Evening star., 1898-02-19

Mrs. keim will have with her beside the
ladies who were the promoters of the So
ciety, Mrs. KINNEY, state regent OF Con-
necticut; Mrs. Mathers, state regent of
Tennessee; Mrs. Lindsay of Kentucky Mrs
n. II. Sperry of Connecticut, Mrs. Daniel
Ermentrout of Pennsylvania, Mrs. A. l..
Barber, vice president general of the Ma
tional Society, Children of the American
Revolution: Mrs. c. r. McKenney, delegate
from Minnesota She will also be assisted
by several young ladies from Minnesota,
Connecticut, Chicago and New York.
merry party Of masQueraders, consti-
tuting the V. w. Circle. and a few of its
friends, met at the residence Of Mr. Ray
mond Ayre, 416 10th street southwest,
last evening and spent an enjoyable time.
Those present and costumed were as fol-
lows: Ladies Quaker maiden, Mamie
Price; maid cf the seventeenth century,
milkmaid. Grace Witter; Charleys Aunt.
Elinor Walker; red dominoes, Zelda Rollins
and Josephine Leesnitzer; bicycle girl, Miss
Davis; Bo-Peep, Sally Carter; flower girls,
Mabel Boyd and Nelly Stevens. Gentlemen
Farmer Corntossel and son Josh, Clarence
Fisher and Worth Harper; Turk, Raymond
Ayre; clown, Lucius Smith; bum Maurice
Lodge; Deacon Makepeace, Charles Price;
bicycle girl, William Hall; cadet, Richard
Walker; sport, Edward Walker.
Senator and Mrs. Crllom gave a beautiful
dinner last night at their residence on
Massachusetts avenue. The guests includ-
ed Senator and Mrs. Platt, the Mexican
minister and Mrs. Romero. Senator and
Mrs. Spooner, Senator and Mrs. Burrows
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Foster Senator and
Mrs. Hanna, Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks,
Senator and Mrs. Mason, Representative
and Mrs. Hit, Representative and Miss
Cannon, and Mr.. VIM. Penn Nixon of Chi
cago. The table decorations were pink
roses and violets.
One of the most enjoyable social events
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given to Miss Lou Poore of 1915 32d street
northwest The masQueraders were Mr..
and Mrs. Havell. Mr.. and Mrs. Wheatley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Walsh Mrs j. Cole
man. Misses Richardson, Ella and Lottie
Barnes, Mary Jarrett, Maggie Coleman
Messrs James Hayes, w. Mannon, F. Cur
ran and L. Poore.
The annual ball OF the Washington AS
sembly. to be given at the Arlington on
Monday next. promises to be more brilliant
tnan any previous one undertaken by this
organization. The most prominent mem-
bers of social and diplomatic life in this
city are among the subscribers. The ex-
scutive committee, Mr.. Edward McCauley
MAJ. Joseph p. Sanger and Mr.. John c.
fCor, nave been indefatigable in their ef-
forts to make this ball brilliant finish to
the season. The large parlors and beauti-
ful ball room will be decorated with how-
ers. trailing vines and electric lights. Mrs
H. H. Hit Will receive the guests, who will
be presented by the president, Judge John
Davis. Mr.. Frank Lee will lead the CO.
tillon.
The Brazilian minister and Madame de
Mendonca entertained Friday evening a.
clnner the Chinese minister and Madame
Wu, Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson, Senior and
Madame Rengifo. Mr. de Wollant Mr. and
Mrs. Adam, Mr.. Thiebaut, Senior and Mad
anne lnfante, Miss Cropper, Mr.. and Mad
anne Oliveira Lima, Mr.. Morelos, Mrs. Mac
Bean and Miss Valentino de Mendonca,
Invitations to the faculties and students
of the School of Grauate Studies the Col
lege and the Scientific School of the Column
bian University have been issued by Presi-
dent Whitman and Deans Munroe Hum
tington and Hodgkins for a reception at
the university on the evening Of Tuesday,
February -.
Mrs. H. Clay Browning will be at home
on Monday afternoon, from 3 to 9, for the
last time this season. Mrs. Browning will
be assisted by Mrs. ]. Henry Kaiser.
The marriage of Miss Carroll Evans Nor
gan and Mr.. B. Lowndes Jackson will take
place Monday noon at the home of the
bride. The ceremony will be witnessed by
relatives. and the breakfast following will
include a few intimate friends.
Misses Almyra Burgess and Anna E. Died
erick invited q number of their friends on
Thursday evening to meet Miss j. Moselle
Jarboe of Maryland. A very delightful
evening was enjoyed by all. Among the
guests were Misses ]. Moselle Jarboe An
na Mae Melton, Almyra Bradley, Mamie
Ofutt. Afmyra Burgess. Anna e. Diederick.
and Messrs B. p. Walters. Louis A. Green.