Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-01
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
FAREWELL PARTIES IN HONOR
OF CAPT. AND MRS. CLOVER.
A Golden Wedding Anniversary Of
Special Interest Wedding In
vitations Recalled-Notes.


Capt and Mrs Richardson Clover, who
are sailing next Wednesday for home, have
had the latter part Of their stay In London
crowded with the goodbye entertainments
given In their honor Their hosts and
hostesses last week at dinners and lunch
cons were Ambassador Choate, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Mackay, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
White, the German, Austrian and French
military attaches, Mr.. and Mrs j. K. Car
ter and Frau Won Coerper, and today Con-
sui General and Mrs H. c. Evans will give
a luncheon for them at the Carlton. Capt.
Clover gave large dinner in honor of his
successor, Capt. Stockton, last week. After
a short stay here Mrs. Glover will go to
California for the summer, and Capt. Clover
| will return to sea duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Letter and family will leave
next week for Bar Harbor to spend the
summer.
Barons Covers, the Netherlands minister,
Will summer abroad.
Justice and Mrs. Harlan and the Misses
Harlan will leave next Thursday for Muir
ray bay. Canada, where they have a sum-
mer home.
Mrs. A. B. LIE p Mesny is making visit
to Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Wolfe Brown and
Miss Brown are at Atlantic City for a short
stay before going to Canada to spend the
summer.
Mrs. Mary J. Whipple of the Franklin is
in Atlantic City for the month of June.
Mr.. A. M. Paul Maschmeyer is making a
short visit to his parents, having arrived
last evening from Massachusetts, where he
is engaged in business.
Commander and Mrs Winslow have ar
rived at their cottage on Bellevue avenue,
Newport, for the summer.
pleasant event of the Both of May was
the celebration by Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
]. Beall of the fifteth anniversary Of their
marriage at their residence, 2OO4 18th street
northwest, when. from to 10 pm, a host
Of friends called to extend congratulations
and best wishes. The parlor. reception hall
and dining room were profusely decorated
with palms, asparagus vines and cut flow
ers, the prevailing color being in gold en-
bodying the sentiment of the occasion An
orchestra played in the reception hall dur
ing the evening. In the dining room and
throughout the house the lights burned
under golden hued shades. Upstairs were
shown the numerous and beautiful presents
sent by home and distant friends. Every
available space was filled with lovely flow
ers sent with congratulations to the happy
couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. J. Beall received in the
parlor the latter daintily gowned in a
handsome steel-colored silk with touch Of
gold in the trimmings. She was assisted by
her two daughters. Miss Beall and Mrs.
Hartford. and her daughter-in-law, Mrs. B.
NJ. Beall, Mrs. Howard Beall, Mrs Horace
L. Beall and Mrs. r. J. Beall, jr., also the
Misses Thomas. Conrad and Proudft, who
were active assistants of the evening.
Two large tables were covered with gold
en- gifts, kilograms and letters, making
valuable collection of souvenirs of the oc-
casion.
Miss Annie Walsh of 63s I'd street north
east and her cousin. Miss Katie Walsh of
Baltimore, sailed yesterday on the steam
summer with relatives in Ireland.
Mrs. Lorena Sharpe Wilson has moved to
1714 U street. where she will be pleased to
see her friends.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. c. s. Mclean
Cue BrocketD will regret to learn OF the
death of their little daughter, Carolyn, in
New York city May 80. 1903.
A surprise party was given to Miss Edith
Colburn at her home. No go Whitney
avenue northwest, by Miss Nettie Harmon
and Miss Myrtle Fielder Friday night, May
%. Those present were Miss Gertrude
NARROW, Miss Sallfe Phillips, Miss Florence
Graves. Miss Nettte Harmon, Miss Edna
Colburn, Mr.. w. H. Fielder, Mr. Milton
Fielder, Mr.. Walter NARROW, Mr. Wielder
NJ Deneane, Mr.. Curtis c. Deneane, Mr..
John R. Dickens and Mr.. Eugene Dickens.
The evening was passed in playing games,
after which refreshments were served.
One of the happy events of this week is
the wedding of Mr. Benjamin Rush Rhees
and Miss Rena Harrington Jordan at the
Church Of Our Father Wednesday evening,
D4~4 Tnhr will a a
man and Miss Fannie Bangs maid Of honor.
The bridesmaids will be Miss Julia Parsons
of Chicago, Miss Clara Cooper and Misses
Grace and Flora Rhees, sisters of the
groom Mr.. Thilman Hendrick, Mr.. Frank
Birgfeld, Mr. Harry Domer and Mr.. Harry
Pierce will act as ushers.
Mrs. ]. Alexander Shriver of SIS Cathe-
dral street, Baltimore, who was injured In
a runaway, being thrown out of her oar
rage last Sunday while driving with her
son. j. Alexis Shrtver, near his country
place. Olney wilma, Hartford county, Md,
is improving rapidly. Although her In
juries are quite serious her condition during
the week had improved SO much that she
mother of Mr.. John s. Shriver. the we'll
known newspaper correspondent, and his
many acquaintance here will be glad to
know of her rapid convalescence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wylie are at Mar
ragansett Pier, where they spent last sum-
mer.
The invitations for the wedding reception
of Miss Clementina Carroll Hill and Mr..
Sypret Warfield Hendrick, on Wednesday,
June 8, are recalled by Mrs. Hill on &C
count of the serious Illness of Miss Hill.
Mrs. Josie T. Hurley and son, Frank, will
leave Genoa, Neb., June 10 for Sioux City,
Iowa, where they will spend the summer
Mrs. Charles Long and Miss Annie G.
Long have returned from a trip to Atlantic
City and Philadelphia.
Mrs Howard M. Rundlett. widow of
Surgeon H. M. Rundlett, U. 8. N, will
leave tomorrow to visit her sister, Mrs.
William c. Johnson of Newburyport, Mass
Eighty-one women will graduate Thurs
day at Bryn Mawr College. Among them
will be Miss Armell Kidde and Miss Con-
stance de Leupp, both Of this city, who will
receive the degree of bachelor of arts