Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-09
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
Delightful Hospitality at the Halliday
Home
Engagement of Mr.. Murphy and Miss
Martin - Farewell Dinner to
Mrs. Mckee - Personals.

Mr.. and Mrs. Halliday entertained both
their little friends and grown-up ones yes
terday. The ball. which opened at O'Clock.
and of which Miss Katharine Grace Davis
Brown was the hostess, and the special
guests, Miss Mary Lodge Mckee and Mas
ter Benjamin Harrison Mckee, brought to-
gether charming company of children.
who passed nearly three hours In unin-
terrupted enjoyment. The Halliday home
was fragrant with all the spring blossoms,
and the hostess. of whom society has
entirely too little lately. received in the
first drawing room, where the mantels
were banked with wisteria and lilac blooms.
Mrs. Halliday wore a mature satin the
bodice covered with duchess lace. Mrs.
Mckee, in whose honor the ) o'clock guests
gathered, was handsomely gowned in
black thread lace over white silk. Mrs.
Henry Davis, Mrs. Elkns. Mrs. Robert NJ.
G. Brown, Mrs. Arthur Lee and Mrs Ayres
assisted in receiving. The ball room where
the little people danced and made merry
was favorite spot also for the older
guests. Ii is a splendid apartment almost
J)xD feet, and has a raised platform. On
this was the well. in which the children
fished with such good luck as to be each
rewarded with several pretty trinkets in
china or silver. The cake walk in which
they also participated. was most amusing
The youngsters selected slices of a gigantic
cake and two of them drew sections in
which pretty ring was concealed.
Among the guests at the tea were: Mrs.
Hay. Mrs. Sartoris. General and Mrs.
Moore, Mrs. Aubrey. Mrs Westinghouse
Mrs. Thackara, Mrs. and Miss Ashton. Mrs.
and Miss Langhorne. Miss McCeney, DIR.
and Mrs. Chatard, Captain and Mrs. Rob
ley d. Evans. Mrs. Randolph. Mrs. l.. l..
Reamey. the Misses Thomas. Miss Mont
gomery of Coburg. Canada. DIR. and Mrs.
Hamlin, Colonel and Miss Cotton. Mrs. Rey-
burn. Mrs. McCallum, Mrs. Hopkins Mrs.
Ffoulke, Mr.. and Mrs Guthridge. Mrs.
Miles Mr.. Reginald Tower, General and
Miss Card, Mrs. Goodloe. Mrs. Cole. Miss
Lawton. with hosts of others. In the din
| ing ROOM where the table was beautifully
adorned with pink roses. dainty refresh
mentS were served.
Mrs. Thackara, wife of the United States
consul at Havre has returned for a short
stay in this country, and Is now making
little visit with Mrs Reyburn.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins gave a dinner
last night in honor of Mrs Mckee. There
were present the French ambassador DR.
and Mrs. Won Rottenburg Justice and Mrs.
Mchennar Senator and Mrs. Mcmillan,
| Representative and Mrs Hit Mrs. Nichol-
as Anderson Mr.. Boardman. Mrs. Auden-
ried. ex-senator Davis. Miss McKenna.
Captain Maxwell. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lee
and General and Mrs Carey
June has been selected for the wedding
day of Miss Helen Martin of Albany and
MI F1u"dTu Murphy the tIllTU, h son OF Tor
mer United States Senator Edward Muir
ply, jr. The ceremony will take place at
the home of Mr.. Henry Townsend Martin,
the brides father. Only relatives and close
friends of the bride and groom will be in
Vited. The ceremony will be performed by
priest of the Catholic Church, of which
the prospective bridegroom is a member.
The bride to be is an Episcopalian. Miss
Martin is niece of Bradley Martin of New
York. Her father. Henry I. Martin. is
retired business She is the second
daughter, her older sister having married
Benjamin McAlpin, of General Nc
Alpin of New York. She is one of the lead
ers of Albany'S younger social set and
made her debut three years ago. Edward
Murphy the third is the oldest son of for
mer Senator Murphy. He is twenty-siX
years old, and graduate of Georgetown
University. He has been practicing law in
Albany for nearly two years. Last summer
he went to Manila member of the staff
of General Otis, with the rank of captain.
pleasant surprise party was rendered
Miss Grace Schneider at her home on
Emerson street Friday evening. Among
those present We're the Misses Laura
Schneider, Kathryn Smith, Marguerite
Hunt Ada Gibson. Lois Booth. Christina
Weber, Elsie Donaldson Rose Smith E,s-
telle Hunt and Messrs. Felix Booth Ernest
Crown. Herbert Laurich and Willie Rock
wood.
Mrs. George c. Samson and the Misses
Polkinhorn have returned from Atlantic
City, where they have been for two weeks
Mrs. Milton E. Allies will not be at home
tomorrow afternoon
Mr.. George w. Props, assistant station
master at the Baltimore and Ohio depot,
and Miss Annie Bastin were married at
Waugh Chapel at 4:30 o'clock yesterday
afternoon. Miss Katie Scanlon and Miss
Mamie Donahoe attended the bride while
Mr.. George Watson was best man The
uShers were II. R. Biting. Herman Walz
and Walter Thomas. Many railroad men
attended the wedding. Rev. George w
Maydwell, pastor of Waugh Chapel offici-
ated. Later the bridal party and a few
friends took dinner together. lie couple
have gone to Detroit. where the groom will
attend the convention of railroad men as a
delegate. From there they will go to Nj
agara, and will conclude their trip at At
lantic City. They will be gone about two
weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adolf Won Bruening, the lat
ter formerly Mrs. Mckay sailed today for
Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs William E. Curtis and their
daughter Elsie have returned from an ex-
tended tour through the west as far as San
Diego. Cal, and Coronado Beach
Prof. and Mrs. Sirvent have gone to their
summer home at Capitol View Park, near
Forest Glen, Md. Prof. l.. Garreta is their
guest