Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-18

| Fortress Monroe, the guest Of Mrs Bowers.
wife Of Past Assistant Engineer F. c. Bow
ers. U. 8. y.
Miss Mary f. Burtis of Buffalo is the
| guest Of Mrs Thombs, 1924 Massachusetts
avenue.
The Pink Rose Circle entertained its
friends on Friday night at the residence of
Music. games and dancing We're enjoyed
during the evening, after which refresh
| ments We're served. Those present were
Misses Mckinney, Sanderson, Shaffer. Goss,
Parks, Brown, Davis, Smith, Holmes,
Sands. Petit, Gray. Grimes, Gosne,i, Steel,
Allan, Toner. Selby, Robinson, Topper
Dunn, Common, and Masters VIM. Parks.
kepler. Manning, Howe Miller. Bean. Toll
son. Wright. Grimes, Lee, Selby, Carter,
Buell., Hardester, Bache, Winters Bobb
Wheatley, Garges and Smith. Mrs. Parks
was pleasant assisted by Mrs. Boston, Miss
Mable Shafer and Miss Mamie Parks.
The social event of the season at Rock
Vile was the leap year ball given at
the Opera House Friday night, the
pleasant affair drawing en- immense crowd.
in which were represented the fashion
and beauty of all parts of the county, Wash
1ngton, Baltimore and many other places.
The prepare lions for this event were en-
tirely in the hands of the young ladies' and
| II is needless to say that everything was
done successfully and in manner to please
all in attendance. The large hall was pro-
fusely decorated with evergreens and brill
ia1tly lighted, the stage being transformed
into well-appointed drawing room with
its accessories of lounges. easy chairs etc
and made quite home-like by the addition
OF handsomely shaded parlor lamps A fine
orchestra furnished music and at midnight
tcothSome lunch. was served
Among those in attendance were Misses
katharine and Eliza Choate, jamie Bailey
Anna Pope. Maud Queen, Ada and Lo,tie
Roome, Maggie and Eva Darneine Marie
Hodges, Agnes Entwistle. Lula and Blanche
Lay, Carrie Dorothy, Rosalie Healy. Misses
Morgan, Daisy Queen, Jennie Bowie Miss
hailoway' Kate and Maggie Lyddane, Miss
Davidson, Miss Lambert Washington: Mrs.
j. Dorsey Trundle, Gaithersburg; Misses
Annie and Helen Watkins Bethesda: Miss
Lydia Brawner. Wesley Heights; Mamie
Prettyman, Baltimore; Resale Thornton.
Front ROYAL. Va: Misses Mary, Anna and
Hattie Griffith, Redland; Misses Strain.
olney; Miss Keys. Linden: Miss Jennifer,
vania; Miss Rena Sill;lan Baltimore Miss
Glasscock, Linden; Miss Brooke. sandy
Spring: Miss Clarke, Howard county. BESSIE
mackall' Sandy Spring; Mrs. and Miss Nellie
Earring Takoma Park; Miss Griffith
Brookeville: Misses Mary and Fannie Wbite
Brightwood: Misses Estelle Talbot, blanche
Nicholson Maggie Dawson, Marie Webb.
Margaret Henderson, Jennie Bailey. Lo,lis.
Alice and Cora Edmonston, isabel RoI,jc
Mary and Priscilla Dawson, Daisy Mason
Mamie Bradley, Rosa Henderson, Mrs. Greer
Lowry, Miss Julia and Mamie Unison. Misses
susie and Agnes Bailey. Mrs. A. s. Johns
Miss Resale Johns, Mrs. Rose Williams'
MISS same sa1lia Neirs Miss Rosa Williams.
Mamie Hogg, Mrs. c. w. Fields Mss
BESSIE and Neva Fields. Misses AIollie and
Emma Holland, Mrs. Chopper. Miss. Molj;a
d hId' %rs MIS- S PIERCE Hall Mrs; chas. Dow
anderson. Mrs VIM. Neirs. Mrs. j. b, Hen
derson. Misses Agnes and Mamie Natlack
Mrs. H. Maurice Talbot, Miss Bessie Trail
Miss Rosalie Muncaster. Miss Cason Nessrs'
Euc;r ~
Z. Z. Swormstedt, Henry Beard. Harry
Roome, +. NJ. Wilson, Donald Fugitt- Clar-
ence Elmo Ergood. Wallace J. Orme, Leon
ldas Jackson, Frank G. Davidson. I W
DonneIly +. c. GetZendanner e. p. Dough-
erty, w. Z. Fox, George T Urner. F +
Gaeen, }; G Crawford. Jas. X. Polk, j. S.
tucker tucker, J. cassin, Washington; Frank and
Enoch Keys. Linden: Edw. Bready. George
town; j. T. Bond, Sandy Spring; Thomas
Clark, Howard county; Harry V Bouic, j.
NJ. West, H. c. West, Baltimore: Hampton
and Theodore Jones Potomac; R NJ. Mack
ALL 1r, Olney; Geo. r. Riggs, Brookeville:
Leonard l.. Nicholson, Lee Dorsey Harry
Dawson, John Brewer, Garner Bouic.
Bowie Ninson, Robert b. Peter. Roger
Shaw Worthington Talbot. Ohio Talbot,
Charles and Ralph Jones, Abby Henderson,
Dlnwiddie Luckett Harry Beverly, c. p
Carter, Thomas J. Neirs, Theodore Mason.
Lane Johns, Lewis Watson. J. NJ. Watkins,
Ninson, Walter A. Williams Daingerlield
Luckett, Chas, ]. Maddox, jr., Benz. Riggs.
@. NJ. Anderson. Samuel Riggs H c.
Fields, DR.. r. c. Warfield. Mr.. and Mrs
VIM Dorsey, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas b. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs ID. II. Warfield, Mr. and Mrs
z: c. Peter, Mr.. and Mrs L. L. Nicholson,
Mr.. and Mrs Hattersly W. Talbot. Mr.
and Mrs. John b. Dawson, Mr.. and Mrs r.
II. Stokes.
The marriage Of Miss Mary p. Ninnmo
and Mr.. David c. Balentine, deputy collec-
tor of customs at Springfield, Ohio. took
place today at noon at the Church of the
Covenant and was witnessed by a gather
ing of friends. MIR. Harry X. Willard and
Mr.. kennon ForteScue of New York were
ushers and preceded the bride TO the plat
fern. She was escorted by her cousin, Mr.
Joseph p. Nimmo. Rev. Teunis s. Hamjn
performed the ceremony. and at its con-
cluslon the smiling couple waited in The
vesubule and received the ngratulat lions
OF their friends The bridal gown was of
light gray cloth, and the black velvet toque
was trimmed with light Dresden ribbon
and white aigrette Her bouquet was of
lilies of the valley tied with long white
streamers. The couple will reside In this
city after June g. at the residence of the
bride, go 18th street Among those who
witnessed the ceremony was Miss Isabel
Nimmo, Mrs. Stockbridge, Mrs. BIice, Prof
and Mrs. Thomas Wilson, Miss Alisan VIII
| sen, Mrs. and the Misses Cotton, Mrs.
Morrill,, Miss Swan, Mrs. A. T. Britton,
| Mrs. and the Misses Wheeler and Mrs.