Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-29
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Pleasant Hospitalities in Well-Known
Homes.
Fur Seal Conference VIII he the
Next Social Lfons-Future and
Past Wesldings-Notcs.

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert J. wynne enter
tanned party of friends at dinner last
night The table, at which a dozen covers
were laid. was handsomely adorned with
flowers and asparagus vine. The center
piece was a tall vase, filled with yellow
chrysantheEums. and the tapers in the
silver caadelabras burned under yellow
shades. The guests were General and Mrs.
II. v. Boynton, CD. and Mrs. F. c. Aims
worth Maj. and -Irs. Carson. Rev. DIR.
Stafford. Rev. Charles NJ. Bart. Miss Helena
Mccarthy and Mr.. Hubbard T. Smith.
Ex-Secretary John w. Foster will give
reception Monday evening next in honor
of the members of the fur seal conference.
The Spanish minister and family will
spend next month in New York. where
they arrived yesterday, as the Belden Noble
| house. which will be their Washington home
this winter. will not be ready for their oc-
cupancy until December 1.
DR.. Grace Roberts, after spending the
past two months in travel and rest in
| Maine. Canada, at the Thousand Islands
and in New York and Pennsylvania. re-
| turned home to Washington this week.
Mrs. Eva GLEN, wife Of Chief Electrician
c. P. Gliem of the Capitol building. is in
Philadelphia, visiting friends. She will re-
main two weeks.
Mrs. w. F. Stidham and daughter have
returned to the city after an absence of
eighteen months, both being much improv-
ed in health. They will make their home
for the winter with Miss Worthington,
1881 Sth street northwest, where they Will
be pleased to see their friends.
Mrs. B. Lloyd Of 1855 street has with
her Miss Frances s. Hicks of Tacoma,
Washington. her niece. sister OF her
adopted daughter Anna, who died on the
1st of last July.
The marriage of Miss Henrietta Hitch
~ MrS BOSWELL Hitch
cock. to Frederick Hartman villa be cele-
| brated November IL. in St. Bartholomew
Church, New York. The reception will be
| held at the Murray Hill Hotel.
There was a merry gathering at the
| house of Mr.. Oscar Krumke last evening.
the occasion being the celebration of his
twenty-first birthday. Those present were
the Misses Ewald. Hermann. Mueller.
Goebel. Williams. Hersog. Upermann and
NJ. and E. Schneider. and Messrs. Schanke4.
Rotch, Hermann. Walter, Kaiser. Horner.
Ewing. Pitt. Brodt, Schultz and A. and G.
Loef1ler.
A very pleasant musicale was given We'd
Mrs. ]. w. Smith. Mr.. John Porter Law
cree played in his usual fine style, and
Mrs. Wickersham's old friends were charm
ed to hear again her fine contralto voice.
Mrs. Monypeny and Mrs. Bailoch also gave
piano solos.
Miss Nellie E. Rice of this city and Mr..
Walter L. Van de Wiele Of Brooklyn were
married at the Fifteenth Street M. E.
Church last evening by the Rev. S. Reese
Murray. The bride is the daughter of Mr..
George H. Rice. Mr.. and Mrs. Van de
Wiele will reside at 110S Johnson avenue,
Brooklyn.
Mrs. Thos. E. Nyman and family have
returned to the city and are located at
921 r street.
Mr. and Mrs William E. Curtis have re-
turned from Ohio and are now settled in
| their residence, 1901 Connecticut avenue,
for the winter.
Mrs. William Writ Kimban is at the Irv-
ing, 1909 18th street.
Yesterday afternoon there was a gath
ering of little ones at the home of Mrs
Thomas T. Keane to celebrate the birth
day anniversary of her daughter Nellie The
parlors were taStefully decorated with
chrysanthemGms and palms. The children,
| after having enjoyed themselves at various
games, repaired to the dining room, where
! a bountifui collation. was served. Among
| those present were Misses Margaret How
ard, Virginia Walker, Leona Dietz. Mad
cline Burns. Estelle Hand, Bernadettc
Shea, Irene and Louise Palmer, Bessie An
ME and May Barker. Nellie Howser. Helen
| Durnin Nellie and Rita keane and Mas
tiers Edward Gibbons, Ralph Gilbert, Nellie
Collier, Eugene Darr. Willie Keane.
1t has just been announced that the mar
| riage of John ]. Curtis. son of the late
| Gov. Curtis CT Idaho, and Mrs. Louise
Brook Bailey of Ohio, daughter of the late
Col. Hunter Brooke took place at Alex
andris, Va, August 81 at the parsonage of
Rev. w. b. Butler of the Baptist Church
| of that city, in the presence of a few i'll
vited frier DIS. After wedding dinner at
| the home of Mrs. Q. Patton, the couple re-
turned to Washington and took up their
residence at 326 AZ street, where they will
be glad to see their friends.