Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-30
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
HOSPITALITIEs GO ON AT THE MExI.
CAN EMBASSY.
Miss Lincoln Lunched by the Misses
notwithstanding Per-
sOnal Notes.

The Mexican ambassador and Mrs Azpi-
| TOE will give a dinner tonight.
The Misses Tyler, daughters of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Tyler gave a pretty luncheon
Saturday at Rauscher's in honor of Miss
Natalie Lincoln.
The marriage of Miss Harriet Dyer
daughter of the late General Alexander
Dyer. to Mr.. Theodore Price of New York
city will take place at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Taylor, in New York,
Monday, May %.
Mrs. A. L. Barber again entertained at
luncheon Saturday aboard the Shemara.
Her guests included Mrs. Frye, Mrs Teller,
Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Johnson. Mrs. Painter,
Mrs. Hamiin, Mrs. Guthridge. Mrs Moore
Mrs. H. w. Seymour, Mrs Wainwright
Mrs. Cox, Mrs. Herman, Mrs. Chalmers,
Mrs. Lander. Mrs. Balloch Mrs Davis.
| Mrs. Worthington, Mrs. Rabbit. Mrs. VOL
colt, Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. John Russell
Young, Mrs, Gallinger, Mrs. Hansbrough,
Mrs. Van Dervanter. Miss Stelle and Miss
BERNARD Mrs. BARRIERS house guest.
Miss Annie Wheeler received with Miss
| Helen Gould at her second reception at the
New York; residence last week
Mrs. Elizabeth Elkns-Bruner, daughter
Of United States Senator Stephen b Elkins
and widow of Edward E. Bruner was mar
| ried to Mr.. William Gamer Wiederseim of
Philadelphia Saturday morning at her
home In New York. The marriage cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. DIR.
! Heber r. Newton, and was witnessed by
relatives only. The bride. tall and hand
some blonde, wore a travelling dress of dark
blue cloth, with hat to correspond. Those
| brothers and the immediate relatives of
the bridegroom, from Philadelphia. There
was no reception. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. Wiederseim and his bride left
Tri Nhat- nil
Philadelphia.
Mrs. w. E. Chandler, who has been very
sick with an attack of the grip for nearly
two weeks, is a little better. but is still
confined to her bed. 1t was unfortunate
! that she should have been i'll at this time
| as she was thereby prevented from at
tending the Colonial Danes convention to
which she was delegate from New Hamp-
shire, and she was also deprived of the
pleasure of entertaining them at her home
as Ste had planned. After so severe an
illness 1t is to be expected that her COM
plete recovery will come slowly, and she
may be unable to make calls or attend to
other social duties this spring.
Surgeon General and Mrs. Sternberg cava
reception at their residence, 1919 18th
street, Saturday evening in honor of Col
and Mrs. Alden which was attended by all
the medical officers stationed in and near
this city and the ladies Of their families and
many of the leading physicians Of this city.
Miss Martha Dyrenforth. accompanied by
friends from Baltimore, will leave for New
York May 8, prior to sailing the Kaiser
Friedrich May 10 for six months trip
through Europe.
Through the kindness of Mrs. Davis a
party of young people We're charmingly
entertained at informal dance in the
ball room of her former residence Saturday
evening, at which the Misses Goldsmith
were the hostesses. During the evening a
violin solo by Miss Paige and a cakewalk
by Miss Shanks and Mr. Hall added to the
evenings pleasure. Among those present
were Mrs. Davis. Misses Marie Paige, Sadie
G. Goldsmith, NJ. Loretta Goldsmith Eda
c. Howard, Margaret E. Price, Margaret
L. Cady, Neenah E. Shanks, Anna NJ. Cady,
Lillian Pinkney, Teresa L. German, Beatrice
L. Ply, Jane McCabe and Messrs. H. Lam
son, V. P. Wardwell, Geo. K. Thorne ]. II.
Hail. W. E. Poole, A. E. Bodner James
Hamilton, Frank Waibank, NJ. T. Pepper,
]. G. Howard, Jos. P. Sicily, Jos. B. STAN
ley, I. v. Bowden and Harry NJ. Goldsmith
and Mr.. Anderson.
Mrs. Edward F. Riggs of 213s K street
has returned from Asheville, n. c., very
much improved in health. She will go to
Harper's Ferry, West Va. May Is, where
she will remain until November.
Mrs. NJ. A Gibbons. although still quite
feeble in health, has by the advice of her
physician gone to Atlantic City for a more
speedy conValeScence.
The congregation and friends of the Will
son Memorial NJ E. Church last Wednes-
DAY evening tenuereu q puDIc reception IN
that edifice to their recently-appointed pas
tor the Rev. A. H. Thompson and family.
AS the organ pealed forth Onward, Chris
tan Soldiers the pastor, escorted by Miss
Edna Bobb, Mrs. Thompson by Mr.. Ray
mond Rodrick, and Master Edward Thomp-
son by little Ethel Wissman, marched to
the chancel, where they were seated be-
meath the artistic decorations Of palms by
the chairman of the reception committee,
Mr.. John F. O'Neil. to whose executive
ability was greatly due the success of the
evenings entertainment. The program con-
sisted of singing by the choir, under the d.
rection of Professor Fordham; Mrs. A.
E. Ryon, organist: prayer, by pres
dent of the Epworth League, Mr.. NJ. f.
Shelton; quartet. composed of Mrs. Riley
Hunt, soprano; Mrs. Emma Dean, alto.
Mr.. w. H. Warner, b&Sso, and 3lr. Riley
Hunt. tenor; address of welcome, by the
recording steward, Mr.. VIM. Bobb; response
by the pastor; presentation to Mrs. Thomp-
son of bouquet Of La France roses, tied
with pink ribbon, by Miss Mollie Larkin
third vice president Epworth League. At
the conclusion of the musical program the
guests about $50 in number, repaired to the
rooms of the infant department where
freshments were served. Tho committee,
representing the several departments of the
church, were as follows: Chairman. John
F. O'Nen: VIM. Bobb, Chas. A. Williams
NJ. F.. Shelton. Mrs. N. E. Nicholson Clara
l.. Williams, Emma Fordham and L. Brad
ley.