Evening star., 1900-02-24


Miss Ida Minor and number of deacon
esses. Others present included General q.
H. Harries T. p. Morgan. Rudolph Eieh-
horn, t. p. Keene. ". Muirhead. J. c.
H. S. Nanderwer II. II. Hart Of Sara toga
Springs, n. Y, n. Carroll Downs. Mrs
Markwood. James Robbins, George Gibson
{. &. Bailey, b. W. Re.ss. Joseph Prather
and a. H. Ragan the larger portion with
their wives and daughters.
Miss Hope Mershon of GAINESVILLE. Ohio,
is visiting her cousin. AIRS. ]. L. Dare, al
TAO Corcoran street.
Mrs. Watson Freeman Clark will he at
home Monday. February % for ;he last
time this season.
Last Wednesday evening. rotwiths;and-
| ing the inclement weather, = number Of the
| members OF The French Club ana their
frencs met at the residence OF DR.. w n.
Wiley to enjoy an excellent literary pro
gram Miss Prud'hommc gave, with her
accustomed ViVacity, munola que. Tine
peur fole. which was greatly apprccia Ted
by the audience. a most amusing comedy
| followed. entitled Les Rigniots. in which
the parts Were eXcellen;ly rendered by Mss
L:ebSchutz as the attractive WIDOW, and Dr.
Wiley as the conquering colonel. Among
those present We're: Mrs. and Miss Sewell
Mr.. Becker, Miss Becker, M. Barnes, Mrs
Mitchell Miss Lalor, Mr.. Ion, Mrs. Sheri-
dan. Miss Randall. Miss Emory, Mr. and
MRS. Bett, Miss Paret, Miss Rhodes, Mr.
Charles keefer, Miss MacNaughton. Miss
Elsie Bett.. Mr.. Wallace, Miss Martin and
Mr.. Joseph Becker.
Miss Katie V. Wilson has issued invita-
| tons for reception in honor of Ar. and
Mrs. William Shakespeare of London. Eng
| land. Thursday evening, March x, from $50
| TO IL. Those who will assist Miss Wilson
| in dispensing the hospitalities of the even
ing WI be her mother. Mrs. l.. q. Wilson,
| and sisters, Mrs. Charles +. Ho8gkin and
| Mrs. w. l.. Wilson; also Mrs. Edwin Tllell,
| Mrs. F. J. Gcttshall of Philadelphia Mrs
A. Zappone. Miss Bertha Lucas Miss Mary
G. Tongue of Oregon. Miss Ella e Wilson.
| Miss Winifred Ru&nc and the young la dies
! in the Cecilian Quartet. Miss Bertie Thomp-
son, Miss Josephine Burton, Miss Sallie
| Shreve and Miss Irma Callahan. This oc-
| castor viii bring together, besides many
| prominent in social and official life. all the
representative musicians OF Washington.
| Col. and Mrs. Dye entertained AZ their
home. 1903 l. street northwest. at a
| handsomely appointed dinner last even
| ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs Gum
BILE We're profusely decorated With
! flags and cut flowers. The guests
were DR. c. r. Luer and mother. Mr.. and
| Ms. Piper. Mr.. and Mrs. Gum. Dr. H. s
| Dye, Raleigh Sherman and .Alhert J. Pot
| ter.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Brown Barton are
visiting Mrs. c. L. Brownell. 1905 s street.
! Mrs. Barton will be at home Tuesday after
| noon. February 81
| A meeting and reception of Constitution
'hapler D. A X. VIII be given tuesday
evening, February 81, at the home Of Miss
| Tanner, 1912 18th street. Mrs. J. Ellen
| Foster, regent. will speak on American
! Colonies, Pas and Present. Mrs Ellen
| Spencer Mussey. registrar, on The Consti-
! tutional Limitations on Self-government
| for the District of Columbia and Mrs H.
3. Sperry. recording secretary. will review
| the work of the year Choice music will
| be in,erspersed.
| Rev and Mrs Frank NJ Bristol Will be
| by,-,
of the congregation of Metropolitan Church
| Monday February 81. afternoon and even
| ing, from 3 to . O'Clock.
| Miss Stella Oettinger has her guest
Miss Stella Cohen of Baltimore. They will
be at home tomorrow (SundavD evening at
| 1924 NJ street.
| Mrs. Appleberg and Mrs. Helene Kirk
patrick gave a luncheon yesterday in honor
Of Mrs. c. II. Bond of Boston. The other
| guests We're Mrs. Bacon. Mrs. Horn, Mrs.
| Preston, Miss Jenkins. Miss Fisher and
| Miss Bullard of Brooklyn. The table dec
| orations were in pink.
| Miss Borland. 1903 Corcoran street has
been unable to return calls this season ow-
| ing to the Illness of her mother.
| Mrs. VIM. B. French and Miss French of
800 East Capitol street will be at home on
| Monday, the 18th, for the last time this
I season.
Mrs. Fannie L. Smucker of ST. Louis is
| visiting her sister. Mrs. c. L. Brownell 1905
| S street.
! Mrs. L. NJ. Cleveland and Miss Cynthia
f. Cleveland. 1888 10Th street, between Co
| lumbia road and kenesaw avenue, will be
assisted Monday, February 70, by Mrs.
| Truel, Mrs. bennett and Miss Ellen Fitz-
| hugh. Mrs. Edith White, Miss Reedy of
| Key West and Miss Harriette Young will
do the honorS of the tea room. Miss May
| Rodgers will preside the piano Guests
| attending this tea are requested TO come
| from 14th street by way Of kenesaw ave-
| nue. owing TO the misleading effect of two
| squares on f4th street being numbered 300
| The Elite Club gave its second dance Of
| the season AT the residence of Mrs Thomas,
| 123l I street, last evening, and it was a
| highly successful affair. Among the par
! nclpants were Misses Dosha Murray, Au-
| drey Wright, Vashti Turley. Nellie Wash
| ington. Cora Scott, Marion Harris, Minnie
| Smons and Tia Goodrich. and Messrs
Charles Jones, Clarence Lewis, Roscoe
| Wormley, Charles Evans. Harry Goodrich,
| Roscoe Lucas. Bernard Shamwell. George
| Thomas and Milton Chisolm.
| Mrs. F. NJ. Detweiler, 504 street will
| have her last at home for the season on
| Friday, March 2.
| Mrs. Redwood Vandegrift will be at home
| Tuesday, February p. at 1929 2lst street,
| for the last time this season.
| Miss Adele Gutman of New York CITY,
| who is stopping with her cousin Miss Hes
| ter Callisher Of SOB T street northwest, was
| given a pleasant surprise party last even
| ing. Vocal and instrumental music, games
| ard tempting refreshment table were en-
| joyed.
| Mrs. and Miss Almena B. Williams will
| be at home Monday, from to 6, for the
| last time this season.
| Excelsior Literary Social was held Thurs
Gay evening at the home of one Of its
| founders, Mrs A. H. Frear, 223 Sth street
| northeast. Her parlors Were beautifully
| decorated, and the entire program, COM
| memorative of Washington's birthday,
| was opened in happy address by Miss
| Mary C. Bennett. a former president. A
selection was read by Mrs Clara kalstrom
| Il. s.. and a vocal solo rendered by Mrs. F.
| a. Kalstrom, accompanied by Mrs. Bauer.
| Recitals were given by Miss Annie Evans
| and Miss Kathleen Phillips. Original and
| select readings were given by Mr.. S. w.
| Russell. and a cornet solo by A. J. VII
| hanson. Vocal solos were rendered by
| Kiss Mary Mckenzie Byrn, and vocal
| duet by Mr.. and Mrs. Frear. piano solo
was rendered by Miss Susie Yost and a
| tabeau presented, entitled washington
| arranged by Mrs. Bryson Among those
present Were: Mr.. Knapp, Mr.. P. d. Sale,
| Mr. and Mrs. T. Oesen, Mr.. and Mrs. John
| B. Connor, Mrs. C. s. n. Seely. Mr.. and