Evening star., 1901-06-29
TENDERS A RECEPTION
FUNCTION UNDER AUSPICES OF Ia
KOMA CLUB AND Library.
List of the Guests Present-SOcieties
Choose Oficers-General and
Personal Items.


reception last night at it's new club house
on Oak avenue. Takoma Park, the first in
the new club house since its removal from
Carroll avenue several months ago. 1t
was attended by nearly 200 people. includ-
ing residents of this popular suburb ana
many guests from the city.
The guests were received by reception
committee. composed of Mr.. and Mrs
Louis P. Shoemaker Mr.. and Mrs. j. Vance
Lewis Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Knight, Mr.
and Mrs. NJ ]. Wine, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ
Heaton, DR.. and Mrs A. V. Parsons and
Miss Marcie Swormstedt. The building
was artstically decorated throughout.
while cut flowers. plants, palms and ferns,
in every room in the club house, added
much to the attractiveneSS of the scene
The new club pennant was stretched
the full length of the hall. The main
room of the building is devoted to the
library, and in this room over 600 volumes
are placed for the use of the club MEM
bers and their friends. The various club
rooms are situated in the rear. where
refreshments were served last night py
daintily attired young ladies. In the Ia
koma Hall. adjoining the club, which was
pressed into service and used as an annex,
the Victoria Orchestra of washington
rendered pleasing music during the iat-
ter part of the evening there was dancing.
In the main room. on the first floor, hang
the pictures of the following honorary
members: Messrs. B. H. Warner. I. A.
Lambert, Judge Jere NJ. Wilson. George
W. Baird L. S. N; II. n. Baker. Charles
A. Douglass. John Joy Edison. Adolphus
W. Greedy. ]. B. Henderson, Stilson Hutch
ins. L. c. McComas, Theodore w. Noyes,
George A. Pearre and Beriah wilkins.
Officers and Committees.
The Takoma Club was year old last
evening. and gave the reception in honor OF
that event. 1t is the only library of its
kind in any of the suburbs surrounding
Washington, and has been a most pro-
nounced success. The officers of the club
are as follows: Mr.. Louis P. Shoemaker,
president; Mr.. John S. Swormstedt, first
vice president: Mr.. A. D. Parsons, second
vice president; Mr.. Ben Davis, treasurer,
and Mr.. Castle Severence. secretary.
The party of ladies who served the guests
in the supper room were Mrs. F. W. Black
ford Mrs Carroll Kirby, Miss Beatrice A.
Larman. Miss Helen Davis, Miss Marcia
Swormstedt and the Misses Rynax. The in
Bundy, Chaplin Brown, Donald Mcpherson
and B. II. Warner The others present in
cluded Mr.. Mcnamara, S. ]. Priest, Rich
ard Gasch, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Thompson,
near, Mr. Sellers, Mrs. G. L. Favorite.
Miss Beatrice A. Larman, Mayor S. S.
Shedd, L. NJ. Mooers. w. H. Wilson, Geo.
H Bailey, Edward NJ. Douglass, William
E. Dyre. DR.. Altus D. Flower Horace J.
Gray, Homer Guerry, Charles NJ. Heaton.
Hervey S. Knight, Wilton ]. Lambert,
Sidney F. Marshall. DR.. Alfred V. Parsons.
Wilmer G. Platt, DR.. Guilford L. Spencer,
Lawrence Wilson, jr, Miletus ]. Wine John
B. Danforth. Garrett NJ. Davis, DR.. Luther
NJ. Parsons. Judge Charles F. Scott, Miss
Elizabeth A. Balloch. Mrs. E. Gertrude
Blackford, the Misses Rynax, Miss Helen
Davis, Miss Julia NJ. Corse. Miss Mildred P
Dyre, Mrs. Carroll Kirby, Miss Grace Fa-
vorite, Miss Mabel Taylor Gray, Mrs. Ho-
mer Query, Mrs Charles NJ. Heaton, Mrs.
Hervey S. Knight, Mrs. Horace J. Long,
Mrs. A V. Parsons. Mrs. Guilford L.
Spencer, Miss Eva Lewis, Miss Janet Coon,
Mr.. Byron Coon. Mr.. Frank Favorite, Mr..
Abner Shoemaker. Miss Edna Dyre MI
Harry knight, Miss Maud Watkins, Will
liam l.. Swormstedt.
General Items.
The annual election of officers for the
Takoma Presbyterian Church Sunday
school was held Thursday and resulted as
follows: Superintendent, Lisle Morrison;
assistant superintendent and secretary, G.
F. Williams; librarian, Byron Blodgett
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Takoma Presbyterian Church held it's regu-
lar monthly meeting Wednesday evening
at the home of Mrs. H. L. Thompson, Sill
yer Springs, Md. The regular business
meeting of the society was followed by
the election of officers for the ensuing wear
The result of the election was as follows:
President. James o. Macallister; vice
president Rufus Derrick; secretary Miss
Cora Whitmer, and treasurer, G. F. WILL
iams
Mrs. John Van Ness of Maple avenue has
gone with her relatives to spend the sum-
mer in Canada.
The last evening service for the sum-
mer will be held tomorrow night at 8
o'clock at the Takoma Presbyterian
Church. A special choral service has been
arranged for the occasion.