Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-16
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
EASTER MONDAY DANCE AT sECRE-
TARY ROOTS HOME.
Miss Florence BOardman's Engage
ment Announced-A Coming -
weddfng-Notes.

Miss Root, daughter of the Secretary of
War will give a dance tonight. About a
hundred and fifty guests will be present.
Another dance this evening will be given by
Mrs. Reyburn.
The Mexican ambassador and Mrs. AZ
piroz will entertain at dinner tonight
One of the most unique of the spring
charities will be hat sale. to be held in
the Garden of Corcoran House, Senator
Depew's residence, April 80
Mrs. Cornelius Lynde of Rock Island, ILL.,.
is the guest of Colonel and Mrs. Allen, at
their home on jefferson place.
Mrs John F. Cochran, with her daugh-
ter. of Lake City. Col. who has been visit
ing her mother for the past two months.
left the city Saturday for a months stay
in Denver Her sister, Miss Ruby c. Brau-
lik, accompanied her
The engagement of Miss Flaeence Board
man. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. J. W.
Boardman. and Mr. Frederick A. Keep of
Chicago is a late pleasant topic of CONVEX
sation. Mr. Keep is millionaire several
times over. No date is announced for the
wedding.
At the marriage of Miss Margie Bateman
and Rev. Ernest Moorehead Paddock as
sistant rector of st. Johns Church. Thurs
day, April &c. the bride will be attended by
Miss Bella Edgerton Bateman. sister of
the bride. maid of honor, and the following
bridesmaids: Miss Laura Green, Miss Ger
ry. Miss Laura Cooke and Miss Cranberry
of New York. Miss Ogden of Maine, Miss
Eaton of Massachusetts. Miss Quinby of
Chicago, Miss Dodge of Washington and
Miss Alice Hoy of Philadelphia, cousin of
the groom. Mr.. Ralf Paddock, brother of
the groom, will be best man DR.. Wilson s.
Paddock of New York will officiate, assist
ed by the rector of st. Johns, Rev. DR..
Alex. MackaySmith.
Mrs w H. Ganard, 1919 sd street, has
gone south for her health. She will be in
Richmond for a few weeks.
Miss Bamberger is the guest of Miss
Laura Behrend. At home Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon Norrie Of New York,
who have been visiting Captain and Mrs.
Beach, 1911 H street, for some days past,
left this morning for their home.
Miss Annie Carrigan of Hope. Ark. is the
guest of Senator James X. Jones family.
913 NJ street.
The marriage of Mr.. James H. Brodnax
and Miss Minerva Cooley took place at
the Parsonage of the Ninth Street Christian
Church Thursday, April u. Rev. E. b.
Bagby performing the ceremony. The bride
was attended by Miss nellie Ball and the
groom by Mr.. c. c. SchertZer. Mr.. and
Mrs Brodnax left Immediately for a north
ern trip and will be at home to their
friends after May / at 1870 Sth street.
Mrs. James X. Jones, wife of the senior
senator from Arkansas, has issued invita-
tons to a reception to her daughter-iu-law.
Mrs. James X. Jones, jr., this afternoon.
The receiving party will consist of the
ladies of the family. Mrs. James K Jones.
jr., was Miss Annie Taylor of St. Louis.
and is one of the prettiest brides Of the
season.
Mrs. John VI. ClaDp and Miss Alice Clapp
are at Atlantic City. Miss Clapp sails for
Europe April Is and will be absent a year.
Senator and Mrs. Elkins will celebrate
by a family dinner this evening their
twenty-tifth wedding anniversary. which
already announced in The Star. fell on
Saturday last which occasion they had
a few intimate friends and several young
All their sons and daughters are at home
for the Easter holidays. The engagement
has just been made public of Mrs. Bruner
the widowed daughter Of Senator EikinS
to wealthy Philadelphia. The wedding
day has been set for the last of this month
at the home of the bride-elect in New York
Miss Mary Cecilia Mccain of 1909 o
street and Mr.. Edward Burris Daw of
Georgetown were married this morning at
$50 o'clock at Trinity Church. corner of
Both and o streets. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. Father Cahill, S j.
the assistant pastor, and was witnessed by
only the members of the immediate fami-
lies of the contracting parties. The bride
wore a gown of castor shade and carried
a large bunch of brides roses The Easter
decorations within the chanceI added to
the beauty of the ceremony. After short
honeymoon trip Mr.. and Mrs. Daw will
begin housekeeping al 1928 n street where
they Will be glad to see their friends
Mrs. Carl Won Moyhoff, sister of Mr..
Jefferson M Levy, will be at home tomor-
row at 1000 Vermont avenue.
Mrs. George Fl. Heitmuller is visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Pelham of Sussex, Eng
land.