Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-03

/ Karl Balm. Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Goroon,
| Mr. and Mrs Martin D. McQuade, MI. ana
| Mrs. Morris Keidy Mr.. and Mrs. Rooert
Frailey. Mr.. and Mrs. HowaIa hena d ,y w.
| and Mrs Richard Thomas. Mr. ana MIS-
Lewis Dimmick. Miss Clare Case, MI. Wll-
! liam Werner. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas M. NC
! Grath. Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Selby, Mrs.
| Lewis Dulin. Mr.. Waiter Clauo. VIZ VIZ.
Lee Paul Drilin and Mr.. EDWARD d. "h1e-
| don of Pittsburg.
Miss Sheriff. gave luncheon yesterday
i for the Baroness Won Palm, the niece VI
] the Austrian ambassador.
Mrs. John NJ McCalla and her daughters
| Mrs. Edmund Lee Goldsborough and MRS.
| Enoch M. Thompson. will be at home Tues-
| DAVIS in January at the home OF MIS-. me-
l Gala. $40 18th street northwest
Mrs. John Joy Edison and Miss Edison will
be at home Wednesdays IN January
! Mrs. Edwin King Hall OF Rhode Island
] is the guest Of Mrs. Harry Bradford Will
son.
| Mr.. and Mrs Fred L. Volland are now
settled in their new home, No. 80 Q street,
| where they will be pleased to see thelr
friends.
! Among the many enjoyable receptions OF
| New Year day was that given by the laoies
of the Government Printing ONCE Cup at
| ly decorated, the walls being quite hidden
under large flags, wreaths Of evergreen,
| holly and bunting. The ladies began re-
| ceiving at 1 o'clock, and 1t was When the
last guest was greeted, over 800 veterans
and other friends having called during the
day A buffet lunch was served all after
| noon. During the reception hours pro
gram of music and reading was presented
Mrs Matte Mcclure is president OF the
club Mrs. F. L. Barringer prepared the
program, which included solos by Mrs.
Helen Stone, Miss Drake Mr.. Geo. Ross,
Mr. Mcmahon, Mr.. Seyfert, Mrs Thurman
Mr. Arthur F. Barringer and Col. Reed, who
led the singing Of various patriotic airs
Miss Osgood was the accompanist. Among
those who recited were Maj. Black Mrs
Kearney, Mrs Morgan, Mrs True and Miss
Dallmeyer. Among the other interesting
features of the program was a cake walk
by Mrs. Edwards. a gentle, gracefui olu
lady, whose ''grandmamma danced the
minuet" in powdered hair ana hlgn-neeleo
slippers but no more gracefully that Mrs
Edwards gave the latest fad In high-step-
ping.
The largest New Year reception on Cap
itol Hill was that OF MIS-: a: =; Johnson.
~ decorated parlors. in which the stars
and stripes predominated. wreathed in and
out among the holly and evergreens, were
Of the day were largely given over to the
veterans Of the Grand Army of the Repub-
lic The commander of the Department OF
the Potomac, Col. B. F. Bingham. and MS
staff were among the first callers Lin
| coin Post called almost in body. Com
mander Walker being accompanied by his
staff. Capt. Edgar, commanding the Old
Guard. accompanied by his veteran cam
paigners, spent a pleasant half hour IN the
brilliantly lighted parlors, where bunet
lunch was served all afternoon by Mrs.
Johnsons three young daughters. Eugenia.
LYDIA and Annie, assisted by Miss Abbie
Johnson Miss Idelle KesSler,- Miss Seton,
Mrs. Claude McCauley, Mrs. Annie Hold
ridge, Miss Able johnson, Mrs. w. 7.
johnson, Mrs. George Jacobs, Miss Jessie
Sebree and Mrs. Sara Isabel Ball In the
evening Miss Abbie Johnson entertained
quite a party of the younger set.
The wife and daughters Of Major Fred.
Wilson of the adjutant generals office.
War Department, are expected to Join him
and remain during the winter.
Misses Katherine and Adele May enter
tanned quite host of friends at their