Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-19
SOCIETY IN THE NATIONAL
CAPITAL AND Ell SEWT1ERE

decorated and Mrs. McComas, who is vice
president of the circle, was assisted by Mrs.
Mida Peabody. Twelve games were played
and those who won prizes were Mrs. Mary
s. Parker, DR.. Charles w. Hyde, Miss Mar
tinas and Mr.. Austin Avery. Those pres
eut were DIR. Charles W. Hyde, DIR. Wade
H. Atkinson, DIR. Hobart s. Dye. Dr. and
Mrs. c. A. Won Hartleben. Col. Patrick. Mrs
Kate Caldwell, Mrs. Tyler, Mr.. J. S. Willis,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. 7. Avery. Miss s. l.. Avery,
Mrs. Peabody, Mrs Glenn, Dr.. McComas
and brother. Cornelia Parker, Mrs. Butts,
Mr. and Mrs Budd, Miss Cook, Mrs. Lin
coin and Miss Clark. Refreshments were
served.
Miss Nellie Miller, after having spent the
summer at her home in Brookville, Md.
has returned to the city and is located at
916 Massachusetts, avenue. where she ex-
poets tC remain the rest of the season.
Mrs. Sitz and her daughter. Miss Clara,
who went to Southern Pines, N. c., to visit
her college friend, Mrs. Bion Butler, will
remain there during the winter months.
Representative Champ Clark and wife and
daughter GeneVieve, have returned to the
city and are located at 1901 p street, at the
beautiful home of the late Gen. Edgar Allen.
Mr.. Charles Hallock will leave for Nor
folk next Saturday where he will spend
few days With friends and then go to Fay
ettsville, n. c., to spend the winter. Mr..
Hallock is brother of Mrs. NJ. Porter Smell
or ooi Avalon Terrace.
Mr. and Mrs R. C. Althouse of 18th and
Corcoran street northwest have returned
from Pennsylvania, where they went to at
tend the wedding of Mr.. Althouse's sister,
Miss Emma, to Mr.. Harry Kelly of Han
cock, Pa. After spending two weeks with
relatives they visited Mr.. Samuel Mitchell
of Colmer, Pa, and also relatives in Phila-
delphia
Mr.. R. w. Power and bride have returned
from their wedding tour and will be at the
Litchfield for the winter, where they will
be at home to their friends after the 18th
of November. Rev. w. r. Powers of
Marion, S. c., who came to Washington to
perform the marriage ceremony for his son,
r. w. Powers, after having spent some time
sightseeing, has returned to his home in
South Carolina.
Mrs. Cameron MGR. Winslow will Keep
her Newport cottage open throughout the
winter, and will spend the greater part of
the time there.
Announcement is made from England of
the engagement of John Ford of the Brit
ish diplomatic service, formerly secretary
Of the English embassy at Washington and
son of the late Sir Francis Ford, ambas-
sador at Rome, to Miss May Cavendsh
Bentinck. daughter of Mrs. George Caven-
dish Bentinck, niece of Mrs Ogden Mills
and granddaughter of Mrs. Maturin Living
ston. Mrs. Cavendish Bentinck's younger
daughter, Miss Ruth Cavendish Bentinck,
is engaged to Charles Kerr grandson OF
Lord Walter Kerr and a cousin of Lord
Lothian, to whose family he belongs
Mrs. John s. Ward expects to have a
visit shortly from her granddaughter, Ma
dame Rrand, wife of the first secretary of
the Spanish embassy in Paris, and who is
so well remembered here as Miss Alice
Ward.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings of 1856 K street
were called to PittSburg last Monday be-
cause of the sudden illness and the death
morning.
The second of the series of entertain
ments to be given for the benefit of the
Army Relief Society will be dance at the
Officers Club Washington barracks,
Thanksgiving evening, November 20. Mrs.
VIM. p. Hall has charge of the supper
room. where light refreshments will be
served and Miss Stanley is chairman of the
ticket committee.
The newly arrived ambassador of Mexico,
Senior Casasus and Sonora CasaSus have
had a very active week. The presentation
of the former to the President and subse-
quent call at the White House with his
wife were important preliminary events IN
getting settled in his new home. Their
younger children, having no formalities to
doors, the younger members of the Goday
family introducing the ways and means to
all the popular sports. Sonora Casasus is
a striking figure and dresses elegantly and
modishly. She has enjoyed hurried visit