Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-02
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
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| indulged in until 10 o'clock, after which
the guests repaired to the dining room,
/ where bountiful repast was served. After
| the refreshments the guests returned to the
| darkened parlors, where ghost stories were
| told around the open fireplace until Il
| clock. when the ghosts walked. Those
| present were the Misses Carrie Siegel. Ethel
| Sherwood, Ray Siegel Mary Sherwood,
Alice Heilinser, Rose Connolly, May Gu g
| ley, May Rafferty,, Blanche Schutt and Ray
| Server. and Messrs. William O.Bryan, John
Gallagher, Harry Connolly Lester Eliot, Eiiiot,
| Luekett, William CORTLAND, George Wood
ruff and Peter Bird.
| genuine Halloween surprise party was
given Mr.. and Mrs. e. Edward Gasch ct
their home ~ Seaton place northwest, by
| large number OF their relatives and
friends. The crowd gathered at friend s
| house in The neighborhood, where they pre-
| pared themselves with grotesque make-ups
and with lanterns marched through the
| streets to their destination. Appropri-
| ate games, with plentiful refresh 7il2nts
brought by the funmakers We're enjoyed
| until midnight, amid impro-aptu speeches.
| Among those present were Ar ana mrs
| e. Edward Gasch, Mr.. ana Mrs Howard
| Graham, Or. and Mrs Walter Monroe, Mr
| and Mrs. William y. Gasch, AR ana Mrs
| Arthur Murphy. Miss Grace Murphy, Miss
| Ilissetta a. Gasch, Miss Catherine Arth
and Mcssrs. Clarence Miller and LeTnuel
J Miller.
| A pleasant Halloween party was given by
! Miss Bette Douglas at her residence. III
| c street southwest Among those present
were Fanne RonsaIl, Augusta. Douglas, An
| ME Kerr, Lille BonsaIi, Annie Douglas.
| Clara Dyer, Mamie Sh1naon, May Main,
Lewis Wiley, William Douglas, Percy Dole
| mann and Lena Keh.
Tuesday, at noon al ST Petrlek's Church
! Miss Alice Writ Balm and MI William j.
! Cantweil were married by Rev. D. j. stat
| ford, D. D. assisted by Rev. Father Car
roll and Smythe and the aeolytes Were six
| nephe9Ys of the bride-Aifrcd D. Wilkinson,
| Andrew NJ. Morris Henry Q. and Roger E.
| Brooks, and Andrew and Hetzel Balm
| Prof. Armand Gunprecht presided at the
| organ The ushers were Mcssrs. Aloys.us
| Fennell, William j. Crawford, Francis Ber-
gin and G. Wise Byrnes.
| The bride. the daughter of Mrs Martha
! r. and the late Andrew NJ. Balm, for many
| years connected with the Inferior Depart
| ment was attred ii taior-nlade gown of
| heliotroFe and wore iace-t1immed hat to
| match. The couple left Immediately after
| the ceremony for New York city, and viii
| be at home at 40 Massachusetts, avenue
| Tuesdays in December. The bride was the
recipient of many beautiful presents.
| Halloween was most e!abora tely cele-
| bratcd at the residence OF the Misses Man
| ming. After dancing, vocal and instrumental
| music, etc, supper was served The guests
| were Miss Baldwin, Miss Eccard Misses
| Manning. Miss Palmer, Miss Richardson,
| Miss Stricken, Miss Scenes. Mr. Black, Mr..
| Harveycutter, Mr.. Lewis, DR.. Knight, Mr.
Palmer, Mr.. Pike, Messrs. Richardson.
| A delightful Halloween party was given
| by the Misses Wolff at their residence, COZ
| F street northeast. Dancing and music pre-
vailed the greater part of the evening and
| various games were played, after which a
| repast was served. The table was deco
| rated with roses and ferns. Among those
| present were Mr. and Mrs Wolff, Mr. and
| Mrs. Sutheron, Mrs. J. z. Rocket, the
| Misses Clara, Ida and Minnie Wolff, Ger
| trude Gates, Catherine Rocket, Mr.. Chas
| Volandt, Mr.. Robert Rocket, Mr.. Albert
4 Felter and many others
Mr.. and Mrs Howard L. Christman enter
| tanned a number of their friends at their
| country home, THE Pines,' Prince George
| county, Nd, Tuesday evening. Music for
| the dancing and porch promenade was fur
| nished by brass and string orchestra, be-
| ing interspersed by several selections sung
| by Mr.. w. II. Sweeney. The large dining
| hail and parlors were beautifully decora ted,
| refreshments being served in the banquet
| hall Among some present were Capt and
| Mrs James H. Rea, Mr.. and Mrs. Proctor
| Lieut.. Tolso1, Miss Tolson, Mrs. Laura T.
/ 'Magruder, and the Misses Murray, Tucker
| Wildman Thompson Messrs. Tucker, Rea
and Dun.
| Mr. and Mrs, William F. Keese were
| pleasantly surprised on Halloween night by
1 number of friends who remembered that
| 1t was not only a night dedicated to mys-
| teal lore. but that it also the thirty
| sixth anniversary of the marriage of their
host and hostess. The guests made them
| selves very much at home and soon had a
| table abundantly spread with flowers, fruits
| and CONNECTIONS. Those present We're Mr.
| and Mrs Y. Thomas Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs
| Samuel a. Taylor Miss Ouida Taylor, Mr.
and Mrs. Mcclellan Childs, Miss Myrtle
| Childs, Mrs. Z. Tucker, Mrs. Margaret
! Wood Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Taylor, Mr.
| Spencer Taylor, Mrs e. " Childs, Mr.. and
| Howard Sanders. Mrs. F. Hildebrand Mrs
Joseph Nagle and Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis B.
| Taylor.
| Halloween party was given at the home
| OF Miss S. l.. Lewis last night. After the
! guests had assembled the hostess dressed
| as Old Mother Goose, with a large white
| goose perched on her shoulder, called each
| in turn to the front of the room, and, pin
| ming a jack o. lantern with name OF some
| favorlte Mother Goose character and ap-
| propriate emblem on him, made him recite
| little jingle. Then Jack and his jill, Jack
| Sprat ana his wife, Humpty Dumpty and
| Little Miss Muffit and all the rest of the
| merry band. headed by Mother Goose
| formed grand march to the dining room
| which was turned into q mystic glen
lanterns and owls. And from every cor
| ner grnned elves and COLLINS. The COM
| pany formed circle around Mother Goose
who inspired them with awe by her mys-
| ferrous incantations, while the witches from
| far and near gathered in the air, and pres
| entity by some queer shock made their pres
| ence felt. Then the boys and girls gath
cred round the boiling caldron around
| which blue fire danced and glmmered,
| and fished for their fates. while huge
| jack o lantern gazed at them from dark
| corner in grinning delight. After peanut
| hunt and the search for the charmed go den
| circlet, regular halloween reoast was
served. The merry band of elves and
| COLLINS were: Miss Lowenthal as Old Wo-
| man in Shoe. Miss c. LowenthaI as Mrs
! Sprat Miss Cohen Little Bo-peap Miss
| Lewis Old Mother Goose, Miss Marks a s
| Little Miss Muftit, Miss Howell as Jill, Miss
| Ludington as Old Mother Hubbard Capt
/ Steinberg as Jack a Dandy, Capt. Seger as
| Simple Simon, Maj. Lewis Jack Sprat
! Capt. Law as Jack, Lieut.. Goldberg as
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