Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-05
THE SOCIAL WORLD
CONTINUED from Seventh pase.)

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! following officers were elected: President.
/ Miss Spaiedt; vice president Miss A. Head,
| and treasurer. Mr.. J. Gordon. After bust
ness arrangements were dispensed with
games and music were enjoyed and supper
| served. In the donkey contest the prizes
were won by Miss E. Van Horn and Mr.
fsa crimson Among those present we're
ebert, c. Kaliph. E. German, c. Spliedt
| and Messrs. e. Hutchinson. ]. Gordon, c.
Farrell. c. Page. 8. Bliss and K. Morri-
] home of Miss Head, 1915 East Capitol
I street.
Mrs. Hugh Johnston of $50 street north
west will not be at home again until Mon
| day. February %.
| Mrs. c. A. Maxwell is spending Junior
| week with her son. M. Carson Maxwell, at
Cornell University.
The congressional ladies of the Elsmere,
Mrs. Brosius and Miss Brosius, Mrs. Gran
and sister, Miss Crane, Miss Broderick and
| Miss Fannie Broderick and Mrs. McKenney
and niece, Miss Miller will receive Tuesday
! afternoon from 3 to 6.
Mrs. R. c. Gwynn and her daughter, Mrs
Johnson HELEN, will not receive Monday,
February Z, but will receive, for the last
time this season, Monday, February IA.
Mrs. A. c. Harmer, wife of Representa-
tive Harmer of Pennsylvania, will be at
home Tuesday next from to s. Mrs.
Reside will assist her.
Inns, Mrs. Behring's mother, are now estab-
lished for the winter at Los Angeles, Cal
| They will visit Washington in May.
Mrs. A. M. Renshaw of Philadelphia is
| visiting her sister, Miss Wells of 18th
| street.
Mrs. J. Keith Edwards will be at home
Tuesday, February 8, at the Ingleside, 1927
| l street northwest.
Mrs. John w. Thompson will he at home
| for the first time this season next Monday
| afternoon, and will also receive the three
| following Mondays in February. Owing to
| the Illness of Mr.. Thompson she has not
| been able to see callers her usual day
at home.
| Mrs. Evert L. Harvey and Mrs. Charles
| M Forrest will be at home Mondays. Feb
| ruary and IA, at AS Sd street northwest.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Robert I. Hill have re-
turned to the city and have reopened their
| home at 173S . street northwest. Mrs.
| airy.
| Miss Kondrup will be at home on Mon
| day. February Z, assisted by her guest, Mrs.
| Clarence Belts of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Bacon. jr., entertained
| friends at a delightful dance Thursday
evening at their residence, 1924 E street
northwest.
| The third and last of the series Of dances
given by the Tuesday German will be held
| at Rauscher's next Tuesday evening. The
| assembly will begin at o'clock and the
cotillion at 10. Fifty couples will take
Fart The chaperons will be Mrs. J. X.
| Jones, Mrs j. c. Cooney, Mrs. Claude A.
| Swanson, Mrs. G. Wythe Cook. Mrs. Philip
| Darneille and Mrs. w. w. Dixon.
| Mrs. D. ]. Apple will receive her friends
| informally Mondays in February, at 1105
| T street, from q to o'clock.
Mrs. Walter Lewis Priddy, 121 street,
will be at home Tuesday. February s. as
| sisted by Miss Small and Mrs. Galloway
| of Baltimore.
for a visit to Danville, Va, where she will
| be the guest of Colonel and Mrs. l. H.
| Saunders of the Danville Military Insti
tute.
| The Brazilian minister and Madame Men
| donca entertained Friday evening at dinner
| the German ambassador, the French am
be ssador, the minister of the Netherlands
the minister of Chile ard Madame Cana
| the minister of Venezuela and Miss An
drade, the minister of Switzerland and
| Madame Pfoda, the Argentine minister, the
| Belgian minister and Countess LIGHTER
| velde, the Peruvian minister, Miss McKen-
| ma, Miss Gary. Mrs. Mac Bean and the
! Misses de Mendonca.
Mrs. Field and Mrs. Condit-Smith will
| not receive Mondays in February.
Miss Aukam has gone to New Orleans, to
| be the guest of Mrs Cleminshaw and Capt
Woodward's family.
Mrs; Aukam will not be at home Tues
| days this season.
Mrs. A. G. Gross and the Misses Gross
| of 1722 18th street northwest will be at
home Wednesday, February 16.
A farewell reception was given Tuesday
| evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Faux
ner of 4th street northeast. The guests OF
ter Miss Jennie Faulkner of Pittsburs,
Pa. The decorations were carnations.
Among those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
| F. Stocks, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Dunn, MI
| enbach, Misses Louise Donch Mamie
Ortlip, Mae Berckman, Flossie Bliss, vera
| Stocks, Clara Donch, Annie Bliss, Kate
| Berckman, Annie Ortlip. Vera j. Faulkner
and Messrs. Nixon, Elwell. Sears, Donch,
Balderston, Delaplaine, Pickells and Ian
| tel.
| One of the prettiest social events of the
week was the reception given on Tuesday
evening by Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Prather
| at their residence, 1910 Vermont avenue, to
celebrate their golden wedding anniVer-
sary. The house was beautifully decorated
| in palms. yellow roses and jonQuils, the
same golden color being carried out in the
| decorations in the dining room. Mr.. and
Mrs Prather received their guests, as
sisted by their children and number of
young ladies' The parlors were crowded
all evening with their friends, who eX-
pressed congratulations and wishes for
| many more years of happiness. During
the evening Mr.. John Marbury, 5r., presl-
| dent of the Oldest Inhabitants, presented
| Mr. Prather with a handsome gold-headed
| cane on behalf Of the association.
Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln OF 1910 X street
gave a reception Tuesday in honor Of Mrs
Finley Morse Van Holsen. Those assist
| ing Mrs. Lincoln were Mrs. Van Holsen.
Mrs. j. D. Lincoln, Mrs. A. NJ. Jorgensen,
Mrs. Ernest r. Hunting, Mrs. E. S. Clark,
Miss f. b. Wilson, the Misses Spiers and
! Miss Lillian Gregory. Mrs. Lincoln will
receive Tuesday, February s, from to Z.
It will be her last reception for several
| weeks.
Miss Lottie Yetter entertained the Friend
ship Dime Social Club at her residence.
| 721 7th street northeast, last evening. After
| the club had been called to order by the
president, Mrs. N. L. King, and the bust
| ness on hand disposed of the social fea-
lures of the evening began. Miss Emma
| Bishop rendered several musical selections.
! First prizes in a guessing contest were
won by MIR. Stephen Brookes Of Garrett
| Park, Nd, and Miss Elizabeth Van Week.
| Miss Maud Dodson and Mr.. Frederic Haz-
| ard carried Oil the BOBBY prizes. Among
| those present were Mrs. N. L. King. Mrs.
| Terninger, Mrs. Bishop, Misses Mamie,
Emma and Nellis Bishop, Maud Dodson,