The evening times., 1896-10-21
SEASONS SOCIAL EVENTS
Pleasures Mapped Out for Future
Enjoyment in This City.
GOSSIP Of the Gay World and Where
nbouts OF Well Known
People.

town Heights were surprised last evening
by the appearance of a score of Their frienus,
Who called III a body, with instruments ana
refreshments, to celebrate the twcnty-flith
anniversary of the birth Of Mrs. Davis.
Cards were the feature OF the evenings
entertainment, and later a substantial sup
per Was served by airs. Chailcs AiCAI..!.aeI,
assisted 10y Miss Bessie Drew.
There were no prearTcnEed decorations,
but the hostess collection of rare pains
and flowers were generally admired, as was
the impromptu ocnterpiece, large bush
of maidenhaIr fern, set in a cut glass bowl.
The prizes, brought by the guests, ana
consisting of Il bronze banquet lamp ana
SILVER match case. were Won respectively
| by Miss l.. Is. Ellis and Mir. jeffrey Paine.
Among those present We're Mr.. and Mrs.
George Young. Mr. and Mrs. +. b. Page, AR
and Mrs Frank Allison, Mrs. Julia +. Pier
SON Miss Coraline rage, slr. and Mrs. Jack
Trupton, Mr. Forrest Akers, Mr. John
! Alien, ana Mr.. Porter Graves
A birthday party was rendered Master
| Marlie Eldridge last evening at the residence
of his mother, Mrs. 7. EldridEe, ON capitol
Hill.
! EHcn guest represented Stfliit th"aN''''i
| from Moi her Goose and rcoitcd the dcscrip-
tive verses. The table was prettily ar
ranged with pyramids of fruits, flowers
| and bunbonS, ana ices were served in the
shapes Of brownies, animals and birds.
| Fancy dances Were given by Misses
| Maize and Netta Danforth and Master VIII
her Tucker elected hilarious approval for
| his pigenn wings and Jigs. Lantern slides
were thrown on screen by Mr.. Paul f.
| Jemisan, and the evenings pleasure was
rounded by a Virginia reel.
Among the Small people present Were
| Misses Lollie and Irene Tucker, Annie De
| Null, Flora Anderson, Julietta Stayhah
Belle Trevit. Mamie and Aggie Brinton. and
| Masters JACK Tucker. Willie Miller, Harry
| wheeler, George Stayman, Hall Cotton
! Frank Peters and Hillary and Maurice Eel
Mr. and Mrs George Peyton, of Prov
depce K. l.. haze completed a visit to Mrs
F.B. Lodge, Of South Washington. and VIII
| Ieay, for home this afternoon, accom- pane.
by the young daughter of their hostess
| Miss Marie Stiles, of Frederick, Md, Il
the guest forthe season Of Miss Virgie Cha Sc
of l. street northeast.
Mr. and Mrs John F. Sterne. OF Virginia
avenue, are home from a pleasant visi
| North.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H Gardner and daugh
ter, Miss Inez, OF Salem, Mass, are visit
ing Miss n aud V. White, of No. 2o2 + street
northwest, where they will remain some
days.
Mrs. David Miller, of Philadelphia, is th'
guest OF her mother, the wife of Admira
Skerrett.
The DuEe and Duchess of Marlborough
viii shortly become the guests of the Prince
and Princess of Wales at Sandringham.
Miss HeIan A Calhoun, OF this city, i
visiting Mrs. Charles a. Tipping, OF Spruce
street, Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. B Mcconnell VIII not opel
their new house on Vermont avenue unti
January, but will pass the early white
with Mrs Katharine Burch. OF o street.
| Miss Dollie C. Burnett. OF New Rochelle
N. lis the guest of Miss Walsh, No no.
Thir,, street southeast.
| The Junior bachelors viii give their frs
dance Of the season Friday evening next a
Mrs Dyer'S Academy, to which they IL
vite all their friends.
The Lend a Hand Junior Club was organ
iced Monday evening mt the residence G
Miss Matte Filkins Of East Washington
the hostess being elected president b,
unanimous vote.
The object OF the association is for 1t
. mntnbers to help individually and collective
| ", in any way possible, those who ma