Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-13

after long stay in New York city.
| The ball last night at the Rifles Armoyy
for the benefit of the Robert +. Lee mnnu-
| ment fund, under the aus p.ces of the North
hall was handsomely decorated. and the
| large basket of roses sent with Mrs. Nc
| kinley's compliments to Mrs. Vance at
| tracted general admiration.
Mrs. Vance, who is the president Of Lee
| Monument Association. received III" guests
| of the evening, assisted by Mrs. John II.
Bell, Mrs. Butler. Mrs. ]. 9. Priirhard.
Mrs. w. W. Kitchen. Mrs Theodore +.
| klutz, Mrs. r. Il. L!nney. Miss blanche
Linney, Mrs. Mary Manly Haywood Miss
Edna Bishoo, Mrs. John H. London. Miss
| haywood, Mrs. r. \. Capehar3. Mrs. John
| L. Morehead, Miss Bessie Henderson. Mrs.
Frank NJ. Little. Mrs. Walter 9. Murphy
| Mrs. N. b. Harvelle. Mrs. FaiSon, Mrs.
| J. II. Tominson Mrs w. r Crawford. Mrs
Small, Miss Annie Hester. Mis- Ida y.
| Rozzeil Miss Floelle Nounsblood. Miss
| blanche Armstrong, Mrs. ]. F. Saum.
Mrs Wade H. Atkinson. Mrs. David An
derson- Mrs. J. 7. Murphy. Mrs. w r.
| Myers, Mrs. ]. G. Moore Mrs. {. Y.
Vaughn and Mrs. w f. Hargrave The
| ladies' of the board of directors of the Lee
| Monument Association also assisted ThrSt.
We're Mrs S. c. Stephenson. Miss Virginia
Miller. Mrs. Gadsden. Mrs. Magnus Thomp-
| son, Mrs s 5. Belt, Mrs. Z. Rust Smith.
Mrs. Towson, Mrs Albert Ackcrs. Miss
| Washington, Miss Stephenson and Miss
| Mamie Thomas. Upon the stage were the
| iolIo"lnS representatives Of the southern
states: Alabama Mrs. W. H. Pugh; Ar
kansas. Mrs. James X. Jones; District of
Columbia. Mrs. Seth shepard: Georgia.
| Mrs. Lester; Kentucky. Mrs. Bette Beck
| Goodloe; Louisiana, Miss Caffery: Missis-
ssippi; Mrs. Money: Missouri Miss Cockrel:
| North Carolina Mrs. Zebulon Is. Vance;
| South Carolina. Mrs. Ravenal: Texas Mrs.
| francis {. Maxey: Virginia, Mrs. Claude
| Davis. "
The gathering present was very large
and the occasion a delightful one
Dr. Anita Newcomb MCGEE. L. S. A has
Just returned from a visit to Havana, Ma
| tanzas and other points in Cuba. Prof and
| DR.. MCGEE are living with the latter's par
tents at 1920 street
| The ladies of the Varnum Hotel held
| their first reception this season on Monday,
| January :, which was attended by over POO
suesIs; whose lingering calls proved their
! appreciation of the pleasant hospitality of
| their h0stesses. Mrs. Latham, Georgia
! ana Mrs. Givens, Arkansas, presided grace
| luiiy over the Drettfly pink-decorated tea
| table. The ladies who received We're Mrs
| Eddy, Minnesota: Mrs. and Miss Sims and
| Mrs SnodSrass, Tennessee: Mrs De Ar
mond, Mrs. Lloyd and Mrs. Shackleford Mis-
souri,; Mrs. and Miss Brown, Ohio: Mrs
DAYTON, West Virginia; Mrs Jones' Viz
| ginia; Mrs. Wilson, Arizona; Mrs Ryan,
Pennsyivania; Mrs. Stokes, South Carolina,
| and Miss Sulloway, New Hampshire assist
| ed by Mrs. Stout, Spokane. Wash: Mrs.
Iundy, Iowa, and Miss Rawson, New York
| Ihey VIII receive again January 22 and
| February 10.
| Mrs. Horatio King since her return from
| Europe has an apartment at the Glou-
| ceSter. 1853 l street. where she receives
| Thursdays informally.
Mrs. S. Willard Saxton and the Misses
SaXton will be at home Fridays in Febru-
| airy.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin NJ. Truell have left
their home on street for the winter and
| are located at No. 1i3;5 L street where
Mrs. Truell will he a; home TO her friends
| on Fridays, as usual.
Mrs. Samuel Fipdlander and Miss Dyren-
| forth of 1893 10Th street will be at home
| first and third Wednesdays.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Byrnes have re-
| turned from Pittsbure. where they attend
| ed the marriage of Mr.. Clarence Byrnes
| and Miss May Melvin Barrett Mrs ENl-
| gene Byrnes will be at home at 253., 18Th
| street, Mondays in January and February.
| Mrs. John F. Shafroth and Mrs John
c. Bell of Colorado VIII be at home the
last Iuesday in January and the second
| tuesday in February, at the residence of
| the former, 1916 Yale street
| Mrs. NJ I. Caldwell Of Shelbyville, Ky,
IS the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John
| n. Culbertson, 707 9th street northeast.
| Mrs Frederick George Berger will be at
| home Thursdays. January Is and 70.
Mrs Evert L. Harvey and Mrs Charles
NJ. Forrest will be at home MONDAYS in
| February at AS Sd street
| Mrs. z. II. Hill and the Misses Hill will
rot be at home on Wednesday, 18th. but
| VIII be the remaining Wednesdays this sea-
| son, informally.
Mrs James Cooney, 221 A street south
| east, will receive Mondays 18th and 18th,
| IN January, and 9TH and 10Th in February
| She will have with her January 10 Miss
Lesneur and Miss Holbrook of Missouri.
Mrs. George Connard Altemus of l34S
| Princeton street will be at home Thursday.
| teDruary 8, from to 6.
| Mrs. VIM. n. Roach will be at home at
1l07 18th street Informally on each of the
| remaining Wednesdays in January.
| The residence of Mr.. and Mrs. H, V. Col
| ton, 5G9 l. street, was the scene of a gather
ing Monday evening in honor of their
daughter Mrs. VIM. P: Vandegrift of Los
| Angeles, Cal, who VIII leave soon to join
| her husband in the west. Among those
| present We're: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. b. Royce,
Mr. and Mrs. L. f. Randolph, MIR. and Mrs.
+. l.. Mckenna, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Shell
lay, Col. and Mrs. VIM. Emerson, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. V. Mallet, Gen. and Mrs. b. f.
| Hawks, Mr. and Mrs. Baringer, Mr.. and
| Mrs G. Spedel, Mrs. Schafhirt Mrs NJ. T.
| Moore, Mrs. Devoe, Misses NJ. McElroy
| D. L. Tune, ]. Phelps, C. McKenna, j. Shel-
( lay, E. Hayward, Rev. Geo. S. Duncan, Dr.
]. Schafhirt, DR.. Sage, Gen. Webster, Lieut..
| Jacobson, A. S. Perham, H. f. Perlie, Chas.
| Hay, Ed. Dorrell.
| The guests of the Varnum have issued
| cards for their first dance of the season.
Tuesday evening, January IL.
A progressive euchre party was given last
| Tuesday evening at the Varnum in honor
| of the guests. Twelve tables were played
| in the parlCrs of the hotel, which were
handsomely decorated for the occasion
| After lively contest the prizes were
awarded as follows: Ladies' prize, Miss
| Baird; gentleman's prize, Mrs. Sims, who
personated gentleman euchre player in
| a highly successful manner; lone hand
| Miss Cook.
Mrs. George Allen Provost will be at
home at the Victoria the last two Fridays
in February.
Miss Alice ]. Campbell of Galveston
Texas, is spending the winter with Miss
Sue B. Riley, at 174S Oregon avenue.
Mrs. E. E. Riggs of Trenton, n. J., is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Upton H Ride
| nour jr, Of 1913 Riggs place.
Tuesday evening last the friends of Miss
Alma Risdon assembled at the residence
Of her parents, Brookland, d. c., to cele-
brate her fifteenth birthday. A very en-
joyable evening was spent, during which
refreshments were served. The vocal solos
by Miss Mary DeGroot and the instrument
tai selections by Miss Florence Summers