Evening star., 1899-03-31
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Two Subscription Dances for the Coming
Week.
White House Guests for Easter-Re-
cent Wedding-EnGagem
Announccd-Pers0B

General Hastings, the newly appointed
chief of the bureau OF American republics.
and the Misses Hastings, who arrived from
Bermuda "Wednesday, are guests at the
White House and will remain there over
Easter.
Invitations are out for two subscription
dances TO be given The 9Th and 18th. The
eleven members of the committee are all
weIl-known ladies. A cotillon will be given
the last night.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Sarah Pach to Mr.. Otto Wolf of Union
town, Ala. At home 122S 1th street, Sun
day, April ., from to 10.
Mrs. Arthur X. Raymond of 1115 Park
place northeast gave luncheon yesterday
to meet her mother. Mrs. c. A. Newton.
The table was beautifully decorated with
carnations. Among those present were
Mrs r. A. Chester, Mrs. II. Caruthers.
Mrs A. Woodbridge, Judge and Mrs. II.
Newton, the Misses Henrietta and Matilda
Chester. Jessie and Hautance Newton, Mr..
and Mrs. c. A. Newton, Messrs. F. w. and
S. +. Payne.
Mrs. Henry Brevoort Bristol and Mrs.
Henry a. Morrow, No. 1901 Q street, will
not receive Fridays until April IA. Mrs.
Morrow is going TO Columbus, Ohio, April
15.
The friends of Mrs T. w. Birney will
be glad to learn that her little daughter
Catherine has entirely recovered from her
recent illness.
Mrs. Henry C. Rothrock and Miss Rosa
Eberly left the city this morning for ATTAIN
tic City, to spend the Easter week
The marriage of Miss Florence Leeds and
Rev. H. F. Wright took pace Wednesday
at tie home of the brides mother, Mrs
Virginia Leeds, at Glenbrook, Fairfax
county, in the presence of a large number
of relatives and immediate friends of the
family. Rev. a ID. Melvin of Baltimore
Nd president of the annual conference Of
the Methodist Protestant Church of Mary
land and Virginia, officiated. The groom is
a prominent minister of this church, serv-
ing several churches in Fairfax county.
The bride has been a popular teacher in
the public graded school of Falls Church
for number of years. After attending the
annual conference at Crisfield, Md, next
week the happy couple will visit relatives
in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The
bride was the recipient of many handsome
and useful presents
There masked surprise party given
at the residence of Mrs. A. E. Brown. so
13th street southeast. Monday evening
March p, by the nieces and nephews of Mrs.
Brown, in honor of her birthday anniver-
sary. Those present were Mr.. and Mrs. r.
Fl. Jordan. Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Jordan,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Jordan, Mr.. and Mrs
George Huntington, Mr.. and Mrs. F. ].
Eisinger, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Eisinger
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Mattingly, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Malone, Mrs. Mary Mattingly, Mrs E.
Mattingly, Mrs. Gonter, Mrs. Riley, Mrs
Phipps, Misses Nj. Malone, Alice Coffey, An
ME May Davis, X. Jordan, p. Jordan, May
and Clara Gonter. and Messrs. Robert Mat
tingiy, Bernard Jordan, W. and f. Eisinger
and Willie and Howard Huntington.
Tuesday night last a musical and literary
entertainment was given at Whitefield NJ.
e. Church, Lanham, Md, under the au-
spices of the Epworth League, of which Mr..
and Mrs. W. A. Nestler are the vice presi-
dents respectively. The church was beau
tifuly decorated with evergreens, palms
and lilies by Mrs. W. A. Nestler, Miss Ber-
tie Harvey and Messrs. Joe Harvey, tr.,
and Percy Burgess. The following program
was rendered: Address of welcome by
Freddie Nestler: Auction Extraordinary
and Wanted, Minister'S Wife, by Char
lie Nestler; vocal 500, w. A. Nestler; read
ing by Mrs. Brewer, vocal solo by Miss
Florence Howser, trios by Messrs. Duval
Barnes and Burgess of Renning D. c., and
vocal solo by Miss Inga Shilling of the
same place. The last named whistled the
Mocking Bird to the accompaniment of
Mr.. Burgess on the organ.