Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-04
SOCIETY
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| an unusual way TO a Memphis gathering
! last week In dancing cotillion Red and
| white bunting adorned the bali room ard
the candles Illuminating the place weTe
| stuck on inverted bayonets. American ard
confederate flags and banners decorated the
| walls and at one corner of the room n
| tent was placed. in which punch was served.
| and to the right of the tent campfire. wish
| the big iron pot boiling, made the scene a
| novel one and highly picturesque Guns
| were stacked here and there and the mill
| tary decorations were carried out in every
detaiE At one end of the immense room
/ was Uncle Sans Gardeni-a perfect gar
| den scene being produced by scenic effect.
| From the center of the garden rose a nag
/ pole, from which f1oated the Union flag. The
| place was divided by low wall draped IN
| the Union colors. In the garden were girls
| representing every state in the south. Only
their faces appeared through flower frames,
each representing some southern Hover
| This was to represent the south before Sc
cession. When the call for right and honot
| came. one by one in the far-away past,
| the "states' seeded, dropping out of their
| place in Uncle Sans garden. A double
| column of men, each bearing a sword. then
/ advanced with the leader and, at Il signal,
| out came the girls, each holding red and
| white wand. After marching around the
room confederate flag was formed, the
men forming the flagstaff and the girls the
| flag Thus 1851 Secession and Adoption
| of the Confederate Flag" the first figure
| was formed.
In the second figure, in honor of Stone
I
| the Shena ndoah valley, the fayors were red
| and silver whips.
The third figure was In honor of the VIC
tories of the southern army in the east
and west, when the hopes of the south were
| highest, 1893.
Defeat and Surrender" 1865, the
| next figure, and represented the worn-out
| and surrendered soldiers coming home TO
| find the women of the south In aprons and
| sunbonnets. These sunbonnets and aprons
| we're very dainty.
| cotton field, with the southerners at
work, represented 1896, and the figure was
| 'ormed by the men bearing wands on which
| were large punches of cotton in the boil
and by the girls carrying red bags and pick
| ing the cotton.
! Reconstruction days 1867, was the last
| figure and made a fitting climax to the
other beautifully danced figures.
The Ku Klux Klan was also portrayed,
| the men appropriately costumed and the
room darkened. After march around the
room the Khan halted in the center of the
| room renewed the oath of allegiance to the
| order. Then the circle was broken ana
each member of the band claimed one OF
| the half frightened girls for the waltz which
! followed The favors for this figure were
devil heads and little skeletons.
A number of ladies interested in the es-
tablishment of a new Catholic Church at
North Chesapeake Beach. Md, were host
esses at a dance held recently at Carol!
Institute Hall. About seventy-fve were IN
attendance Refreshments were served.
mrs. John NJ. McGill was the chaperon.
Miss Margaret Prettyman of England,
who is spending the winter with her aunt
Mrs. L. Il. Letter. at her Dupont circle
home: Mr.. ]. S. Thorp II. s. Delaplaine
and Miss Maude L. Delaplaine of Wash
| ington, D. c., have gone to kinsley, Va,
| for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Abrahams have re-
turned from their honeymoon; after spend
ing ten days in New York, Boston. Phiia-
| Gelphia and Atlantic City, and Will be at
| home to their friends after March T. They
| will give a housewarming at their resi-
| dence. COG I street northwest, Sunday,
March II.
| Mrs Joseph James Bullock and her son.
! Mr. r Wingfield Bullock. are now at 144o
Massa chusetts avenue.
The Belgian minister and Baroness Mon
| cheur entertained at dinner last night the
| French ambassador and Nine. Jusserand,
| Secretary and Mrs. Taft, Senator and Mrs
| Newlands, Senator and Mrs. Lodge, Miss
| Boardman, Miss Wetmore, Miss Mcmillan;
| Senator Kean, Senator BrandeSee ana
| Representative Gllett.
A unique entertainment was given in the
| form of a necktie and apron party by the
| Ladies Auxiliary of st. Stephens Institute
| on Monday evening, February 26, at the
Institute Hall. The matching of ties and
aprons was the most exciting event of the
| evening. The dining hall where supper was
served was tastefully decorated in tulips
| and ferns. and the pleasures of the evening
| terminated in dancing. Those present We're
| Mrs De La Vergne and Mrs. Stanton the
| Misses n. Minitor, NJ. Delaney, NJ. and B.
Gavin. NJ. Cleary NJ. and \. Leary, NJ
| Young, NJ. Hunt, NJ. Wrenn, n. and NJ.
| Cleary, n. Mcmahon, NJ Waters. j. john
son. Z. and NJ. Hunt, NJ. Donovan and E.
Callahan and Messrs j. Boyland, j. MO
.riarlty. T. Holoran. J. Welch. F. Foley.
L. Monkey, ]. Tierney, G, Hunt. M
Athey, ]. Sheehan, W Hunt, William Nc
Elisee, c. Worden: ]. Murphy, 7. Boyland,
L. Fortune F. Handler. c. Ready. Pro
fessor Barnes. P. inland. T. Trodden. w.
| McCarran. ] Hughes, I. Britt, E Carr
| and l.. Craven.
| A pleasant evening spent at the resi-
| dence of Mr.. C. S. Mattingly. 1924 Columbia
| road Friday March 2. The features of the
| dered by Miss Annie Ryan and instru-
mental pieces by Miss Paxson. Miss Hos
| kinson Miss Sherman and Miss Mattingly.
| After the musical part the guests assem-
bled in the dining room, where refresh
ments were served by Mr.. William Hunter
| Among those present We're Miss Annie
| Bell Paxson, Miss Ethel Paxson. Miss Ruth
| Hoskinson, Miss Mabel Stuart. Miss Doris
| Brown. Miss Dora Sherman, Mr., James
! Ryan Mr.. Christie Walker. Mr.. John Con-
nor, Mr.. Reggie Gear, Mr.. Clayton Paxson
and Mr.. c. S. Mattingly.
Mrs. Melville Montt will receive her
| friends Monday from until clock Mrs
/ watkins of Ohio will assist her.
| Major HcLry Romeyn and family have
| removed from Fort Myer and taken the
| house at 1876 street as their residence
Capt Charles A. Romeyn, I'd United States
| Cavalry and wife are spending a short
| leave with his parents before joining his
regiment at Fort Riley, Kan.
| Mrs John b. Randolph of 1I15 Corcoran
street has returned after an extended visit
of several weeks to friends in st. Angus
tine Richmond and Fredericksburg.
Mrs. c. A. Stillings will be at nome at
| the Ontario every Saturday from TO q,
commencing March 10.
Mrs Van Rensselaer, Cruger has closed
her street house for March and is visit
ing at Niagara Mrs. Porter, and later
friends in Canada.