Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-12
Alexanoria Society

| Special Correspondence of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. May II, 1907.
| Miss Leila Steiner gave chaflng dish par
| ty Saturday evening. Miss Steiner's guests
were Mrs. Eveleth English, Miss Bena
Stratton. Miss Fanny Washington, Messrs.
John Gravatt, jr., and Lawrence of the
Theological Seminary.
The Neighborhood Card Club met Tues
! day afternoon at the home of Mrs. Clarence
Chandlee Leadbeater on North Washington
street. Those present were. Mrs. Cassius
! Francis Lee, Mrs. Charles William Wattles,
Mrs. Robert Wright Fuller, Mrs. Albert
Doyle Brockett and Mrs. Henry Fairfax
Robertson.
The regular meeting Of the 18th Virginia
Regiment Chapter, United Daughters of
the COME deracy, met Wednesday afternoon
| at, the Lee Camp Hail. Mrs. Charles NJ.
| ent were Mrs. India Henderson, Mrs.
Blanche Berkeley, Mrs. ]. Marriott Hill,
Mrs. William D. Ogden, Mrs. Pauline Jones,
Mrs. George E. Warfield, Mrs. Walter W.
McCaffrey, Mrs. r.. s. Cleveland, Miss
Loula Smoot and Miss Mary German.
Wednesday evening Mr.. John Water
house Herndon entertained at cards in
honor of his cousin, Miss Annie Shumway
of White Plains. N. Y. Those playing were
Mr.. and Mrs. John Leadbeater, Miss Mar
SdTot MC1TckOT ASHDy, MISS lLrue-SV dItl6Ss
Miss Lisa Deane Anderson. Miss Grace An
derson, Messrs. :. Lewis Machen, Mahlon
Hopkins Janney, Eugene B. Taylor and Mil
ton Dana Morrill,
Mrs Anthony g. Armstrong entertained
at luncheon Wednesday in honor OF Mrs.
George Herbert Of New York. The other
ladies present were Mrs. Frank 8. Harper,
Miss Fanny Dixon Miss Constance Boush
and Miss Mamie Graham. - =
lS,Sa DalIa l,<,.y,
travelling abroad for the past two years, Is
the guest Of Mrs. William g.. Greene.
The Thursday Club was entertained this
week by Mrs James H. Reid at her home
on Duke street. Those present were Mrs;
Henry Fairfax Robertson, who won the
snowden. Mrs. Thomas w. Robinson. Mrs.
william B. Smoot, Mrs. Wil,iam-J j. Boothe,
IT., Mrs. George Uhler and Mrs. Stewart
Jameson.
Odd Fellows Hall, on North Columbus
street, was the scene of. a delightful dance
Tuesday evening. The chaperons were Mr..
Mrs. James William May. Among the
dancers were Misses Florence Ethel Smith,
Roberta Davis and ETA Richardson of
lie Agnes Harlow, Eleanor Hance Watkins.
Lillian Therese Callahan, Gertrude Alice
Picken, Messrs. Orlando Henderson Kirk,
Samuel P. Fisher. George Peter Aitcheson,
James hdnQdn SdlOH JT., <AEtuuk IACdlo
Warfield. Herbert Wood, David N. Hulfish
and Frank Bayliss.
Mr.. Edward Mccormick Stribling, secre-
tary Of the Norfolk Post. T. P. A., while in
Hthis city to attend the convention Friday
was the guest of his cousin, Mr.. John s.
Blackburn.
Miss Eliza A. S. Uhler. who has been Wis
iting Miss Mary Bentley at Sandy Spring.
Md. has returned to her home on Cameron
street.
Mrs Frank S. Harper entertained at two
tables of six-hand euchre Thursday evening
at her home, on Prince street. The guests
were Mrs. Herbert of New York, Mrs
Lewis Cheeseman of Scranton Pa; Mrs.
Anthony w. Armstrong. Mrs T Marshall
stibling, Miss Helen Norris Cummings.
Miss Lille Marbury, Miss Mamie Marbury,
Miss Myssie Hill Miss Mamie Graham and
| Miss Ella Rose Smoot.
Mrs. James William May gave tea
Thursday afternoon at her home, 71S Queen
street, in honor of her guest, Miss Florence
Ethel Smith of Washington. Mrs. May was
assisted in receiving by her sister-in-law,
Mrs Harry D. Kirk while Miss Edith
Olivia Kirk and Miss Sallie Agnes Harlow
| presided in the dining room.
| Miss Pattie Willis of Charles Town, w.
Va, was the guest Of her aunt. Mrs. Law
| renee Washington, for short while the
| early poit VI ZIG wen.
| Miss Nan Gilkeson. who has been visiting
/ her sister, Miss Mary Gilkeson, has re-
| turned to her home. in Culpeper.
| Messrs. Milton F. Kerrick and Fred NJ.
| Penn have gone to Atlanta for short
visit.
Mrs Lewis Cheeseman of Scranton, Pa.
| is the guest Of her mother, Mrs. Edward s..
| Fawcett.
1
Miss Pattie Washington left last Monday
for jamestown. Mr.. Willis Washington is
W. Va.
Mrs. 8. r. Dishman of East Falls Church
was the guest Of friends in town Wednes-
day. .'S $500
Miss Bernice Berens of Philadelphia and
Miss Charlotte England Of Baltimore, who
| have been visiting the Misses Anderson,
have returned to their homes.
Miss Mildred Foster, after spending the
| winter in Birmingham, Ala, has Joined her
| mother In this city.
Mr.. c. A. s. Hopkins OF Manassas was
| the guest Of Mr.. J. P. Steiner during the
| week.
Miss Genevieve Luckett has returned from
| visit to her aunt, Mrs. Crimes at Rapi-
/ dan, Va.
Miss jamie Ballenger has returned from a
visit to Mrs Marshall Neil in Charlottes-
vile.
| Miss Elizabeth Payton and Masters Phil
! lip and Addison Payton have returned to
| Rapidan after visit to their father, Mr.
| Philip B. Payton. =
| Mr.. Jefferson Davis Jolly of warrenton
was the guest of Mr. James F.. Payton
| the early part of the week.
Miss Sarah Harrison Powell Of Baltimore
| is on visit to Mrs. Robert G. Powell.
Miss Charlotte Moncure Blackburn is on
q short visit to her cousin, Mrs. Marshall