Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
A DINNER FOLLOWED BY MUSIC
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Other Sociabilities at Well Known
Homes-Future Events
Personals.

dinner last night, Wnen the tdDie ueCOId-
lions were in Killarney roses and white
carnations, and the guests were the Russian
ambassador and Baroness Rosen. Mr.. JUS
tice and Mrs Brewer. Mr.. Justice and Mrs.
Brown the Secretary of the Navy, the Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor and Mrs.
Metcalf Lieut. Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee, the
assistant secretary of state and Mrs. Ba-
con, the assistant secretary of the navy
and Mrs. Newberry, Capt. and Mrs. Edwin
Tyler, Mrs. Cowles, Lieut.. and Mrs. Tim
mons, Mr.. and Mrs f. d. Morgan, Miss
Hitchcock Miss Mott, Miss Eleanor Wayne
Parker, Lieutenant Commander Sims, Mr..
Rogers and Lieut.. U. s. Grant. Sd. After
dinner a company which filled the east room
was entertained by the following artists:
Miss Ella Stark, pianist; Mr.. Francis Rog
ers, baritone; Mr.. Bruno HUM, accompan-
list, whose program was as follows: AL
ceste" Ciluck- Saint Saens), Cards CMc-
DowelD, polonas Sc (McDoweln, Miss Stark;
"Vittoria' (CarissiTnD, 'Liebestraum"
CLiszD, "Dis-coi que tn M'aimes" Qess),
"Barcarole' (Bemberg), Mr.. Rogers; Melo-
die" (Gluck-sgambatD. Butterfly (see-
Stark; Plague of Love" CDR. Arne), Ca
tos Advice eighteenth century drinking
song-Bruno Huhn), ''Trotting to the Fair
Urish ditty), The Sailors Life English
song) Mr.. Rogers.
Mr.. Walter Townlcy and Lady Susan
Lovingly OF lEe BRUSH GDIDtSSy, WHO dlS
the guests of Mr. and Mrs. John r. Drexel.
will go to Rhinebeck today to be with Col.
and Mrs. John Jacob Aston over Sunday.
Commas der and Mrs Frederick L. Chaplin
gave tridge part last night for the Misses
Hazel and Nellie Ellis of New Orleans, who
are the guests of the Misses Cotton daugh-
tiers of Col. Francis Cotton, who Will give
dinner for his daughters guests tonight
at Chevy Chase.
among Mrs. Astor's dinner guests last night
in honor Of PRINCE Louis of Battenberg.
Mr.. Walter Townley and Lsdy Susan TOWN.
ley were also among the eighty guests en-
tertained at this gala affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis S. Clayton of Annap-
oils announce the engagement of their
daughter Miss Florence Dashiell, to Lieut..
Joseph A. Rossell, United States Marine
Corps. The prospective bride is a grand
daughter of the Rev. DR.. ]. H. Dashiell
and the groom is a graduate of the school
of application for marine officers at the
Naval Academy, class 1904, having taken
the first honors of his class. He has been
ordered to Panama and will leave shortly.
The date of the wedding has not been fixed.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Eugenia Faunt lie Roi Barber to Mr.. Cad
walader Woodvflle. The marriage will take
place on December ), but, owing to recent
deaths in the family of the bride-elect, 1t
will be very quiet event only the imme-
stke Liabilities DelIS pitScHl
Miss Kathryn Moore of Philadelphia, who
has been visiting her cousin, Miss Edith
Moore of Capitol HILL for the past three
weeks, will return to her home the early
part of next week.
Miss NJ E. Parsons of 300 10th street
southeast is visiting her brother, James L.,
and family at Cambridge. Mass.
Mrs. NJ. J. Hunt has spent this week in
New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings of 1856 X street
were called to Pittsburg last Monday be-
cause Of the sudden Illness and death of
Mrs. Cummings father that morning.
Major and Mrs Beach and Mr. and Mrs.
Bullen have given up their house in
street and taken an apartment at the Con-
cord.
Mrs. Lucas Powell Lorng, 1917 Swami
street northwest will not pay any calls this
uncle, Mr. II. NJ. Stoddard of Savannah,
Georgia.
At Mount Tabor NJ. P. Church Tuesday
evening last. Rev. Ernest Litsinger off1ciat-
ing, Miss Martha Matilda, only daughter
of Mrs. NJ. F. Knott. and Mr.. William
F. Hunt of Both street, were married. The
church was tastefully decorated for the oc-
casion with palms, ferns and chrysanthe-
NUNS. Mrs. Ernest Knott acted as matron
of honor The bridesmaids were Miss Jes-
sic Knott and Miss Ellie HALEY. Mr.. Ray
mond Hunt, brother of the groom, was
best man. The bride was given away by
her brother Mr.. Ernest Knott. Her gown
was of silk batiste over silk trimmed with
lace and her tulle veil was fastened with
lilies of the valley. She carried shower
bouquet of roses and lilies of the valley.
The matron of honor was gowned in Per-
sian lawn and net and carried matden-hair
fern. The bridesmaids were gowned in
French organdie and carried pink carna-
ton. The ushers were Messrs. George
Hunt. Bland Phelps, Theo. Barnes. jr,
and Norman Booker. The wedding march
was played by Mrs. Isaac Birch.
During the evening Mrs. B. w. Woodruff
sang "Oh, Promise Me- Among the out
of-town guests were Mr.. William Tinker,
wife and little daughter and Miss Minnie
G. Bearstler of Altoona. Pa. Mr.. and
Mrs Hunt after short wedding trip will
be at home to their friends at 1919 35th
street northwest. They received many
costly and useful presents.
Mr. and Mrs Walderman Werber and lit
tie son. Master Frederick Seton Werber,
have left their summer home at Berwyn,
Nd and are now domiciled at the Prince
ton, 1880 V street northwest.
A very pretty wedding ceremony took
place last Tuesday at the Dumbarton Ave-
nue. Methodist Episcopal Church In West
Washington, the contracting parties being
Mr. William Johnson of Virginia and Miss
Lille Knott of Cropley, Nd. Rev. DR..
Smith, pastor of the church, ofiiciated The
bride was handsomely attired in white, car
rying q large bouquet of lilies of the val
ley She was escorted by her brother, Mr..
Joseph Morrison, who also acted as best
man Mrs William G. Marmion, a sister
of the bride was her attendant After the
ceremony the happy couple left for the
mountains of West Virginia and Ohio, and
upon their return they will reside In this
cfty Among the immediate relatives or the
bride who came to Washington for the
wedding were Mrs. William Kicks, Mrs
Josephine Smith and her sister, mrs VII
liam a. Marmion, of Montgomery county,