The times., 1898-09-14

national League OF 1TeSS 1iupS, tlle OthtA
association, for a joint effort toward es-
tablishing a national home for jour-
nalists Mrs O'Donoghue read a paper
entitled Pressing Need of a National
Home for Journalists" before the con-
vention last Thursday. The movement Is
heartily endorsed by the National Edito-
rial Association, which already has
local home in Florida.
Mr. Ivan Malcom. NJ. P, OF London.
was the guest of honor Monday after
noon at a small but brilliant musicale
given by former Senator and Mrs. Calvin
s. Brice. Mrs. Brice was assisted in re-
ceiying by her daughters and the house
was sylvan-like with flowers and palms.
AS is their custom. Mr.. and Mrs. Brice
varied the performance with professional
talent, the leading singer of the occasion
being Miss May Irwin, who gave her
latest negro songs.
The guests invited to meet the distin-
guished foreigner and to enjoy the brill
liant musical program were Perry Bel
mont Miss Evelyn Burden, W. V. X.
Berry, Mrs. Michael Herbert. Egerton L.
winthrop Mrs. Burke-Roche. t. San
ford Beatty, Miss Willing. James v
Parker, Mrs. Fred Grant, Frank Law
renee. Miss Brice. Grafton Gushing. Miss
Kate Brice, Mr.. and Mrs. E Rollins
Morse Miss Bessie Marberry. Mr.. and
Mrs William r. Travers and Gen. and
Mrs. Lloyd Bryce.
| The French ambassador. NJ. Jules Cam
bon. accompanied by his son. NJ. Roger
| Cambon, and his secretary, NJ. Oliver
! Taigny, returned TO Washington from
| Saratoga yesterday.
| Miss Josephine Perkins. of Sixteenth
| Street. has returned from Iowa. where
| she passed the Summer with her sister.
Mrs Let's. Her trip also included tour
among the Wisconsin Lakes.
The marriage of Miss Edythe Mohun
/ and Lieut.. Walter Oliphant Hume, L..
| S N. will be one of the prominent nup-
tial events of the FAN. The bride-to-be
! is the daughter of Mrs. Glare Hanson
| Dorsey and the granddaughter of the
| late Mrs. Anna H. Dorsey, one of the
most gifted authors of Washington s
| earlier days. Her fiance, who command
ed the Choctaw during the war, has just
| been ordered TO the navy yard at Pensa-
| cola The ceremony will be solemniZed
at St Paurs Catholic Church, on the
corner of Fifteenth and V Streets.
Mrs McBerner has returned from a
visit of several weeks to the Blue Ridge
l mountains.
Mrs. John c. Fainter. jr., and Miss Mel
| lie Fainter, of Hyattsville, are on a visit
to relatives in Lexington. w. Va They
| contemplate a trip 20 the Natural Bridge
| Luray Caves and other points of interest
before their return.
Mr. Woodford II. Babbitt of the Dis
trict Volunteers was rendered a recep-
| ton at the residence of Mr.. J. S. Gheen
504 First Street southeast. Monday even
ing. by a number of his friends in honor
of his homecoming. Mr.. Babbitt was
| presented with a beautiful bouquet, the
| presentation being made by Mr.. Harry
| Caldwell.
Among Mr.. Babbitt's friends who were
| present to welcome him were Miss Louise
| Mae Farrow, Miss Bessie Caldwell. Miss
| Ida Fry, Miss Sallie Dean. Miss Bessie
| Gheen. Miss Mabel Gheen, Miss Mabel
Shelton, Miss Annie Dean, Mrs. w. NJ
| Farrow. Mr.. Avery Gardner, Mr.. George
Dalton, Mr.. Joseph Dalton, Mr.. Alfred
Wild Mr.. John Caldwell. Master Charles
| Gheen, Mr.. W. NJ Farrow Mr.. Charles
Clague, and Mr.. H. w. Babbitt.
Miss Lillian Noland, who has been the
recent guest of the Misses Clements. OF
| Corcoran Street, has returned to heI
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