The times., 1899-05-07

| classes of nearly every year since that
| time and in organizing their alumni Miss
Marion Dougherty, of Washington, was
elected its President, the other officers. also
of this city, being Miss Lucy Byrne and
Miss Laura Tricou. First and Second Vice
Presidents; Miss Anna o'Brien, Secretary,
and Miss Helen Tourney. Treasurer.
At the conclusion of the reading of the
| roll call, which opened the meeting, an ad-
dress of welcome to the alumni was read
by Miss Agnes McGrath, who will be a
graduate of this year. Dainty refresh
| ments were served by the Sisters of the
Holy Cross at O'Clock, and the next hour
was made grlishly delightful by the sing
ing of alumni songs.
At o'clock Rev. T. j. Shahan D. D.,
| of the Catholic University, delivered an
address, and at s o'clock the sisters and
their beloved pupils received benedction in
| the artistically beautiful chapel, where the
| altar was decked with flowers and illumi-
| mated with wax lights.
The lectures on French authors and their
works which have been delivered under the
auspices Of Harvard University within the
| past few weeks by NJ. Edouard Rod have
attracted national attention to the eminent
| scholar, who made such favorable So
cial impression in Washington during his
| visit TO this city in the early spring. An
advance rumor to the effect that M. Rod
was Partisan led to several amusing mis-
understandings and explanations between
| the scholar and those he met while here.
| He is not even a Frenchman, and, as
loyal citizen should be, is proud Of his
birthplace, which was in the Swiss canton
| in which Geneva is situated. His novels,
however. have been published in France
with great success though they cannot in
the least be called French novels in the
common acceptation of the term. His an
cestors were adherents of Calvin, and he
| seems to have inherited from them a dis
position to take himself seriously-so say
| his critics, who are likewise his admirers
and friends. Frivolity and immortality have
no place in his books, though, on the other
hand, they are never heavy and have no
mission" annexed. NJ Rod expressed
himself as being deeply indebted to those
who made his stay in Washington so agree
able. and considers our Capital one of the
most beautiful cities in the world.
The regular meeting of the Undecided
| Euchre Club was held Monday evening at
| the residence of Miss Norton. The ladies'
first prize was won by Miss Teresa Sauter
the second by Miss Browne, and the con-
ISOLATION by Miss Philips For the gentle
| men the first was won by Mr.. Craig, the
| second by Mr.. Wissner and the consolation
by Mr.. Moran. Those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. Quackenbush, Miss Browne, Miss
Philips, Miss Wissner. Miss Sauter. Miss
Norton, Miss Carlane, Mr.. Williams. Mr..
| Craig, Mr.. Wissner, Mr.. Philips, Mr.. Man
gam, and Mr.. Moran. The next meeting
| will be held Tuesday, the 18TH
Mr. and Mrs. George ]. May are estab-
lished in their new home, 1903 Kenyon
Street Columbia Heights.
! Mrs. Clara Bewick Colby, editor of the
''Woman's Tribune of this city, and wife
of General Colby, U. s. A., has been in
great demand as a speaker at the national
suffrage convention during its sessions in
| Grand Rapids. Mich, just closed. One of
her most interesting addresses was made
in the Plainfield Methodist Church, on the
| equality of women with men as established
| by the Scriptures, her subject being THE
| Legend of Lilith." Another address, THE
| Philosophy of Woman Suffrage" received
much favorable comment, as did her par
| ticipation In the discussion in the conven-
| ton of the paper, "What to Do for the
| Women of Our New Possessions" Mrs.
| Colby will go from Grand Rapids to
| Rochester, N. Y, to speak before her re-
| turn to Washington.
|
| '99 of the Washington, d. c., Section
Council of Jewish Women, is called for
| tomorrow evening in the Eighth Street
| Temple. There will be important business
placed before the members, after which
| social time will be INDUCED in before
separating for the summer.
| Miss George Knox will be the queen of
| the May ball to be given by Mrs. Flora
| c. Dyer next Friday evening at the Ma
tional Rifles Armory. Her train will con-
| sist of Miss Bessie Tiffany, goddess of
| liberty; Miss Marie Betz and Miss Edith
| Gideon, first and second maids of honor;
| little Mildred Bacon, crown bearer; Mas
ter Seward Bacon, sceptre bearer; Master
Kenneth Pennie, page; Master John
| Daniels, herald little Currie Lewis and
Lula Girard, flower girls. with whole
court of FAIRIES, including, Misses Dorothy
Hanvey, Martha Poole, Kitty Poole, Libbie
| Crenshaw, Una Galloway. Marguerite
| Nailor, Kathleen Bitter, Elouise Hen
bricks, and Louise White The fairies will
be led by tiny Carrie Lewis, the daughter
| of Dr. Hall Lewis.
| At the closing May party given by Mrs.
Dyer to her pupils in Alexandria, the
pretty affair was chaperoned by Mrs. j.
| d. Gatewood, Mrs. Oscar f. Carter, Mrs.
William B. Smoot, Mrs. Marshall Jones,
| Mrs. William b. Daingerfeld, and Mrs.
| William Brent. ......
The many friends of Miss Mary E.
| Hammond of the Pension Bureau, will be
pleased to learn that she is recovering
| from a serious attack of cerebro-spinal
| meningitis.
4 quiet but pretty home wedding was
solemnized last Thursday at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. James r. Gibson, 1905
Eleventh Street northwest. The bride was
| their daughter Miss Marguerite Allen
| Gibson, and the groom Mr.. Charles L.
Maxwell, formerly of the Government SER
| vice at Washington, but who has now
been transferred to Asheville, N. c.,
| where the couple will reside. The oere-
| mony was performed by Rev. Father Ryan,
| pastor of the Church of the Immaculate
| Conception, in the drawing room, which
was iorally beautiful with spring flowers
| and palms. The bride and groom left
later for their Southern home and upon
| arriving at the railroad station were sur
| prised to find that their carriage was
| elaborately decorated with white ribbons,
| and also that a party of friends were
waiting to wish them good luck and hap
piness in their new career.
A wedding of interest to their friends In
| Washington was that of Miss ]. 'iarie
Holm, of this city, and Mr.. William Spcn-
Ger Heath, of Elgin, ILL.,, which occurred at
Grand Rapids, Mich, May 2. The bride is
| president of the Junior Woman's Suffrage
| Society of the District and was a delegate
| to the annual convention of the Woman S
| Suffrage Association. Mr.. Heath was a
resident of Washington until about a year