Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-15
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
The Coming Marriage Of Miss Ward and
Mr.. Anderson.
The May Ball at Blaine House for
Sweet Charity-Interesting
Personal Notes.

at noon wednesday, at d. JOHN NhuiS"'
Washington. Rev. Alexander Mackay-
Smith will officiate. Miss Alice Ward Will
attend her sister as maid of honor, and the
best man will be Henry B. Anderson OF
New York. the oldest brother and law part
ner of the groom The ushers will be Reg
inald Tower charge d affaires of the British
embassy at Washington; Frederick Evans.
secretary to the Vice President; Charles B.
Warren of Detroit, formerly associate coun-
sell for the United States on the Boring sea
claims commission; William Williams Of
New York formerly associate counsel for
the United States before the Paris arbltra-
ton tribunal; George E Eliot, recently
member of the faculty of Yale University,
and p. Lee Anderson of washington. MT
and Mrs Anderson will spend their honey
moon on a cruise of several weeks In a
schooner yacht along the coast.
Mrs A. H. Atwood of Philadelphia, who
has resided in this city for the past year,
and who has many friends here. has sent
out cards announcing the marriage OF her
daughter Sarita to Mr.. Lee Armstead stup-
.blefield of New Orleans. The young bride
has been very popular in society here and
is a fine pianist. She is the granddaughter
of the late Rev. Anthony Atwood OF Phila-
deIphia and has many relatives In that
civ and Germantown. Mr.. Stubbleffeld Is
both wealthy and handsome, and is now
making a tour of the southern cities with
his bride They will be in this city shortly
to remain week.
Baltimore will have an international we'd
ding of great social Importance next month.
The bride Miss Claire Patterson. met the
groom, Count Iaesare di Conturba of Milan
in Europe the past winter. she mas just
returned. The happy count arrived
ship ahead and has already been honized
in Baltimore. After the ceremony large
reception will be given by the BRIDE step
father and mother, MIR. and Mrs. DaNlo
Stewart.
The entertainment for the Chidrens Hos
pttsl for which Mrs Washington has
given her house will take place Saturday
evening at $50. A change OF date was
made late last Saturday afternoon. 1t mas
been decided to make ii a ball as wei as d
promenade concert. The carpet mas oeen
removed from the banquet hall, and the
floor will be planned and polished SO that
dancing will be really the feature OF the
evening The price of the tickets IN
cludes refreshments which the hostess also
gives. Mrs. Davis. president of the ladies'
board of the Children Hospital, ana MIS-.
Westinghouse will receive. They Will De
assisted by the officers of the ladies' board
The floor managers will be prominent so
ciety men, and the event promises TO De
the largest society meet OF the waning
spring season.
Mrs. M F. Smith has removed from 1892
Massachusetts avenue to 1907 Rhode Island
avenue northwest.
The local section of the National Science
Club and others were delightfully."- enter
tained Friday last by Mrs. Frank Benton
at her home in LIE Droit Park. The AFTER
noon was pleasantly and prohtably spent
in the inspection Of Mr.. Benton's apiary
of Carniola bees. Mrs. Benton explaining
and illustrating to the members in most
interesting manner the work ana hdpl.s
of the bees. Those present were mrs. a
NJ Mcmillan, Mrs. Payne of Colorado Mrs:
NJ r. Mcconnell, Mrs. NJ. l. Barnes OF
Iacon. Ill, Miss Mary Jones, Mrs. l.. o. TAI
bolt, Mrs Rice, Mrs. Doris, Mrs van
Voorst Miss Benton, Mrs. John hyue' MISS
Hyde and Mrs. Gallagher.
Miss Judith Gassaway of this city was
guest last week at contest of needles
and pins given by Mrs. Charles H ADAMS,
her cousin in New York. The men invited
were obliged to trim Leghorn hat with
tule and roses and the girls made men 5
neckties. Supper and dancing closed the
enjoyment.
The first annual meeting of the National
Society of Daughters of Founders and Pa
triots of America was held in this city SAT.
urday evening, May Is, at the residence ot
General II. V. Boynton. There was a snort
program including music and paper on
''Unwritten History" after which the MEM
bers and guests spent an hour in social en-
jOyment.
Mrs. Chas Hanback, of S13 18th street is
confined to her apartments by severe at
tack of rheumatism.
Inc regular IlOHlIllS liiSeNIiAto III NAiN A>o'
Rose Pleasure Club of Capitol Hill was
held last Friday evening al the residence
of Miss Mary Cuddy, 632 9th street north
east. After very delightful muslca! ana
literary program light refreshments were
served. Messrs. Kettler, Poston and Nler-
buchen rendered a number of popular
songs. Those present were: Misses Flora
and Edith Austin, Bailey, Bishop' Black
Brennan, Burke, Cuddy, Held, Jaques,
Jordan, Poston. Ray, Mabel and Virgie
Raymond. Rowan. Saunders. Stephenson
and Tyler, and Messrs. Bradley, Kane,
Kettler, klawins. Holmes. Maxwell, Me
Mutre, Morrisette, f. Clarence Poston,
Rice. Rodrick. Louis A. Sterne, Smith and
Carl Nierbuchen.
Cen and Mrs. Oswald H. Ernst and their
daughter, Miss Ernst, are now in New
York. Gen. Ernst came home from Cuba
only last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Halliday will go to
their fine home at Tuxedo Park when they
leave Washington for the season
Mrs HamIin will accompany Rev. DR..
Hamlin to Minneapolis next week. She has
been invited to speak at the Woman
Home Missionary meeting on the 18TH,
which will be held in connection with the
general assembly of the Presbyterian
Church.
The marriage of Mr.. George Albert Will
son, formerly a well-known Washington
newspaper nan. apd Miss Sarah A. Bell of
New York took place May at Science
tady, n. Y, Rev. ]. c. Russum, pastor or
the Albany Street Methodist Church. off,
ciating. The ceremony was attended only
by few immediate friends and relatives or
the bride and groom. The groom left Wash
ington a few weeks ago to accept the local
editorship of the Schenectady, N. Y. Ga
zette Mr. Wilson has served on various
newspapers in Washington. New York,
Albany and other cities, and has many
friends in the capital.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. William Lee of No. 49s
MARYLAND avenue southwest will this even
ing celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary
of their, marriage.
Miss Henrietta Cowperthwait, whose
death occurred in Philadelphia yesterday,
following severe pleurisy, was the last sur
vivor Of family of sisters, whose home on
Capitol Hill was for years one of the quiet
centers of cultivation and refinement in
Washington, and who were also active in
church and charitable work. They were
the daughters of the late Mr.. Hulings Cow
perthwait of Philadelphia, and leave a
number of friends and relatives in both
cities to mourn that the last of that gen.
Grafton of their family has now been called
away.
Secretary Gage and Mrs Gage have re-