Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
MIR. AND MRS. BLoOMER,s CENTURY
EVE DANCE.
Beautiful Scene as the Old Year Closed
Coming Events-FersOnal
Notes.

Notes.
Mr. and Mrs. George c. Bloomer gave a
beautiful dance last night at Rauscher's
for the associates Of their son. Mr.. Beale
Bloomer. and their daughter. Miss Pansy
Bloomer. The reception room, ball room
and supper room were each profusely
adorned with palms. flowers and vines.
The handsome hostess and her pretty
daughter received in the first named. The
dancing kept up till the new century had
dawned. Supper was served before the last
hour of dancing. Some of the debutantes
were among the guests. as we'll as those
| whose debuts are yet several years on. In
the company were Miss Fuller. Miss Hill
dergarde McKenna. Miss Lieber Miss Sar-
gent. Miss Carlisle. Miss Helen Bell, the
Misses McCauley. Miss Mathide Townsend.
Miss Caroline HUFF, the Misses Mackay-
Smith. Miss Carolyn Postlethwaite, Miss
Mary Vincent, Miss Katharine Elkins, Miss
Martina Jones. Miss Elsie Seymour, Mr..
Laurence Hopkins, Mr.. William Merriam,
Mr.. Jack Palmer, Mr.. William Van Rey-
| pen. Mr.. Roger Wetmore, the Messrs. Cobb,
Mr.. Hubley Owen. Mr.. Walter Tucker
| mann. Mr.. Walcott Tuckermann, Mr. Bry-
| son Taylor. Mr.. Julian HUFF and Mr.. Ro-
| land Stebbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilson have invi-
! tations out for a reception Friday evening,
January 4, 1901.
Mrs Henry S. Foote and her daughter
Miss Ida 8. Foote. will spend the winter
| with Mrs. Stewart. wife of Senator Stewart.
| Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. G. Weymouth of
| New York city are the guests of Capt
| VIM. Weymouth, 1915 Princeton street
| northwest.
| Mrs Frank A. Jones, 3103 street, as
! sisted by her niece Miss Barbarin, will re-
| ceive today, after 4.
| Mr. and Mrs F. G. Stein will be at home
| to their friends Thursday evenings, 800 7
| street
Miss Bird of Atlanta. Ga. has been Wis
iting her friend. Miss Bessie Davis, at o4l
| Maryland avenue northeast.
| Miss Mary M. Bewick and Miss Elizabeth
| Tyler have returned from holiday trip
| which included short visits at New York
| city, Philadelphia, Vineland, n. j., and
| Lebanon, Pa.
Miss Elizabeth L. Kremer of Lebanon,
Pa is the guest Of Miss Elizabeth Tyler.
| They will be at home to their friends Wed
| nesday evenings.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Elkin. No. Is Ten
| nessee avenue northeast, and Mr.. and Mrs.
| l.. Mundheime are at home from to D to-
| day.
Judge E H. Peery has just arrived at his
| home, 461 Florida avenue northwest. with
| his BRIDE formerly Miss Pattie Yates, from
| Trenton, Mo, where they were married at
her home Wednesday last.
Miss Elsie and Mr.. Horace George of GAL
| street entertained at an informal party
| Christmas evening. The house was ar
| tistically decorated with eyergreenS, holly
and mistletoe. After pleasant evening of
| music, games and conversat ton the guests
| were escorted to the dining ROOM where
| they enjoyed repast. Those present were
| Misses Elsie George Carrie Hewitt, Mamie
Mullen. Lizzie and Eleanor Welles Cath
| Horace George. Frank Mullen, Henry
| Hughes, Edmund Jones, Charles Hewitt,
Walter Irwin, John Mclean, Fred Thomp-
son and Horace Spence.
The annual charity ball given by the
members of St Mary's Guild for the ben
eft of the Chidren's Hospital was held last
| night at Linthicum Hall-one of the re-
| curing pleasures of the social season to
which old and young alike look forward
| Mrs. T. N. McAboy. president of the guild ;
| Miss Virginia Miller and Mrs F. L. Moore
| members of the hospital board, did the
honors. with an able staff of managers
among whom were Messrs. J. Holdsworth
Gordon, S. Duncan Bradley, Dr. A. Rhett
Stuart, r. Douglas Simms, DIR. Sterling
Ruffn, w. A. Roberts. Frank Gordon, H
| d. Duval and Frank Green The hall was
decorated with stately palms and growing
plants. When a bell tolled the midnight
hour the orchestra played AUD Lang
Syne" many of the company joining in
singing; then. forming a grand chain" a
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each handclasp as they passed. according
| to the old English custom. Some of those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Van II. Man
| ming. Mr.. and Mrs VIM. c. LOCKER Mr.. and
| Mrs. w. A. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs G. l..
Nicolson, Mr.. and Mrs. Barton, Rev. f. H.
Barton. Misses Gordon, Fendall, Moore
| Phillips, Stuart Mary Barber. Broken
| brough, Dunlap. Peter. Stevens Dorsett
| Hume. Shoemaker, De Loire, Bishop, Cas-
| sin, Chew, Beale, Graves, Weisel, Ellis
Reynolds and Bradford. Messrs, Minnege-
rode, Peter, Tyler, Shoemaker, Bridgeman,
DR.. Mason, DR.. Beall DR.. Smith, Dr. Thorn
as. Messrs Zeller, LOCKER, Cropley Weisel,
| Gordon, Fendall, Green, Dodge Harper and
| Towers.
The assembly given under the auspices
Of Messrs. Harry T. Mauger and Allyn
Shackelford last night at Robinson's Hall
was an enjoyable occasion. The hall was
tastefully decorated with the national colors
and evergreens, and presented a scene of
much gayety. A program of twenty-five
danced while the old century passed away
and the new ushered in. Among the
! dancers We're Misse Mae Dryden, Irene
Shackelford. A. Shackelford A Burte, O.
Brit M. Peacock NJ Henley, S. Shelton. J.
Sneedon, A. Levy, L. Love. NJ. Harring-
ton. R. Hutchinson, M. Reh, NJ. Boyd A.
| Murray A. Conway, NJ. Miller. l.. Byrd. S.
Jordan. B. Moulton, and Messrs. Wesley,
| c Kensey, w. Shackelford, E. May, E. V.
Leech, c. O'Donogue. E. Galiher. and DR..
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Burns, E. H. Angus and wife, T. Brahler,
A. j. Bargagini, w. H. Mclean, VIM.
| Lewis, T. Dewey, G. L. Totten. A. Mitchell
Hensey, w. B. Yoder, S. Wood, F. Mailer.
Miss Winifred Mattingly has gone to
Portland, Me-, to be maid of honor to her
cousin. Miss Thomas, whose marriage oc-
Ours today. Miss Mattingly will return on
| Thursday.
Miss Eva Bowden, daughter of Col. Geo.
| E. Bowden of Norfolk. Va, is visiting
days
Mrs. Silas Boyce will not receive today, as
announced yesterday.
Mr.. Milton c. Clark, a well-known and
popular young business man. and Mrs.
Margaret /. Stuart of this city were mar
ried last night by the Rev. c. G. Meador
of the Fifth Baptist Church at the minis
ters residence, SOB 18th street northwest.
The fact of the approaching marriage was
kept secret from all but the intimate
friends of the contracting DartieS and