Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-04

The opening up of several more VI
the embassies, the presence IN Town VI Ai0'e
of the cabinet families and guests at SOME
of them. and evidences On all sizes 'na'
many of the notabilities aie back IN to"h'
combined with the perfect weather ol '"e
past week. have caused Seherai 0oN
awakening. AS yet indoor life has hot iiis'ue
any continued demand, but here ana tiieie
the sociabiiities for the brides ana s'ooiH9
of the next two or three weeks nave Dec"
of thoroughly delightful character Wed
nesday next two weddings, one in town ana
the other in the country, will interest nun
dreds. Miss Josephine Shalienbcr3er ana
Rev. Paul Sperry of Bath, Me-, Will De
married at the Calvary Baptist Church, ana
a wedding breakfast will follow at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. s. Shallenberger on
Mintwood place. The couple will be in
Bath. Me, after December l.
Charles McIivain Harris will take place at
the country home of DIR. and Mrs. James
Kerr. Antrim, near Warrenton. Va.
Many Washington friends are Likely to go
down for the reception
A pleasant evening was spent Halloween
when the choir of Good Shepherd Church
held a ghostly conclave at the home of
Miss r. B. Keith. All the guests of any
note were in attendance, from Morley to
Shakespeare. After the weird and mys-
FERROUS conclave masks were dispensed with
and all usual Halloween sports INDUCED
in. The affair was pronounced a great
success. Those of the sterner were
Masters Fred Blessing. Bruce Baker. Alex
Boyd, Milton Buck. Joseph DENT. Wendell
Holmes. Christopher and Clifford Jones.
Robert hewitt John Seavers. Warren Terry.
Maur ce Webster and Frank Vogel. Those
of the gentler SEX. Masters Sam Boyd, John
DENT, Lemuel Devers. Francois Keith, Car
trell Newt. Harold Steetz and Hazen
Terry.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Evans Greene dhe
latter formerly Miss Katie V. Wilson, are
now in their new home. 112j 10th street
northwest. and will be at home Thursday
evenings during the season. when they will
be glad to see their friends.
A birthday party was given TO Wilson Bax-
ter by his cousins. Miss Annie and Susie
Parker. at their home. l!39 w street north
west. October 81. in honor of II sixteenth
birthday. Piano playing by Miss Frances
kohlmer After games and other amuse-
mentS refreshments were served. Those
present were Miss Julia Reed Georgiana
Maddox, Frances and Helen Kohlmer,
Katie Quisley, Annie, Susie and AL
berta Parker. Susie Garner Master Will
son Baxter Bonnie and Charlie Reed. John
and Frank Hayes. Ernest Galleher, Mrs. X.
Reed. Mrs. a. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. Kirby,
MT. HayeS. Nr. ana MRS. l.. Rhodes ana
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Parker.
Apropros of the approaching wedding of
Representative w. Bourke Cochran and
Miss Annie Louisa Idc the daughter of
Judge Ide. late governor general of the
Philippines. which it has been announced
will take place shortly at St Johnsbury
Vt. it is said that the couple first met at
a ball in Manila and tnat Mr.. Cochran was
at once captivated by her charm and grace.
Miss lde was born on Chr -stmas day and
her name Louisa was willed her by Robert
Louis Stevenson in 1891 when the Ides and
StevensonS were living in Samoa. The dis
tinguished novelist hearing that she was
deprived of a birthday every year willed
her his own. November 49, in the follow
ing unique document:
Il. Robert Louis Stevenson. advocate of
the Scots Bar, author of The Master of