Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A BIRTHDAY GIFT WORTH TALKING
ABOUT.
A Fifty-FOurth Wedding Anniversary
Celebrated-0ther SocfabiIittes
Personal Notes.

Senator Depew has presented his son,
Chauncey A. Depew, jr., a fine brownstone
house in West 18th street, New York city,
to mark his coming of age July 4, 1900
That anniversary occurred when father and
son were in Europe together last year. The
latter is still In college. The transfer deed
was put on record yesterday.
General and Mrs. Gillespie have taken the
Upshur house. Rhode Island avenue for
their Washington residence.
Mr.. and Mrs. De Koven, after a trip west
will go to Newport for the summer.
The British ambassador and family will
sail for England June 8.
Mrs. WI, wife Of the Chinese minister
will spend the summer and fall In her ma
tive land. She has left for San Francisco
accompanied by her nephew and an attache
OF the legation. They sail June Ii for
China.
Speaker and Mrs. Henderson sail tomor-
row on the st. Paul and will go direct to
Paris to joint their daughter, who is there
studying music and French. Before the
summer wanes the three will be in Scot
land at old Deer Aberdeenshire at the foot
or the Grampians. where Gen. Henderson
was born The party will sail for home
September 4.
Last Sunday evening Mr. and Mrs
FRANCIS NJ. Schell celebrated at their cozv
nome, 1876 street. the fifty-fourth ami
Versary of their wedding. Mr. Schell is a
veteran of the Mexican war and one of the
pioneer settlers of California There were
TOUR generations of SchelIs present chill
dren, grandchildren and great-eran dchil-
dren. Besides the twenty three members of
the 1amlly residing here there were present
MT. Slssons and family, Mr. John II. An
derson and Mrs. Anderson, Mr. James Rob
ertson and others. 1t was a delightful re-
| union, and greatly enjoyed. After a SUNNI
tuous repast speeches witticisms and rem
| ind, q,
| with music, concluding with old-time songs.
Mrs II. NJ Hutchinson, Mr.. and Mrs.
John 5. Webb and Miss Webb will spend
| the summer at Hot Springs. Va, and Will
go there about the middle of June
MRS. Robert /. Fleming was recently
elected regent of the Army and Navy
| Chapter, ID. A. r., a selection which has
given great pleasure and satisfaction TO
her associates in that chapter and through
out the organization generally.
Mr.. Edgar NJ. Ward, the eminent genre
painter of New York, and Mrs. Ward are
1 11eo guests guests of Prof: and Mrs. Andrews at
i-o- Ioth street. Mr.. and Mrs Ward will
De at nome informally with Mr.. and Mrs
andrews this afternoon at o'clock
| reception was rendered Mr.. John NJ
Cahill Of Wyoming Saturday evening last
ny Messrs Charles H. Cahill and r. O.
Merrick at their apartments % Grant
| place. The rooms were tastefu1Iv decor
ated with lilies, carnations and roses. Vo-
cal and instrumental music by Miss Seeley
ana Messrs Mills and Starnell were en-
Joyeo. MISS Edith Luckett gave a graceful
| spanish dance. At 10 O'clock refreshments
We're served Later dancing was enioved
Ihose present We're: Mr.. and Mrs c. E.
buckett, Mrs J; H. Bradley, Mrs C. W.
towers Misses Helen Moore Pearl Seelev.
Virginia and Edith Luckett, Frances and
Margaret Bibby of West Virginia. Grace
Ana AND Vera oMaIa of Jersey City. and
MeSsrs: L. A. and George c. Gertman r
! r. 1ylckett. s G Jordan A
Tx Moore, c. w. McHugh, w. c. Starnell
| j. j. Finley, jr. and A. Livingston ir, of
Florida, c: H. Jordan of Tennessee. r. @.
| Merrick of South Carolina, w. w Witt Of
| klondyke: and w. G. Mills, John NJ. Cahill
| and Charles H. Cahill of Wyoming.
Miss Maud Howard Peterson is visiting
Mrs John L. Collins at the latters old
| home. o'
Chief Sailmaker NJ. P. Barr, L. S. ~. and
Matlida 5. Baker of Oakland. Cal, were
recently married. Immediately after the
| ceremony the former left on the hospita al
ship Solace for Hong Kong and the Philip-
pines, and will return to San Francisco
| about September l.
Mrs Harry z. Greer of this city has gone
| TO Baltimore to attend the wedding of Miss
| Elizabeth Catherine BENJAMIN and Mr.
| August A. Roth.
Mrs. Thomas A. R. Keech, wife of DIR.
keech of 424 East Capitol street, sailed
saturday for three months trip to Eng
Aoiiu, Aotplidiiu anu Italy. MRS. keech
accompanied by Mrs. A. ]. Lyle of DIG
4th street southeast.
| Mrs. Jack Rowland of the Darlington
| has discontinued her Tuesdays for the sea
| SON.
Mrs. VIM. Y. Handy, with her infant
daughter, Jean. will leave Thursday. the
9Oth instant, for San Francisco, from which
Guy she VIII soon sail on a government
transport for Manila, Philippine Islands,
to join her husband. who is engaged there
| with Auditor A. L. Lawshe. She will be
| at home to her friends tomorrow evening
at 2OO4 14th street from to o'clock
| Mrs. James E. Miller accompanied her
daughter, Miss Florence. to New York this
| morning. The latter will sail SATURDAY.,
June l. for tour in Europe in com
| pany with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert H. Elder
| Of Brooklyn.
Miss Lula Sargent Of Richmond, Va, is
visiting Mrs. 8. F. Brook, 3123 18th street.
A social was given last Friday evening
| by the young ladies of Parmenas class of
the Second Baptist Sunday school at the
| residence of Miss Southwick, 229 Sth street
| southeast. The parlors were tastefully dec
| GRATED with palms and flowers and the
| class colors A musical and literary pro-
gram was rendered. as follows: Piano solo,
| Miss Chewing; ecitation, Miss E. McCul-
| lough vocal duet, Misses Curtain and Mad
dox; piano solo, Miss Cooksey; reading,
| Miss B. Mccullough; piano solo, Miss
Hardy; recitation, Miss G. Watkins; physi-
| cal culture exercise, Miss Speaks; piano
| solo, Miss Summers. After the program
| refreshments were served. Among the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. R. Milton Hen
| derson. Mrs. Watts, the Misses Clara
Slagle, Irene Marche, Annie Cadet Jen-
| ME Carter, Sarah Fighter. Bessie Hardy,
Mary Youndt. Edith Ritter, Addie Chewn-
ing, Lottie and jamie Cooksey, May Cum
| mings, Mabel Ciscle, Elsie and BERTHE Nc
| Cullough, Marian Speaks, Marc Sven,
| Mamie Maddox, Blanche Summers, Lena
| Cheseldine, Laura Curtain. Genevieve Wat
| kins, Maud RICHTER. Hattie Todd and the
Messrs. Leonard Williams, Leo Cummings
Lee Hayre, Charlie Speaks Edmund
| Cooper, Charlie st. Clair. George Hender-
son, Walter Treynor and John RICHTER.
| The japanese minister and Mrs. Takahira
have gone to New York, having been in
vited to attend a celebration Of the Japan
csc Club in that city.
Mrs. Mary O'Neill and her daughter, Miss
Mary H. O'Neill, who have been spending
the past six months in Arizona and Cali
| fornia, have returned to the city and are
now at their home on Capitol Hill.
| Examining Board Appointed.
| Ry direction of the Secretary of War "a