Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-09

P1ttsburg, who Is the guest OF their daugh-
ter. Miss Marion Stevens. Supper was
Mrs Joseph C. Crawford and Miss Craw-
ford were at home to invited guests yester-
day at their apartment at .Stoneleigh Court.
Mrs Loring, Mrs. Lee Phillips, Mrs. Roscoe
c. Bulmer. Miss Brewster, Miss Marion
Leutxe, Miss Laura Wells and Miss Jean
Loring assisted.
Mrs. Allen, wife of Gen. Allen. and her
attractive young daughter, Miss Grace AZ
len, gave a small tea yesterday to meet
Mrs. and Miss Aver The occasion was q
very pleasant one.
Mrs. Harold Churchman Painter of Balti-
more is visiting Mrs. william Burton
Green, 1853 Irving street northwest. -, =
Mrs. Philip t. Dodge and Miss Stevenson
viii not be at home Monday next, but will
be at home for the last time this season
on the following Monday. and will have
with them Mrs Buell. of Chicago, -
Senator and Mrs. Elkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Wallace and Mrs. Warder were
among those who gave dinners last night.
Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Albert l..
Key had as dinner guests last night the
naval attache Of the Germany embassy and
Nine. -Hebbinghaus, the military attache of
neiras, Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Addison, Miss
Wilson, the military attache of the Rus
sian embassy and Naval Constructor Farrar
Smith.
Mr.. A. c. Grant Duff and his BRIDE form
erly Miss Kathleen Clayton, arrived from
England yesterday and will make a short
stay here before proceeding to Cuba, where
Mr.. Dun has been appointed minister.
Mr.. Esme Howard, counselor of the Brit
ish embassy, returned from New York last
night with his wife. Lady Isabella Howard,
and their two children, who arrived from
England yesterday They have leased the
house No. pos Massachusetts avenue.
The first reception and dance of the Ath-
letic Association of the Catholic Univer-
sity took place last night at Rauscher's,
and brought together a very large COM
pany. Mrs. Maurice Frances Egan, Mrs.
Mccarthy, Mrs Carter. Mrs. Pescia, Mrs.
Hillyer, Mrs. NeiIl, Mrs. Monahan, Mrs
Dolan,Mrs. w. F. Downey, Mrs. DeLacy, were
the hostesses and chaperones Of the even
represented in the decoration of the two
bathrooms, with the white and gold of the
Catholic University. Mr.. Moran, Mr..
Scenes, Mr.. Canale. Mr.. Merva and Mr..
Walsh formed the committee of arrange
ments. Baroness Hengelmuller Won Hen
gervar, Nine. Calderon, Nine. de Quesada,
Mrs Bonaparte, Mrs. Carter, Mrs. White,
Mrs Huff, Mrs. Clabaugh, Mrs. Anderson,
Miss Boardman, Mrs. Byrnes Mrs. CAM
mack, Mrs. Carr Mrs. Colbert, Miss Ella
Lorraine Dorsey, Mrs. Downey. Mrs. Ham
ilton, Mrs. Hillyer, Miss Kerby, Mrs. Lam
bert, Mrs. Mann, Miss Merrick, Mrs. Mon
Afghan, Mrs. Montgomery. Mrs. Pescia, Mrs.
Riggs. Miss Sherman, Mrs Stickney, Mrs.
Hannis Taylor, Mrs. Charles Harper Wal
lace, Mrs. John James Walsh and Mrs.
Whitton were the patronesses of the event.
Rev. and Mrs. James H. w. Blake and
Miss Blake, 1915 31st street, will be at
home to their friends for the last time this
season Monday, February II, to 6.
Tuesday evening a number of relatives
and friends gathered at st. Dominic's par
sonage to witness the marriage Of Miss
Alice Elizabeth Dant and Mr.. James Marion
Donaldson. The Rev. Father T. P. O'Rourke
performed the ceremony.
The bride was handsomely gowned In
cream batiste with hat to match and car
ried white carnations and hyacinths. Her
sister, Miss Nellie Dant, was bridesmaid
and wore blue pongee silk with hat to
match and carried pink carnations. Mr..
James Sullivan was best man. After the
ceremony a reception followed at the home
of the brides mother, Columbia Park, Nd.
Later on Mr.. and Mrs. Donaldson left amid
showers of rice and old slippers for a trip
to new York.
Mrs. Mendum r. Blumenberg will be at
home Monday, February IL, from to 6
o'clock.
Mrs. William E. Diffenderfer will receive
with Mrs. William H. Daw Monday, there
fore will not be at home the 18th, but will
receive the remaining Mondays in February
at her home in Columbia road.
Mrs. Howry, 172s street, will not be at
home Monday, February IL.
Mrs. Lamar entertained at luncheon to.
day in honor of Mrs. Robert ]. Lowry of
Atlanta Invited to meet the charming
guest of honor were Mrs. Shaw, Mrs. Lee
S. Overman, Mrs. Talmage, Mrs. Chatard,
Mrs. VIM. NJ Howard. Mrs Joseph X
Knowland, Mrs George E. Waldo, Mrs. w.
H Goddard, Mrs. Horatio r. Bigelow and
Mrs Charles Wilcox.
Miss Eugenia D. Borden will receive
Tuesday next, February II from 3
until 6; also the following Tuesdays In Feb
ruary, at the Florence court, Washington
Heights