Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-28
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
CHARITY BALL STARTS WEEKS
DANCING EVENTS.
The schull-Edson Wedding Coming
nments-PersOnal Notes.
Engagement Announced.

The charity ball tonight at the Arlington
promises to be an unusual success both
in point Of a brilliant attendance and the
arrangements now completed for the gen.
eral comfort and pleasure The Marine
Band will furnish the dancing and the Fort
Myer band the promenade music. Supper
is included in the price CT the ticket, and
will be served from IL o'clock in the large
dining ROOM The ball is given for the
Children's Hospital, and is under the pa
tronage of Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Root, Mrs.
Gage, Mrs. Hitchcock, Lady Pauncefote,
Duchess d'Arcos, Mrs. Fuller, Mrs. Gray,
Mrs. White Mrs. McKenna, Mrs. Halo,
Mrs. Foraker, Mrs. Hanna, Mrs. Wetmore,
Mrs. Kean, Mrs. Lodge. Mrs. Hit, Mrs.
Story Mrs. Slater, Mrs. Harriet Lane john
ston, Mrs. Calderon Carlisle, Mrs. j. B.
Henderson, Mrs. Roess,e, Miss Patten, Mrs.
Wilkins Mrs Mum, Mrs. Letter, Mrs.
Ward, Mrs. Townsend Mrs. Henry May,
Miss Paulding Mrs Wadsworth, Mrs. Nc
Clellan, Mrs. New,ands. Mrs. Olmsted,
Mrs Thropp. Miss Lowering, Mrs. Miles.
Mrs. Audenreid, Mrs. Crownnshield, Mrs.
Robley Evans, Mrs. Cowles. Mrs. John Da-
Wis. Mrs Ashton, Mrs. N. S. Anderson,
Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mrs. Robert McCor-
mick Mrs. Wallach.
The reception committee will be Mrs.
Davis. Mrs. Hoeke, Mrs. Leech, Mrs. Pos
tlethwaite and Mrs. Sheridan.
Floor committee-Mr. George Howard.
chairman; Mr.. Jesse Brown, Mr.. Henry
May, Mr.. Rlano, Mr.. George Helen Mr..
Gist Blair, Lieut.. Dorey, Baron Ambrozy,
Mr.. ]. N. Bonaparte. Mr.. John F. VIII
kins, Mr.. John Story, jr.. Lieut.. George
Cornly, Mr.. w. Mcpherson, Lieut.. Com
mander Slidell Rodgers. Mr.. Arthur Colds
borough, Lieut.. Percy Arnold, Mr.. Jules
Demonet, Count Baudouin de Lichtervelde,
Lieut. Wigmore, Mr.. Shaw. Mr.. Alex. Lee
care, Mr.. Benson Foraker. Mr. Charles
Rauscher, Mr. Kean. Mr.. Wauters, Mr.. j.
H. Small. Mr.. Cleland Davis, Count Won
Montgelas, Mr.. H. C. Norman, Capt. Da-
Wis, Lieut. Commander staunton, Gen.
Sanger, Count Won Hacke. Mr.. Anthony
Addison, Maj. Goodloe. Mr.. H: H. West
cott Mr. Walter Davidge. Mr.. Murray
Cobb MAJ Simpson mp Reh Mr & MerrcI 0S Mr.
Woodbury. Blair, Mr.. Wurdeman.
Senator and Mrs. Scott will give re-
ception tomorrow night at the Shoreham;
. to IL.
Mrs. Thomas W. Cridler, who has been
seriously i'll for the past month. is slowly
recovering, but cannot leave her room, ana
will not be able to receive during February.
Mrs. F. v. McNair, who Is recovering
from long illness, left today for her old
home at Lansdown, Pa, where she will
visit relatives.
Mrs John f. Shafroth will be at home to-
morrow afternoon. Miss Bradley OF Fay
cite, Mo, will receive with her.
Miss Virginia Luckett is visiting her tn
Gle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph e. Rock
we'll, at Petersburg, Va, where she will be
entertained for several weeks.
Mrs James F. Oyster. No 1914 Rhode
Island avenue, will be at home Wednesdays
in February.
Mrs. Louise Losekam leaves for Hot
Springs, Ark, tomorrow, where she Will
join her friend, Mrs. Flora b. Cabell OF
Capitol Hill.
Mrs William F. Aldrich and Mrs. Lillian
Aldrich Pratt of Alabama will be at home
to their friends at No. 1881 New hampshire
avenue tomorrow from to q. They wish
to correct false impression that they have
issued cards for any reception this season.
A pleasant evening was spent at the home
of Miss Annie Rott on Thursday evening
euchre party The first prizes were won
by Miss O'Dell and Mr.. Joe Began and Sec
ond by Miss Abbie Began and Mr.. Fred
Rott After refreshments dancing was en-
toyel until a late hour. Among those
present were Mrs. ODell the Misses Abbie
Began. Grace Quantral A Princehorn,
Mary Hoffman, Amelia Marth, Annie and
Gussie Rott, Messrs. Began, Mcpherson,
Gebhart, Cavanaugh, Smoot, Heines, john
son, F. and L. Rott
Miss C1ayetta Ashland Brownlow gave q
dance Friday evening at her residence, 200
East Capitol street. The guests were the
Misses Mason, Sherwood, Head, Garges,
Love, Bowen, Burton, Sims. Baird, Hogan
Sparrough. Tribby, Strayer. Crouch, Horne,
Boak, PETERS, Harry PETERS, Barghausen,
DIR. Pippin, Joe Wood. Barton, McKafn,
Parks Capt. Hickey Lennon Renard