Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-08-18
A 7 CA P ON SPRIN S
A Pretty Series of Social Events Mark the
Week.
A Large Number of Guests nj Tbj.
Fa>orite West Virginia Noun
tain Resort.
Special Correspondent of The Evening Star

Evening
I-AFoN SPRINGS, W. Va, August II, 1SR;
A beautiful supper after the dancing Il,
liie oaii room was given Saturday evening
last by Master Adair Brooke of Washing
ten, to which few of the Older set, among
whom the young host Is also exceedingly
popular for his handsome appearance ana
beautiful manners, as well as among his
own particular following of the bellies and
beauN of the future. beng included in the
invitations The supner vas served IL
courses at beautifully decorated table, In
the center Of which appeared an exquisite
mass OF cut flowers, white flowers aud
Terms in tasteful designs We're also distrib-
Cfed over the cloth. The guests were re-
ceived by Mrs. w. 7. brooke of Washing
ton, assisted by Mrs. William ne,zer OF
montgomery. Ala, and Miss Sarah Harr,-
aoh [o"eii OF Baltimore. others present
were M sses Ethel, May and 40. ehce Lib
hey, Harry Randolph Lay, L. VII Brooke,
ana Dunlop Owens. Washington: Miss Jo-
se2hine Warning, Benjamin Wer'ng John
Mn,e, baltimore; Mss Lille Pelzer.
montgomery, Ala; Misses Anurew and
w lHam Stewart. New Orels,s, .I.sses
Cara and Bertha Johnson, ..;Iss Grace
Morris Robert Morris, NJ sscs .1aiy and
margaret Ellcost. Mss Margaret North,
i.hilSdelphia; John Stoddard, Sa annah; A.
others.
Straw Ride.
The same evening a large straw ride, fol-
lowed by q fish and waffle supper a Capon
Lake Inn, was also enjoyed by large num-
her OF young people. chaperoned by Mrs. r.
}. Hayward of Baltimore and Mrs William
*. Brooke Of Alexandria, Va.
On Tuesday a fish fry and regular old
Virginia luncheon to about forty guests
was given upon the banks OF Capon river
by MIR. and Mrs. Victor Barringer Monroe
La; Mr.. and Mrs. John d. REYNOLDS, Mr.
ard Mrs. NJ. 7. Griffith. Baltimore. and Mr..
ana Mrs W. C. Bowen, Cincinnati
among the most charming events of the
week was card party, given on Tuesday
evening in honor of Paymaster Reah Fra
ger, Z. 5. N. Three tables of sevea-handel
euchre were arranged, the prizes, which
We're unusually handsome. being won nv
Mrs. William Pelzer MONTGOMERY Ala :.
MISS katherine Brooke Conrad. Virginia
ana Mr.. Frank Pelzer, Charleston, S. c.
AFTER the games beautiful collation. was
served IN an adjoining room, in the center
of which, upon separate table arneared
huge birthday cake under a Triangle
prettlly tWfned and ornamented with red,
white and blue ribbons. Surrounding the
whole was circle of flowers colnyose,, of
the numerous bouquets sen, in honor of
the occasion, interningled with various
other tokens. AT the close OF the even
ing small silk flags were distributed as
fsvors among the guests Those present
We're Miss Waterman. Mr.. and Mrs Eugene
, Ellicott, Mrs. G. H. North, Mrs. Henry
Morris, Miss Edith Lloyd Browne, Phila-
delphla; Mrs. VIM: Lay, Miss Henrietta
Seawen. Mrs. w. T. Brooke, Mr.. Barton
Macka1l, Washington: Misses Lucy and
Bessie Lee, Alexandria; Mrs. c. F. Nelson.
Mrs. Alexander Baker, Miss katherine Con-
rad, winchester, Va; Mss Sarah Harrison
Powell, Baltimore; Mr. John G. Waterman,
New York; Mr.. Edwin Corprew Norfolk;
Mr.. and Mrs. w. K. Peizer, Monts omery
Ala. and Mr. Frank Pelzer, Charles Ton,
Recent Arrivals.
Among the recent distinguished arrivals
at Capon are Right Reverend Bishop Will
rer and Mrs Wilmer and Right Reverend
Bishop Melville jackson and family of Ala
bama. Bishop and Mrs. Wilmer have with
them the Misses Mead9io of charlottesville,
Meade of Virginia. ~ !"
Among the most decided bellies now at
Capon ar Miss Katherine Brooke Conrad,
daughter of Solicitor General Holmes Con-
rad; Miss Wyviile of Washington and Miss
Lucy Lee Brooke of Alexandria.
Others who are also considered unusually
pretty and attractive aret Miss Virginia
Cook and Miss Elizabeth Roy of Front
J. Wythe os Washington, who is herself
exceedingly popular The handsomest mem
bers of the married set are Mrs. William
Lay of Washington AID Mrs. Alexander
A'ahSA VI :" ltCuSSaef.
Last Weeks Guests.
Among the numerous arrivals O: tie past
week are Mrs. =. ". Cook, Richard L.
Cook, Mrs. p. NJ. Alexander. Miss Little
Mrs. II. Miller, Mr.. Benjamin Miller. Miss
Ida Stevens, Mrs. ]. H. Wise, Henry A.
Wise, Miss Agnes WISE. Mr.. and Mrs. J. c.
Hunter. Miss Ella Fugitt, Miss Alice Flu
gift, Mrs. w. D. Wyville, Miss Wyvflle.
Washington; Mrs. ]. W. Robinson, Miss
Louise Robinson. Chicago: Hugh l.. Henry,
H. N. Coots Stanton. Va; Rev. J. C. Bar
rett. Norfolk; Mr.. 9. S. Turner and Mr.
Mack Turner, Front Royal Va
! Mrs. Herbert Town Sues for Divorce
Mary Town today petit. oned for divorce
from Herbert s. Town, the papers in the
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