Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-16

and hostess The dining room and tables
we're very tastefuiiy decorated with the club
colors, red, white and blue and mammoth
bouquets of roses. A final entertainment of
the club viii be held at the residence OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ferguson. 1913 North
Capitol street, when prizes and souvenirs
will be presented to the lucky ones.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas w. Giimer Of 545
Florida avenue northwest will soon leave
for tour of Italy. Switzerland. Germany
Naples and vicinity. Rome. FloreRce. Ven
Ice. Milan and the Italian lakes, going north
in July.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Martin Larner sailed
today on the Breslau from Baltimore to
Bremen. Germany, their destination being
Hamburg. one OF the health resorts near
Bremen. They will be absent several
months.
Lady Durand and Miss Durand arrived
last night at Lenox, Mass. where they VIII
at once open the villa "Deepdene, which
has been leased for the season.
Narragansett Pier as well as Philadelphia
nouncement that the engagement of Miss
1nez Sprague of the former place and Mr.
]. Harold Winpenny, son of wealthy
Philadelphia family. had been broken. Miss
William Sprague and the late Kate Chase
Sprague of this city. The wedding was to
have taken place next month.
Mrs Basil Gordon gave dinner last night
In honor of Senator and Mrs Rayner. hav-
ing In the company to meet them the Cuban
/ minister and Nine. Quesada, Senator
Beveridge, Rear Admiral and Mrs. Schley,
Mr.. and Mrs. Archibald Oracle. Mrs. Glenn
ent. Miss Montague of Richmond the Swiss
minister and the Spanish charge daffairs.
The Belgian minister and Baroness Mon
cheur gave a dinner last night. their guests
including Senator Hale, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick Keep, the Persian minister, Gen.
and Sonora Hidalgo de Roach, Miss Clay
ton, Capt Archibald Butt, Mrs. Albert
Clifford Barney, Mr.. and Mrs. Pettus, Capt.
Fourier of the French embassy and M.
and Nine. Delcoigne of the Gelgian legation.
Mrs. Katherine " Todd, who has been
spending a few days in Houston, Texas,
has gone on to Los Angeles. She will be
the guest of her sister-in-law. Mrs. Joseph
Small. Before returning to the city Mrs.
Todd will visit friends In Denver, Co., and
Asheville N. C.
Gen. and Mrs. Chaffee and Miss Helen
Chaffee will leave next week for West
Point to attend the graduation exercises of
the class of 1906, of which A. r. Chaffee,
jr., is a member.
The military euchre yesterday in the hop
room at the Officers Club, Washington
| Barracks, under the auspices of the Army
Relief Society was a great success. There
were fifty tables in use and there was keen
competition for the prizes.
The performance at THE Oaks 31st and
r streets, Georgetown, this afternoon
promises to be one Of the most attractive
ones of the season, as 1t will have not only
the society actors and actresses who scored
such a success at Friendship but also
five of the principal actors from Ben
Greets company, who will present the let
ter scene from Twelfth Night" The
weather bureau promises fair weather for
today and the mild weather of yesterday
and this morning is admirable for out
door performance, SO that there Is every
reason to expect most delightful occasion.
If 1t should rain, however, the Columbia
Theater is to be converted into natural
woodland with trees and shrubs for the
occasion.