday. The evenings merriment
was concluded by a sumptuous repast.
The Newsboys and Children's Aid Society
opened their new home on C street yester-
day, and Its friends made the day a men,
oIable one. Through the benefcence Of
Mrs Anna M Maulsby, who bequeathed to
the society enough money to purchase this
hne old house, which was Duke Gwynu's
home, the New Year will open for 1t q
broader field of usefulness than ever was
possible before. For the maintenance Of
the house. however. the society must still
depend on other resources, and naturally
the ladies who have been SO deeply inter-
tsted in its work did their utmost to make
yesterdays tea a great success financially
as well as socially. From o'clock until
~ streams of people passed over the
threshold. and inspected the new qu9r-
ters from basement to garnet. Mrs. T. g.
Childs president of the society, and Mrs.
J. &. Breckenridge received the callers, who
found the attractions of the different
rooms very strong, where refreshments
fancy work and sweets were on sale. Mrs
Childs and Mrs. Breckenridge we-es in gen.
eral charge, assisted by the Misses Bessie
and Julia Lamont Miss Fanny Childs, the
Miss Wilcox, Miss Rochester, Miss Miller
Miss Ennis. Miss Gallaudet the Misses
Mattingly. Miss Cotton and Miss Durand.
Mrs. l. F. Mcfarland, treasurer of the
society, presided over the refreshment
rooms and was assisted by Mrs. Thurston.
Mrs. Atwater, Mrs. Pollock. Mrs. Henry
Macfarland. Mrs. Babson. Mrs w. o. Cum
bingham. Miss Terry and Miss Childs.
Mrs. Charles G. Dulin had charge Of the
tea and chocolate tables. which were
models of dainty arrangement, and which
were well patronized. She was assisted by
Mrs. Wallace and Miss Britton. The Fort
Myer Band played throughout the evening
The affair was given under the patronage
or Mrs. Stevenson, Mrs. Patenotre, Mrs.
romero, Mrs De Mendonca, Mrs. John w.
Foster Mrs. Olney, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs La
mont, Mrs. Hoke Smith, Mrs. Wilson, Mrs.
Harmon, Mrs. Nelson Miles, Mrs Shiras,
Mrs; Gray, Mrs. White Mrs. Brewer Mrs.
oitS- 1uOfIldS nelson rage, MIS-
Boardman, Mrs. Glover, Miss Kibbey, Mrs.
Gardiner Hubbard, Mrs. John Hay, Mtss
Morton. Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs.
Field and Mrs. Brown
Mrs. George B. Williams and Mrs Arnold
gave luncheon today.
The wedding of Miss Belle Cyrene Bem!As,
daughter Of the late John Bemss of Louisi-
ana, to DIR. George Holcome Barber of the
United States navy will take place Decem-
Der IL, at her sisters residence, No. l622
18th street.
Mrs. Richardson of Vermont avenue IN
ter-ained a large company of friends at q
musicale last evening. Among those par
tcipating were Mr.. William A. German and
Miss Marie Sanderson.