Evening star., 1898-11-18
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Bal Poudre Given for Benefit of the Chill
dren's Hospital
Members of Hunting Club Return
From a Trip to the Mountains-
General and Personal.

The ladies of Virginia Memorial Chap
ter of st. Mary's Guild gave a bal poudre
last evening at Linthicum Hall on 0 street
between 31st and 32d streets, which was
attended by the leading residents of this
section, and was continued until the early
hours of this morning. The hall was pref
tily and tastefully decorated for the occa-
sion, and there excellent music. The
ball was given for the benefit of the Chill
dren's Hospital of Washington.
The committee in char of the affair
consisted of Miss Gloriani Gordon. Mrs. B.
b. Wilson. Miss Lucy Bradley and Miss
Virginia Powell Goodwin. The reception
committee was composed of Mrs William
Gordon, Miss Bertha LOCKER, Mrs. Walter
Wheatiey and Mrs. Kurtz Among those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hyde,
MIR. and Mrs. ]. Miller Kenyon, Mr.. and
Mrs Frank p. Leech, Mr. and Mrs Thos
Bradley, Mrs. Florence Hornies Miss Re-
becca Hyde, Miss Elizabeth Bradley Miss
Helen Dunlop, Miss Cottron Miss Esther
Gordon, Miss Helen Cragin, Miss Grace
Dunlop, Miss Madeline O'Brien, Miss Marie
Young. the Misses Leech, the Misses
Buckley, Miss Dougal, Miss Belle Wiett
Miss Sallie Cox, Miss Julia Wilson, Miss
May Harvey, Misses Carrie, Fannie. Gene
We've Cassin, Miss Virginia Adler, Mr. and
Mrs. M. j. Adler Miss McCahill. Mr.. and
Mrs Mrs. b. B. Wilson, Miss NJ. Young,
Messrs Reeve Lewis, S. Duncan Bradley.
David A. Greenlees, Capt. r. Douglas
Simms, Frank Davis, Aleck Bentley, Hugh
Pendleton, Harry and Laird Blunt, Gra-
ham Hume. Armistead Peter, John Ur-
quhart, Lewis Haskell, Wilson Young Fred
Leech, Edward LOCKER, Barry Mohun, John
Peachin Edward kimble, Andrew Y.
Bradley, Alfred Tyler, Morgan Thompson,
William Nesbit, Clair Gordon, Karl Croke,
Reynolds Nicholson and James Willett.
Capture of Large Game.
The G. NJ. Gun and Hunting Club, COM
posed of DR.. w. D. Monroe, Harry Staub
David Weaver and VIM. Britt of George
town, Mr.. Burdett of Takoma Park and Mr.
Carr OF Hyattsvtlle, Nd, have returned after
a most pleasant and successful hunt in the
Allegheny mountains. The party got three
very fine deer. one wild turkey, two pleas
ants two large foxes. fifty or more rabbits
and about one hundred quail. 1t was the
intention of the club to hunt quail princi-
pally, but. finding larger game, they all
soon contracted the buck fever.
Most of the gentlemen had the pleasure of
commissioning the usual punishment to DR..
Monroe for shooting at and missing deer,
but he afterward redeemed himself by kill
ing fine doe.
School Entertainment.
The pupils of the Tenleytown public school
gave a very pleasing and successful enter
tainment last evening at the school, which
ho tiIltiibtu ny d large Hu1HUtT Ol IFlSnuS.
The program embraced choruses by the
third. fifth. first, second and fourth grades.
Others who assisted in the program were
Prof. R. r. Riordan Mr. Frank Cox, Miss
AtLee, Mrs. Bangeter, Mr. ]. H. Duffey and
Johnny Shoemaker. Miss Hopkins and Miss
Mason were the accompanies of the even
in.
Hodge Waddey's Death.
Mr.. Hodge Waddey, the son of Mr. William
S. Waddey, died last evening at his resi-
dence. 2913 n street, after a short illness |
The deceased was employed as a clerk in |
the navy yard. He leaves a widow and |
family to mourn his death. The funeral |
will most likely be held tomorrow afternoon
about 2:3O o'clock the interment being at |
Oak Hill cemetery.
Brief Mention.
Miss Anna Thomas of this place has left |
for Portland, Ore, where she expects to re- |
main for several months
John B. Lord has bought of Joseph A |
BlundOn lot l in block Is of the University |
Heights subdivision at an unnamed consid- |
Grafton
Potomac Chapter, No. s, R. A. NJ, will |
receive d grand visitation next Tuesday |
evening, on which occasion Gen. S S. Bur |
dette will deliver an address.
George w. and Thomas l.. Cropley have |
sold to Joseph w. Collins part of lot 81 of |
square 1916. The property is located on p |
street between 34th and Both streets
The sixth and last lecture of the series |
arranged by the biological department of
Georgetown University for the season was
delivered Wednesday evening by Mr. Fred |
erick a. Lucas of the National Museum
His subject was The Haunts and Habits of
the Fur Seal A large-sZed audience was
present AS an Introduction to the lecture
Mr.. clifford Sappington, class of 1901 rem
dered the serenade for the violin from S
troehlich, accompanied on the piano by
Mr.. George Herbert Wells
The president and faculty of the universi-
ty took occasion to thank the lecturers of
the course for rendering the Wednesday
evenings so agreeable and Instructive The
thanks of the president and faculty were
also extended to the frieEds of the uniyer-
Sl1Y for he k,ns