Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15

the use of soldiers who served either in
the civil or the Cuban wars. and If avail
able for the wives of these men. Mrs.
Smith further states that she stands
ready to furnish the room Immediately
upon the opening of the new hospital.
Mrs. Smith first made the announce
ment to Secretary Fonken when he was
at Washington. requesting him. however,
to say nothing about the matter until
today.
In furnishing the soldiers room at the
new hospital. Mrs Smith is only doing
what she has been doing for the city OF
Sterling for years. Never has there been
a public charity started in Sterling, but
she was one of the first to subscribe to it.
| Not only financially. but morally, has she
| given every public enterprise her support.
| To her the people of Sterling owe a debt
| of gratitude which can never be repaid.
Dr. and Mrs. Frederic Dller Owsley
have issued invitations for the marriage
of their daughter. Caroline Marie Boeing.
to Lieut.. John Hudson Poole. Corps of
| Engineers. y. s. A.. Tuesday, December
"a. at 10 o'clock noon. at Tiverton,
| Greenwood. Va.
The Georgetown Cotillon Club. which
gives its first dance Thursday evening, De-
cember 26. is COMPOSED of the young men
of Washington and Georgetown under
| whose direction the Georgetown Junior
Assemblies have been given for some
years past. The chaperons for the first
dance are: Mrs. Orme. Mrs DuBose.
Mrs. Cragin and Miss Lippitt. The com
| mittee in charge of the cotllon are Will
liam c. Finney. H: O. Goodwin, Basil siI u:
| Boteler. Harry w. Finney, William
Waggaman and Ernest Mechlin. The
german will be led by Mr.. John ].
Davies of Manassas, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larz Anderson are not to
tboir
middle of January. preferring to remain
until that time In Brookline.
Mrs. Ogden Goelet Of New York out
shone every one else at the recent weadlng ing
in London of Lady Evelyn Innes-ker
and Mai Collins. Mrs. Goelet wore the
superb ruby she owns. the third largest
ruby Nnown. it is said. After the wed
ding the ruby was sent down to Sandrlng-
ham, at request of Queen Alexandra, who
is much interested in rare and beautiful
gems. Lest the ruby be lost in transit,
it was insured for $4,000. Besides this
splendid stone. Mrs. Goelet wore at the
wedding rope of alternate PACK anu
white pearls two yards long. Each pearl
is separated from the next by drli'eo
diamond The stones are so fixed that.
should the rope break. they cannon 1aii
off. After the wedding Mrs. Goelet went
to Wrest Park to spend the Weekaemu
with Ambassador and Mrs: WhltelaW
Reid who were then entertaining Prince
Arthur of Connaught.
The Rev Eugene Rodman Shipper, who
recently resigned his pastorshtp at the
Parish Church. Meeting House Hill. Dor
chester. and sailed for England with his
family the last of October, is very pleas
antly situated at Tunbridge Wells MRS.
Shinpen was Miss Blount of this city.
They will remain there until January at
least when they may go farther soutn.
The Rev. DIR. Rush R. Shipper and his
wife, Mr.. Shippen's parents, are with
them for the present
Representative and Mrs. Wayne Parker
gave a theater party last night for MISS
Constance Hoyt. the friend OF their daueai-
ter, Miss Eleanor Parker. Mrs wayne
celebration of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
w. w. Gordon of Savannah. Ga, De,
cember q. Her sisters, Lady Leigh ana
Mrs Low of England. are also expected
for the happy event.
Mrs. Lieber wife of Gen. Norman Lie
Der, gave a luncheon Friday for her
daughter, Mrs. A. N. Lawrence OF Phiia-
delphia. The guests included Mrs. Charles
n. Bradley, Mrs. Curtis, Miss Curtis, Mrs.
| Randall Hagner Mrs. Frances Hagner,
Miss Hoban, Miss Louise White and Miss
Emile Fitch Mrs. Lawrence will leave
for her home this week.
The annual students ball, under the d.
rection of the board of lady managers OF
the George Washington University, Will
be held February 81, which evening will
be generally kept free from other engage
ments in consequence.
Apropos' of the recently announced en-
eagement Of Miss Brewster and Mr.. Don
aid Cassels of this city are revived many
recollections of the distinguished grand
father of the bride-elect, who was the
attorney general of President Arthurs
cabinet Mr.. Brewster was gentleman
of the old school accomplished in social
intercourse. courtly and delightful in
marked degree. He wore the ruftied
shirt front which distinguished the we'll
dressed men when he was young and he
liked the fashion SO well that he never
Departed from it. His face bore the
scars of dreadful burns, received In his
youth, when he saved the life OF his little
Pr THIS WINTER