Evening star., 1895-05-13
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Plans for Summer Vacations Are Now in
Order.
Friends VIII Gather mt Chevy Chase
for q Tea Personal
Mention.

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| Mass, when the warm weather comes, and
| expect to have Mrs. Carlisle their guest
| during part of the summer, as last year.
Representative and Mrs. Newlands will
! give a tea this week at their home at
Chevy Chase. Miss Newlands, who has
been a little at social events during
| this spring, will make her formal debut
next winter.
| Gen. and Mrs. Moore will go to Atlantic
| City for a while before closing their house
| for the summer.
| Mrs. James L. Barbour and Miss Annie
| Barbour have gone to Atlantic City and
| will remain there all this month. Mrs.
Barbour has been in poor health lately, and
the change necessary for her. The
| family will summer at Nantucket
The engagement of Mr.. Martin Ramsey,
| son Of Admiral and Mrs. Ramsey, and Miss
| Katherine Merrick, daughter of the late
Richard Merrick, has been pleasant mat
ter of comment among their friends the
| past few days. The wedding day has not
| yet been determined.
Miss Abigail Dodge, known in literary
| circles as Gail Hamilton" is seriously i'll
| at the residence of Mrs. James G. Blaine,
| on Dupont Circle. Miss Dodge was Strick-
| en- with paralysis, and although her condi-
| ton is not thought to be critical it is suf-
| ficiently serious to cause her relatives great
| concern. The stroke is said to be a mild
| one, as she has never lost consciousness
| and her mind is perfectly clear. Her ply
| sician entertains the hope that she Will
| ultimately recover.
| Miss Virginia E. Dade and Miss Mamie
| NJ. Dade have just returned from Rich
mond Va, where their sister, Mrs. Mary
| Jackson Thornton, died on Friday last.
| Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Hague are going
| abroad for the summer, and will not, there
| fore. occupy their villa at Newport.
| Col. Luther Caldwell and family and Mrs
| of n IN,
! Paris and have taken furnished house
| for the season.
Mrs Bledsoe, Desha Harman and Miss
| Irma Harman are visiting their relatives
| Col. and Mrs. A. w. johnson, at their
| beautiful home at Fort Hamilton.
| The ninth birthday Of Miss Edna Ander-
| son was pleasantly celebrated at her home,
1225 9th street northwest, on wednesday,
| May /. Games were played, after which
| supper was served to the little ones. Her
| presents were numerous and handsome
| Among those present were Gertrude Con-
| dron, Marie Santus. Carrie and Agnes Bar
| ker, Edith and Malcolm Auerbach, Mamie
| Kurnetzki, Charlie Osborn and Florence
| Hopwood.
Miss Annie Lloyd and Miss Estelle Foster
| will go this evening for short stay at
| Virginia Beach, accompanied by Mrs w. S.
| Walton of Minnesota.
Mrs. Lillian Rozel Messenger is at pres
ent at Little Rock, called there by sickness
| OF her motner.
The East End Progressive Euchre Club
| was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. John r.
| Collette at their residence. 66 R street
| northwest. The first prize for the lady
| players was won by Miss Lou II. Saville;
| for gentleman, Mr.. Henry L. Frazier. Re-
| freshments being served, the entertain
| ment concluded with music and dancing.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. w. p.
Saville. Mr.. end Mrs. William NJ. Gibson.
| Mr. and Mrs. w. H. Harley, Jack Barnes.
| William H. Gibson. Edward Mills, Mr. and
| Mrs. Chas. F. Mills, U. P. Laffitte, Henry
L. Frazier, Clay G. Collette, Willie john
son. the Misses Grace Lou and May Sa.
| vile, the Misses Annie L., Marie P. and
Ruth G. Collette and Miss Bess Harley.
The members of the Hedera Club gave
| their May ball last Thursday evening, and
| the affair was decided success from every
| standpoint. About 800 people We're present.
| This was the last and most successful
dance of the season. On the floor commit
| tee were Messrs. w. c. Burgess. H. A.
Hopkins, J. Ray Adams and Geo. Dove,
| and on the reception committee were
| Misses Jennie Shomo, Clara Tufts, Annie
| Hutchinson, Clara Vermillon, Ella YER
million, Reta Schroeder, Susie Schroeder.
| Emma Mudd, Margie EarnShaw and Sadie
| Whitacre, and Messrs. w. P. Hail. Chas.
A. Corey, George Anderson. Carl Wells,
Chas. H. Berkeley and VIM. Boswell. The
| next feature of entertainment TO be given
| by the club will be a banquet on May %
| to celebrate its first anniversary. to be fol-
! lowed by an excursion.
| Miss Maude Stanley TwelIs, daughter Of
| John s. Twells, ex-consul to Naples. and
Mr.. Julian de Scipany Trenholm of Charles
ton, S. c., son of ex-Controller of the
| Currency William l.. Trenholm, were mar
| ried Thursday last at the residence
| of the brides uncle. Mr.. Clarke Merchant,
| Philadelphia. Owing to the fact that the
| brides family in mourning the we'd
| ding was a quiet one, the invitations being
| limited to the relatives and few intimate
| friends. The ceremony was performed by
| nr HOdPa
| Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascen-
| sion. The bride, who was given away by
her father. wore handsome gown of
| white silk and carried bunch of lilies of
| the valley. The bridesmaids were Miss
Julia Twalls. the Misses Trenholm and Miss
Merchant. and the ushers Mr.. William
| Henry of Washington, Rutherford c.
Twelis and Mr.. Edward Hall and Mr.. AL
| exander Macbeth of New York. Mr.. E.
De Forest Simmons Of New York was best
man. The ceremony was followed by a
| wedding breakfast
| Miss Corinne Blackburn, who has spent
| the past year in Europe, has returned and
| has been here for a few days with Maj
| and Mrs. Hall. She leaves today for Ken
! lucky.
There was a happy gathering of young
| people on Thursday evening last at the
| residence of Miss Katie Schneider, George
| town Heights, the occasion being banquet
| given by the ladies of the Lotus Literary
| and Pleasure Club in honor of the gentle
l
| After partaking of the good things from
| the bountfully laden table, all adjourned
to the parlor, where Miss Schneider enter
tanned the company with couple of num-
| bers on the violin. Among those present
| were Misses Webb, Rooster, Leese, Katie
| and Mamie Schneider, Glen and Loretto
| McGinness, and Messrs. Lease, Neely, Eek
loft Fellinger, Schneider. Kengla and
| Young.
Miss Nellie Randall of Woodside, Md.
| left Saturday evening in company with her
| brother, Mr.. Charles F. Randall. for quite
| an extended trip, including New York.
| Albany and Boston. She will visi. relatives
| in the latter city, returning at the end of
| a month or six weeks.
Some Big Fish Taken.
I Mr.. Levi Woodbury. has just returned
| from New Hampshire, his native state.
| where he enjoyed rare sport in waters
| among the Ossipee mountains. He in
| company with Mr.. G. w. Turney of Massa-
chusetts, killed in five days eleven land