The times., 1898-04-27

Daughters OF the American Revolution,
will hold an open meeting this evening
at s o'clock at Wizards Hall. Friends of
| members and other District chapters are
invited to be present.
A pretty noon wedding of Monday was
that of Miss Ella Harvey Borland and
Mr. Frank H. Gray. of Norfolk. Va. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. a. T.
Harding, of St. Pauls Episcopal Church,
at the home of the bride, on Corcoran
Street, in the presence of immediate rel
| atives. Mr. and Mrs. Gray are now at
their future home in Norfolk.
Secretary and Mrs. Gage have as their
guests their daughter Mrs. L. F. Pierce
| and Mrs. ;5hrtnway and her son, Mr.. 2.
r. ShumWay, CT Chicago.
Mrs Long. wife of the Secretary of The
Navy. entertained twenty-five ladies at
luncheon Monday at her apartments at
the Portland.
The pound party for the poor old people
inmates of the home conducted by the
Little Sisters of the Poor" II and Third
Streets northeast. will begin on Monday,
May 2 and continue during the entire
week. All are invited TO visit the home
during that time and bring their pound.
| Groceries and provisions of any kind will
| be thankfully received; particularly tea,
coffee and sugar. The Little Sisters have
| now about two hundred aged persons to
provide for who have been received into
the home regardless of creed, color or
nationality: so it is to be hoped that this
appeal for aid will be generously respond
ed to. 1t is well known that the Little
Sisters have done much for the poor dur
ing their twenty-seven years Of labor in
this city. They receive nothing from Con-
gress and have no income save the vol
untary contributions of the charitable
public. Visitors admitted daily from 10 a.
! m. until p. m.
Mrs. Elmer E. Simpson, of 1901 Thir-
! teenth Street, will not be at home today,
but will receive next Wednesday.
Miss Anna Caroline Loeffier daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles D. A. Loefer,
and MIR. Nicholas Eckhardt, jr, will be
married this evening al o'clock at ST.
Paul's Lutheran Church
Mrs Albert c. Janin of No u Lafay-
cite Square has cards out for small
dance for Thursday evening next from
| to u.
| Miss Virginia Luckett's dancing class
viii close is successful season with a
| Theater on next Tuesday evening at
| O'Clock. The program will include a
| unique statue dance by Miss Luckett and
| q colonial minuet by group of tots of
| four years.
The ladies of the Union Veteran Legion
| are making a record for patriotism and
| socia bility. In accordance with their ear
| neStness of purpose in all directions, the
! organization held a business meeting and
| social gathering on Saturday night, when
| a fine program was rendered. A number
! of the L. V. L. s attended in a body and
! listened to speeches, music and recita-
| tions, after which refreshments were
| served. The auxiliary numbers over sixty
members and applications are ready for
| a dozen more.
Wimodaughsis will commence it's weekly
| excursions into the country on Saturday
| afternoons The first one of the season
| will occur on Nav at AS D. m These
| trips will be profitable as well as pleasant
and the party Of ladies and men will be
| accompanied by Prof. George Perkins
| Merrill, of the geological department of
! the National Museum. a number of per-
| sons have registered for the outings.
The directors of Wimodaughss are pre-
| pairing for the annual meeting of stock
holders which will occur on the third
Wednesday in May. when the election of
three directors will take place and on the
following Monday the new board will
elect officers for the ensuing year The
past year has been most prosperous for
the organization.
The Current Topic talks of Miss Janet
Richards continue to be popular and on
each Monday morning and evening large
| number of ladies gather in Wimodaugh-
sis's parlors to hear her clear explanations
OF war matters, and to gain knowledge
| of technicalities of the situation that or
binary reading does not give.
The Biennial of Women's Clubs will
open in Denver June q. and it is esti-
mated that over seven hundred delegates
will be present at the convention A large
number of visitors will take advantage
of ,he rate of $i7 for the round trip from
Washington. The New England club
women. personally conducted" by Mrs.
Helen NJ. Winslow will join the New
York delegates under the charge of Mrs.
William Tod Helmuth at New York and
then come to Washington where they
will remain a few days. The Baltimore
and Ohio are getting together a party
which will go to Denver by way of St.
Louis and return for the Omaha Expos-
ton, then to Chicago and Pittsburg to
Washington There viii be five represen>
tatives from the District Federation OF
Clubs with alternates besides those sent
by the Woman's National Press Asso-
cia;ion and Pro Re Nata
Miss Janet Elizabeth Richards gave a
most entertaining lecture last night be-
fore a large audience at the Universal
list Church. her subject being Natures
Wonderland, the Yellowstone Park"
Miss Richards has already achieved a
well-earned reputation as a successful
lecturer and her effort last night proved
to be one of her best and brightest. IL
lustrated by a large number of beauti-
ful stereoptcon views Miss Richards
gave a clear and eloquent description of
the great National Park, both her pict-
ures and the narrative being frequently
interrupted with applause. Her descrlp-
tions Of the great natural curiosites of
the park, the boiling springs and spoutng
geysers, the ''forma tions" u" geyser cones
and basins, and particularly her account
OF the loathsome mud geyser, were all
wonderfully graphic while ner descrp-
ton of the wonders and beauties of the
Grand Canyon was really eloquent In
addition to fine descriptive powers Miss
Richards always intersperSes her lectures
with frequent touches of humor, which
add much that is enivening to the whole.
Her account of the famous park hold
up last August was most interesting and
she quite brought down the house with
several patriotic illusions, particularly
with stirring recitation in eulogv of
Old Glory.
AS a whole Miss Richards's lecture was
success and gain for her many subse-
quent engagements. Her colored slides
were particularly fine.